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"I wasn’t born from a whistle or milked from a thistle at twilight No, I was all horns and..."

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:33:41 -0600

“I wasn’t born from a whistle
or milked from a thistle at twilight
No, I was all horns and thorns,
sprung out full-formed,
knock-kneed and upright.”

- Sawdust & Diamonds, Joanna Newsom (via smut-to-go)

smut-to-go: Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Little Sadie...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:35:45 -0600

smut-to-go:

Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Little Sadie (Live)

Not the best sound quality, but I can only imagine how great this was live.

matthewb: Beautiful poster by Martin Ansin for “Taming Light”,...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:30:01 -0600

matthewb:

Beautiful poster by Martin Ansin for “Taming Light”, a group exhibition featuring painting, photography and illustration inspired by the films of Stanley Kubrick. I watched British documentarian Jon Ronson’s film Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes on my return flight from New York — it’s an obvious labour of love almost a decade in the making, and contains fascinating archival footage of the director at work. (via John Gruber)

Après le superbe trailer diffusé en mars dernier, voici la mise...

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:32:20 -0500

Après le superbe trailer diffusé en mars dernier, voici la mise en ligne de cinq affiches présentant les personnages de Where the Wild Things Are. Le prochain film du réalisateur Spike Jonze sera une production Warner Bros, dans les salles le 16 octobre 2009.

simplegearl: (via lafemmecatherine) Piel de asno.

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:56:19 -0500

simplegearl:

(via lafemmecatherine)

Piel de asno.

A view of the city of Moscow in slow motion. Directed by...

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:14:57 -0500

A view of the city of Moscow in slow motion. Directed by Andrey Stvolinsky, and music by Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble.

A Stunning View of Moscow in Slow-Motion — Scene 360 Illusion - Amazing Art, Design, Technology, and Video

circuitry: Ojalá alguno de los profesores de esas asignaturas...

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:43:28 -0500

circuitry:

Ojalá alguno de los profesores de esas asignaturas que amargaron mis años de estudiante las hubiera impartido con la décima parte de mano izquierda y encanto que tiene Xplanes contando historias de aviación. Esta sobre escuadrones femeninos de bombarderos rusos tampoco tiene precio. Hasta existe un cómic de Garth Ennis!

xplanes:

Night Witches

On June 22 1941, Germany commenced Operation Barbarossa - the invasion of the Soviet Union. The resulting conflict is known by many names - The Eastern Front, the Russo-German War, the Axis-Soviet War to name a few - but scholars/historians tend to agree that it was the largest, bloodiest and most ferocious theatre of war in human history.

Marina Raskova, a famous aviatrix before the war, used her personal influence with Joseph Stalin to secure permission to form three all-female combat units. The most famous was the 588th Night Bomber Regiment. They flew obsolete Polikarpov Po-2 biplanes (believed to be the second most produced aircraft in history), and flew night-time harassment bombing missions against enemy encampments. The Po-2 aircraft could only carry a couple of bombs each, so missions were mainly psychological in impact - the aircraft would cut their engines and glide over the targets, release their bombs, and hopefully vanish into the night (there are stories of enemy troops hearing singing as the silent aircraft passed overhead)

The German forces called them “Nachthexen” - Night Witches

The missions were endless and highly dangerous. The Witches would regularly fly in groups - each aircraft taking it in turn to act as a decoy against searchlights and flak. Losses to enemy nightfighters also took their toll. Many refused to wear parachutes, opting for a revolver instead..

By the end of the war, the Soviet women bomber pilots had earned 23 Hero of the Soviet Union medals and dozens of Orders of the Red Banner, flew more than 24,000 sorties and dropped 23,000 tons of bombs. Most surviving pilots had racked up nearly 1,000 missions each.

more here, here and here

(art above from the excellent but brutal “BATTLEFIELDS: Night Witches”, a 3-part comic mini-series by Garth Ennis and Russ Braun, released last year)

‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’ Trailer.

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:12:00 -0500

‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’ Trailer.

"Come on a new journey with me, a journey only strangers can take, and we can remember it when we are..."

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:24:12 -0500

“Come on a new journey with me, a journey only strangers can take, and we can remember it when we are ourselves again, and therefore never be merely ourselves again.”

- Leonard Cohen, Beautiful Losers

New York, I Love You is a 2009 romance film which will...

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:07:16 -0500

New York, I Love You is a 2009 romance film which will release in the United States on October 16, 2009. From the producer of Paris, je t’aime, it stars an ensemble cast, among them Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Blake Lively, Orlando Bloom, Chris Cooper, Andy Garcia, Christina Ricci, Robin Wright Penn, Julie Christie and Ethan Hawke.

Mario meets with King Bowser Koopa to arrange for the release of...

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:02:13 -0500

Mario meets with King Bowser Koopa to arrange for the release of Princess Peach.

More at College Humor. (via Kaiser)

Amazing video created by Charlie McCarthy, using “lighting...

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:43:43 -0500

Amazing video created by Charlie McCarthy, using “lighting patterns of insects”

Hvass&Hannibal is a design and art studio based in...

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:23:00 -0500

Hvass&Hannibal is a design and art studio based in Copenhagen, established in 2006 by Sofie Hannibal and Nan Na Hvass. I loved the cover art for the Parades album of Efterklang, they work with art and design in general (music videos, art, installation, art direction, etc).

Check out their work at Hvass&Hannibal - Design and Art Studio.

Illustration by Sam Weber for L. Jagi Lamplighter’s Prospero...

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:38:30 -0500

Illustration by Sam Weber for L. Jagi Lamplighter’s Prospero Lost, published by Tor Books. (via Laura Serra)

egoismo: Remembering Apollo 11 - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:05:36 -0500

egoismo:

Remembering Apollo 11 - The Big Picture - Boston.com

59 film stills of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, no...

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:26:00 -0500

59 film stills of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, no doubt this movie will be good, at least, better than Order of the Phoenix.

Gallery at io9.

Liza Pro, a beautiful new handwriting family from the devilishly...

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:24:00 -0500

Liza Pro, a beautiful new handwriting family from the devilishly talented trio at Underware. Includes display, text, caps and ornament variations, plus a host of advanced tools to help create unique pieces of hand lettering. And perfectly timed for a new side project of mine.

Brilliant ads for the Vermont based ice-cream...

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:19:33 -0500

Brilliant ads for the Vermont based ice-cream makers.

Surfstation - Ben & Jerry’s

matthewb: Bethany and Norman (both 2009) by Wellington...

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:41:52 -0500

matthewb:

Bethany and Norman (both 2009) by Wellington illustrator Kelly Thompson, as part of her upcoming show at Melbourne’s Gorker Gallery (July 2–19) entitled “Bookworms Never go to Bed Alone”. (via The Case)

4c3: Gracias, internet.

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:21:06 -0500

4c3:

Gracias, internet.