Wow you have to admire the dedication it takes to makes some of these pieces. Stark's sculptures are mostly comprised of construction paper, and some are even animated. Take a look here.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Jen Stark
Wow you have to admire the dedication it takes to makes some of these pieces. Stark's sculptures are mostly comprised of construction paper, and some are even animated. Take a look here.
Chinese New Year
Last Sunday night was Chinese New Year, if you had lived in China you would have watched this on TV... and probably sung along.
Knocked Up
Three months out, the Knocked Up trailer has been released. I'm not sure if I hadn't worked on the show how I would feel about the trailer. From what I know, it definitely seems like they're playing up the "heart" and not the laughs in the trailer, because don't be fooled, there is a lot of gross out funny humor in this one. I have read the script, but that doesn't mean much because a lot the film was improvised, so I'm sure the jokes will be new to me. I really admired, how Seth Rogen and best his best friend Evan Goldberg have casually planted an anchor in the comedy world, writing and producing on both Knocked Up and the teen/slacker comedy Super Bad. I will say that my experience with Judd Apatow was very limited, but ultimately disappointing. I thought Judd would be the kind of director who is bright and friendlly with everyone, but he wasn't. But it seems like he's doing something right, as I believe this one will play to big audiences come June 1. Check out the trailer for yourself, here.
Friday, February 16, 2007
Pandora's Box
Don't know much about this site, but it seems a great way to discover new music. It's also like a giant online jukebox, put in any band you can think of and listen to music for free. I think the program then makes suggestions of other artists to try out. Check it out here.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Milli Vanilli: The Movie
Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to make a film about Milli Vanilli, the duo that rose to the top of the pop charts and fell just as quickly when they were exposed as frauds. Jeff Nathanson will write the script and direct the film. Kathleen Kennedy will produce. Nathanson, who presented a sympathetic look at a check forger in "Catch Me if You Can," became intrigued with the notion of taking a similar tack on the music industry tale. He has secured the cooperation of Fabrice Morvan, as well as the estate of Rob Pilatus, who died in 1998 as the pair were attempting a comeback.
Space Invader
Fox Atomic is going cosmic, snapping up comedy spec "Space Invader" with Will Arnett attached to star and produce along with Peter Principato and Paul Young through their Principato Young Entertainment shingle. Space station-set story, penned by Mike Lisbe and Nate Reger, centers on a love triangle. The writing team, who developed the script with Arnett, began working on the script months before the recent arrest of astronaut Lisa Nowak on charges that she tried to murder a woman she believed was her rival for a Space Shuttle pilot.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Pig Power
A baby boom is about to hit parts of Asia, as couples try to ensure their newborns get a happy, wealthy life by starting off in the Year of the Pig. This Chinese lunar new year, which starts on February 18, is believed to be an especially auspicious "golden pig year" which only comes around every 60 years.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Monday, February 12, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Friday, February 09, 2007
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Daily Monster
Click here to experience Daily Monster actually it will take you to a site featuring one of his monsters and a link for stefan's site.
Crying Baby Competition
It's always a delight to see a grown man yell at an infant until, frightened and confused, it bursts into tears. At this traditional 'konaki' (crying) sumo festival pairs of babies under one year old are pitted against each other. The babies are placed facing each other and the temple priest then stands between them and shouts and waves at them until one child cries. Surprisingly this is one occasion when it pays to be a cry baby - for the child who cries first (or loudest if the poor little things burst into tears simultaneously) is proclaimed the winner of the bout! The delighted parents then hoist the distressed child aloft to face another trauma - a battery of camera flashes.
Of course there is always the odd child who refuses to play by the rules and confounds everyone by either falling asleep or giggling. Based on the old Japanese proverb that 'crying babies grow fast', the louder the child wails, the more the gods are thought to have blessed the child with good health. This extraordinary ritual has a history of at least 400 years and is thought to have originated as a service to honour a child priest who lived at the temple long ago
Train'em Early
Beijing is trying to repress spitting, littering and milling crowds around bus stops and subway stations as the Olympics approach. People spitting in the streets in Beijing will be fined up to 50 yuan (about US$6.5) in an effort to improve citizens' behavior ahead of the Olympics, an official said Wednesday. The capital city has sought to enrol the media and famous people in its efforts to build a more civilized city for the Olympics, and devised punishment and reward schemes and slogans for city districts. "We want to raise citizens' awareness of civilized behavior, not just fine them," Zhang said.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
The Eternal Embrace
Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a couple buried 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, hugging each other.
"It's an extraordinary case," said Elena Menotti, who led the team on their dig near the northern city of Mantova.
"There has not been a double burial found in the Neolithic period, much less two people hugging - and they really are hugging."
Menotti said she believed the two, almost certainly a man and a woman although that needs to be confirmed, died young because their teeth were mostly intact and not worn down.
