Why Hadn’t I Heard of PES Before Today?

July 11th, 2008

OMG. You have to check out PES!

These guys do some amazing stop-action animation!  Really. Some of the best I’ve seen.  It’s unbelievable just how imaginative and precise they are.

I highly recommend their newest one: Western Spaghetti:

from the film Western Spaghetti by PES

But Game Over is also really entertaining.

Thanks to FormFiftyFive for the link

No! Really?

July 10th, 2008

Is this for real?

Bush Tells G8 Leaders “Goodbye From The World’s Biggest Polluter”

It’s hard to compete

July 10th, 2008

When Improv Everywhere is so cool.  Check out their latest stunt:

From ImprovEverywhere.com

thanks to It’s Nice That for the tip

That’s What I Heard Too

July 10th, 2008

Photo from FFFound

via FFFound

My Country Can Totally Photoshop Your Country Right Off The Map

July 10th, 2008

From The New York Times

Nice work guys.

Pat on the back to the New York Times Photo Desk for catching this one.

Incidentally, Iran, are you looking for more Photoshop experts? Maybe think about hiring the guy who “re-touched” Mariah Carey’s body for the latest cover of Elle.

The Good Old Toys

July 10th, 2008

For some reason this morning I was thinking about some of the old toys I had as a kid.  Sure there were the Transformers and the GobotsHe-Man.

I think my favorites, though, were the construction toys.  Of which only Leggos stood the test of time, it seems.

But does anyone else remember Capsela? or Construx?

Capsela

Construx were totally rad.

I honestly don’t think I ever knew quite what to do with Capsela — they seemed like they would’ve been awesome things to play with if you were near a large body of water.  Or you like to take a lot of baths.  Neither of which applied to me.  Still.  Pretty cool.

But I definitely remember liking Construx.  They were sort of like a modern version of an Erector Set.  Without the rust.  Simple, extensible.  Lots of fun.  Creative options galore.

And now they’re listed on eBay as ‘Vintage’.  These are the problems that start occuring when one turns 30, I guess…

PL115 is Crazy Busy

July 9th, 2008

Just updated my theatre company’s website:

http://www.pl115.org

We Are Nuts.  Currently working on two shows:

The Terrible Temptation to do Good:
A Brechtian Lounge Act

July 18-20th @ the Underground Zero Festival

AND

Mourn the Living Hector
by Paul CohenAugust 8-24th @ FringeNYC 2008

Please come to the shows if you can.  And if you’re feeling generous, donations are always much appreciated.