urban decay photography

Following a link from this post at Skepticlawyer, via TIME to the photographer’s website, I came across these excellent galleries of urban decay: Detroit in decline; East-German industrial wastelands; and abandoned theatres.  It’s certainly…

music listening preferences and intelligence

I really enjoyed “Music That Makes You Dumb“, an admittedly psuedo-scientific analysis of intelligence vs musical preferences.  Basically, one Virgil Griffith has assembled data on music taste based on U.S. college campuses, then compared that data with the…

some people tell me I got the blood of the land in my voice

For a while there, Bob Dylan seemed to be slowing down with age.  In his youth he was an album factory, cranking out 8 albums between 1962 and 1967, and 9 albums between 1969 and 1976.  But in (ahem) modern…

why there were no iphones in mulholland drive

(thanks to Sam)

tiny art director

This site is funny, in a slightly sickly-cutesy kind of way – an artist receives briefs from his toddler daughter who then critiques the results (read: gets angry and hurls abuse).

i have seen the fnords

manage your digital rights

I came across this very informative summary of the current (purported) rights that various on-line communities claim over the content you, the user, uploads.  For example, Facebook’s terms of service are completely horrendous, whereas Flickr is relatively respectful…

questionable footwear of my roommate’s escort

I don’t know what this is, but I like it: one man documents the extraordinarily bad shoes worn by his crazy Russian housemate’s prostitute(s).

Somewhat NSFW, but not completely (depending on where you work).

perspective refresher

Pictures like these seem like a good enough reason to continue exploring space – it’s an excellent tool for reflecting the utter triviality of the apparently significant matters with which we fill our days.

Now if only we could find…

after the gold rush

I was lucky enough to see Neil Young at the Adelaide Big Day Out.  Erin and I photographed the day for Rhum.

Some of my Neil Young shots (click for bigger versions):

project mayhem

Fight Club is starting to look somewhat prophetic this week – a number of recent events are reminiscent of ‘Project Mayhem’, Tyler Durden’s plan to bring down the structures and sensibilities of conservative/capitalist America (apparently loosely based on the

100 megacalorie warhead

Continuing with the emerging theme of “totally repulsive things you should never actually eat”, Erin points to this masterpiece of high-energy, low nutrient food: various McDonalds products on a pizza.

The gun in the final picture…

why?

I thought no-one could do a less appropriate cover of a great song than Scarlett.  I was so very wrong.

Edit: I like this description.  What the hell is with The Watchmen anyway?  So…

you’ll be hearing from me baby, long after i’m gone

So, Leonard Cohen.  What can I say?  It was incredible.  I was not ready for how amazing his voice is live.  Despite playing to a crowd of strangers in a far off place on a scorching hot day, his warmth…

leonard cohen

It was fabulous. More soon.