Peter Mulvey:
(and very nicely filmed too!)
Shannon’s Barred Owl
This same feathered visitor provoked a couple of haiku:
feathered cryptogram
barred owl on a birch tree
grey on lighter grey
barred owl watching mouse
swift and silent conjunction
alfresco luncheon
links for 2008-02-17
Reynard
One of these in the yard the other day:
black nose, perked ears
red coat and waving brush
gone in a flash
links for 2008-02-16
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uses Flickr API to view images as a ‘river of photos’
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graffiti and wall art, maybe Swiss?
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you gotta watch this… via Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology. NB the EB White quote: “Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog; nobody learns anything and the frog dies of it.”
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long-time fave of mine… but those files won’t be there for long, so act fast
Virtuosity is where you find it
via ze frank:
links for 2008-02-15
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David Hillis’ graphic rendering of speciation-writ-large, via Kevin Kelly’s Lifestream
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And whither Animation? New Pornographers: “Myriad Harbour” via Boing Boing
links for 2008-02-14
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whoa!
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as usual, CogDog is (1) onto something and (2) eloquent in presenting its uses
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Lewis Hine, via Shorpy
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worth thinking further about how animations can be used…
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the quotidian always has a few surprises
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…or maybe eufunction
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from the world of No Frets, via WFMU
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The Cernettes, ca. !1992! …musically execrable, but historically essential (via waxy.org)
Some down-home versions of Master Crowley’s Reel
I love the amateur spirit of these:
And check the enthusiasm of this Polish dance group:
links for 2008-02-12
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a genre that can only grow…
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from Cabinet Magazine Online