June 2011

Jun 21, 2011 Design Chibi! (with music by Cornelius)

Thanks to Spoon & Tamago for this post about design ah, a new 10-episode TV series on design by Cornelius (Keigo Oyamada), graphic designer Taku Satoh, and interface designer Yugo Nakamura that's airing on NHK, the PBS of Japan. I can't find any video online yet, but you can help create a video for the ah theme...

Jun 17, 2011 With all the McCartney reissues, now’s a good time to revive this…

Random people on the street singing a Beatles medley badly from the badly reviewed 1973 TV special James Paul McCartney. xoxo Actually, I'm super excited about this: ...

Jun 16, 2011 90-minute break: The Maysles brothers’ Salesman

Salesman (1968) directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin, the team behind Gimme Shelter and Grey Gardens. If you only have a minute, here's a preview. I've never watched Curb Your Enthusiasm but I'd make a blind bet this is more uncomfortable to watch. You might also enjoy: Today's interview in The Guardian with Albert Maysles, who's...

Jun 15, 2011 How to make a Zen bento

Click the photo for part one. Here's part two. Instructions are in Japanese, but the many photos will teach you everything you need to know. Hint: You need a fork. Second hint: You add curry....

Jun 14, 2011 Project Aura: Bicycle Safety Lighting System

Jun 14, 2011 Netflix envelope art is a thing, I guess

There's a Flickr group for it and everything. You can be its third member. If your drawing skills are limited, there's also Netflix origami....

Jun 13, 2011 Neat Science Experiment Demonstrating Fluid Dynamics

The fluid, despite appearances, will NOT blend (at least not in the way we're used to seeing fluids blend), and can be returned to its initial state by simply reversing the direction of mixing, as demonstrated by the colored droplets which return to their initial states. Via io9 ...

Jun 13, 2011 The Sofa Bike

Though not as genius as the motorized couch, the sofa bike is a close second. Via Gizmodo...

Jun 10, 2011 Bee-Dogs

Beedogs is the premier online repository for pictures of dogs in bee costumes. ...

Jun 10, 2011 Trailer for Michel Hazanavicius’ Silent film “The Artist.”