Make Shit.
There are so many ways to feel miserable, how do you feel better? Watch this short video, ignore this guy’s really expressive eyes and you’ll hear an important message: if you’re an artist you have to make things. Today.
taking hate head on
I was walking through Union Square 2 weeks ago when I saw these guys with a sign that didn’t read the ubiquitous “free hugs.” Take a look at how they reached out to make people feel more comfortable about their faith.
Mad Men/March Madness
I’m not a sports fan either, but I found this Mad Men March Madness mashup extremely well done and entertaining. Even if I had no idea which teams they were referring to. #OpenMinded
How to become a (wo)man
A man is not born or made. A man is performed for the camera for a Bar Mitzvah YouTube mash up.
Music Mashed.
My favorite music mash ups from this weekend!
What is Success?
A particular portion of this essay by a friend really resonated with me: “Once my work was online I caught myself measuring my own definition of success–making the art, committing to the process, believing in the work–against the other definitions of success that exist around artwork in the public sphere. Definitions that have words like “monetized” and “published” and “book… Read more →
When the cover is better.
Really loving this trend of the YouTube DIY girl group. And then the variations on the theme…
How To Make a How-To Video
I read somewhere that how-to videos garner the most hits on YouTube of any genre. But how do you make a how-to video?
Romney Remixed
My remix friend Diran Lyons created this remix in September, 2012. Then yesterday, I’m listening to a co-worker live-stream the Obama rally in Ohio and I hear Jay-Z anounce, “I changed this one up, I have to do it, I’m sorry. I got 99 problems but Mitt ain’t one. I didn’t get clearance from the Secret Service so if they… Read more →
Video Killed… Video
Remember renting movies on a Friday night? Driving to the overly air conditioned movie store to pick out a DVD or OMG, a VHS, from the racks and racks of rentals? The best part was the over-priced candy and instant popcorn at the checkout counter where you had to convince them you were a member, you just forgot your card. That all… Read more →
