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LA 1.23.12

lw — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:12:27 +0000

This photo was shot on a recent trip to LA where I was pitching some new projects over an action packed 48 hours.

Room 237 – Rodney Ascher

lw — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:08:35 +0000

Rodney Ascher explores the mystery and conspiracies surrounding Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film The Shining.

In 1980 Stanley Kubrick released his masterpiece of modern horror, The Shining. Over 30 years later we are still struggling to understand its hidden meanings. Rodney Ascher’s film Room 237 is an exploration of the truths concealed in The Shining.

Bear71 – Jeremy Mendes & Leanne Allison

lw — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:27:14 +0000

Bear71 is an amazing project from Jeremy Mendes and Leanne Allison. Produced by the NFB, the project premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Bear71 is a heartbreaking tale of a grizzly bear who after years of of being documented by wireless motion sensored trail cams is struck and killed by a train.

I co-created the installation as well as assisted with extending the social narrative of the project.

Goldfish Salvation – Riusuke Fukahori

lw — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:25:23 +0000

This is amazing. What a beautiful and breathtaking process and the results look totally real.

hat tip Dr. Dena.

New Hope 1.2.12

lw — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:13:20 +0000

Dylan plants a flower.

John Lennon sums it up in one word

lw — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:27:20 +0000

John Lennon sums up Elvis, Paul, Ringo, George and Bowie in a single word.

Inside Apple Archives at Stanford

lw — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:23:50 +0000

A look inside the Apple Archives at Standford.

via boing boing

In 1997, Apple gifted the Stanford University Libraries its historical collections of paperwork, hardware, software, artifacts, and other materials documenting the organization since Woz and Jobs founded it in 1976. The Associated Press toured the collection. No, it’s not available for public viewing.

Visualizing 2011

lw — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:06:21 +0000

A look back at the major events of 2011 using data visualization.

Shit Year – Cam Archer

lw — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 04:36:11 +0000

An actress finds herself adrift after she quits performing. Looking forward to checking this out. Visually stunning in parts.

Slavery Footprint – made in a free world

lw — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:13:46 +0000

Slavery Footprint is a site and mobile app that looks at purchases you make to determine amount of forced labor that’s gone into everything you own.

It’s not easy to be a socially responsible consumer. Even if you buy mostly local products and diligently keep track of corporate environmental footprints, you may still be leaving a trail of slaves in your wake. After all, who do you think is digging up the minerals in your smartphone or picking the cotton for your T-shirts? Slavery Footprint, a new website and mobile app that launched today (the 149th anniversary of the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation) can tell you approximately how many slaves have pitched in to make the goods you enjoy on a daily basis.

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