“Planned obsolescence isn’t just about deceiving the consumer, it also threatens the planet through a constant stream of toxic waste… Posterity will never forgive us.”
If you think planned obsolescence of consumer items isn’t real…
August 2, 2012
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Generation Sell – critique of hipster culture by critic William Deresiewicz
July 29, 2012
New York Times graphic by Josh Cochran and Mike Perry
William Deresiewicz is an essayist, book critic and former professor of English at Columbia and Yale. He recently gave an entertaining but eviscerating talk at Creative Mornings in Portland on the topic of hipsters and the social meaning of the hipster aesthetic.
Cartoonist Dan Murphy’s spoof of proposed BC pipeline
July 9, 2012
By cartoonist Dan Murphy of the Vancouver Province newspaper (which pulled it after he posted it). Hilarious.
“Jobs”… or not. This oil pipeline proposal is the worst deal ever for B.C., with all the benefit going to China and corporations.
Ocean currents – “Perpetual Ocean” data visualizations
April 4, 2012
Superb Nasa data visualization of ocean currents. So many whorls and circular shapes and so much rapid flow along the equator. Beautiful. Also see the wind map of the USA if you haven’t already, and the satellite video of the earth at bottom.
Ben Rubin’s San Jose Semaphore
March 28, 2012
Perhaps my favourite digital art piece, Ben Rubin’s San José Semaphore. Photo by Peter Elst.
From Ben Rubin’s Vimeo:
“San José Semaphore, by artist Ben Rubin, is a permanent public artwork commissioned by Adobe Systems Incorporated in collaboration with the City of San Jose’s Office of Cultural Affair’s Public Art Program.
The Harper Song (Steve It’s Time to Leave) by John Roby
March 18, 2012
Words and music by John Roby, a good friend of my Uncle Patrick. Video recorded and edited by Scott Stephenson. Lovely song in its own right, and a bit reminiscent of Randy Newman and Tom Lehrer.
Leonard Cohen in the documentary “Ladies and Gentlemen.. Mr Leonard Cohen”
March 5, 2012
Watch the whole thing. This is a Canada so different from the Canada from the one we’re in now, the Canada that now sits in a deep, dark, chilly trough dug by our illegitimate prime minister, Stephen Harper.
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Luxury Comedy
March 4, 2012
I nearly had a stroke when I first saw Luxury Comedy, and not in a good way, despite being a fan of The Mighty Boosh and Noel Fielding.
Jim Green (RIP) & Vancouver men – comic PSA against Gendered Violence
February 29, 2012
I love you, Vancouver. Environmentalist David Suzuki, University Chair Andrew Petter, Activist Jim Green and other Vancouver luminaries in a funny & also really touching PSA.
RIP Jim Green, defender of the poor, a Vancouver icon, one of the greats.
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RIP Davy Jones
“The years have passed/And so have I”
