Archive for the 'video' Category
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
March 5th, 2009
Ikea Ghillie suits.
Desperate Man Blues
January 30th, 2009
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
January 16th, 2009
Video profile of the Earth Room and it's caretaker, Bill.
New York Subway
December 10th, 2008
from Union Square to Grand Central, 1905.
Wild Wild Life
December 7th, 2008
"Check out mr. businessman / He bought some wild, wild life / On the way to the stock exchange"
souvenir de chine
December 7th, 2008
Music video cunningly taking advantage of birds' (and mice's?) attraction to themselves in mirrors.
Sarah Vowell on Louis Sullivan
November 30th, 2008
Video commentary for the New York Times.
Under Pressure
October 28th, 2008
"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
October 15th, 2008
"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
October 12th, 2008
Wow. Took them long enough to release these on DVD and now they go and put them all online.
Great Fences of Australia
October 1st, 2008
"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
August 12th, 2008
The music, it must be noted, is terrifying. It makes the bees seem like killer robots.
Wedding Dress
August 4th, 2008
"It's already made, trimmed and green / Prettiest thing you've ever seen"
Scientific American Frontiers
June 27th, 2008
Oh, it's on.
White Winter Hymnal
June 25th, 2008
"I was following the pack / all swallowed in their coats / with scarves of red / tied 'round their throats"
Doomsday Vault Protects World’s Seeds
June 11th, 2008
Segment from 60 Minutes showing a tour of the Doomsday seed vault in Svalbard.
3 Legged Animals
May 9th, 2008
"sleep for me sleepless / dream for me dreamless"
Irene
May 9th, 2008
Forms of life dance along to the song. Sort of.
Comfy in Nautica
May 5th, 2008
"coolness is having courage / courage to do what's right"
