Sync/Lost (above) is a multi-user installation for immersion in the history of electronic music. Philip K. Dick: A ‘plastic’ paradox. Sneak peek at an upcoming Philip K. Dick film, Radio Free Albemuth. Steven Frank of Panic Software fame, on the next phase of computing. Quieting the lizard brain. The “My” water bottle from Stelton. Researchers in [...]
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A Tree in Jars, an art installation by Naoko Ito (above). Synth Britannia and Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany are two great BBC Four documentaries, but you’ll need to find torrents to watch them, as they’re not streamable online (even to rent) due to music licensing restrictions. On gospel, Abba and the death of the [...]
The amazing artwork (above) of David Spriggs. Cercle et suite d’éclats, a large scale outdoor art installation. “Natural Instincts” art print series by Tes One. Create Democracy, an interactive exhibition. Brian Eno three-fer: Eno, Peter Schmidt, and Cybernetics, Harmonia & Eno ‘76 Remix Album, A conversation with Brian Eno. Roger Penrose says physics is wrong, [...]
Judith Seng’s beautiful wood stools (above) combine the synthetic and the organic. Antibiotic resistance is more than just a medical scourge; it’s also a window into a war microbes have been waging against each other for hundreds of millions of years. UPS offers CO2 offsets to its customers, $0.05 to $0.20 per package. Buy slect [...]
Amazing photos on Flickr (above) of a recent red dust storm that swept over Sydney, Australia. Besides being the oldest Dr Pepper bottler in the world, Dublin Dr Pepper also has the distinction of being bottled with Imperial Pure Cane Sugar. Interview with Casey Reas and Ben Fry, creators of Processing. Have Books, Will Strategize: [...]
Hansel and Gretel concertina book (above) by illustrator Owen Gatley. Underground Berlin: the film treatment by Lebbeus Woods. Tungsten: A new font family from H&FJ. Brian Eno on composing: “The avant-garde technique would be to go ahead with it anyway, because the process is supposed to be interesting in itself. I don’t go for that. [...]
A.V. Club interviews John Crowley on the occassion of the 25th-anniversary of Little Big (above) We are all mutants say scientists. Books to read now, from Seed magazine. Forget design thinking and try hybrid thinking. Human Centered Design Toolkit from IDEO. Spirograph, spirographs, spirography. Get your Philip K. Dick collection boxed set from The Library [...]