May 2010

Cool Movie Illustrations

Josh Cooley is an artist for Pixar. On the side, he creates illustrations of scenes from popular R-rated movies as if they were from the pages of children's books.

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see also
Amusing Planet - Cool Movie Illustrations by Josh Cooley

hat tip Holy Kaw!


Time Lapse: Space Shuttle Launch

see also
Shuttle Time Lapse

hat tip Gizmodo


The Fashion Industry Does Well Without Copyright

Johanna Blakely talks about how the fashion industry remains creative, innovative and profitable despite no copyright protection.


Darth Vader's Facebook Page

Darth Vader has a facebook page. Darth Vader's Facebook Page. Be sure to read from the bottom up.

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Amazing Robot Locomotion

This video shows some amazing advances in robot locomotion.

see also
FITM - Where Are The Robots?
FITM - Who Doesn't Like Robots?
FITM - 7 Species of Robots

hat tip Chris Anderson


Swinger

During Music Hack Day a couple weekends ago, Tristan Jehan created a fantastic script that makes any song swing.


Journey - Don't Stop Believin'



Daft Punk - Around The World



Guns n' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine



The Police - Every Breath You Take



Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit

see also
Music Machinery - The Swinger

hat tip Chris Dixon


Auto-Tuned Wolves

see also
FITM - Auto-Tune News
FITM - Slap Chop Remix

hat tip Gizmodo


Up There

Up There is a short documentary by Malcolm Murray about the painters who paint advertising murals.

hat tip Fred Wilson


The Financial Crisis and Skateboarders

The collapse in the real estate market in California has led to a nice opportunity for skateboarders. Drea Cooper and Zackary Canepari examine this in Cannonball, one in a series of short films they have made about California.

see also
California is a Place

hat tip Good


Miniature Monster Trucks!