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L. Hunter Lovins and the Business Case for Sustainability

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L. Hunter Lovins and the Business Case for Sustainability

At this point the term sustainability isn't even sustainable. Greenwashing, leaf logos. It's getting tired fast. Nevertheless, as L. Hunter Lovins explains, there is a business case for taking sustainability seriously rather than simply trying to sel [...]

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August 31, 2010

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Culture, Sustainability

Blommers/Schumm: Portraiture Taken to the Cleaners

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Blommers/Schumm: Portraiture Taken to the Cleaners

I came across the Blommers/Schumm book Anita and was blown away by their work, particularly the Class of 1998 series where their mastery of microscopic detail and enormous vision are displayed to perfection.

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August 16, 2010

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Books, Culture, Photography

Pecha Kucha and the Art of Presentation

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Pecha Kucha and the Art of Presentation

Pecha Kucha: twenty slides with twenty seconds per slide adding up to a six minute forty second presentation for each speaker.

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August 10, 2010

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Artists, Culture, Technology

The Last Laugh #008: Rammstein Mashup

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The Last Laugh #008: Rammstein Mashup

I saw this video back in the early days of YouTube and thought it was great. Really tight editing and obviously a hilarious choice of music.

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July 10, 2010

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Culture, Humor, Music Videos

The Last Laugh #007: NSFW Parrot

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The Last Laugh #007: NSFW Parrot

This bird has got attitude. Sure there are other fowl-mouthed birds on the net, but Ruby kills it.

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July 3, 2010

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Culture, Entertainment, Humor

Tom Palumbo: Paris 1962

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Tom Palumbo: Paris 1962

To him, there's not much difference between the photographs he takes and the plays he directs because both contain drama -- both contain paradox and revelation, both energize Palumbo's life.

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July 1, 2010

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Culture, Photography, fashion

Zontik Games

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Zontik Games

Zontik is an international purveyor of luxury board games and gifts, and they believe that recreation is exactly that: the re-creation of something that is more than the sum of its parts.

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June 29, 2010

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Culture, Industrial Design, Reviews

The Last Laugh #006: 10 Things I Hate…

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The Last Laugh #006: 10 Things I Hate…

I keep finding people who haven't seen this classic trailer recut so I had to post it.

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June 26, 2010

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The Last Laugh #005: Dune Re-Dub

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The Last Laugh #005: Dune Re-Dub

This has got to be, by far, one of the most impressive re-dubs I've ever seen. And of course it's of one of my favorite movies, Dune. Re-dubbed by Sequential Pictures [...]

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June 19, 2010

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The Last Laugh #004: Day Job Orchestra

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The Last Laugh #004: Day Job Orchestra

I am super impressed by Dayjob Orchestra and the very concept of dubbing vocals based on lip and mouth movements. These are only two of my favorite DJO takes on Star Trek.

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June 12, 2010

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The Last Laugh #003: Rock Me Tonight?

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The Last Laugh #003: Rock Me Tonight?

The mid 80s were rough on Rock music. Not only did video kill the radio star, but it introduced new genres like New Wave and Heavy Metal to a hungry audience which left rock sounding rather old and tired.

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June 5, 2010

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Clip/Stamp/Fold

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Clip/Stamp/Fold

Clip/Stamp/Fold: The Radical Architecture of Little Magazines 196X - 197X is an exhibition of seventy little magazines that incited great change in architectural culture.

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June 1, 2010

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Culture, Magazines, architecture