Spielberg’s 1989 classic crammed unceremoniously into a minute by 1A4 Studio.
Yearly Archives: 2014
Take My Lightning But Don’t Steal My Thunder: artist Alex Chinneck’s theatrical painted and carved foam and metal installation at Covent Garden in London: a 40 foot long ‘building (modelled on the original 1830 Covent Garden Market building) whose upper half appears to float above its stone base.
Available to explore until Friday.
It’s hard to find a submarine,
If it doesn’t want to be seen,
And even a Swede,
Who is thorough indeed,
Will miss such a fishy machine.
John Moynes
(NYT)
Snakes
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An impressively staged, camped-up Halloween musical by brothers Antonio and Vejay Nazareth of AVbyte featuring a lyrical brag-off by a chorus of online uglies.
My feeling is that as far as creativity is concerned, isolation is required. The creative person is, in any case, continually working at it. His mind is shuffling his information at all times, even when he is not conscious of it. (The famous example of Kekule working out the structure of benzene in his sleep is well-known.)
The presence of others can only inhibit this process, since creation is embarrassing. For every new good idea you have, there are a hundred, ten thousand foolish ones, which you naturally do not care to display.
From a recently unearthed, previously unpublished essay from 1959 by scientist and science fiction writer Isaac Asimov.
READ ON: Isaac Asimov Mulls “How Do People Get New Ideas?” (Technology Review)
Housekeeping
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There may be sporadic postage in the next hour or so. Apologies in advance. Circumstances beyond our control. Normal service should return by lunchtime. Thank you..
Stop That
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Bold bullets.
Lorna writes:
In my daily email from Groupon…
A mesmerising short by underwater photographer Dustin Adamson, filmed during a recent visit to Papua New Guinea featuring the colourful sub aqua shenanigans of the Nudibranch sea slug, to wit:
Nudibranchs are generally small, a bit like a traditional slug. But these slugs are much more interesting that the ones we find in the garden. The different shapes, colors, and sizes make each species of nudibranchs unique. Hopefully with this video that is up close and personal with the nudi’s, you gain the appreciation for their beauty.