“I wanted to make art that questioned our relationship with animals and the ethics and sustainability of factory farming,” Banksy said in a statement distributed by a publicist, “but it ended up as chicken nuggets singing.”

It all started with four friends and one dilemma: “what do I want to do with my life?” Fresh out of college and unsure about the career paths in front of them, they were determined to expose themselves to more than just the traditional life roads. They hopped in an old RV, painted it green, and hit the road to talk with inspiring people from all walks of life to find out how they came to do what they love for a living.

Today, Roadtrip Nation has evolved into a PBS series, three books, an online community, and a student movement. We send people on the road who are interested in exploring the world outside their comfort zone, talking with individuals who chose to define their own road in life, and sharing their experiences with our generation.

roadtripnation.com

Went to that area for an interview yesterday and saw these: 

this is why i love NYC.

http://rrobots.com/

Saw this guy’s work in DUMBO today. Pretty amazing.

Continual Partial Awareness: Premiere of a new performance by Cory Arcangel

Friday, November 14th at 7:30pm
the New Museum, New York, NY
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“This performance is going to be about ‘Continuous Partial Awareness’ — a phrase that was first described to me as meaning ‘you know, like, when you have 3 IM windows open, 2 email inboxs dinging away, are txting 5 different people, and also have 5 tabs open on your browser, each with updated content.’ It is about paying attention to everything all the time, but not really concentrating on anything. It is different from multitasking, because with multitasking, one actually is expected to concentrate on tasks at some point, even if in small doses.

‘Continuous Partial Awareness’ is the eroded degenerate modern version of multitasking. I still dont know how this performance will take shape, it might be a lecture, a music show, a broadcast, a chess game, etc, etc, but what I do know is that the feeling of ‘non-concentration’ that has seeped into today’s life through our flat screen displays and wifi will be its starting point.” — Cory Arcangel

http://www.beigerecords.com/cory/ (New Site - don’t be fooled)

Hi guys

 i decided to’upgrade’ the header by making it random. Would love to get submissions from you guys, just e-mail me your own designs. Here’s the rules:

1. Spell the word dreams. Can be in other languages.
2. Dimensions are 250×80
3. Submit as many as you want
4. Nothing NSFW please.
5. Files should be exported to jpeg.

Anything goes! E-mail them to me at neonspice@gmail.com with subject “dreams header”.

Thanks guys.

20 MacBook computers with special speakers played by tilting the machines, tapping keys, and striking or strumming trackpads.

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http://www.dunkinbeatstarbucks.com/default.aspx

Sports brand meets anime. Someone beat me to it.

some really nice work.

Future of Web Design NYC, Nov 4th. Speakers: Hillman Curtis, Daniel Burka, Ryan Singer, Khoi Vinh, Nick La, Liz Danzico and more.

One of the research projects done by a student from Dan+Andre’s senior project class.

Obama ‘08 - Vote For Hope from MC Yogi on Vimeo.

A Sundance film festival documentary I went to go see last week.
The documentary follows 5 very normal, very American and very Christian Families and their journey with a homosexual son or daughter. It deals with their struggles, the impact of parents reactions on their child. A very moving experience to see if they are able to overcome their prejudices and come together as a family.

It also draws upon roughly 5 bible verses that people in the past has used to condemn homosexuality, however experts urge people to understand the historical and scholarly context in order to see these verses in a new light.

For The Bible Tells Me So - website and trailer

The only animation in the movie - a comedic take to explain if it is a choice, shown right after a very serious segment:

Theology and Pop Culture. A class offered by Fuller Theological Seminary where Pop Culture in order to understand our generation and the role of Christians today. What can we learn from Music, TV, Advertisements? These are questions students discuess each week and post their reflections in the forum for anyone to comment on.

Check out the forums and follow along as this quarters students are engaging in this dialogue.

Get-Culture.com

Marshall McLuhan argues in The Medium is the Massage that the dominant communication media of our time will shape the way humans think, act, and ultimately perceive the world around them. Technologies—from clothing to the wheel to the book, and beyond—are the messages themselves, not the content of the medium. In essence, The Medium is the Massage is a graphical and creative representation of his ‘medium is the message’ thesis seen in Understanding Media.

Founded in 2007 by Christopher Sleboda and Kathleen Burns, Part of It works with artists to create products for causes they are passionate about. Sales from products benefit charities chosen by the artists.

Part of It stems from our belief that artists (and conscientious consumers) can make a positive difference in the world by supporting causes close to their heart. Expressions of protest, simple declarations, moving graphics that encourage conversation and dialogue—there are many ways to enter into and encourage civic discourse. We believe activism can be fun, personal, beautiful and engaging; we can all play a part in making a better world for ourselves, for our communities, and for future generations.

http://woodgears.ca/eyeball/index.html

http://www.loveworn.com/

http://technologizer.com/2008/10/20/apple-ads-about-microsoft-ads-about-apple-ads-about-microsoft/

this site is fucking awesome. click on any link and see what i mean.