August 2009
32 posts
WatchChevy Chase & Richard Pryor: “Word Association” (1975).
From Saturday Night Live. Found via IFC, which says:
“A masterpiece, simply put. Chevy Chase is testing Richard Pryor during a psychological profile for a janitor position, and asks him to perform some word association. The racist undertones of Chase’s selections soon become full-on epithets, and the test...
“Branding has been a large part of the Swedish chain’s success — what urban dweller today, whether in Atlanta or Kuala Lumpur, doesn’t recognize that bright blue warehouse, glowing like a beacon of fine living, at the side of the highway? And its signature typeface, a customized version of Futura, has long been an integral part of that brand. But with its 2010 catalogue now...
Silver Apples: “The Owl” (1969)....
“Is there anybody out there who eats Grape Nuts daily and enjoys it? What do you do to it to make it edible?”
It’s not grapes, it’s not nuts … but try adding some grapes and nuts.
WatchMid-century modern appliances, lovingly gazed upon.
(Via the Portland Mercury’s Blogtown PDX.)
Watch“Biologist Robert Full studies the amazing gecko, with its supersticky feet and tenacious climbing skill. But high-speed footage reveals that the gecko’s tail harbors perhaps the most surprising talents of all.”
Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers:...
Ads quoting negative behavior en masse reinforces negative behavior. Petrified Forest National Park tested two versions of a sign imploring people not to steal pieces of petrified forest from the park. One mentioned large amounts of petrified forest taken away on an annual basis, the other one simply asked the visitors not to remove petrified wood. The first one actually tripled the theft ratio...
Henry Mancini: “Turtles” (1967)....
WatchDerek Jarman & Throbbing Gristle: “In the Shadow of the Sun” (1980).
From VodPod, which describes it:
Derek Jarman used some of his ’70s home movie footage to produce this wonderful piece of exploitational avant-garde cinema. Actually the original material has been slowed down to a speed of 3-6 frames, then Jarman added colour effects and the pulsating, menacing score by...
WatchÉmile Cohl: “Fantastamogorie” (1908).
Very probably the first animated video, with a delightful lack of cohesive narrative. Cohl’s Wikipedia page is worth visiting for the photo of him in his youth.
Talking Heads: “Sugar On My Tongue”...
“Oh, my god. If I didn’t know better I would think an old friend of mine created this site… he used to keep lists in his Palm Pilot of the awesome things people said while stoned, or the amazing inventions we’d come up with.
The best one ever was the cat pump — we were driving by a construction equipment rental place whose readerboard was advertising a special. CAT...
Spacemen 3: “Honey” (1989).
I tend...
