THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST - Trailer

 A father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity. 

Turning a Clock Into a Macintosh Mini

This Does Not Compute wanted more out of his Macintosh replica clock, so he ripped out its insides and turned it into a working Macintosh Mini. 

In A Quiet Room

This is a very touching film that summons all the emotions. 

 

Artwork Of The Day

 

Nataliya Bagatskaya (Ukrainian b.1967), What Times, Such Stars, 2026

via Duck Soup

The Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva performed at the 2009 Deaflympics

The Thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara is one of the Four Great Bodhisattvas of Chinese Buddhism and represents the Buddha’s great compassion. What makes this performance by the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe (CDPPAT) even more exceptional is that the twenty-one dancers are deaf and mute and cannot hear the music.

Via everlasting blort

A PALE VIEW OF HILLS Trailer

 I read this novel by Kazuo Ishiguro recently and look forward to seeing the film. the book explored motherhood and guilt and had a surprise ending that I had to read twice because I was not sure I understood what had happened.

The Fascinating History of the Villa di Pratolino

The villa was known to contemporaries as a “Garden of Wonders”,and has more recently been likened to a modern theme park.

(Aeon Videos)

Catspeak by Brooks Riley

 

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Send in The Flying Monkeys

My buddy Mike sent me his latest creation which he describes as “a visual style that blends the 'crayon box' chaos of Hieronymus Bosch and Terry Gilliam with a splash of Home Alone and Edvard Munch.” I think it captures the zeitgeist of the United States in the 2020s (and the lyrics are posted in case you want to sing along).

Inside the Factory Where the Legendary Eames Lounge Chair Is Made

I bought a less expensive knockoff of this chair and it is quite comfortable. I would like to have an original but $$$.

Laughing Squid Via Memo Of The Air