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November 2015

November 30, 2015

“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “to step back for a bit to see if we can figure out what the heck we’re doing.”

On Thanksgiving Day, I realized that it's been exactly five years since Elizabeth Scalia invited me...

November 19, 2015

No Commentary Necessary — Théo Sanson, Walking On Air

I get a touch of vertigo from time to time, usually when I get close...

November 18, 2015

WARNING: Dangerous Time Sink Ahead!

Every now and again, I forget what an amazing resource The Internet Archive actually is....

November 10, 2015

Going To Space With xkcd (And Ten Hundred Easy Words)

I like pretty much every single one of the many Randall Monroe things. Usually, that means the...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

Exploring “The Illusion of Life” With Disney’s Nine Old Men

From Vincenzo Lodigiani, an Italian graphic artist and animation director working and living in New...

October 07, 2015

Shedding A Little More Light On Mr. Rube Goldberg

Remember my post from a few weeks ago where I professed my great love for...

October 06, 2015

Parked By the Jukebox with The Pennywhistlers and “Run Come See”

What am I listening to today, you ask? "Run, Come See Jerusalem," an old Bahamian...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

Rube Goldberg Meets Red Bull

Yes, you're right. This is nothing but an ad for Red Bull. (Well, nothing but...

September 17, 2015

Kids. They Teach You The Darndest Things.

A few evenings ago, while walkin' about town with the Susanka Pack, I casually mentioned...

September 15, 2015

Leroy Anderson The (Underappreciatedly) Great

View image | gettyimages.com So, I'm not entirely sure "underappreciatedly" is an actual word, but...

September 08, 2015

Kite Fighting Is Cool. And Terrifying.

"I think everyone should have wings... ...just like the birds." Here's a brief (but great)...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

SSF: “Paraphernalia”

Another charming, hand-drawn film from a CalArts (I'm starting to sound like a bit of...

August 20, 2015

Today’s Jolt Of Unexepected Beauty Brought To You By The “Glaucus atlanticus”

Wow! Just look at that gorgeous ...thing! It's a Glaucus atlanticus (more colorfully known as...

August 11, 2015

Chameleons Are Amazing

That's the title of this National Geographic video, and I defy anyone to contradict it....

August 06, 2015

Surfing In Super SloMo With The Legendary Hans Zimmer

This is just a sizzle reel, right? Essentially? That doesn't make it any less stunning,...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

No Commentary Necessary — “Sulphur Hexafluoride”

I'm putting the chances Cormac will rush off to find himself a big ol' canister of sulphur...

July 23, 2015

Djembe Therapy. It’s Good For What Ails You. I Promise.

I've been saving this one for a while, but I decided to bust it out...

July 22, 2015

Oldie-But-Goodie: The Magic of Prince Rupert’s Drops

Still not in a fit state to post anything meaningful. ...which, I tell myself hopefully

June 2015

June 17, 2015

Remember That Philea Lander? The One That Died Last Year? Well, It’s Alive!!!

Last fall, I spent several weeks being fascinated by The European Space Agency (ESA) and their Rosetta...

June 16, 2015

Today’s HD-Mandatory Video: “Reflections from Uyuni”

Mirror images are some of my very favorite things, both photographically and cinematically. So yes,...

June 03, 2015

Weathering Some Typical Wyoming Weather, Thanks to The Master Singers

"If you don't like the weather we're having right now," we Wyomingites say, "wait five minutes....

June 02, 2015

“Share this freely with others to promote the love of Bach.”

I love this entire idea, brought to my attention by the folks at OpenCulture and...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

The View From My Office Window Today

OK, so "office" might not be entirely accurate. Neither's "window," come to think of it....

May 20, 2015

Morten Lauridsen’s “Sure On This Shining Night” Needs No Season

View image | gettyimages.com I stumbled across this piece a few months ago as I...

May 14, 2015

No One Sees the World Quite Like a 6-Year-Old

A few days ago, I came home from work and found this odd/inexplicable assortment of...

May 07, 2015

Boss-Level Ping-Pong

FORREST GUMP: We were the first Americans to visit the land of China in, like, a...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

Finding Peace at the End of the World

The headlines have me down a bit today. Not because they're new and/or unexpected, but...

April 16, 2015

Best Miyazaki Tribute Ever?

I'm not saying this is the best Miyazaki tribute I've ever seen... ...but I'm not...

April 12, 2015

Face-Meltingly Hi-Res Rocket Launch Footage via SpaceX

Again, I include my usual "Full-Screen" and "HD" recommendations, though the warning below is a fair one....

April 11, 2015

In Memory of Stan Freberg, Here’s “Elderly Man River”

I knew Stan Freberg (the "madcap adman and satirist" who passed away on Tuesday) mostly...

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