Marlee Tichenor

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Deleted scenes from Gravity

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Amazing installations made of more than 30 million beads in more than 5 years by Liza Lou

The Bouletcorp (more)

Famous Movie Cars

That escalated quickly

lolfactory:

Need to go to a batman themed dress-up party on a budget? Go as his parents. Cost: 2 sheets of paper

Wise and Mystic Snake

Empire Drive-In is a temporary outdoor movie theater that replicates the drive-in movie experience by providing an array of junked cars for the audience to sit in. Designed by artists Todd Chandler and Jeff Stark, the theater is currently at the New York Hall of Science in New York City through October 20, 2013. Check the schedule for movie listings. For more on the Empire Drive-In, see this Gothamist post.

photos by Tod Seelie via Gothamist

The Golden Gate, designed by Jay Nelson is an electric camper car measuring 96”x54”x64”. Made with fiberglass, epoxy resin, plywood, glass, bike parts and electric motor. The vehicle can drive 10 miles on a charge and goes up to 20 mph. The interior has a kitchen with sink, stove, cooler, storage cubbies, toilet, a bed and storage below the bed. All of the controls are in the steering wheel. The driver sits cross legged while operating the vehicle.

Seems like Banksy may have something in store for DUMBO? From his website:

I’m not posting any pictures today. Not after this shocking footage has emerged…

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opinion by MATTHEW M.F. MILLER

Authentic musical swagger sounds effortless and the more you try to fake it, the more likely you are to alienate your audience. Just ask of Montreal. Once upon a time in a land called 2007, the Athens, Ga.–based band had arrogance and strut to spare. Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?, a momentous album of psychedelic, funky flamboyance, not only perfected the nonsensical song titling trend of the mid 00’s, but it captured the band’s raw, tuneful weirdness completely unfiltered. It was the fifth in a series of sparkling albums that thrust the band from relative obscurity onto the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theater.

Once you’re Letterman big, things change fast and in the case of many an unlikely success story, usually not for the better. of Montreal’s output since 2008 has been a self-conscious, mixed bag of songs that too often played as recycled, lukewarm leftovers. of Montreal lost their game, they appeared handcuffed by expectations after unexpectedly finding a seat at the popular table and settling into a sound people came to expect.

Lousy With Sylvianbriar mostly exonerates of Montreal for their recent missteps.

Lousy With Sylvianbriar mostly exonerates of Montreal for their recent missteps. It’s a refreshing return to the stripped down folky pop of their debut, Cherry Peel and 2002’s Aldhils Arboreteum. It was recorded with engineer Drew Vandenberg (Deerhuter) on a 24-track tape machine in a home studio, an attempt to recapture the sounds of the late 60s and early 70s by recording as a band, live in the same room. Sonically it has more of kinship with Spoon and the Rolling Stones than Bowie. Gone are the Afro beats, electronic flourishes and Prince-y falsetto. Front and center are Kevin Barnes’s voice and literate lyrics, both of which have regained poignancy and fire when paired with funky, country-ish guitars, real drums and those oddly perfect hints of Renaissance flare.

Most notably, the swagger is back, which was quasi unthinkable after the release of their second shrug-inducing album of 2012, Daughter of Cloud, a collection of rarities and B-sides spanning 2007-2011. At that point even the most loyal fans couldn’t be blamed for needing an of Montreal break. Without a doubt they had become victims of diminishing returns. As it turns out, that seemingly unnecessary collection was one of the band’s most significant. It served as a palette-cleansing, throat-clearing, bookend to an era that started with a bang and ended with a repetitive whimper.

Lousy With Sylvianbriar has a lot of bang. Leadoff track and first single, “Fugitive Air” is all bravado, a rollicking Rolling Stones style riff that is most notable for its simplicity and crisp sound. Barnes’ shout-sung lyrics waste no time in tackling the band’s stagnancy head on. When he sings “It makes me feel like a real man to hold hegemony over my business, and I refuse to be abused by the milieu of wistful decay”, it would be easy to feel a bit guilty about ever doubting their talent in the first place. It’s commanding fun.

“Belle Glade Missionaries” is the twisted sister of Tommy James’ classic “Draggin’ the Line,” borrowing the iconic song’s chugging beat as Barnes rambles on like a Dylan reincarnate. It’s no doubt unexpected, but for the first time in years it sounds as if of Montreal has settled into a comfortable groove that doesn’t rely on weirdness and layered, electronic drama as the glue – it’s a fully formed and fun pop song.

