Wonderful telling of Dr. Seuss’s Oh the Places You’ll Go! by Teddy Saunders and the people of Burning Man 2011. (via SwissMiss)
Will you succeed? Yes, you will indeed. (98¾% guaranteed.)
Similar to Young Me Now Me, but professionally (and impeccably) staged by photographer Irina Werning.
Gorgeous promo video for Field Notes’ new limited edition notebook, Fire Spotter. Make sure to watch full-screen.
Mississippi Floodwaters Roll South
This is from way back in May, but there are some simply stunning images in this set.
Wonderful short film of Walt Disney explaining the multiplane camera.
What’s wrong down there Alan?
I was moving it the wrong way Dick.
Fifteen uncoupled simple pendulums of monotonically increasing lengths dance together to produce visual traveling waves, standing waves, beating, and random motion. One might call this kinetic art and the choreography of the dance of the pendulums is stunning! Aliasing and quantum revival can also be shown.
We’ve elevated the importance of “higher education” to such a lofty perch that all other forms of knowledge are now labeled “alternative.” Millions of parents and kids see apprenticeships and on-the-job-training opportunities as “vocational consolation prizes,” best suited for those not cut out for a four-year degree.
I’m an ardent supporter of better compulsory education, but I’ve always found the relentless push towards “going to college” to be misguided and ultimately a detriment to a well-balanced society.
I was born on June 30, 1969 in Vancouver, Canada, and I died in Burnaby on May 3, 2011, age 41, of complications from stage 4 metastatic colorectal cancer. We all knew this was coming.
Not-A-Kludge: That’s Just Unsettling
Who knew you’d find legitimate ‘design’ at the home of epic kludges and jury rigs. This is so cool.
‘Cutebluejay’ reviewing Tangled in the iTunes Store:
Despite being grown adults, my friends and I are always up for a Disney movie that reminds us of being young, so of course we made plans to see “Tangled” on a Friday night. […] I knew it would be cute and fun to watch…but I wasn’t expecting a genuinely well-done film that almost rivals classics like “Aladdin” and “The Little Mermaid”.
