A chance of a lifetime for aspiring filmmakers:
Kevin Spacey stars in three scripts from the Jameson-sponsored First Shot contest. In the phenomenal
The Ventriloquist a ventriloquist and his dummy are having a hard time relating to each other and humanity; in
The Envelope, a Russian man's hobby fulfills his purpose; and in
Spirit of a Denture a mild-mannered dentist faces off with a difficult patient.
posted by jocelmeow
on Jun 8, 2012 -
18 comments
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
has announced:
NASA has ended operational planning activities for the Mars rover Spirit and transitioned the Mars Exploration Rover Project to a single-rover operation focused on Spirit's still-active twin, Opportunity. New Scientist has
a quality obituary for the little Mars Rover that could.
posted by hippybear
on May 28, 2011 -
44 comments
Hand drawn 3D comics lettering:
Stone Type. Classic front page lettering from Superman, The Spirit, Sgt. Rock, La Garage Hermetique, The Incredible Hulk &c.
posted by Tom-B
on Apr 14, 2011 -
14 comments
According to the
majority of
critics who have seen it so far, Frank Miller horrifically butchered Will Eisner's legendary comic
The Spirit with his upcoming
Sin City-esque film adaptation opening next week. In order to make the pain about a thousand times worse,
here's an in-depth story about how there was almost a chance two decades earlier for Brad Bird, director of
The Iron Giant and
The Incredibles, to have done an animated version with the help of future founder of Pixar John Lasseter.
posted by XQUZYPHYR
on Dec 19, 2008 -
76 comments
Spirit was an American jazz/hard rock/psychedelic band founded in 1967, based in Los Angeles, California. Their 1970 album
Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus is highly regarded for originality and uniqueness and is considered by many to be one of the best albums made by a Los Angeles group [
source]. Among the many bits of fascinating rock trivia surrounding the group: founder and frontman Randy California jammed with a pre-fame
Jimi Hendrix.
Curious fans can also peruse unofficial sites for original members and founders
Randy California and
Jay Ferguson.
posted by joe lisboa
on Jul 3, 2006 -
39 comments
With all this talk of wars in distant countries, it's easy to forget that there's exciting things going on just 300 million km from your back porch. NASA has provided 90 second videos of the first 90 sols of the
Spirit [5MB .mov] and
Opportunity rovers [5MB .mov].
posted by fatbobsmith
on May 18, 2004 -
11 comments
More Mars Express images. The German space agency (DLR) has the biggest and fastest loading set of Mars Express images I've seen so far. Among them is one which apparently was not part of the press kit (it hasn't been in any MEX-related report), and is not on the official
ESA site:
This one. It shows the Spirit rover landing site in Gusev crater -- and the area is covered with a green substance. Olivine or salt, perhaps. It should be highly interesting to get spectral readings. [Note: These images are, to my knowledge, near true color like all other MEX/HRSC photos.]
posted by Eloquence
on Jan 23, 2004 -
14 comments
Mars, take II - Still no word from
Beagle 2 (discussed
here), unfortunately, as Mars maintains its tough reputation. However, the first of two rovers much larger than 1997's very successful Pathfinder is expected to hit the Martian surface with a giant bounce tonight at 8:35 p.m. PST. Check out the
realistic simulation videos of how it will land and get to work, then watch
Nasa TV (RealVideo) for live coverage.
posted by planetkyoto
on Jan 3, 2004 -
51 comments
Busker Dü: You're short of money. You're not afraid to make a fool of yourself. You have no pride. You have a musical instrument to abuse. Well - that, apparently, is easy. At least if you're a Guardian journalist. But what else can a feller do these days to drum up that old "Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime?" spirit?
posted by Carlos Quevedo
on Feb 26, 2003 -
12 comments
