You never had a chance. When up against Bruce Lee? At table tennis? With nunchucks? Don’t even bother:
That, apparently is a Nokia commercail that aired in China last month. With some really clever digital wizardry. Nobody is quite sure how they got Mr. Lee into the footage, but man, it’s pretty sweet.
Check these out:
photo by rune guneriussen
photo by rune guneriussen
Wow. What on earth is going through this guy’s head?
More amazing photos on Rune’s site
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I just came across Seb’s work on It’s Nice That:
photo by Seb Camilleri
I must say, I’m really into the new school of multimedia visual artists who blend video projections and lighting effects with still photography.
I just got the first two volumes of The Best of Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour in the mail (I’d completely forgotten I’d ordered it) and it’s AMAZING! You need it. You might not have known it before you started reading this, but you really need it.
The whole thing is like a cross section of fringe 20th century music. Blues, Jazz, Folk, early Rock & Roll, Bluegrass… it gives you the feeling that you’re listening to the music that’s always been rolling through Dylan’s subconscious. And in the 4 discs that came with the set, I think I’d only heard about 3 of the songs before. It’s truly a great collection.
Not convinced? Read more:
– Very Short List first talked about Bob Dylan’s XM Radio show in 2006, including details on how you can tune in on AOL Radio.
– You too can get your own copy, bu as VSL explains, you have to order it from someplace outside the US — the powers that be didn’t want to deal with our annoying copyright laws.
Thanks VSL!
I just read in The Huffington Post that Switzerland is voting today on a proposition to permanently implement an experimental prescription Heroin program.
You can read the full story (including a really insightful video clip) on BBC.
I am of so many minds about this as a concept. Part of me feels like this is a totally ridiculous idea. But then the more open-minded part of me speaks up: “Maybe that’s just Nancy Regan’s voice in the back of your head telling you to ‘Just Say No to Drugs’.” So ok. Let’s look at this rationally. Does it work? Sounds like the results thus far are inconclusive. Except for the fact that the Swiss are seeing less addicts on their streets. Which seems like a good thing right? These people are being treated and cared for by the state. That’s what we should be doing, right? Proactively caring for those who are ailing in our society?
I concede, however, it’s really none of our business what Switzerland does to control its drug use problems. Unless, of course, it’s working and we’re considering adopting it ourselves. I don’t like that our media (and Britain’s too) feel like we can step in and judge what other countries do to solve their social problems. I’m sure, from our repressed, narrow-minded, western perspective, this seems like an unholy idea: “Heroin prescribed by the state! Dear god! What next?”
But if it’s working, by their own standards, what’s wrong with it?
I can’t believe I hadn’t heard of Fail Blog before. It’s hilarious. I’ve been laughing myself silly for the last hour.
Here are a few samples:
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But you should really check out the site to get the full effect: http://failblog.org
Thanks, Beth!