June 2009
94 posts
Herb Lubalin...
a man, obviously pretty much in the lead for G.O.A.T status in terms of graphic design.
Lucky for us, a bunch of ‘new’ images can be found at So Much Pileup. Follow the link there to see the whole flickr set of Justin Kay’s explorations of the Herb Lubalin archive at cooper union.
My Primary Beef with Twitter
are entries like this:
“got my coffee…now off to do errands. LOL”
It’s not even that twitter banality that most people whine about, it’s that damn ‘LOL.’ Caps and all. And this person is like..in his mid 30s. Even my 7th and 8th grade students had better LOL-discretion. PGTFOOHWTB. And yes, I am still mad about LOL usage in 2009.
Secret unfinished BGC instrumental. Note: this...
Beginning sketches of a new track…stay away...
WatchJackson 5 - Show You The Way To Go
Michael Jackson - Baby Be Mine
MJ
One of my favorite stories that mom tells is of her day spent with Michael in Hawai’i.
It was 1972 and the Jackson 5 were doing a concert. The whole clan was there having a picnic at the Hickam Military base and his uncle (who worked with my mom’s friend’s mom) had asked friends to bring some local kids around the Jackson’s ages to hang out. Everyone was playing...
LA Teacher Cuts Prompt Walkouts, Arrests, Hunger...
The situation:
“The state’s inability to make budgets continues to mean less money for California public schools, which are funded at well below the national average, 46th in the nation in per-pupil spending. This time, Governor Schwarzenegger wants $10 billion in cuts from the state’s $45 billion yearly education fund.”
full story from Josh Cook, a teacher at Green Dot Animo Academy,...
Janelle Monae - Lettin’ Go
I’m getting a workout as I’ve been struck by some kind of inspiration. Back and forth between the turntables, keyboards, and vinyl stash. Increasingly abstract stuff getting mangled left and right. Big, bad, and heavy.
i twittered about jeopardy and one of the contestants totally @replied to me. too absurd.
“NERDISM conveys a certain comfort with technology, a certain faith in science to...”
– John Hodgman
Gif of the day →
I’m working on a remix that’s taking...
uhh
it’s like tooootally “mad boobs” week with the people i’m following. i mean, there always is a steady stream of lomo-rack, but it’s kinda on overdrive this week.
WatchCivilization by Marco Brambilla
finally got around to watching this. if i did drugs i’d be like whoaahh. Still, I’m kinda like whooahhh just based on how much work went into it. Watch a big beautiful version here.
Trina ft Luda - B R Right
Mike Baker the Bike Maker - “Let’s...
“Our current system is a combination of Adam Smith, Darth Vader, and Invasion of...”
– Sen. Mikulksi (D-Md) re: the US health care system, after Sen. Gregg cracked wise about the latest reform proposal looking like something marx and rube golberg made up.
L.A.'s Urban Schools Hardest Hit By Teacher... →
This is infuriating and frustrating. Knowing what is going behind the scenes doesn’t help either. There are a shocking number of groups competing for resources in the LAUSD and of course the students are left to suffer the consequences. Basically, an already failing system is losing the chance to find solutions, digging the hole even deeper, setting us back even more.
What’s worse is...
Ini Kamoze - World A Music (1984)
Iran's Disputed Election (in photos) →
WatchI know there are really serious things going on right now, but I watched Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey on Hulu (embedded here) and laughed my ass off. I forgot how much I enjoyed this. Purist haters step off, sequels can be funny! The Faith No More Spiritual and Theological Center!
“Hey, don’t fear the reaper.” b/w “Station!”
Also, the magazine covers in the...