Check out this NYC public access show's website. A parody of kid TV shows, Kid America Club, is both funny and raunchy. Lot's of comedy and character clips. link
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Kid America Club
Check out this NYC public access show's website. A parody of kid TV shows, Kid America Club, is both funny and raunchy. Lot's of comedy and character clips. link
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
World Power Survey
As everyone knows who's been to China, they are counting the days until their country takes it's rightful place as the dominant world power... After all, the word China translated to Englsih means the middle kingdom or center of the planet... Anyhow, a new opinion survey finds that the U.S.'s reign as sole world power is to come to a close by 2020. Read the article here. And start practicing your Chinese...
Monday, June 05, 2006
Actor's Play House
Only in California, a real estate development company in Santa Clarita is hiring actors to perform domestic Improv scenes in their model homes. Read about it in the U.K.'s Telegraph here
Ultimate Thing!
This is crazy, this guy made a Thing costume made of real rocks! Check out his site as he shows the step by step development of the costume, and then his arrival at Comic Con, where he won best super hero costume! Link And as JimmySmash likes to say... Never take for granted the great lengths people will go through to become Super Geeks.
Hell, Michigan
The good folks of Hell Michigan, the only physical Hell in the United States, plan to celebrate 6-6-6 like they're in... well, Hell. Read about how this little sleepy hamlet is becoming ground zero for all things nightmarish. Check out the article detailing Hell's festivities here and the town's official site here! P.S. I will be seeing the Omen on 6-6-6, at the Fox lot, look for the review on Wednesday.
Friday, June 02, 2006
Electronic Paint
As a painter, I find this little program interesting. Seems Miltos Manetas has created a program that gives the user the feeling of making a "Drip" painting a la Jackson Pollock. Click the mouse to change "paint" colors, the longer the cursor is held in place, the bigger the pool of paint. This is a cool creative desktop activity if you're feeling bored. Try your hand at a drip painting today! link
Mr. Belvedere
Last night I was celebrating my friend's wedding, congratulations Nic and JP! We had a lovely time and met a great group of people, all super nice. One friend in particular was interesting, Ilene Graff. Later I was told that Ilene was an actress and a singer. So, I looked up Ilene on Imbd, and to my surprise found out that she was the mother on the 80's television sit com, Mr. Belvedere! Which, I confess to watching from time to time, as a Family Times replacement. Well of course, like all things 80's, there's a fan tribute site, and it's worth taking a look at for old times sake. link
Yo Gabba Gabba
Here's a new children's show that's some kind of hip hop sesame street fused with Tim Biskup plush toys. I watched the trailer, and thought it looked way annoying, or should I say, sounded annoying. But looking at the production stills, there seems to be some sincerity behind the project, and plus a guest appearance by Biz Markie! Check it out! link
Death Guild Thunderdome
Two Men Enter, One Man Leaves... Yes, the world of Mad Max come to life as devotees of the post-apocalyptic lifestyle challenge one another in the ultimate cage match. Suspended by bungees dangling from a geodesic dome in the middle of the Nevada desert, Burning Man has become home to a real world "Mad Max" thunderdome. Click here to watch a video of the Thunderdome in operation and here for a slideshow of images.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
The Bus Uncle Interview
The Bus Uncle clip has created an international stir with many people wondering who is the man with so much pressure? It seems most of Asia, perhaps the world, wants to know. Well, now we have our answer, Chan Yuet-tung (Roger Chan) is the Bus Uncle, and a HK magazine has an exclusive interview with the reclusive man. You have to take a look at this article, let's just put it this way, he's unemployed, lives with five cats, and plans on running for the top position in HK government. It gets crazier than that, as Mr. Chan confesses his involvement in two deaths, and his time spent in a Belgium prison for drug smuggling. Geez, this poor guy does have pressures... And oh yeah, he's trained in the art of Fruit Sculpture. Wow! Read the translated article now!
Douglas Kolk
This October English art collector, Charles Saatchi, is bringing a new "collaborative" exhibition to the Royal Academy of Arts. The Show is entitled "USA TODAY", and is meant to reflect what is happening in contemporary art (mostly painting) here in America. Click here to see a sample of artists that will be included in the exhibition. I have chosen to spotlight artist Douglas Kolk's work. Douglas' low rent drawing and collage work seems to rely on the spirit of Basquiat and Pettibon, with the drawing skills of Elizabeth Payton. It's the kind of "uber hip" post grad school art, that is both playful and cynical, an ideal choice for a survey of American contemporary art. For more Kolk images click here.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Cosplay Jackpot!
I have found the best Cosplay site thus far, fantastic pics of costumes and characters. Dare I say, a must see. link
Another Pirates Update!
