AugustAug 2 Thursday 07
our bodies, our selves
I would read the tabloids if the tabloids were like this:
"Baby Rat" (Lindsay Lohan dis rap) [.mov]
by Spankrock
And to balance things out, here's another collage music video about genitalia. Okay, "collage" may be too generous for this one. Is "google image search" an …
JulyJul 19 Thursday 07
slacker boys
David Denby's essay in this week's New Yorker tackles the "new" romantic comedy: the "slacker-striver romance." This pop-culture staple of my adolescence and young adulthood tells the story of hot, ambitious chick falls for a witty, going-nowhere-fast dude. As both a …
JulyJul 11 Wednesday 07
What's the Matter With College?
It usually pisses me off when old[er] people, particularly from publications like the New York Times, write about what's wrong with the kids today. But despite a couple paragraphs of smug nostalgia in the beginning, Rick Perlstein's essay What's the Matter with College? …
yasns
Do we really need yet another social networking site? Of course not. (Do we even need any?) But do we want one? Maybe.
Lets review the current options:
JulyJul 10 Tuesday 07
UMO
boredoms meets peewee's playhouse:
"UMO" by OOIOO
Directed by Shoji Goto
Thrill Jockey Records
Their Grow Sound Tree video is also pretty neat.
[via jason]
JulyJul 3 Tuesday 07
my friends make trippy animations
Pretty Puked - Logan Takahashi
The Body Rooms the Move - Karen Adelman
JulyJul 2 Monday 07
Lampoon Comp
Just submitted my final pieces for the Harvard Lampoon Art Comp (competition). 6 pieces in all: 2 illustrations, 2 comics, and 2 free pieces (one in color, one in black and white). I should find out if I made it in a couple days. Wish me luck...
Disclaimer: I did not …
gestation
My friend Allie just completed an impressive first animation. She's really talented and I've long admired her style, so seeing her drawings move is way cool. I hope she sticks with animation. Also her little brother did the music, making for some sweet sibling …
My Dad is a Mad Scientist
For years, whenever someone asked me what my father did, I would answer "computer scientist." If pressed for more information, I would sheepishly mumble "I don't really understand it" and something about a non-disclosure agreement.
But now, for the highly curious (and …
Come see my film & animation on Friday!
Its been nearly a month since my last post, and not without reason. Nearly all of my time has gone into two semester-long projects, a 16mm documentary film on the Salvation Army in Central Square and a hand-drawn cell animation, both of which will be screened …
2 mashups
stuck in my head, so why not yours too?
Mason ft. Princess Superstar - Perfect Exceeder (also check out the "bootleg" video)
harvard vs. california
harvard:
"28 percent of seniors said they never had sex during their four years in college."
california:
church2.0
How to share your faith with...
Jenna the Jew
Jenna does not like to be stereotyped with others from her religion, so ask a ton of questions to learn where she is coming from like:
- Does she attend synagogue?
- What happens at Passover?
- Why doesn't she offer …