(I originally intended just to post this to my photography blog, but I decided it was worthy of expanding the audience and enjoyment.)
P.S. If you want to learn more about the concept and/or movement of socality, try this.
Category: arts and letters
One Book at a Time
Read about the bookstore in Tokyo that sells only one book title per week.
http://ebookfriendly.com/tokyo-bookshop-one-book-week-pictures/
Another One From Ian Wood
Brother Dennis alerts me to another video (remember the one of my old downtown neighborhood? where is that link?) from Ian Wood of the town I called home for thirty years, longer than I lived anywhere else. Mostly familiar sights (but not from this perspective!) and a few new ones.
Los Angeles from Ian Wood on Vimeo.
rDay Eighty-Seven
Riverfest in Elgin (pop. 1,711) today. We go to see the car show. And what is on display? A Farmall “H”, virtually identical to the tractor I operated for years back on the Iowa farm.
Some local Elgin sights and some of the cars:
American Dreaming
Here’s the trailer from an upcoming documentary about the previously-unseen work of some Detroit designers who worked in the 1946 – 73 heyday of futuristic car design:
Dennis Hoyt in Bahrain – Update
Earlier tonight Dennis sent me some iPhone photos taken in an air-conditioned “glass tent” during the setup of his exhibit at the Bahrain Grand Prix. As followers of my Porsche blog may know, he is in that part of the globe by invitation to show his sculpture during the F1 racing event to be held starting on Friday, April 17. He tells us that he has met with Sheikh Salman, champion Middle East Porsche GT3 racer and Porsche fan/fanatic, is coordinating with Bernie Ecclestone’s (chief executive of international Formula One racing) F1 communication staff, and is scheduled to meet with the Crown Prince. He also says that his exhibit has been written up in something called the Gulf Weekly, an important news magazine for that region. Stay tuned!
By the way, Dennis is the friend who has helped me now and then do bodywork on my own car, in case you didn’t know. And I built a website (temporarily unavailable) for Dennis’ Speed For The Need charitable work and have photographed some of his pieces.
Best Movie Intro Ever?
Lately, we have been discussing, watching and debating movies, Golden Globe winners, Oscar nominations, and the like. Retreating from all that, I offer up what I think is my favorite intro sequence, ever. From the 1997 film, Contact.
Cirque du Soleil Drone Dance
Sans CGI (computer-generated imagery) …
And here is how it was done.
Information Is Beautiful
Here’s a color wheel that illustrates the implication/meaning/emotion ascribed to particular colors in different cultures. Pick a culture by its A – J position on the “tree ring” and then match the color’s number with the textual descriptive word. It’s a little tricky to see readily at smaller sizes, so I am considering buying one of the full-size posters. Learn more here.
Thirty-Two To See
