Records Collecting Dust is a documentary film about the music and records that changed our lives. Written and directed by San Diego based musician and filmmaker Jason Blackmore, Records Collecting Dust documents the vinyl record collections, origins, and holy grails of alternative music icons Jello Biafra, Chuck Dukowski, Keith Morris, John Reis, and over thirty other underground music comrades.
Records Collecting Dust is set for theater release in January 2015.
We’re only here for a short while. And I think it’s such a lucky accident, having been born, that we’re almost obliged to pay attention. In some ways, this is getting far afield. I mean, we are – as far as we know – the only part of the universe that’s self-conscious. We could even be the universe’s form of consciousness. We might have come along so that the universe could look at itself. I don’t know that, but we’re made of the same stuff that stars are made of, or that floats around in space. But we’re combined in such a way that we can describe what it’s like to be alive, to be witnesses. Most of our experience is that of being a witness. We see and hear and smell other things. I think being alive is responding.
Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in Creativity: The Psychology of Discovery and Invention
The Lick reigns supreme. None can escape its influence.
Weather Man Cory McCloskey makes light of situation of the computer glitch displaying 1000+, 2000+ degrees on the weather map from Fox10 Phoenix on January 27th, 2014. He handles the live segment like a pro.
If you’re having a great day, or a bad couple of hours, be prepared to be ambushed by cute as this kitten enters a box ducklings that just might make your head explode with adorbs.
This video from Kruger National Park in South Africa shows the story of a lioness that had somehow gotten separated from her pride for a few days. She hid in the brush, called out for them and patiently waiting for them to come back – if they ever did. Once they did re-appear, just watch the joy and happiness that comes only with family reunions.
The Heinz History Center in Mister Rogers’s own city of Pittsburgh has several items from his set on public display. You can visit the fourth floor Special Collections Gallery to see the largest collection of original items from the “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” television set on public view.
The installation include the entryway and living room set that Mister Rogers walked through to begin each show, King Friday XIII’s Castle, Great Oak Tree, the residence of Henrietta Pussycat and X The Owl, Picture Picture, the display that helped Mister Rogers teach children using interactive media, McFeely’s “Speedy Delivery” tricycle; and a variety of additional items from the “Neighborhood of Make-Believe,” including King Friday XIII’s telephone, Henrietta Pussycat’s outfit, Chef Brockett’s hat, Harriett Elizabeth Cow’s desk, and the bench that Mister Rogers sat on during each show. Also on view is a life-like figure of Mister Rogers, wearing his iconic sweater, necktie, khakis, and sneakers.
Flavorwire put together an exclusive bingo card just for this year’s Super Bowl XLIX Halftime show. Print it, share it with a few football friends, and track your progress throughout the show. The first person to get five in a row wins the whole dern game!
Seeing is believing, as the saying goes, but don’t try telling that to illusionists Penn & Teller. Since the late 1970s, they have been performing their unique act combining comedy and magic, astonishing and delighting audiences around the world. CBS’ Lee Cowan has a backstage pass.
Can you find Australia? Where did my country, Canada, go? The cartogram, made by Reddit user TeaDranks, scales each country’s geographic area by its population.
