(via The National: Falling For ‘Graceless’ : NPR)
The band performs a special studio session for New York City’s WFUV in advance of its new sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me. Watch The National perform “Graceless,” live from The Cutting Room Studios in Manhattan.
(thanks/via: npr)
“The night explosion was the longest concrete-bridge demolition in China’s history, according to ITV News. In a sign of how fast China is developing, the two-lane bridge, which was only about 16 years old, will soon be replaced with a six-lane highway that’ll be a mile longer than the original.”
Read: One of the Craziest Bridge Demolitions You’ll Ever See
Engineered demolition explosions are cool; this one was massive.
“Before Midnight”: Official Trailer (by FilmArcade)
Can’t wait. These people are so much a part of our lives that it feels like a voyeurism just peeking the trailer before the released. Ethan Hawke is a skilled actor, Delpy a natural; they both bring such intelligence to their roles.
One Couple, Nearly 20 Years, All ‘Before Midnight’
(thanks/via:NPR)
Daft Punk-Get Luck featuring Pharrell Williams
From an interview with Daft Punk on NPR:
Daft Punk On ‘The Soul That A Musician Can Bring
(thanks/via: NPR)
Watch The Dream is Now Documentary about the Dream Act. Support the DREAM (sadly a birth date required to sign the petition).
(thanks/via: The Dream is Now)
Piano Works 13 by Julien Martorell
”Piano Works 13” is two minutes of hypnotic dancers moving to gentle piano, and a dash of calligraphic motion design.
YES please!
(thanks/via: vimeo)
Dubai Timelapse (by dimid)
Pretty amazing considering most of the construction has taken place only in the very recent period.
BLOWN MINDED (by Carine Khalife)
Hoooah! Sitting enjoying Young Galaxy’s new album Shapeshifting and along comes this video influenced, I’m guessing, by the art of Edvard Munch.
(thanks/via: This is Colossal)
Water Light Graffiti by Antonin Fourneau, created in the Digitalarti Artlab (by Digitalarti)
(thanks/via: This is Colossal)
Doodle for Saul Bass’ 93rd Birthday (by Google)
Thanks to Google for highlighting cool arts and history. This Saul Bass tribute from Google is awesome! Kudos Google.
Watch movie titles by Saul Bass here: Psycho, The Man with the Golden Arm, Its a Mad Mad World (a favorite), The Human Factor, North by Northwest, Vertigo, Walk on The Wild Side (another favorite).
More movie posters here. More about Saul Bass movie titles here.
The Knife - A Tooth For An Eye - Official video (by TheKnifeMusic)
Nice music video from The Knife hailing from Sweden. Listen to their cover of Jose Gonzalez’s song Heartbeats here.
(thanks/via: Jan)
Must watch! Thank you Jon for your insightful (and funny in a very sad way) analysis of the NRA’s annual meeting. Here’s what I cannot understand; the NRA argue we need guns in case our government needs to be taken down. Isn’t that arguing for sedition? Isn’t that similar to the goals of Al Qaeda?
(thanks/via: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
A joy to hear Vignelli discuss how he designs books.
Vignelli Associates’ 1966 NYC Subway graphics are wonderful but the Transit Authority needs to rehire Vignelli to clean up and simplify way finding today. American Airlines sadly redisigned his logo. Vignelli and his wife have added inspired design to so many things; I’m fond of their glass designs for Ciga.
(thanks/via: The Fox Is Black and Vignelli Associates)
What happens to mercury when it is exposed to various sound frequencies? This does.
Nick Moore placed a blob of quicksilver in the path of various sound waves between 10 and 120 Hz and then pressed record. What you’re seeing here, in slow motion, are three-dimensional standing waves forming in the mercury. The higher the frequency, the more “nodes” that form.
Visit Mental Floss to see the equally awesome full-speed version.
Incredibly facinating. Watch it.
(thanks/via: the ever interesting jtotheizzoe)
