VBS.TV Motherboard produced a really great episode featuring Australian performance artist Stelarc whose work involves extending the human body through technology.
Stelarc is a Greek weirdo who lives in Australia and uses medical equipment, prosthetic limbs, electrodes, virtual-reality systems, endoscopy, and crazy cyborgian human-internet connections to produce shows that fuses the lines between art, performance art, body art, and some kind of futuristic Skinny Puppy electronics trade fair. RIght now he’s setting up a big retrospective in Paris with artifacts and clips of all all his old favorites: Virtual Arm, Stimbod, Stomach Sculpture.
This documentary is the brainchild of two Arrested Development superfans, Neil and Jeff! We have been fans of the show since it was on Fox in the 2nd and 3rd season. After it was stripped off the air we turned to the DVDs to get our AD fix and became even more in awe with the show. When the show was picked up by G4 and HD Net, there was no end to how many times we would see one episode.
We always find ourselves talking about the show, reciting lines and recalling scenes, which always ends in hysterical laughter. In late August, a large group of our friend were planning a trip to Yosemite. We were the only two that ended up going and we talked about Arrested Development all weekend. From this trip spawned the Arrested Development Documentary Project (this is a working name), an outlet to take our passion for the show and couple it with the countrywide fan base to educate others and make them aware of this TV gem.
The TomTom solution combines two new TomTom products to provide users with state of the art in-car navigation on their iPhone 3G:
The TomTom navigation application for iPhone; an Apple version of TomTom’s award-winning turn-by-turn navigation software, including IQ Routes and latest maps from Tele Atlas;
The TomTom car kit for iPhone; a specially developed car kit for secure docking, enhanced GPS performance, clear voice instructions, hands-free calling and in-car charging.
Paul stated his parole plan: he has work lined up as an auto-emissions inspector in Vegas, and only when his time is up, in February 2010, will he return to the Bay Area. And for how long, it’s unknown, but I think his heart is on traveling.
Written for reasonable risk takers and suburban dads who want to add more excitement to their lives, this daring combination of science, history and DIY projects explains why danger is good for you and details the art of living dangerously. All of the projects—from throwing knives, drinking absinthe, and eating fugu to cracking a bull whip, learning baritsu, and building a flamethrower—have short learning curves; are human-focused, as opposed to technology-centric; are affordable; and demonstrate true but reasonable risk. Each project also includes step-by-step directions and illustrations along with sidebar tips from experts in the field.
Boasting over 100 vendors for this milestone event, the Indie Mart continues to offer the best finds in vintage, local design, tees & hoodies, handmade bling, skateboards, lots of unique, handmade oddities and tons of other cool things you can’t image making yourself but wish you could. The event offers a unique shopping experience that includes The Frail, Shannon and the Clams, and Era Escape playing throughout the afternoon on Thee Parkside stage, DJ’s Sarahdactyl and Primo spinning records outdoors, fresh BBQ and sweets served up by local foodies, special D.I.Y. stations and demonstrations, and tons of interactive vendors who will be sewing, painting, silk screening, and creating on the spot. Vendors for this version of the Indie Mart include Nooworks, Shotwell, Four Barrell Coffee, Coma and Cotton, CC Rider, San Franpsycho, Porcelynne and many more. Sponsors include PBR, Renegade Craft Fair, Tricycle Records, Timbuk2, Bust Magazine, and Broke Ass Stuart.
My Mom shot these photos of a mysterious billboard that asks “When? Gulf Breeze UFO?” located at the entrance to Navarre Beach in Florida, across from the intersection of Hwy 98 and Hwy 87 in front of the Navarre Beach Bridge.
Omega Recoil is a performance art project combining modern theater, film, science and engineering concepts. We use extreme voltage to make you laugh and make you think.
So when Jon Meacham asked me to guest-edit NEWSWEEK, I jumped at the chance, particularly because my guest editorship at Mature -Honeys fell through. I guess my photo essay of sexy housewives reenacting the Battle of Fallujah was too “real” for them.
Of course, guest editing is more than just sitting around tanning myself by the gleam of Fareed Zakaria’s teeth. I set the editorial agenda, assigned stories and yelled at Peter Parker to get me more photos of that web-slinging vigilante, Spider-Man. He’s a menace!
Where my idea comes from is that every time when I am busy, I feel that I am not fighting with my works, I am fighting with those post-it notes and deadline.
Moze has a great write up on the Burning Man blog, “The Evolution of Man”, about the history of the Burning Man sculpture, starting from when it was on the ground and on through its myriad of bases over the years.
Each year the YOUNG MAN became more and more popular in spite of himself and around him developed a scene, a happening, a gathering, a CATHARSIS if you will. He was a fire burning, burning bright, growing each year in stature and reputation
Nantes, the home town of Jules Verne, is situated in western France. Here, near the river Loire a giant deep-sea diver sleeps gently, waiting for his task to begin. Sadness marks his face even as he sleeps. He has been searching the world over for his missing niece and although he may not know it, the end of his search is coming. The diver or scaphandrier as he is known in French will be paraded through the streets of this historic city at the beginning of the Estuary 2009 arts festival. The biannual festival gives the French mechanical marionette street theater company Royale de Luxe the opportunity to unveil their latest creation.
Laughing Squid is run by primary tentacle Scott Beale, who is also the publisher & editor of this blog. He is joined by several awesome guest bloggers.