A laboratory will now try to determine the couple's age at the time of death and how long they had been buried.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Prince/Foo
If you saw the Halftime show, then you may have heard Prince play a FooFighters song, at the time I thought it was because he was a fan. But really it was a "fuck you", because Prince had been upset when Grohl covered Prince's "Darling Nikki".
"Prince was not too charmed with the Foo Fighters covering one of his songs. Prince got back at them by covering Best of You, preceded by the classic All along the Watchtower. Watchtower was originally a Bob Dylan song, but after Jimi Hendix covered it, the song will always be remembered by Jimi Hendix' version. By starting with Watchtower, Prince put his cover of Best of You in that context, suggesting that from now on that song will be remembered by his interpretation."
Monday, February 05, 2007
"The Force arrests Chewbacca"
I've always been interested in the costumed characters in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. It's such a freaky scene, and this latest incident of violence by 6'5 wookie makes me even curious of the lives of these "street performers". Read the L.A. times article here.
Friday, February 02, 2007
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Stardust
I'm not real familiar with Gaiman's work, and perhaps this is a good story, but this picture looks terrible. Ah, the goat chariot!
Stardust is an utterly charming fairy tale in the tradition of The Princess Bride and The Neverending Story. Neil Gaiman, creator of the darkly elegant Sandman comics, tells the story of young Tristran Thorn and his adventures in the land of Faerie. One fateful night, Tristran promises his beloved that he will retrieve a fallen star for her from beyond the Wall that stands between their rural English town (called, appropriately, Wall) and the Faerie realm. No one ever ventures beyond the Wall except to attend an enchanted flea market that is held every nine years (and during which, unbeknownst to him, Tristran was conceived). But Tristran bravely sets out to fetch the fallen star and thus win the hand of his love. His adventures in the magical land will keep you turning pages as fast as you can--he and the star escape evil old witches, deadly clutching trees, goblin press-gangs, and the scheming sons of the dead Lord of Stormhold.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Michael Cera
Carmela Bousada
Have you heard about the 67 year old woman who just gave birth to twins? Read about the incredible births
here
Oh No...
Say it ain't so... Looks like the guys in Kiss are planning on rocking the pages of comic books well after their time on earth is up. And I don't think that's a good thing... "Kiss 4K," the story of the transformation of Simmons, Stanley and other Kiss band members from rock stars to world-protecting warrior spirits, will debut as the world's largest comicbook, priced at $50. It will be the first comicbook-based property to simultaneously launch all of its merchandise in the U.S., France, Germany, Italy and Spain."
Mortified!
Check out these hilarious nostalgic angst filled journal entries from the past... Be sure to watch the video and feel the pain!
link
Culver City
As some of you know, I have recently made the move to Culver City and as it turns out Culver is making a name for itself, as evidenced by this NY Times article on all Culver City has to offer. Check it out...
here and if you're in the neighborhood than you may want to read Triplecreme a food blog that takes a look at all the yummies in Culver City.
The Office Online
If you're a fan of the Office then you're gonna want to read this article about how the online episodes are the producers cut, and have more content than what NBC allows for. link
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Saturday, January 06, 2007
R.I.P Momofuku
Momofuku Ando, the Japanese inventor of instant noodles, has died, according to Nissin Food Products Co., the company he founded. He was 96. Ando died of a heart attack on Friday, Nissin said in a statement posted Saturday on its corporate Web site. He was born in Taiwan in 1910, when the island was under Japanese colonial rule. He moved to Japan in 1933, according to Japan's daily Mainichi newspaper. Faced with food shortages in post World War II Japan, Ando developed the idea that a quality, convenient noodle product would help feed the masses. He founded Nissin in 1948. full story
Friday, January 05, 2007
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Lynchian
A highlight of my hiatus has been seeing David Lynch's Inland Empire. The film is like nothing I've experienced before in a theater. It clocks in at a whopping three hours, but does not feel long, just strange, but in an exciting Lynchian kind of way. This is definitely the most raw and perhaps the most pure David Lynch film ever. It examines the darkness of Hollywood dreams... and nightmares. Laura Dern turns an absolutely gut wrenching performance as the ill fated starlet fated to fall down Lynch's terrifying rabbit hole. It is his first film shot on digital video and at times I felt like I was watching an art video from the likes of Paul McCarthy or Tony Oursler. At the end of the film there is a great dream world sequence with dancing doo-wop girls and a burley lumberjack. The odd thing was, here at the end of this crazy movie, I recognized the lumberjack as my friend Keith. I emailed him later, and he told me about meeting David through a friend, and how his film company has a special thanks in the film and that David had designed this scene and had asked him to be in it. Quite a close to a very odd day.
Better Late Than Never!
N to the solar power, we arrived at a New Year!
Best Wishes to the inaugural derivatives of the Los Angeles Chapter and beyond...
Keep on Rocking!
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