Nemesis vs. archenemy, music videos, iPhone, Corvallis
Sunday, October 4, 2009
A friend told me about this article (from April 1, 2004) the other day. I like it: “The Importance of Being Hated” by Chuck Klosterman. “In this golden age of enmity, friends are for suckers. What you need are a pair of well-chosen foes.”
Now I can tell my nemesis from my archenemy. Excellent. Also: “The Joker was Batman’s nemesis, but—ironically—Âhis archenemy was Superman, since Superman made Batman seem entirely mortal and generally nonessential.”
Animated music videos
- “Horse Mountain” by The Buddy System
- “Wraith Pined to the Mist” by Of Montreal
- “Brush Brush Brush – Yo Gabba Gabba” by Of Montreal & Kangaroo Alliance
Also, here is a 30-minute behind-the-scenes video of Nine Inch Nails’ “Closer,” narrated by Romanek: The Making of the “Closer” Video.
Funny videos
- School Answering Machine: Great answering machine message from a school in Australia
- When the wife don’t listen: A mean gun trick
- Sesame Street: On a Boat: Bert and Ernie plus The Lonely Island featuring T-Pain! This is the YouTube video description: “Oh sh*t! Get your rubber duckies ready, it’s about to go down.”
iPhone, design and art
This looks neat: Autodesk SketchBook Mobile. It’s a painting and drawing application that “extends your digital sketchpad to your Apple iPhone or Apple iPod touch.”
Oh my: On a Boat Comes to I am T-Pain iPhone App.
This seven-minute Wired cover design presentation is kind of charming: Wired’s Creative Director Scott Dadich on Design.
Also, some charming art by Benjamin Hubert: Final Frame: Edit Undo Eraser (pencil eraser utilizing keyboard shortcuts for undo).
Corvallis, Oregon
Nice article from National Geographic: “Want to join the new economy? Get wired in, in Corvallis.”
This is a somewhat terrifying video from The Valley Library on Oregon State University campus on October 1: OSU library Flash mob. Makes me think: “Counting bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums.” Also, swine flu . . . we has it.