Drastic changes of strategy almost always guarantee missteps, and the album’s greatest fault is an inability to sustain momentum. The sequencing is wildly off. Second track “Obsidian Currents” pumps the brakes far too soon. It doesn’t expand upon the new sound, and sandwiched between “Fugitive Air” and “Belle Glade Missionaries” it sounds duller and more lifeless than it actually is. It’s a track too good to be skipped, but it’s also too easy to pass over on your way to more exciting endeavors, such as the stomping “She’s Not Speaking Now” and the rebellious punk-abilly gem, “Hegira Émigré” (“My baby’s meditating to stop the war, but I got myself a rifle cuz I ain’t gonna get walked on anymore”).

Almost the entirety of Lousy With Sylvianbriar alternates between up-tempo tracks and gentle numbers. The mandolin and harmony drenched “Sirens of Your Toxic Spirit” and the barebones “Colossus”, both of which are strong entries in the band’s catalog, feel like standing in a line when all you really want to do is run. Every time the album begins to soar, it dives.

As it stands, the album plays better on shuffle than it does start to finish, but there are far worse things, especially for a band on the verge of regaining its footing. All of the songs demand a listen and most of them are worth a repeat. While of Montreal aren’t exactly strutting 2007-style again, their tweaked, re-energized sound has them strutting nonetheless. And that’s what they do best. [B]

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Jean & Scott, episode 3

Check out past episodes here:

Episode 1

Episode 2

(by Max Wittert, 2013)

True story. You know who you are…

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Classic Movie Quotes Updated For The Digital Age by Paul Gale [more]

Previously: Sites Renamed For The Reasons Why We Visit Them

I hate that I love this so much.

Rebloging for this last one

Is it really possible to work side by side with a mean fellow in the service of a lord? Before he gets what he wants, he worries lest he should not get it. After he has got it, he worries lest he should lose it, and when that happens he will not stop at anything.

—Confucius, c. 500 BC

I've learned a lot of things in the past year, working on QUITOKEETO. I've learned - it's preferable to be on the ground floor (and not on a third floor walk-up) when you're accepting a delivery of mortars & pestles that collectively weigh over a ton. I've learned to always pack cleaning supplies and trash bags when going to the airport to pick-up pallets of honey or maple syrup. In the not-so-off-chance the delivery has been dropped or smashed (and is now oozing onto a concrete loading dock), you're on your own. I've learned the names of seven UPS drivers, the number to call when a box is held in customs, and what it takes to get 300+ boxes packed and shipped in under 48 hours. I find myself starting an increasing number of conversations with the words, "I'm not making this up....." I love the learning curve of it all, and the unexpected nature of how it unfolds - never the same day twice. My favorite part of the project though, is discovering and highlighting producers and products. We tend to buy or find samples, see what sticks, and then pursue only the products we love and actually use.

In that vein, we've had some incredible hand-picked herbs from Greece around the kitchen all summer - Daphnis and Chloe. Incredibly fragrant, hand-picked, and sun-dried, they found their way into doughs, pastas, sautes, and cocktails. This yellow bloody mary was one example - fragrant herbs, yellow heirloom tomatoes, shallots, and a bit of kick from the vodka and serrano pepper. It's the bloody mary I want to drink. We just received our first shipment from Daphnis and Chloe (thanks Evangelia!) and added them to the store offerings this morning. I was quite excited about that. I've also added a few new recipes to the recipe section over there - what we make for lunch, and that sort of thing. We're hitting up Mexico City next. And for those of you who would like to be kept in the loop, there's a dedicated mailing list for QUITOKEETO, which goes out occasionally, when we have an update or new products. More soon! xo -h

Oh brother. It is just like Justin Bieber to follow up being on one of the best episodes of Between Two Ferns with an Instagram photo of himself being carried by two bodyguards up the The Great Wall of China. This kid! WE WERE ROOTING FOR YOU, JUSTIN BIEBER! HOW DARE YOU! (America’s Next Top Model.) At the very least, though, he has given us an opportunity to caption it. Since I don’t want to force anyone to have to imagine what Justin Bieber is thinking, how about we all caption what that guy all the way at the top is thinking. See him? CAPTION IT!

Winner will receive special placement in this week’s Monsters’ Ball and a life spent without any portion of it including the kind of fame that destroys a human. (Via Gawker.)