November 2007 Archives
Looks like Kottke is almost as excited as I am about the upcoming PT Anderson flick, There Will Be Blood.
Yes, I watch Lost. If you do too, then you'll enjoy this. "Missing Pieces" from the last few seasons. Looking forward to February.
Ghost haunts gas station. It's the most revolutionary news report since the Alabama leprechaun.
Mech warriors are becoming a reality. Everyone sing together now: "It's the end of the world as we know it.."
In the cover article for Spin Magazine this month, Win Butler (of Arcade Fire) and Bruce Springsteen (of Bruce Springsteen) are interviewed about their meeting and collaboration on tour. Imagine my surprise when I read this about their first encounter:
..when [Bruce] greets Butler and Chassagne after soundcheck, the first thing he mentions is the fan-made YouTube clip for their song "My Body Is a Cage," set to scenes from Once Upon a Time in the West.
Thanks to Philip and Mike for letting me know. Also read about it on Stereogum.
Chicago is proven to officially have the worst mail service in the country. And I could have sworn I did something to offend the mailman.
An article and multiple slideshows on the new New York Times building. I'm glad they touch on the similarities here to many Mies skyscrapers. Overall, a pretty beautiful structure. Another addition to the list of places to visit next time I'm in NY.
A brand new Newstoday. Big change for a design that endured for so long. I love that they've included the "classic" view in the top navigation for folks that can't give up that old feeling.
Ethiopian manuscripts with a distinct, and really nice, illustration style. Kind of reminds me of something.
Here's a pretty great documentary on Factory Records that paints the most enlightening portrait of Manchester at the time that I've seen. Peter Saville and Tony Wilson among others interviewed.
Here's the official hi-res download for the In Rainbows cover art.
"In marked contrast to the music business, which has spent the last seven years dealing with declining profits and assorted bad news, the 21st century has seen the film industry repeatedly setting new records for ticket receipts. The movie biz is healthy, right?"
Latest interest: reading screenplays of movies I love. There's something wild and raw about reading the words. In (good) screenplays, it's like you get a sense of the hand of the writer, when once it's in the mind of the actor the words can become something totally different. It's nice to see where it starts.
Spam bots have overrun the commenting system. Until I figure out a decent solution to vanquish them, I'm just going to turn off comments. Email me if you have anything to say, until the streets are safe again.
While I was out this week (photoshoot in DC), Radiohead did a webcast where they DJed and released some videos. Pitchfork has the rundown, which is all pretty entertaining—it's nice to see Yorke in a more human light—but the highlight is without a doubt their cover of New Order's "Ceremony", which I'm including below:
O'reilly books (not papa bear) has a pretty nice poster diagramming the history of programming languages dating back to 1954. 2004 is the most recent it goes, so it could use an update.
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