cornell talents

"Sex on Fire" Kings of Leon cover by Alex Cornell from Alex Cornell on Vimeo.

Wes Anderson Trailer from Alex Cornell on Vimeo.

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- some people have talent, some people have more. graphic, photographic and musical brilliance from one man band alex cornell. Tilt shift 'miniature' photography is by veteran of the style, Japanese photographer Naoki Honjo - more to come on that.

why not?

- dudes and dudettes know how to celebrate. screw tradition, we're doing it our way.

catch of the day

- "i'll get it!" awesome.

if only she knew language

- I've seen babies talk and I've seen them attempt to get a point across, but I have never seen the likes of this. There's something incredibly humbling about infant intelligence. Hope my own children are even remotely as expressive as this. I'd have a conversation with her anyday.

boing

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- whoever posted this on TBT said: " The first time I watched this video, I thought "he's not using that exercise ball correctly." I had it backwards. He's the only one using exercise balls correctly."

too true. some things I just don't have the cojones to attempt. this is one.

age: 17 country: canada

- never judge a book by it's cover. or a beatboxing master by her unassuming looks.

posted it

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- idea + time = something to show your friends and then the world.

Less talent, more hilarious, unecessary rage.

- now there's losing your temper, then there is losing your mind in violent velociraptor-like spasms, creatively utilizing objects strewn about your bedroom (magic undressing blanket, unfortunate remote and battering shoe), unaware of the comic relief brought to millions.

Parents who don't realize the extent of their children's obsessions end up with squirrel-boy below.

personally, I tend to stick to the words of mr. mcferrin:

- this guy is for real it seems. not laughed this hard since the master drop-kicker below.

"jus' kick'it!"

- I'm in tears and stitches. learning curves suck yet make fantastic comedy.

Lesson 1: Practice makes perfect.

acrylic madness.

Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world from Jon Rawlinson on Vimeo.

- unbelievable. song is by barcelona. listen out for them.

poke her face

- very clever video. song is mighty summery too.

composer genius

- WOW. the man must have both time on his hands and plenty of talent to pull off writing a symphony for a piano playing cat.

riceboy explained

- genius has no off switch.

jonsi time

- deep into this at the moment. think i will remain so for a while // intoxicating perfection from the man who brought you sigur ros.

manifesto time. not peanutbutter jelly time

stop motion genius

The PEN Story from PENStory on Vimeo.

- now I've seen this kind of stop-motion before, but with a corporate budget it can really push the boundaries. no video. no post production. brilliant

black cab sessions

Bon Iver from Black Cab Sessions on Vimeo.

- massive ideas demand massive posts (had tons here but unfortunately they don't allow embedding so make your way over to vimeo for the videos): this sort of improvised thinking creates a creative value that sits outside the realms of the traditional music marketplace. like a lot of things on this blog it is simple, effective and beautiful. it reminds me a lot of blogotheque ideology. go to the vimeo site for close to a hundred more sessions, and if you've not heard the artists take some time to google them. it seems artists with little flare pull this sort of gig off best - of them all, these would be my favourites: bon iver, ane brun, stephen fretwell, fleet foxes + lykke li...

the power of dreams

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- good friend of mine dr. mafeld, who runs thugmed and pursuingperfection, shared this video with me this morning. thought provoking and cinematographically sound.

diciples

via the guardian
- clever set by photographer James Mollison for the guardian music website. i've never really understood die hard fans but they do make good imagery. spotting the idol should be a breeze.

watchmen

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- something special. film adaptation of best selling graphic novel Watchmen.

Clay Enos/Watchmen Portraits (Titan Books); Watchmen and all related characters and elements are trademarks of DC Comics © 2009. via forbiddenplanet

- brilliant portraiture by photographer Clay Enos. above, Rorshach as part of his Watchmen series. below, another Watchmen portrait along one of his travel portraits. intensely powerful.


1940s woman from Watchmen and a photo from Clay's personal portfolio. A certain timelessness about the eyes? Image on the left: Clay Enos/Watchmen Portraits (Titan Books); Watchmen and all related characters and elements are trademarks of DC Comics © 2009. All Rights Reserved. Image on the right: Clay Enos © 2009. via forbiddenplanet

paper magic time

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- some people are too clever and talented for their own good. yulia brodskaya's work is simple. effective. fantastic. the amazing ella kivinen gave me the heads up, yay!

wintour

- "Anna Wintour, the legendary editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine for twenty years, is the most powerful and polarizing figure in fashion. Hidden behind her trademark bob and sunglasses, she has never allowed anyone to scrutinize the inner workings of her magazine. Until now. With unprecedented access, filmmaker R.J. Cutlers new film, takes the viewer inside a world they only think they know. Every August a record-breaking number of people cant wait to get their hands on the September issue of Vogue. The 2007 issue was and remains the biggest ever, weighing over four pounds, selling thirteen million copies, and impacting the $300-billion global fashion industry more than any other single publication. He takes us behind the scenes at Fashion Week, to Europe, on shoots and re-shoots, and into closed-door staff meetings, bearing witness to an arduous, entertaining, and sometimes emotionally demanding process. At the eye of this annual fashion hurricane is the two-decade relationship between Wintour and Grace Coddington, incomparable Creative Director and fashion genius. They are perfectly matched for the age-old conflict between creator and curator. Through them, we see close-up the delicate creative chemistry it takes to remain at the top of the ever-changing fashion field." via youtube

pretty high strung. yet intensely fascinating.

awesome place time: banyan

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- some places i've been stand out amongst the rest. they've got their own time now. this is 'vertigo' bar at the top of banyan tree hotel in bangkok. awesome doesn't quite do it justice.

difficult is worth doing

-if you didn't catch this on tv, here is a not-so-live version. via diwd

primary time

Riton & Primary 1 - Who's There? from Phantasy on Vimeo.

