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20 questions with Tilda Swinton and Gregory Crewdson
Tilda Swinton on identity, Miyazaki, and looking at peril. Part of Yale MFA Photo’s Pop-up Q&A series via zoom, which started in response to online learning during the 2020 pandemic […]
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BODY BEAUTIFUL Beryl and her friends work in a Japanese factory in Wales. Beryl (Menna Trussler) has a weight problem and macho supervisor, Vince (Rob Brydon), is the bane of her life. But soon the time comes to get even. … Continue reading
Joanna Quinn: How I Animate
Animator Joanna Quinn gives a summary on the basics of how she animates her stories: camera angles, storyboards, movements between drawings and more. Part of our 2009 exhibition. https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org… […]
2022 Oscar-Nominated Short: “Affairs of the Art” | The New Yorker Screening Room
In “Affairs of the Art,” the filmmakers Joanna Quinn and Les Mills tell the story of an extraordinary family whose interests become all-consuming—from pickling to bug collecting, no passion is off-limits. “Affairs of the Art” is nominated for Best Animated … Continue reading
Aggressively non-sexual – Hank Green
Welcome back to Sofa Science: a laid back, (mostly) unedited chat with other science YouTubers about their career, their opinions on science communication and YouTube, and a bit of therapy thrown in. This time we’ve got Hank Green on the … Continue reading
Through Delicate Glass Sprouts, Nataliya Vladychko Emphasizes the Wild Resiliency of Seeds | Colossal
JANUARY 17, 2024 GRACE EBERT “Triticum” (2020), wooden platform and flame-shaped borosilicate glass, 26 x 27 centimeters. Photo by Steven van Kooijk. All images © Nataliya Vladychko Artist Nataliya Vladychko sculpts spindly specimens in glass, capturing both their delicacy and strength in … Continue reading
After Dark, Dave Jordano Photographs the Idiosyncratic Personalities of American Towns | Colossal
JANUARY 17, 2024 KATE MOTHES Skyway Bridge, Chicago (2023). All images © Dave Jordano Dave Jordano’s atmospheric nighttime images of American towns cast urban landscapes in a unique light. “Night photography is one of the most challenging aspects of photography, … Continue reading
Çifteli: This microtonal instrument changed the way I think about music
The Çifteli sample I made can be downloaded here: https://www.decentsamples.com/product… It is meant to be used with Decent Sampler, a free plugin that can be downloaded here: https://www.decentsamples.com/product… If you’re curious about microtonal composing, there’s a nice explainer here: https://blog.discmakers.com/2017/08/m… … Continue reading
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A Knotted Octopus Carved Directly into Two Pianos Entwines Maskull Lasserre’s New Musical Sculpture | Colossal
JANUARY 12, 2024 GRACE EBERT “The Third Octave” (2023). All images © Maskull Lasserre, “The Third Octave” connects through a tangled, textured knot of octopus tentacles, corresponding to the eight notes of the octaves. Behind the hammers and pins of … Continue reading
The Listening Service – Strange Tuning – BBC Sounds
An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service.Mozart’s famous Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola makes its effect not least through the unusual tuning of the strings of one of the solo instruments. Mozart asks the viola player … Continue reading
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