February 2009
The Archives
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02.25.09Osama Foods
February 2009
The Archives
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02.23.09Great title sequences
Emily Oberman and Bonnie Siegler, in Saturday’s New York Times, sing the praises of great title sequences (as they point out, there’s no Oscar given for these). They give their picks for best 2008 title sequences, as well as a few from classics including The Palm Beach Story, Psycho, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Also mentioned in the article is the title sequence from probably my favorite movie ever, Dr. Strangelove. The title sequence is as gorgeously photographed, funny, and terrifying as the rest of the film.
[wpyt_profile1]bRVywMBlhHs[/wpyt_profile1]For more great title sequences, check out The Art of the Title Sequence site—there are many stellar examples to be found there, including the one for Kubrick’s Lolita, (which was the film he made prior to Strangelove), and this winner from Delicatessen.
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02.13.09“There’s a place for murder in the Exquisite City”
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After being coaxed from his shell, the inimitable impresario Tim Tuten gives a highly energetic and tongue-in-cheek tour of the fantastic cardboard metropolis called The Exquisite City. I shot this video at the original opening of the exhibit at the Viaduct Theater last November. A few weeks ago the show moved to the Chicago Tourism Center, where it remains until March 15th. The show was curated by Kathleen Judge and features work by a bunch of talented artists. Check out the Exquisite City site for more info. -
02.10.09NASA image of the day
From the Nasa “Image of the Day” site”
Self-portrait by Michael Fincke. Photo courtesy of NASA
Expedition 18 commander Michael Fincke prepared to take a picture of his helmet visor with a digital camera during a Dec. 23, 2008, spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
Fincke, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, previously served as ISS flight engineer and NASA Space Station science officer on Expedition 9 in 2004. During Fincke’s first stay at the International Space Station, he performed four spacewalks.
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02.04.09Walker Evans’ collection of 9,000 postcards
Yesterday the Met opened an exhibit of postcards collected by the great photographer Walker Evans. I can’t wait until the skies of New York City are filled with low-flying triplanes and bridges run through skyscrapers—this postcard depicts a future I can believe in!!
"Future New York, The City of Skyscrapers," 1910s. (Unknown artist) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Walker Evans Archive
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02.04.09The Bathroom Whisperer
The winner of the “name that water closet” contest is my old pal Kriss Bataille (I demand a recount!). The unisex lavatory in question can be found at the Earwax Café.
- Kriss Bataille
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