Author Archives: Kevin

By Kevin | Published: April 22, 2008

Nicole Peterson’s gorgeous cover designs for Dante’s Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso. (via)

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By Kevin | Published: April 21, 2008

It’s almost here! The Venture Brothers Season 3 preview from the 2008 New York Comic Con.

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By Kevin | Published: April 21, 2008

“Knuckle” Buster: This is a black t-shirt with a screen print image of Iron Man beating up a helpless sidewalk groin. Tuck it in for even more fun! Insert hilarious geek/virginity boilerplate here. (via)

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By Kevin | Published: April 14, 2008

The end of an era: Ollie Johnston, the last of Disney’s Nine Old Men, has passed away at the age of 95.

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By Kevin | Published: April 14, 2008

Human organs beautifully knit and photographed by Sarah Illenberger.

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By Kevin | Published: April 13, 2008

“In Vestimentis Ursum,” by designer Matt Kirkland, exposes the robots hidden inside children’s plush toys. (Via Today And Tomorrow)

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By Kevin | Published: April 12, 2008

Isolation Studies by Chuck Jones. “NPR Inhale” almost sounds like a Tanya Tagaq track. (Via Waxy)

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By Kevin | Published: April 10, 2008

No time to fuck: Locher’s has released the 2008 collection.

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By Kevin | Published: April 10, 2008

1984 Studio Ghibli test footage for the Little Nemo animated film. Compare that with the opening sequence from the final release, directed by Masami Hata and William Hurtz. (Via Cartoon Brew) Related: Winsor McCay’s visions of the future.

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American, Idle

By Kevin | Published: April 10, 2008

Six and a half months of blogging, condensed: Hyperbolic endorsement of something ultimately fleeting. Snide dismissal of something you cherish. There. All caught up. Onward and upward. Work on the look of the site — theoretically a cross between ThemeShaper’s tumble-enriched MNML and PlayWorkPlay’s gorgeous and understated Whitespace Nation — will continue. But instead of [...]

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Lava: Boys Noize + Wzt Hearts

By Kevin | Published: September 23, 2007

Grab your swim trunks and sunscreen. mp3 | Boys Noize – Lava Lava Don’t be afraid to get your hair wet. mp3 | Wzt Hearts – Lava Nile Boys Noize: Official Site | Myspace Buy Oi Oi Oi: Amazon | Insound Wzt Hearts: MySpace Buy Threads Rope Spell Making Your Bones: Amazon Photo credit: Patrick [...]

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Härlig är Jorden / “World of Glory”

By Kevin | Published: September 18, 2007

Dir. Roy Andersson, 1991. Sixteen minutes. Part 1 Part 2 “World of Glory” is featured on the Cinema16: European Short Films DVD set, available September 25th. Roy Andersson: Official site | IMDB | Wikipedia Order Cinema16: European Short Films: Amazon

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