Archive for the 'video' Category

Aimee Mullins and her 12 pairs of legs

TED talk from Aimee Mullins, whom I know primarily as one of Matthew Barney's muses and accomplices in the Cremaster cycle. She discusses the possibilities of prosthetics beyond simply regaining or replacing lost or diminished function.
 

Urban Camouflage

Ikea Ghillie suits.
 

Desperate Man Blues

I've been meaning to rent/buy/watch this for a while now. and it's on Pitchfork.tv for the next week. Now if they would just post Season 4 of House. I swear I could watch it all in a week, pitchfork!
 

A Loft Filled with Dirt, the Man Who’s Cared for it for 19 Years

Video profile of the Earth Room and it's caretaker, Bill.
 

New York Subway

from Union Square to Grand Central, 1905.
 

Wild Wild Life

"Check out mr. businessman / He bought some wild, wild life / On the way to the stock exchange"
 

souvenir de chine

Music video cunningly taking advantage of birds' (and mice's?) attraction to themselves in mirrors.
 

Sarah Vowell on Louis Sullivan

Video commentary for the New York Times.
 

Under Pressure

"Why can't we give love that one more chance / Why can't we give love give love give love give love / give love give love give love give love give love"
 

Banjo used in brain surgery

"A musician who underwent brain surgery to treat a hand tremor played his banjo throughout to test the success of the procedure."
 

Twin Peaks: Watch Full Episodes

Wow. Took them long enough to release these on DVD and now they go and put them all online.
 

Great Fences of Australia

"Since 1983, in addition to his work on and about the violin, Jon Rose has been bowing and recording the music of Fences worldwide. A wide range of atmospheric music can be coaxed from these ubiquitous landmarks."
 

Bees

The music, it must be noted, is terrifying. It makes the bees seem like killer robots.
 

Wedding Dress

"It's already made, trimmed and green / Prettiest thing you've ever seen"
 

Scientific American Frontiers

Oh, it's on.
 

White Winter Hymnal

"I was following the pack / all swallowed in their coats / with scarves of red / tied 'round their throats"
 

Doomsday Vault Protects World’s Seeds

Segment from 60 Minutes showing a tour of the Doomsday seed vault in Svalbard.
 

3 Legged Animals

"sleep for me sleepless / dream for me dreamless"
 

Irene

Forms of life dance along to the song. Sort of.
 

Comfy in Nautica

"coolness is having courage / courage to do what's right"