David Byrne Radio

David Byrne has launched an internet radio station. Listen to it here.

Straight 8

One super 8mm cartridge. No editing. See the results.

Eros

Speaking of Eros, here's the Japanese Trailer.

Aircon -1

Here's a slideshow of images from Huschang Pourian photographs of Tokyo airconditioners. More information at underbelly.

Eros

Jonesing for more Wong Kar Wai? Check out the site for the new film Eros, also featuring the work of Michelangelo Antonionini and Steven Soderberg.

The Gilman Paper Company collection of photos

The Metropolitan Museum announced that it has acquired the Gilman Paper Company Collection of photographs. You can read about it in the Times. I hope they put on an exhibition sometime in the near future.

Change purses

Last weekend Mimi bought me this great change purse from designer Yukiko Sato. It rocks and I luff it!

Tea

It's been a while since I've checked in with Orsinal, but I noticed a new game up there. tea. Cute mice and jazzy music. Who could ask for anything more?

How much is that picture worth?

Since I seem to be on a roll about photography at the moment, I thought I'd link to this NYTimes article about the business of photography in the art world. Unfortunately, I don't think any of my snapshots are going to be worth $1.3 million anytime soon. And would htat I could have afforded to buy Gursky's Prada II, 1997 back in the day. It would have been a steal!

Diane Arbus at the Met

Speaking of photographers having shows in museums in New York City, the Met is hosting Diane Arbus's Revelations. "This retrospective exhibition, the first in more than 30 years, presents the artist's signature images—such as Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C., 1962 and A Jewish giant at home with his parents in the Bronx, N.Y., 1970—as well as previously unpublished photographs and writings drawn from the artist's archive" I saw this show at LACMA. Definitely workth checking out.

Larry Clark at ICP

Larry Clark has a show going on at ICP at the moment. And I was just flipping through a copy of Tulsa the other day. You can read more about the exhibition here, though I really wish people would stop setting knock out type on dark backgrounds when there's so much text. It makes my head swim. Here's a link to a NYTimes article about the show.

Toronto subway buttons

Spacing has created a series of buttons for every stop on the Toronto subway line incorporating the tile work of each station. Here's the complete set organized by line. I remember liking the typography used in the metro when I was there, as evidenced by these photos: 1 2.

Sheep dash

Test your reflexes here.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Remember the Infocom text adventure game? The BBC has ported it to flash and added pretty pictures. Crazy. Maybe I'll finish it now.

Super Mario mural from post-its

In all its 8 bit post-it glory.

Bug me not

Tired of having to subscribe to all those sites? Well, bug me not!

Flowers flowers

The Macy's flower show opens on Sunday. And the Orchid Show continues at the New York Botanic Gardens.

Waiting for the sirens' call

There's a new New Order album coming out. Peep the video here. It kinda makes me dizzy.

Type Navigator

Looking for the perfect font? Try Type Navigator

Nananca Crash!

Here's another fun game! Nananca Crash!. My high score is 3219.65. If you keep clicking the girl teleports back for an extra bash. But I'm not sure how to control that.

Wallace and Gromit coming to the big screen

Here's a little film on the new Wallace and Gromit film.

Desktop manager

For a long time I've wanted multiple desktops on my mac. With desktop manager, now I can. I don't know how I've missed this for so long!

Desktop manager

For a long time I've wanted multiple desktops on my mac. With desktop manager, now I can. I don't know how I've missed this for so long!

New Nickels

Listening to NPR, I heard that there are even more new coins coming out. The nickel is going through a series of redesigns as well. Apparently the mint makes over $600 million in profit on selling money. Oddly, I actually found an original buffalo nickel the other day.

Thomas Demand

Thomas Demand opens at the MoMA today. "Born in 1964, Demand began as a sculptor and took up photography to record his ephemeral paper constructions. In 1993 he turned the tables, henceforth making constructions for the sole purpose of photographing them."

Miao Tien

I just found out that Miao Tien, the actor who plays the father figure in Tsai Ming-Liang's films has died. Here's an article in the Taipei Times. It's time to rent Goodbye Dragon Inn.

Imitation the sincerest form of flattery?

Here's an interesting twist. I noticed that I've been getting a lot of hits from Hungary as of late on Carte Blanche Pedicure, my photoblog. Imagine my surprise when I checked out the referring site and found this.

Singin' in the Rain

I've never seen Gene Kelly do things like he does in this ad. I wonder if it's by the same people behind the Superbowl ad (the techniques of which first surfaced in a Futureshock video. I'm not sure what I think about using Gene Kelly to sell VW's after his death, but I guess that's another issue entirely . . .

NYPL Digital Gallery

The New York Public Libary launched their digital gallery today. The NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more. But note that current very high demands are causing some delays in serving image derivatives. We are working to boost performance on the image server. Please be patient, your pictures are there

The things we do for love

This is a little extreme. One of the Oscar nominated short films from this past year, 7.35 in the Morning.

Sexual high and dry

Radiohead meets Marvin Gaye.

Ring my cell

S/FJ breaks down the history of the cell phone ring tone. Sounds like even mom's are hip to the groove, "A kid I met on the subway told me that his mother doesn’t like his new 50 Cent ringtone, “Candy Shop,” not because it features explicitly sexual rhymes but because it’s not as cool as “In Da Club,” a previous 50 Cent ringtone, which received Billboard’s first Ringtone of the Year award, in 2004." Personally, my phone doesn't go off often enough to justify spending tons of money on ring tones. Right now it mimics an old rotary phone ring.

Hong Kong Art Walk

For those in Hong Kong, tomorrow is the fifth annual ArtWalk, a charity event benefiting the HIV Education Centre at St John’s Cathedral, the Society of Community Organization (SoCO) and the Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care. The entry ticket allows the bearer to partake of the wine served by each of the 40 participating galleries and 'finger food' provided by our sponsoring restaurants. If I were there I'd be going! Note that tickets last year sold out.