• I don’t think that least-common-denominator culture distributed by mass media is the worst evil perpetrated by the 20th century, but I do seriously think it is on the list of the top ten.

    —The Universe of Discourse : META

  • I think I might need to switch Antje’s Kindle to her own Amazon account. 

  • As uncomfortable as I personally may sometimes feel, the city street is one of the few places where I confront my own opportunity and privilege, and think, seriously, about how other people make their way in the world. This isn’t something I put up with as a trade-off for the other perks of urban living. To my mind, it’s the whole point.

    —On Admitting That Homeless People Make You Uncomfortable (via theatlanticcities)


  • jstn:

    ckck:

    Nolab, a digital back concept (soon to be realized) for Super 8 cameras capable of capturing 720p HD video.

    Hopefully one day there’ll be something like this for 35mm still cameras too.

    Please happen. The bulky cartridge format of Super 8 makes this much more attainable than doing something similar with 35mm stills (barely any space between the film and the back of most cameras…)

    In the far future I’d love to be able to buy a “sheet” of camera, thin as a strip of film, and cut it to any size I want.

    I’ve been dreaming of this for 35mm for years as well. 

  • Whoa, Cinerama here.” “Cute, huh?” Vyrva switching on a gigantic 17-inch LCD monitor, “Brand new, retails for about a thousand, but we got a price.

    —Bleeding Edge, Thomas Pynchon, Location 1054