Category Archives: arts

if tim burton made a video game

By David Connell | Published: February 24, 2010
Paper Moon Blurst Trailer from Infinite Ammo on Vimeo. it would look like this. Holy Frak, this is amazing.
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three unrelated links

By David Connell | Published: February 23, 2010
Haiti Earthquake Aftermath Montage from Khalid Mohtaseb on Vimeo. I’ve been spending a lot of time on Vimeo lately and the above video is a good example of why. Unlike YouTube, the vast majority of the submissions on Vimeo are shot by people who are video professionals and/or those who are just very passionate about the [...]
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washington dc snowstorm

By David Connell | Published: February 15, 2010
[vimeo 9316949] Washington, DC Snow Storm from Es Video! on Vimeo. A short by Nathan Golon and Jordan Gantz. Shot in Washington, DC on February 6, 2010. Music: I Think Ur a Contra by Vampire Weekend
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jimmy fallon as neil young

By David Connell | Published: January 15, 2010
[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.916136&w=525&h=450&fv=] My wife tells me I’m way late to the party on this one, but as a die-hard Neil Young fan, I have to say this is a pretty amazing impression. (Fallon reprised the role last night, signing the new American Idol hit, “Pants on the Ground.”) I was never much of a fan of Fallon [...]
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2010: living in the future (the book)

By David Connell | Published: January 11, 2010
via 2010book.tumblr.com Journalism Professor Daniel Sinker keeps a children’s book for 25 years and lovingly reproduces it on a Tumblr blog. The book is a look into the future. A future we are living in now. Posted via web from davidconnell on posterous
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the photography of drew saunders: branch

By David Connell | Published: January 5, 2010
via flickr.com Drew Saunders is a friend and a great photographer. You can find him on Flickr. Posted via web from davidconnell on posterous
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angus & julia stone: mango tree

By David Connell | Published: December 23, 2009
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hard times

By David Connell | Published: October 3, 2009
Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm. Cimarron County, Oklahoma (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr
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wild, speculative mad men prediction

By David Connell | Published: August 24, 2009
OK, we’re a full two episodes into the third season of Mad Men and I’m ready to make a wild, speculative prediction on how I think the season will end: Don’s Daddy, Mommy and baby issues will all come home to roost as his father-in-law — driven by dementia — becomes increasingly domineering and abusive in [...]
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were cassette tapes the perfect music technology?

By David Connell | Published: August 23, 2009
A couple of weeks ago, I took a road trip to central Pennsylvania in my old Subaru Legacy wagon equipped with a tape deck and two front speakers. For tunes I brought my iPod (full catalog), iPhone (latest downloads) and a cassette adapter to plug into the headphone jack of both. After listening to to This [...]
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