-"'Who's There?', the fifth release on Phantasy, is a collaboration between one of the UKs finest DJs and one of the most exciting new artists of next year.

Already cited as the finest paranoid rap classic since Geto Boys 'My Minds Playin Tricks On Me' and charted at number 1 by A-Trak in his June top 10.

Video directed by James Connolly AKA Lvis 1990" via phantasysound on youtube

jumpy pop by the one and only primary 1. i'm certainly dancing.

kaba modern

America's Best Dance Crew - Kaba Modern - Watch the best video clips here

- never have i seen such innovative dance. mindblowing skills from kaba modern.

[ˈvəːtigəu]

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- n vertigo [ˈvəːtigəu]
1. dizziness, especially as brought on by fear of heights

a new glass balcony at the Sears Tower in chicago has children fascinated. would't mind a go myself actually.

dumpster pool in brooklyn

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- “We heard about dumpster pools—one was done by Curtis Crowe of the band Pylon in Athens, Georgia a few years ago, and others have done it, but usually smaller—and decided we wanted to do it this summer in Brooklyn as a test site/prototype. We (David Belt, Alix Feinkind, and myself, who are Macro-Sea) heard about it in late February. In late May we found the location, and from the time we got the dumpsters to the opening on July 4th was 12 days. We would like to do them in the parking lots of the strip malls and show people that with not too much expense you can creatively reuse what is basically considered urban detritus and make something really cool and fun and also fairly easy to put together.” via readymade

thought up by the genii at macrosea

need another hug?

- "provisioners of america's finest plural clothing"

pantalaine do what others don't. gotta give them credit. this is my favourite.

who wants a 'tache?

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-"Mustache rings clip onto the top of your favorite bottled beverage to add fun to your drinking experience. Use them to not only set your drink apart from the rest, but it also makes for easy identification" portfolios here and here

simply clever: the Pop's 'Stache is a collaboration by Industrial Designers Shane Blomberg, John Healy, and Andrew Reeves.

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- yup.

manifesto time. not peanutbutter jelly time.

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- then again... who needs a projected plot when it can be reviewed and appreciated along the way. quote by ashley brilliant. what a name :)

summer travel

moods of norway

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- creativity and success just comes too easy for some. moods of norway just opened their LA flagship store, saturating the store interior with genius.

ed stein time

- just came across Ed Stein through a facebook group supporting iranians in iran. he now has his own time.

sarkozy time

- thought as much. le president: master of discretion

obama time

- might have seen this doing the newsrounds. priceless.

wraak/revenge from lernert Engelberts on Vimeo.

- anticipation is key. might have been more powerful if the hammer had missed.

Passion Pit "Sleepyhead" from The Wilderness on Vimeo.

"Sleepyhead" by Passion Pit from Barker Gerard on Vimeo.

- two videos. same song. official video by The Wilderness and a creative take using archive footage by Barker Gerard.

- flash mobs are the way forward

- inspired ad. still don't know how they did it. if anyone knows, please share. chi & partners: seriously creative. song by the free design is pretty sweet.

-philosophical from ill studio. so true.

what is up?

- incy wincy bit of photoshop. and then, confusion. go see the rest.

li wei's take on gravity

- li wei challenges 'seeing is believing' by way of genius. and some cables I believe. good stuff though.

ramette's perspectives

- "It's been said a basic function of art is to change our perspective. Philippe Ramette has taken that quite literally. Ramette is a French artist who has been creating his unique photographic perspectives since the early '90s. Ramette himself has commented that his work is intended to spark contemplation of not simply an object, but the endless and future possibilities of said object through a variety of means." via wordofmouth

i do enjoy stumbling upon those who ponder the same notions of photography as I have the tendency to do. ramette is brilliant. literally brilliant

manifesto time. not peanut butter jelly time.

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viralic

-straight up dude. for hours of viral hilarity visit kuvaton

James Franco's Rejected UCLA Commencement Speech from James Franco

- james didn't back out, he was just too awesome for UCLA to handle.

- fair enough, i understand the value of a captcha but obscenities on facebook? come on, kids read this stuff.

- come to think of it. clouds are insane.

cloud streets

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"This video provides a rare close-up bird's-eye view of cloud streets, which are created when convection currents cut low-lying cumulus into long, clean strips. According to the video narration, these clouds floated just over the sea surface, stood 300 meters tall and stretched for over 100 kilometers."

- guess the 'big man' is gardening hehe.

- thinking about getting these printed big.

creatively against abuse

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- powerful imagery in advertising. go see the rest here.

unknown artist via d sharp journal

- keeps me wondering.

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- clever shelving from frank lavell