Michael Hoppen photographs mundane objects in stark
black and white, creating almost an alternate-reality
version of familiar items.
He is especially good at taking portraits of consumer
goods packaging and old computer equipment stacked
on top of each other.
Click the SQUARES bag to see his gallery site.
black and white, creating almost an alternate-reality
version of familiar items.
He is especially good at taking portraits of consumer
goods packaging and old computer equipment stacked
on top of each other.
Click the SQUARES bag to see his gallery site.
A light bulb has been burning continuously since it was
installed in 1901. It serves as a night light in a
firehouse in Livermore, Calif.
The 4 watt bulb was hand-blown by the Shelby electric
Company of Ohio, and it contains a carbon filament.
A web cam has been installed to show the burning bulb.
Click the photo to watch it.
installed in 1901. It serves as a night light in a
firehouse in Livermore, Calif.
The 4 watt bulb was hand-blown by the Shelby electric
Company of Ohio, and it contains a carbon filament.
A web cam has been installed to show the burning bulb.
Click the photo to watch it.
The problem with The Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) is that I like a lot of it. Knowing
my sensibilities, that should not be surprising. My biography should either be
called, "Senseless and Insensibility" or "Autobiography of a Friend.
This delightful portrait is titled, "In the Cat's Mouth". Other delightful titles are "Lucy
In the Field With Flowers", and "Circus of Despair". You can sign their email list is
"you are ready to dedicate your life to bad art". I thought I already had.
my sensibilities, that should not be surprising. My biography should either be
called, "Senseless and Insensibility" or "Autobiography of a Friend.
This delightful portrait is titled, "In the Cat's Mouth". Other delightful titles are "Lucy
In the Field With Flowers", and "Circus of Despair". You can sign their email list is
"you are ready to dedicate your life to bad art". I thought I already had.
Office lady #1: I'm going to a sleep-away camp for ten-year-olds this weekend.
Office lady #2: Well, at least there will be alcohol.
A web site that posts great stuff overheard while at work:
www.overheardintheoffice.com
Office lady #2: Well, at least there will be alcohol.
A web site that posts great stuff overheard while at work:
www.overheardintheoffice.com
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Terrific video of a folding chair design made
out of cardboard. (Click image)
out of cardboard. (Click image)
The annual Technology, Entertainment and Design Conference (TED) is very popular,
and invites are hard to come by.
Fortunately, many of the most popular presentations are now available free of charge as
audio or video downloads. There are dozens of great speakers, including Steve Levitt
(Freakanomics) and Malcolm Gladwell (Tipping Point, Blink). Do not miss the amazing
podcats by Evelyn Glennie, deaf musician.
You do not need an iPod - you can either subscribe via iTunes or direct from there
website: TEDTALKS.
and invites are hard to come by.
Fortunately, many of the most popular presentations are now available free of charge as
audio or video downloads. There are dozens of great speakers, including Steve Levitt
(Freakanomics) and Malcolm Gladwell (Tipping Point, Blink). Do not miss the amazing
podcats by Evelyn Glennie, deaf musician.
You do not need an iPod - you can either subscribe via iTunes or direct from there
website: TEDTALKS.
This is a great blog to page through - Rob, the
creator, has an obsession with strange objects that
have uses that are very difficult to discern He views
the posting of these images as puzzles, and they are
quite strange and amusing. See them at:
What Is It?
creator, has an obsession with strange objects that
have uses that are very difficult to discern He views
the posting of these images as puzzles, and they are
quite strange and amusing. See them at:
What Is It?
I have missed the disappearance of the street-level city
views that the A9 search site used to offer - it was a great
marketing tool for observing styles.
Now Google has a version for (at the moment) five US cities.
While the street-level views are not as useful from a marketing
perspective, the technical work is stunning.
Countless 360 degree images are used, and when you zoom
in, you can turn around by dragging the photo, or 'take a walk'
virtually for miles.
Google Street Level is making some people nervous - the
close ups are detailed enough to look into some windows and
read licence plates.
Test drive it at Google Street-Level.
views that the A9 search site used to offer - it was a great
marketing tool for observing styles.
Now Google has a version for (at the moment) five US cities.
While the street-level views are not as useful from a marketing
perspective, the technical work is stunning.
Countless 360 degree images are used, and when you zoom
in, you can turn around by dragging the photo, or 'take a walk'
virtually for miles.
Google Street Level is making some people nervous - the
close ups are detailed enough to look into some windows and
read licence plates.
Test drive it at Google Street-Level.
Entertaining, silly, and slightly amazing. The Cult of UHF podcast features full-length 90
minute films of mostly terrible old sci-fi films like Destroy All Planets and The Screaming
Skull. It also has old Three Stooges episode and some pretty good movies.
The amazing thing is that the videos are complete yet down load quickly. If you have the
drive space, get some of these.
minute films of mostly terrible old sci-fi films like Destroy All Planets and The Screaming
Skull. It also has old Three Stooges episode and some pretty good movies.
The amazing thing is that the videos are complete yet down load quickly. If you have the
drive space, get some of these.
If you like shows like This American Life, this is for you. Cool Hunting Videos are
short programs about people or events that are culturally interesting. There are shows
about unusual artists (a guy who preserves spider webs as art, or a diorama
photographer).
There is a 2-part show on the last Make inventor convention, and an unsettling episode
about a Wonder Woman memorabilia collector.
short programs about people or events that are culturally interesting. There are shows
about unusual artists (a guy who preserves spider webs as art, or a diorama
photographer).
There is a 2-part show on the last Make inventor convention, and an unsettling episode
about a Wonder Woman memorabilia collector.
Its Jerry Time. Wonderful animations by actor and artist . Jerry provides a quirky piano
accompaniment to tales from his life that are funny and very compelling. This is one that
can only be understood once you get an addictive dose by viewing it.
accompaniment to tales from his life that are funny and very compelling. This is one that
can only be understood once you get an addictive dose by viewing it.
Tikibar TV. One of the original video podcats. Takes place in an apartment-turned
Tikibar. Features aliens, pirates, spies, and silliness.
Tikibar. Features aliens, pirates, spies, and silliness.
I subscribe to a number of video podcasts via iTunes. There are many informative and entertaining ones - several
are surprisingly professional. Here is a sampling of my current favorites. Click on their logos to go to their home sites.
are surprisingly professional. Here is a sampling of my current favorites. Click on their logos to go to their home sites.
