Film

Sparrow Songs: One Year of Documentary Film

In an age of 3D mega-tainment, finding artists that speak in quiet truths and vernacular can be an unexpected joy.   Sparrow Songs, a collaboration between filmmaker Alex Jablonski and cinematographer Michael Totten, is one of those surprises.  This year

Sparrow Songs: One Year of Documentary Film

In an age of 3D mega-tainment, finding artists that speak in quiet truths and vernacular can be an unexpected joy.   Sparrow Songs, a collaboration between filmmaker Alex Jablonski and cinematographer Michael Totten, is one of those surprises.  This year

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Nostalgic Sloth and Sarcasm: Daria x DVD

This is just a quick PSA for anyone else whose high school experience was augmented by the escape of an even more acerbic and surreal Lawndale High. Daria Morgendorffer has finally made it to DVD. I can hardly contain my

Nostalgic Sloth and Sarcasm: Daria x DVD

This is just a quick PSA for anyone else whose high school experience was augmented by the escape of an even more acerbic and surreal Lawndale High. Daria Morgendorffer has finally made it to DVD. I can hardly contain my

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Eternal Youth: Where the Wild Things Are

found in the comments: “What is it about our generation that makes us unable to grow up?”

Eternal Youth: Where the Wild Things Are

found in the comments: “What is it about our generation that makes us unable to grow up?”

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Flickering Cities: Tealight Animation

There’s no embed — click on through for video.  I’ve done stop motion before, but damn, that had to be labor intensive. Fubiz

Flickering Cities: Tealight Animation

There’s no embed — click on through for video.  I’ve done stop motion before, but damn, that had to be labor intensive. Fubiz

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Oh Good Grief: A Charlie Brown Christmas

Put on some Vince Guaraldi, it’s Christmas time. Enjoy the whole movie in three parts: I, II, III Happy Holidays everyone. This Isn’t Happiness

Oh Good Grief: A Charlie Brown Christmas

Put on some Vince Guaraldi, it’s Christmas time. Enjoy the whole movie in three parts: I, II, III Happy Holidays everyone. This Isn’t Happiness

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I Wanna Make Tacos: Cheetah Lady

Repeat three times with guttural domestic animal voice: this is absurd.  Cheetah Lady is proof that postmodern life is destroying our minds.  Seriously though, what has to happen to make you break down (and hoist up your cat) like that? 

I Wanna Make Tacos: Cheetah Lady

Repeat three times with guttural domestic animal voice: this is absurd.  Cheetah Lady is proof that postmodern life is destroying our minds.  Seriously though, what has to happen to make you break down (and hoist up your cat) like that? 

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Cliff Hanger: Eagle vs Goat

Here’s a quick YouTube clip that many of you have probably seen. I debated posting it at all since throwing memes up on sB isn’t really my style, but having watched this thing over a dozen times during the past

Cliff Hanger: Eagle vs Goat

Here’s a quick YouTube clip that many of you have probably seen. I debated posting it at all since throwing memes up on sB isn’t really my style, but having watched this thing over a dozen times during the past

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Nightmare Revival: Rock-afire Explosion

It’s new student orientation time here at MSU and the grounds are packed with wide-eyed kids filled with nervous hopes of collegiate success. Something struck me today as I was sitting on campus enjoying the amazing weather and incredible scenery

Nightmare Revival: Rock-afire Explosion

It’s new student orientation time here at MSU and the grounds are packed with wide-eyed kids filled with nervous hopes of collegiate success. Something struck me today as I was sitting on campus enjoying the amazing weather and incredible scenery

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Spicyvid Roundup: Spicy Nate

Oh, the Spicy Archives are large and vast and full of odds and ends. Today, we are pulling out some miscellany from the portfolio of Spicy Nate — for a limited time only. So we hope, humble reader, that you

Spicyvid Roundup: Spicy Nate

Oh, the Spicy Archives are large and vast and full of odds and ends. Today, we are pulling out some miscellany from the portfolio of Spicy Nate — for a limited time only. So we hope, humble reader, that you

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Cat vs. Mouse: A Portrait of Graffiti and the Vandal Squad

The vandal squad (and ghost squad) was a thing I heard a lot about while in NYC last summer. This NPR clip does a nice job with an expose on their relationship to the world of graffiti and how the

Cat vs. Mouse: A Portrait of Graffiti and the Vandal Squad

The vandal squad (and ghost squad) was a thing I heard a lot about while in NYC last summer. This NPR clip does a nice job with an expose on their relationship to the world of graffiti and how the

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Orwellian Entertainment – LOOK: The Movie

Adding to the growing discussion and concern about the pervasiveness of surveillance and CCTV monitoring, LOOK: The Movie presents an interesting premise. The entire film was created and shot using only security cameras (although it is unclear whether they were

Orwellian Entertainment – LOOK: The Movie

Adding to the growing discussion and concern about the pervasiveness of surveillance and CCTV monitoring, LOOK: The Movie presents an interesting premise. The entire film was created and shot using only security cameras (although it is unclear whether they were

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Kitsch of the Day: Doo Dah Doo Doo.

And dance. I’m not the person who would normally post viral videos simply for sake of viewing — but in this case the amount of extreme joy and delight I have found via this short has changed my mind. After

Kitsch of the Day: Doo Dah Doo Doo.

And dance. I’m not the person who would normally post viral videos simply for sake of viewing — but in this case the amount of extreme joy and delight I have found via this short has changed my mind. After

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