The Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night
The Heroic Vision Over shadowy spires and gleaming towers lay the ghostly darkness and silence that runs before dawn. Into a dim alley, one of… Read More »The Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night
Art and Culture
Richard Hamming on working with the door open
… what you consider to be good working conditions may not be good for you. There are many illustrations of this point. For example, working… Read More »Richard Hamming on working with the door open
Walking to the West in the Morning
when I walk to the west in the morningthe sun follows me from behindI walk following my own shadowwhich stretches out in front. me and… Read More »Walking to the West in the Morning
David Fincher on the labour of direction
Despite being one of the most renowned and distinctive film-makers in the business, Fincher is not comfortable with being described as an “auteur”, or even… Read More »David Fincher on the labour of direction
Andy Warhol on coke, hotdogs and American equality
America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca Cola,… Read More »Andy Warhol on coke, hotdogs and American equality
Competition
Compete From Latin competere, in its late sense ‘strive or contend for (something)’, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’. OED I offer this… Read More »Competition
Loving the plateau (2)
George Leonard reminds us that the majority of the time we spend doing anything will be spent on the plateau rather than on the peaks… Read More »Loving the plateau (2)
Werner Herzog vs cinéma vérité : director as sting
Alex Gibney: In a panel I was on with you, you said that a film-maker should not be a “fly on the wall”. Rather, a… Read More »Werner Herzog vs cinéma vérité : director as sting
History of Animation: Gumbasia – Gumby and the Avant Guard
Here’s an excerpt from a great little essay by Animation Obsessive:
Seth Godin, Bluebird and everybody else
Here’s Seth Godin: