Web Services Cover Therapy

couldn't help but think of Spacesick's "I Can Read Movies" series
when I saw these.

check 'em out full-size HERE.

Quentin Thiaucourt's Scroll Clock

as the creator himself said, "it's useless and nerdy".

works for me.

check it out HERE

Poetry Animations on YouTube

part Conan O'Brien, part something even creepier...but addictive.

Poetry Animations HERE
(or some shortcuts to a few below)


POE


UNKNOWN GIRL


GERTRUDE STEIN

Eat Some Paste!

The official homepage of Doug Allen.

See Steven come to life... and don't miss out on the
brilliant animated feature, "Drinking Cactus",
sure to cure what ales ya!

check it out HERE, dammit!

Craighton Berman's Coil Lamp

Chicago designer, Berman, kicks out a concept I'm sure
we all wish we'd thought of ourselves.

Craighton Berman website

Art History via The Brothers Quay

check it out

Ads for America's Next Top Model

love these.

check 'em out HERE.

Typewriter Ribbon Tins

The first issue of Uppercase Magazine features this
flickr photo set of some exceptional ribbon tins from
"back in the day".

check 'em out HERE.

Spacesick's "I Can Read Movies" series

I can't stop thinking about these.

check out more HERE

you know, for kids...

R.I.P., John Hughes

a flier I did for "homo night" at The Continental in Chicago
a couple years ago.

thanks for carrying me through those agonizing post-adolescent years
(not to mention, introducing me to The Smiths), Mr. Hughes.

you were a lifesaver in a sea of fuschia and chartreuse angst.

Gladys Knight

GK and her Pips present the Best Song nominees for
the 1975 Grammys. Gladys actually SINGS them, in turn,
making the original performers appear a tad less talented.

Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavillion

I've been listening to Animal Collective's latest while
cleaning my just-moved-out-of apartment of four years.
The two experiences compliment one another...both
are echo-ey, cavernous and a little melancholy.

Truly, a great album. And how 'bout that nauseatingly,
trippy album cover?

Gucci's "Flora", dir. Chris Cunningham

Chris Cunningham directs a spot for Gucci's
new fragrance, Flora. kind of a warmer
counterpart to his "Frozen" video for Madonna.

check it out HERE

Green Porno

I love Isabella Rossellini.

She's teamed up w/ the Sundance Channel to create...
well, just check them out...

HERE

Where The Wild Things Are trailer

Finally!

poor Spike has been in production hell.
here is the first, official trailer...
lookin' good, Mr. Jonze.

release date: October '09

watch trailer HERE

Adult Swim DVD Cover Design

yes, I am a sucker for packaging. especially
DVD packaging. I even considered buying
the reissue of SALO, which I could probably
never stomach to watch again, purely on the
basis of it's design.

so on the advent of the release, on March 24th,
of The Venture Bros. Season 3, I'm showcasing
the consistently rad artwork that Adult Swim
has been implementing for its equally rad
cartoons on DVD.

Brad Pitt on the cover of W

ok. so I could go on about celebrity, image, mortality and all sorts
of other theoretical hoo-haw...but the meat of this matter
is a kind of humbling honesty and
an alternate take on "naked celebrities". way to go, W...
Chuck Close...and, of course, Brad with his gaping pores
and eye cream-deprived wrinkles.

Pistol Youth - "In My Eyes"

totally Golden

watch it HERE

Nicholas Di Genova

his website bio reads, "Nicholas was born in 1981. He lives
and works in Toronto." short and sweet, but what it leaves
out is... 'he's awesome'.

check out his WEBSITE

Mark Ryden at Tomio Koyama (Tokyo)

the new exhibit, called "The Snow Yak", is winter-themed
and opens February 9th, 2009

more images HERE

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The Moaster

FINALLY!
The Highest Popping Toaster In The World!

La Blogothèque's Take Away Shows

whether it's Liars and Tapes N' Tapes using the inside walls
of an elevator and a foosball table (respectively) as drums,
or the stripped down, organic a cappella harmonies of
Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear, these voyeuristic (and, at times,
down-right claustrophobic) videos ("short films"?) are fer-seriously
worth a fine-tooth combing.

check them all out HERE

The Buddy System's "Return to Horse Mountain"

watch it HERE

Dick Shawn in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

I love, love, love, love this movie. Just watched it again yesterday
for the gazillionth time. If you've never seen it, rent it, Netflix queue
it, whatever. just see it.

In this clip, Dick Shawn (who you might remember as the lead in
"Springtime for Hitler" in the original The Producers) is oblivious
to a ringing phone as he acts like a complete maniac with his
facially stoic go-go-ing gal pal.

Robert Longo at Margo Leavin Gallery (LA)

Sharks are cool.
"Caligula" (above) and "Phantom Vessel" (below)

My Black Dog

watch HERE