Television / Film

Read the titles to get a new story. Sorted Books by Nina Katchadourian (via)

“So far, March = thaw.” snow - woolgathering

OK Go leaves EMI, forms own record label. (via )

Will Paracadute (pah-rah-cah-DU-tay) be the next Apple Corps?

andreadisaster:

nicopolitan:

“If knowing is half the battle, the other half must be Googling.”

Truth.

Nom. (Not for vegetarians.)

Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau | Maximum Fun

highwiremusic:

thebrittnees:

Maybe there is a much simpler approach to music and music videos, especially when it comes to creating a new sound experience…

Céleste Boursier-Mougenot at Barbican Centre, London, found on Stratoblogster via Patrick Hoss

What a fresh-faced group of young lads. Mop Tops in Action #32

bigbigdesign:

George Costanza Does The Opposite (via AliParr)

I just asked Cindy if she wanted me to order her usual chicken and broccoli from the Chinese restaurant.

“Sure. … No, wait! I always get chicken and broccoli. I have chicken and broccoli dishes at home, even. Order me something else. Shrimp. And snow peas.”

This made me think of my favorite scene in all of the television I’ve ever seen.

“My name is George. I’m unemployed and I live with my parents.”

“I’m Victoria. Hi.”

Strangely, my life did not change after I had the shrimp with snow peas that day.

nevver:

“Right again, Robin!” Duo (ver. 1.0)

mslilith:

PETER GRIC / Rekonfiguration V

There’s a new kind of desert-aerobics? Sign me up.

texburgher:

(via youmightfindyourself via davidherrold)

I read the Economist every week. Have done so since 1997. I guess it takes a while for the results to take effect. when should it kick in, 2017?

alexbalk:

matthewgallaway:

Sometimes I think that in 100 years, this — i.e., the miraculous and oddly sweet combination of a completely unambitious and lo-fi song and show — will go down as pretty much the greatest achievement of my (now completely lost) generation. I have mixed emotions about that, but on the whole, I guess there could be worse things to be associated with. (viddie via Carles)

My brother used to watch this as a kid, so I saw it because of him. I bet I never saw the opening credits before tonight — I would walk into a room mid-show and it would already be on. The character I remember best is Artie, who is both the strongest man in the world and the most childlike being you could encounter. What a terrific person to think of.

trainque:

I personally feel this captures the grunge aesthetic.

I see your sarcasm, and no doubt Kurt Cobain was writhing in the grave. And here I’m going to reveal myself once again in hopeless earnestness. But it would be interesting to see a deconstructed routine, where someone breaks down the basic, predictable form of an ice dance or gymnastics competitive routine into the really raw required technical bits (which those of us not in the industry don’t get and can barely see most of the time) and the dance-y performance elements, and then tosses them back together in a way that helps everyone see them a new way.

With that said, the jeans should not have been bleached — only acid-washed jeans would have been worse — and there had to be another way to tie back his hair without borrowing Bruce Springsteen’s bandana.

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass (via OkGo)

The most musical and colorful Rube Goldberg machine ever.

Damian Kulash had previously said that OK Go’s record label wouldn’t allow people to embed their videos, so I don’t know why we’re allowed to embed this. Perhaps the underwriting from State Farm made the difference, or the label changed its position. Either way, enjoy.

Tuesday Shoe Review is a new recurring feature here at My Brilliant Mistakes. I spend an inordinate amount of time trying, buying, comparing, and of course wearing shoes. In itself that might not be reason enough to blog about them, but I suspect I’m not alone in this obsession. In Tuesday Shoe Review we discuss shoes you should buy, shoes you shouldn’t buy, and shoes you might wish you could buy but you can’t because they are mine, mine, mine.

I’ve heard it said that there’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing. I’ve been leaving the car home and walking to work more lately, so I needed some snow-worthy footwear to keep my toes warm and dry and my feet slip-proof.

My KEEN Winthrop Boots in action

These are the boots I bought a few months back: KEEN Winthrop Boots. I chose a red-brown color that the company calls “Madder Brown,” which coordinates well with browns, blues, greens, everything. I like them equally well with pants and with skirts. The upper is leather and boiled wool — the wool is in back — and the sole has a hearty tread that holds steady on ice. I’ve trudged through two-foot-deep snow and trotted across pools of icy water, and throughout my feet stayed as toasty-roasty and dry as if I were wearing socks and sitting by a fireplace.

And comfortable! Wearing them is like wearing cushy slippers all day. I have a strict rule not to wear the same pair of shoes two days in a row: Shoes need at least 24 hours to dry out after you’ve worn them to discourage the growth of bacteria (smelly and destructive to the shoe), plus I find my feet hurt less at the end of the day if I vary heel heights and footbed shapes through the week. These boots are so terrifically comfortable that I have broken my no-repeats rule twice in the past two months — one week I wore the boots four days in a row! I tell you, this time it’s love.

The boots are so warm they are suited only to cold weather. Once the temperature rises above 60F I’ll have to pack these away, so I’m already scouting KEEN’s shoes for a warm-weather substitute.

I would like to think that Spring is right around the corner, but in case it is not, you would do well to try out a pair of these boots. Winter will have no power over you again.