30 March 2010
29 March 2010
Fiver
From time to time, you could use a little help. (We all could, really).
Not with the big things—your secret plan to become the next Tommy Wiseau and recreate The Room is coming right along. But with the tiny things that make every day just a little bit harder.
I have good news...there is someone willing to do all those things for you. Can you believe it?! And the best part: they're only charging five bucks!
It's all at Fiverr.com, a new website that lists people willing to do just about anything for $5, online now.
Think of it as the cheap (but legal) labor pool your budding empire so desperately deserves—not to mention an easy way to see just what people are willing to do for five bucks. Go to the site, and post whatever it is you need done—opening your fan mail, spreading rose petals at your feet, pre-tying your ties—and see if anyone's willing to do it. Don't worry about negotiating—everything costs no more -- and no less -- than $5.
And for those needs you're not even aware of, you can scan the list of things that people are willing to do. The current offers include everything from people willing to play a song for you on a radio station in Clovis, New Mexico, or draw a monster hanging out with you, to taking you out clubbing in Copenhagen.
A $10 value.
Not with the big things—your secret plan to become the next Tommy Wiseau and recreate The Room is coming right along. But with the tiny things that make every day just a little bit harder.
I have good news...there is someone willing to do all those things for you. Can you believe it?! And the best part: they're only charging five bucks!
It's all at Fiverr.com, a new website that lists people willing to do just about anything for $5, online now.
Think of it as the cheap (but legal) labor pool your budding empire so desperately deserves—not to mention an easy way to see just what people are willing to do for five bucks. Go to the site, and post whatever it is you need done—opening your fan mail, spreading rose petals at your feet, pre-tying your ties—and see if anyone's willing to do it. Don't worry about negotiating—everything costs no more -- and no less -- than $5.
And for those needs you're not even aware of, you can scan the list of things that people are willing to do. The current offers include everything from people willing to play a song for you on a radio station in Clovis, New Mexico, or draw a monster hanging out with you, to taking you out clubbing in Copenhagen.
A $10 value.
27 March 2010
any clip
AnyClip is a handy treasure trove of movie clips that will keep you from saying "What did that guy say in that movie?" ever again.
In short, it's an exhaustive video library of the juiciest bits from your favorite movies, including everything from Scarface (say it with me: "Say hello...") to obscure gems.
You can search by actor, director, even object—which also provides handy proof that there are more movies with guns than sandwiches. And if for some reason they don't have a clip yet, you can usually find a snippet from the screenplay to remind you of the quote you're looking for.
Oh, and nobody puts Baby in a corner.
In short, it's an exhaustive video library of the juiciest bits from your favorite movies, including everything from Scarface (say it with me: "Say hello...") to obscure gems.
You can search by actor, director, even object—which also provides handy proof that there are more movies with guns than sandwiches. And if for some reason they don't have a clip yet, you can usually find a snippet from the screenplay to remind you of the quote you're looking for.
Oh, and nobody puts Baby in a corner.
22 March 2010
Sex Sells
Phillip de Pury & Company’s SEX auction of erotic artwork in London netted more than $2 million on 19 March 2010. Ironically, there was a 69 percent sell-through rate by lot; but in auction terms, that rate is considered modest at best. While some experts referred to the achieved prices as flaccid, the sale did manage to generate a lot of press — particularly for a 1992 pantsless picture France’s first lady, Carla Bruni, by Helmut Newton.
(photo by Michael Dweck)
17 March 2010
10 March 2010
it's the Ziploc
Canadian singer/songwriter k-os has just released Yes!
, his fourth studio album, stateside; it’s an evolved mix of his signature funk, hip-hop, rock, and soul. Born Kevin Brereton to Trinidadian parents in a Toronto suburb, k-os encountered diverse musical influences, which have since shaped a vision of music that’s genre-skirting and overwhelmingly positive. (Jaded toe-tappers need not apply.) It's fantastic.
Now that Canada got the gold for Hockey, maybe it's 2010: The Year of the Canadian Freshness.
His new video "4 3 2 1" is amazing and the director is Drew Lightfoot -- a brilliant dude. You should check out his website. What might be surprising to you is that it's a stop-motion video. There are 12 shots per frame, so you have to bend over and hold – 1,2,3,4,5 – twelve times. What a labour of love! But I imagine it would be pretty fun to play around with it.