Al over at Mice Age has put together another great Disney Roundup, with inclusion of what you will experience when the newly refurbished "Pirates" opens on June 24. Read here if you want to know, but be warned mateys, there's spoilers aplenty. link
Peter Greenaway
Here's the latest from artist/director Peter Greenaway. The image is from his last art show at the Pompidou, which dealt with handbags. His current project is also not a film, but may turn into one or some kind of documentation, it's called Nightwatchers. link
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Conceptual Web Paintings?
Sala, an artist in Switzerland is attempting an intriguing art project. He's selling one thousand paintings and selling them online. But his pricing is a very interesting approach, dare I say, not too different from a conceptual artist making a statment about paintings and commodity. I have to say I was skeptical at first, but checked out his site, and really dug the project. The site features different ways you can interact with the "work" and of course purchase a painting. Check it out here
Websites as Graphs
Follow this link and enter a website's address, for all you bloggers, you can also enter your own as I have done. The program creates a graph that show's how the site is structured. Blue = tags, Red = Tables, Green = Div tag, violet = images, yellow = forms, orange = linebreaks, Grey = all other tags. Kind of geeky fun.
Extra Arm Baby
A two month old Chinese baby is receiving medical attention in Shanghai. Unknown whether parents have seen X-Men 3 or if the Xavier school has been contacted. That's no photoshop folks... link
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Friday, May 26, 2006
Li Zhenhua
Artist, Li Zhenhua has an ambitious art exhibit at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. There are three components to the show, 1. "The Wave", which is a collection of video projects 2. "Create What you", photos 3. "Live Motion", live video feeds. There's a lot of stuff here, but from what I can tell, some very interesting Chinese art. link
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Myspace Improv
Found this entertaining comedy/improv piece entitled "Secrets of myspace in the workplace", not hilarious, but pretty funny.
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006
London Voyeur
These pics are little creepy but also really engaging, someone in London riding the public transit system has decided to be a covert photographer. There are hundreds of images of unsuspecting passengers. Best part, the photographer's descriptive titles "bad harido II" etc. See pics here
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Handless Mother
Necessity is the mother of invention. Here's some touching photos of a Chinese mother and her child. The mother, born with out her hands, can do everything a normal mom can, including needlepoint! link
Superpeople
Here's a flickr "porthole" to images from Dragoncon, there are many different types of costumes, you can get lost looking at them all. However, I think that the Flash may have lost some of his speed. link
Robot Wars
Not sure what's going on here, it appears a wizard and a ninja are having a robot challenge. Good stuff. link
Monday, May 22, 2006
Love Will Tear Us Apart
This blog has links for MP3s of 29 different versions of bands covering Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart". Some of these are really good. U2 and Arcade fire? Whoa. link
Temple of the Dudes
This is a hilarious site featuring a failed Disney/Epcot type amusement park in Sichuan, China that the author refers to as "Disgraceland". Lots of great witty China commentary on the ruins of this once "great" park. link
Friday, May 19, 2006
Peace Out Humans
If you're in town this weekend, Sat from 11 - 4 at Bergamont Station at Track 16 you can check out a plethora of art all for a good cause, including my painting. late.
My Blue Nation
Were all too familiar with the Red state Blue state maps indicating just how divided our country is. Well, not anymore! With Bush's approval rating TANKING all across the country, the current map would look like this... ahh, a beautiful Blue Nation. For more click here.
SoaP auditions
Apparently, all the great buzz Snakes has been getting has started to wane, read here for that but in meantime, here's a funny spoof done at the height of SoaP fever, SoaP auditions
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Zod 08!
Thanks to Jimsmash, I found this lovely candidate I'm planning on voting for in the 2008 election. Elect Zod!
Typhoon Chanchu
Did you know that China's Fujian Province is facing a deadly typhoon that has already landed in Guandong? Well, it is and these Chinese soldiers are getting getting ready for it.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Desiree Arlette Holman
Another artist, three in a row! Desiree is a video, sculptor, animator. I like her use of "dolls" and play in her work. There's some great weird stuff here, check out her Troglobyte Project. link
Jessica Joslin
More sculpture, Jessica Joslin combines animal bones, sculpture and jewelry design, to create a "cabinet of curiosities". Pretty Goth stuff. link
Richard Sweeny
Beyond Oragami, Sculptor Richard Sweeny, creates these crazy sculptures made of paper without cutting, just scoring and flolding! link
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Han Shot First
If you do buy the new Star Wars discs, how great would it be to wedge'em between these "dvd ends". A bit pricey, but pretty cool. link
Dan Clowes
If you've seen Ghost World or Art School Confidential then you might want to check out this insightful interview with comic creator/screenwriter Dan Clowes. link
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