unfair and imbalanced
Fimoculous.com: a vast collection of unfair and imbalanced links.
MUSIC/VIDEO
A few weeks ago, I noted here that Matthew Barney was releasing the Cremaster Cycle on DVD. Greg Allen from Greg.org quickly dropped me a note to say that it was not the Cremaster Cycle -- is was excerpt oddities like Barney scaling the Guggenheim. I protested: "But the site says so!" Now, Greg has penned an article in the Sunday Times about Barney and the search for DVD-quality video art, which pretty much clears it up: I'll never own the Cremaster Cycle DVD.
Re: yesterday's Coldplay video link, Waxy pointed out that Cibo Matto's "Sugar Water" as a better example of a time-twisting video narrative.
Perhaps our three greatest music video directors -- Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham, and Michel Gondry (who directed the Cibo Matto video above) -- are interviewed. They have DVD retrospectives coming out on Palm Pictures. (Bjork is of course the connecting factor between the three.)
The future: Interactive Porn DVDs.
INTERNET/COMMUNITY
The Onion tackles Internet Social Networks.
Times Flash Mob story surveys the current state of Flashmobs, with an unlinked mention of Flashmugging.com. (I declined an interview for this story.)
You see, blogs aren't just about cute pet stories (1,764 comments!).
The Guardian looks at smart clients such as Macromedia's Central, which I've been beta testing.
Wired has a story (not online) about MIT's OpenCourseWare completely free online classes. This Fall, there will be 500 courses available. If they're as enticing as Media, Education, and the Marketplace (with video lectures!), this could be a very good thing.
Google's new calculator really is powerful: answer to life the universe and everything = 42.
TV
Emily Nussbaum's commentary on TV shows' DVDs is completely accurate for someone like me who uses Netflix almost exclusively to watch tv.
Mary-Kate and Ashley are on the cover of Rolling Stone. Yipe. See also: The Olsen Twins' Countdown To Legality Clock. (Random thought: you think Ashley is pissed she didn't get a hyphenated name? Was she dissed?)
MEDIA
6 MB movie file of The Daily Show on the Al Franken vs. Fox scandal.
Long Times Mag article on CNN's transition from Connie Chung to Paula Zahn, which oddly ends without a conclusion (kinda like that MSNBC Jesse Ventura show that still hasn't happened).
MUSIC
I've watched all the episodes of Cooking With Rock Stars and Jack Black, was the best.
The New Yorker put their Cat Power profile online, but let's be honest, that Avednon photo was really worth a thousand two-dollar words.
NY Times: Weird adoring essay about Steve Perry of Journey.
Drag City is publishing the diary of Bonnie Prince Billy (aka Will Oldham) from his tour with Bjork.
Napster 2.0 (and a decent roundup of the other online music services).
The Strokes announce track list. Millions of scenesters search for MP3s. (Ahem, if you find them, please alert me.)
STYLE
The online store for Footprints Architecture Collection appears to be working now. They were getting press in Metropolis and a couple other places a few months ago for designing shoes "inspired" by architecture. (Neat as that might sound, I get alergic reactions thinking about spending $250 on shoes.)
Outlet malls are evil.
We Americans like to read articles about how other cultures consume our pop exports. But here's an article from Japan analyzing how we consume manga.
DESIGN
BBC on the dream desk.
LOCAL
Awesome collection of Minneapolis-themed t-shirts at Papasea. The MOA SUX one is being shipped overnight delivery.
A bunch of personal friends and acquaintances are interviewed in this Strib story about the dying local film scene being supplanted by an indie scene.
Fringe Festival: big jump in attendance this year.
New looks-promising blog: Reshaping Minnesota.
