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Category Archives: Teh Interwebs

Nathan Rabin Interviews Simon Pegg

The A.V. Club’s Nathan Rabin interviews British actor Simon Pegg. I’m already a huge fan of Pegg’s work in Shawn of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, but this interview sheds some light on his wit and intelligence as well.

DFP:Blog

David Friedman, of Ironic Sans, has recently updated his portfolio site. That’s all fine and dandy, but said portfolio site now includes a photo blog as well.
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His Inventor Portraits are shaping up to be a fascinating series.

Portrait of Siberia

I’d forgotten the sheer beauty of Phillip Bloom’s film making:
Portrait of Siberia from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

Life in Miniature

Dig that sample of the Knight Rider theme…
Bathtub III from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
(via yewknee)

Consommé Demystified

Michael Pardus, instructor at the Culinary Institute of America, shows how straightforward it can be to make as classic a dish as consommé on the food blog, A Hunger Artist. Sure, not everybody in The States has beef hearts or leeks lying around, but the general concept certainly seems a whole lot less obfuscated [...]

A Change Could Do You Good

Crazy, trippy, fantastic:
Metamorphosis from Bryant on Vimeo.

Stub

Check out this tasty image of 40 old ticket stubs (with Spanish writing, maybe?). There’s some pleasant type, a few interesting stamps, and some bright colors - the collected lot of them making a pretty mosaic of what would otherwise be thrown away.
(via RVANews)

Palin Comparison

Look, I have to qualify my political views every time I post something of this nature, so here’s my usual pre-amble (or some such paraphrasing):
I don’t support either of the two major parties, so don’t think my writing about one candidate or another means I support another candidate more or less than the other.
All that [...]

I Am My Family

The Morning News‘ Rosecrans Baldwin interviews Rafael Goldchain about his project, “I Am My Family,” wherein he creates self-portraits as other members of his family. The photographs are all stunning even when you ignore the makeup and preparation required of each setup. Baldwin’s interview itself is also a joy as he discusses the [...]

Bandcamp and 20 Minute Loop

For the love of all that is good, go check out Bandcamp - a new web app designed for bands to present and distribute their music on the Internet. The whole thing looks so gorgeous and easy to set up/use that I practically want to record some music just to have an excuse to [...]