'tis the life: The Edwardian Ball, Los Angeles, 2011

--just testing a flash audio player on the blog

--i can hear this piece working its way into a david lynch film somewhare in the future -- it's a seemingly perfectly written tune:
Singular Acceptance - holly miranda

'the future' of fashion photography: jamie beck's “cinemagraphs”

(via From Me To You)

“Coco takes Manhattan” in Oscar de la Renta

Watching Coco come alive in front of our camera lens was beautiful performance art. She gives you a million moments in such a fearless way and through her talent she made our work greater. Thank you Coco for spending this time with us, you set the bar ridiculously high… and I love it.
oh-so-coco:

THIS IS THE FUTURE

Through my new friends at tumblr headquarters I’ve recently come in contact with a very talented new photographer named Jamie. She and her fiancée create these unique images she calls “cinemagraphs” - more than a photo, but not quite a video.

Mark my words friends, this art form is the way of the future.

Teams vs. Star Slinger - Close To Me (VIDEO)

Teams vs. Star Slinger - Close To Me from Jordan Kim on Vimeo.

Album: Teams vs. Star Slinger
Label: Mexican Summer
Director: Jordan Kim
DP/Props: Brandon Minton
Starring: Jamie Patterson, Michael Wingate
Thanks: Jeffrey Max, Laura Darlington, Jarond Gibbs,
Genevieve Maxwell, Mike Szerszunowicz, Tano Tropia

Goodbye My Lover by ~quartertofour @deviantART

Goodbye My Lover by ~quartertofour @deviantART a photo by Tesla_Girl on Flickr.

remarkable: Touch Wood ad showcases Japan's beauty, mankind's ingenuity (video)

This extremely elaborate three-minute Japanese ad for a cell phone is way more entertaining than it should be. A wooden ball plays Bach’s Cantata 147 in a forest just by rolling down a track designed by Kenjiro Matsuo. No splicing or video magic -this is the actual music played by a contraption that Rube Goldberg or any musician would be proud of.
--via Neatorama

Raygun Gothic Rocket Ship (photo)

Raygun Gothic Rocket Ship a photo by SdosRemedios on Flickr.

Steven dosRemedios shot an amazing Polar Panorama of the Raygun Gothic Rocket Ship sculpture located on the Embarcadero in San Francisco.

Rolling Stone Exclusive: PJ Harvey's 'Hanging In The Wire' Video

--i've enjoyed pj harvey since forever and her new one does not disappoint:

"N.Y.C." (No York City)

“N. Y. C. (No York City)” by Rick Liss is a wonderful six minute film that combines fast motion images of the sights and people of 1980′s New York with humorous sound dubbing and a driving electronic score by Laurie Anderson. Think of it as a time capsule without all the dust.
-Laughing Squid

RIP Dame Elizabeth - you were grand