David Aja - Fear & Loathing Totoro

Ecstasy, transfiguration and death of the hyperaesthetic ectomorph

Momus pays tribute to Yves Saint Laurent.

RiotRepublic

Art.  Book.

Tonight's Wine

La Crema, Sonoma Coast

Mario Wagner

BigFun

For some reason, this reminds me of college, of Tina, of that charcoal drawing turned into some crazy wall mural.

geometry/function in n adaptations

It's about making a better person of self.  Income, power, and titles have nothing to do with that.

Dee Hock, founder/CEO of Visa, via David Weiss

Young Gallery

The shack at hinkle farm, jeffrey s. broadhurst

An escape.  This is now a necessary part of the dream.  A small place of my own.

There are projects for the dead and projects for the living, though I must confess sometimes I get confused by that distinction.

Jim White sang it.

I have no reason to lie about this.  I might actually be lying about this.

Warren Ellis said it.

Interestingly, the volume of the erections correlated with the strength of activation in a part of the brain called the pars opercularis, which is known to display mirror neuron activity. Even more intriguing, the brain activation, say the researchers, precedes the penile response.

Brain scans of porn viewers

I guess I lost

Because I'm still mad at you.

I signed up for Tumblr today.  Hmm.

Things that make you go "mmm, brains..."

(originally posted at crw.vox.com)

So DKP tells me I need to sell my soul and buy an Xbox 360 and Dead Rising. Granted, I don't really feel like buying a next-gen platform until the el-cheapo Wii comes out, but one little nugget of info got me thinking. Because, DKP explains, the Xbox 360 is basically just a PC and you can play mp3's on it, you should be able to have a custom soundtrack for any game you play.

That makes sense, sure.

But what does that mean for Dead Rising? It means a 28 Days Later soundtrack, or Shaun of the Dead. Hell, any old Godspeed! Your Black Emperor album would be pretty bitchin'. In fact, for a truly surreal experience, I could load up some Top 40 hits and go a'zombie-huntin'.

Mmm, brains.

Late 90's Mondorama Rarity

(originally posted at crw.vox.com)

This track contains side one of a super-limited cassette release by DJ Jun for Mondorama clothing. If you're in the mood for some late '90's beats (drum & bass with some spacey effects in there), it doesn't get any better than this.

The other day when I was out for dinner with Scotty and DKP we ran into someone who'd stayed with me and Peter for a short time at our Hell's Kitchen apartment. It put me in the mood for this music, as Peter was the one who ripped it from cassette to CD for me.

Bonus points if you can name any of the tracks used in this set - especially the bassline that comes in just after 39:30. So good!

Getting It

(originally posted at crw.vox.com)

I ranted about this very thing not too long ago, so it's good to see that a Disney-ABC exec gets it.  They should examine how the BBC is coping with new technology.  As a consumer, I want my content ASAP in usable, portable formats with as few restrictions as possible.  What's so difficult to understand about that?

I'm such a nerd because...

(originally posted at crw.vox.com)

What's the nerdiest thing about you?

Isn't that kinda like asking "what's the wettest thing about water?"

Dear Lazy Vox

(originally posted at crw.vox.com)

Dear Lazy Vox,

I would like an easy way to explore the recent assets of people in my neighborhood by type.  For instance, a URL such as... http://crw.vox.com/explore/neighborhood/audio or just neighborhood/audio, would be ideal.  Does such a beast exist?  Am I missing it?

Thanks,

-c.