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JAY-Z & Alicia Keys performing "Empire State of Mind" Last night before game 2 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Desktop Dump II
This summer has been a blast. Except for the 3/4th of it I have spent on the computer. I dump about a million images onto the desktop a day, and save them in folders by day; the equivalent of stuffing mess in your closet or under the bed. Here is some of the stuff from under my bed.
Ryan McGinley's Moonmilk ... Wow
Ryan McGinley's new body of work, entitled MoonMilk, premiered in its entirety two days ago on TinyVices.com. The series was shot underground in caves across America over the last two years. Photographed on 35mm with gels, lights, and brave models, the psychedelic imagery is nothing short of spectacular. The work will go on exhibit September 11th at the Alison Jacques Gallery in London.
That Summertime Sound
Check out the website for the new book "The Summertime Sound" by Matthew Specktor, which was released yesterday. I read an excerpt of the new novel online and decided to check out the site. Most websites designed exclusively for marketing a book are lacking. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the packaging of "The Summertime Sound" website.
Mr. CAPTCHA
If you have ever wondered what CAPTCHA was it is Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart designed by Carnegie Mellon Computer Science Professor Luis Von Ahn. This is a security program that protects websites against bots by generating and grading tests that humans can pass but current computer programs cannot.
Spaceport America and Virgin Galactic
Spaceport America began construction in New Mexico last Friday. The first ever commercial spaceport will host private space travel companies such as Virgin Galactic, who spent over $300 million in developing a new space launch system.
Reactable In Practice
Much has been written about the reactable instrument in the last several years. It wasn't until I noticed that Bjork had used the instrument in her song Pluto, that I thought I would share it again. The reactable is a collaborative electronic music instrument with a tabletop tangible multi-touch interface.
Meteorite, Most Likely Not Going to Kill You
An article in Wired mentions a boy’s close encounter of the third kind with a meteorite this week when it hit his hand in a thunderous collision.
PR2, Layman's R2D2
A Times article about the PR2 (personal robot) by Willow Garage–founded by Scott Hassan, an original designer of Google–concludes with a scientist’s quote, “Now they can escape and fend for themselves.”
Biobarge
Mary Mattingly, a sculptor/photographer from Brooklyn, has big green plans. She and three other artists will live on a 3,000 Sqf Waterpod for five months, docking at all five boroughs, intermittently opening the barge to the public.
Saturday, Manhattanhenge
Saturday May 30 is one of the biannual occasions when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan grid, making our cross-streets glow like a bitch in heat. On Sunday, instead of half the sun above the grid, you will see the entire fiery orb set on the horizon.