, his fourth studio album, stateside; it’s an evolved mix of his signature funk, hip-hop, rock, and soul. Born Kevin Brereton to Trinidadian parents in a Toronto suburb, k-os encountered diverse musical influences, which have since shaped a vision of music that’s genre-skirting and overwhelmingly positive. (Jaded toe-tappers need not apply.) It's fantastic.Now that Canada got the gold for Hockey, maybe it's 2010: The Year of the Canadian Freshness.
His new video "4 3 2 1" is amazing and the director is Drew Lightfoot -- a brilliant dude. You should check out his website. What might be surprising to you is that it's a stop-motion video. There are 12 shots per frame, so you have to bend over and hold – 1,2,3,4,5 – twelve times. What a labour of love! But I imagine it would be pretty fun to play around with it.
k-os On Canadian camaraderie in a recent interview:
"I keep saying Canada is like the fridge, man. Canada’s what? It’s a fridge! It’s fresh! It’s locked and ready to go. So when Michael J. Fox shows up out of the Ziploc bag in Back to the Future, he’s got such a fresh persona. And Seth Rogen and Michael Cera and Superbad, when those guys come out of the Ziploc, it’s like what is this? So what Americans need to know about Canada in 2010: it’s the Ziploc. When this record comes out in America, and people get hip to it, I might even be a new artist to people. Even though I’ve been doing my thing in the fridge for ten years. So it’s cool."
"I keep saying Canada is like the fridge, man. Canada’s what? It’s a fridge! It’s fresh! It’s locked and ready to go. So when Michael J. Fox shows up out of the Ziploc bag in Back to the Future, he’s got such a fresh persona. And Seth Rogen and Michael Cera and Superbad, when those guys come out of the Ziploc, it’s like what is this? So what Americans need to know about Canada in 2010: it’s the Ziploc. When this record comes out in America, and people get hip to it, I might even be a new artist to people. Even though I’ve been doing my thing in the fridge for ten years. So it’s cool."
Love it.
Make sure you check the Ziploc :)
Make sure you check the Ziploc :)
09 March 2010
light my fire
'Light my Fire' HERE
08 March 2010
Demos
Just as Michelangelo didn't sculpt the David without making a few sketches first, his modern-day equivalent, Lady Gaga, didn't record "Bad Romance" without trying out a couple different renditions. Hear those early demos—as well as similar tunes from the likes of U2, Bowie and, naturally, Miley Cyrus—here. Surprise: Miley's songs require a lot of production.
Check it out here
Check it out here
31 Women in Art Photography
Chuck Close may find this year’s Armory Show “dull and ordinary,” but the great thing about Armory Week in New York is the plethora of art events happening all over the city!! Right this very second. One more for the agenda is 31 Women in Art Photography, curated by crack team Charlotte Cotton and Jon Feinstein in conjunction with Humble Arts Foundation and Affirmation Arts. This is the second edition of the female-friendly group show, produced to coincide with Women’s History Month and culled from a “vast number” of open-call entries. Eclectic in subject matter, the show’s commonality is the label of emerging talent, which in this case means pearls, not swine.
Photo above is Ann Woo, Cave, 2007, C-Print, 30 * 40 in. Ed. 5
The show also includes contemporary vanitas set-ups by Justine Reyes, intimate scenes which put an empathetic spin on photojournalism by Erika Larsen, hilarious slick celeb portraits by Emily Shur, and more process oriented work by Jessica Eaton.
The 31 Women in Art Photography exhibition is on view Saturday, March 6 – Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Affirmation Arts (523 West 37th Street, Manhattan).
Photo above is Ann Woo, Cave, 2007, C-Print, 30 * 40 in. Ed. 5
The show also includes contemporary vanitas set-ups by Justine Reyes, intimate scenes which put an empathetic spin on photojournalism by Erika Larsen, hilarious slick celeb portraits by Emily Shur, and more process oriented work by Jessica Eaton.
The 31 Women in Art Photography exhibition is on view Saturday, March 6 – Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Affirmation Arts (523 West 37th Street, Manhattan).
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