Donna Tartt on “The writhing loathsomeness of the biological order”
I haven't enjoyed the Goldfinch - however this 321 words made the other 400k words feel worthwhile:
“But depression wasn't the word. This was a plunge encompassing sorrow
My unconsious sexism
Something happened at the very brilliant and wonderful Semi-Permanent Auckland last weekend.
I realised to my horror that I had only quoted me, 17 white men. So I called myself out on
Ghosts, Toast and the Things Unsaid
a play with digital at the core at the 2016 Adelaide Fringe where we’ve teamed up with Sandpit to deliver theatre (again).
When an audience revolts
In Dec 2014, The Griffin Theatre and Google’s creative lab witnessed a one-day culmination of a conceptual project called 'The Next Stage’. The final output was a play written with
#dream40 the Epilogue [2013]
September 3, 2013 - 25 Things I learnt from Midsummer Night's Dreaming with the RSC
> No epilogue, I pray you; for your play needs no excuse.
- Theseus
Introduction
Reality in slices
Three different slit-scan artists.
A camera that takes a very thin photograph - and then another - and then places those photos next to each other. So you are looking at the
Two short films about beauty.
Lernert & Sander's "Natural Beauty"
365 days of makeup in one day - is an interesting video - 365 days of makeup in one go... I'm
Lernet & Sander: How to explain it to my parents
A 9 episode documentary series where artists attempt to explain to their parents what it's all about.
(which is, in itself, genius)
In this one Harm van den Dorpel attempts
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
I don't know if this extraordinary film was only commisioned because it could be made in 3D, or if it only got made because of Werner, or if it needed
Civilization by Marco Brambilla
aka 'the trippy video installation in the Standard Hotel elevator'
I'm staying at the Standard in New York at the moment... and I am a fan. So much
The Future of the Book from IDEO
Imagining potential digital e-read book interactions from IDEO.
Before I really kick off - let's just point out that - for me - IDEO unfortunately come across as bunch of
starwarsuncut.com
A moment of crowd-sourcing creative genius. Weird as a cross-dressing goldfish, but genius.
I love this project - Vimeo developer Casey Pugh cut up Star Wars (the first one, the good one)
Typeface.
Endearing & moving film about a declined industrial town and Hamilton Wood Type Museum
A wonderful movie (about the value of craft, patience, knowledge and physicality) with a lack of equivalent values
How to Host a Win7Party
This remains the worst thing I have ever seen.
via youtube.com
Is SongSmith the worst launch video for a product ever?
So I've spent 24 hours desperately trying not to post this video for Microsoft's GarageBand-killing app 'SongSmith' but in the end I heard it one too
Andrew Marr gets comfy with an e-book
It has long been predicted that traditional books are about to be replaced by little machines on which you can download any novel you fancy. But the technology has never really been
Shantaram! A book that could be edited with an axe
Just finishing Shantaram - fantastic romp. Bravo.
A few teeny criticisms:
1. Firstly - surely any legitimate editor would have taken a chainsaw to this book (which weighs in at 950 pages)
