July 18, 2015
movie quotes!
The Sad, Stately Photo Of Nixon's Resignation Lunch
Another Bughunt
Galaxy of Terror, Mutant (NSFW), Contamination and the joy of cheap alien knockoffs. Prefer the sequel? Here's Aliens remade under the name "Terminator 2". Sadly one take on the franchise that will not be seeing the light of day is Alien Identity, a fan film recently shut down by a cease and desist from Fox. Meanwhile the Neil Blomkamp Alien film continues to incubate.
"One of the Most Ridiculously Successful Marketing Schemes Ever"
Bucket-shaped Bot has a Bucket List for its American Journey
Hitchhiking robot begins journey across U.S. "This trip will be unlike any other," said co-creator Dr. David Harris of hitchBOT, which has already explored Canada, Germany and the Netherlands thanks to helpful humans. "HitchBOT's goal is not only to hitchhike across the U.S., but also to visit a number of historic sites and monuments." [more inside]
The answer to the threat of man-eating sharks...
Expensive yet beautiful
HEY HEY PITCH THAT BASE CATCH THAT BAT WHO CARES
Men died in the pursuit of better maps.
"Inside the crates were maps, thousands of them. In the top right corner of each one, printed in red, was the Russian word секрет. Secret" -- Inside the Secret World of Russia’s Cold War Mapmakers by Greg Miller, WIRED
The mystery remains. The stakes are high.
Seeking the Source of Ebola by David Quammen, photographs by Pete Muller [National Geographic] The latest Ebola crisis may yield clues about where it hides between outbreaks. [more inside]
Malamute puppies listening to music.
Coming from bad circumstances will kill you, even if you escape them.
Goosebumps are good
Three astonishing covers that illuminate the songs:
k.d. lang: "Crying" (from 1990's Tribute To Roy Orbison)
Linda Ronstadt: "The Dolphins" (Fred Neil's haunting anti-war song)
and in newly-restored footage of the Blues Alley performance:
Eva Cassidy: "Over The Rainbow"
k.d. lang: "Crying" (from 1990's Tribute To Roy Orbison)
Linda Ronstadt: "The Dolphins" (Fred Neil's haunting anti-war song)
and in newly-restored footage of the Blues Alley performance:
Eva Cassidy: "Over The Rainbow"
Chuck Not So Amuck
"If you grew up watching Looney Tunes, then you know Chuck Jones, one of all-time masters of visual comedy. Normally I would talk about his ingenious framing and timing, but not today. Instead, I’d like to explore the evolution of his sensibilities as an artist." Tony Zhou's "Every Frame a Painting" (previously here) 'breaks the format' to show how the great animator started with gags and developed characters (visually and psychologically), using clips from over 60 of his Warner Bros. shorts.
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