(incli)NATION

Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight

Is Dr. Taylor with us? More than most... http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/229

Building A Yurt Kazakh Style

Found this while Stumbling around this morning...Can't wait to try one of my own.

Bob Dylan on the Chabad Telethon: One of the Only Redeeming Reasons to Live in LA; The Ten most Incomprehensible Bob Dylan Interviews of All Time

We just heard about the new Bryant Park Project over at NPR and while perusing the web component of the project, we ran across this great YouTube clip. Have a listen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mVAn4X5zNc

"Dylan's been giving bad interviews for so long that New York Magazine compiled a list that they call "The Ten Most Incomprehensible Bob Dylan Interviews of All Time." Now I applaud them for their research, and it's certainly worth a look, because they tracked down video of most of these trainwrecks. (A 1986 classic is above.) But I take issue with New York's slant.

How many times have you heard Bob Dylan characterized as being out of it and incoherent? How many jokes have been made about him mumbling and rambling through songs and sentences? It's a pretty old and predictable take, and it has little or no basis in reality.

Say what you will about Dylan. You may think he's past his prime, you may think his songs go on forever, and after watching interview clips like the one above, you may think he's a jerk. But make no mistake--he knows exactly what he's doing.

Bat For Lashes - What's a Girl To Do

So much bad news lately. Dark times. Lately we've been feeling, well, like this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=n1wnOUH2jk8

Oliver Mandić 'My Love Wants Only to Watch Kurusawa Films'

Below is "a music video from 1981 by Oliver Mandić, a big-time 1980s eastern European pop star, transvestite, drug experimenter, orientalist (natch), perfectionist and all-around controversial guy." --benperry.net

I think it is absolutley amazing and must be watched by everyone under the age of 20:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFGObRscWas

A big 'thank you' to benperry.net for this one

Info-graphic Music Video by Sarah McLachlan "World on Fire"

Another highlight from our wanderings in the info-graphic world this week; an info-graphic music video featuring Sarah McLachlan's "World on Fire". Fabulous use of graphics and stock ftg. Yes, we are not alone.

from infoaesthetics: at the cost of $15 for this whole video, I guess the infographics were designed for free.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzoNInZ2ClQ

see also global rich list & miniature earth & worldmapper & govcom & gapminder.

[link: worldonfire.ca (high-rez, original video)]

Simpsons "Powers of 10" Classic Send-up

Yes we've been neglecting the blog for a few weeks. It's summer after all and up here in the Pacific Northwest when the sun comes out, you take advantage of it!

But this week we are working on an infographic project and so in honor of that occasion, we will be sharing some of our research here on (incli)NATION.

First up, a fabulous send-up of the classic "Powers of 10" by Charles and Ray Eames.

Simpsons fans will remember this one: it is a classic in its own right. The following from infoaesthetics

compare The Simpsons' rendition of the Powers of Ten to the 1977 original documentary film, shown after the break.

[link: powersof10.com & cakeshop.tv (The Simpsons, .mov) & yonsei.ac.kr (photo version)]

Fujiya & Miyagi, "Ankle Injuries" creative scripting on YouTube

Absolutely fantastic video. Obviously scripted pixels into die, but great nonetheless. The kids are complaining they ripped off Gondry's White Stripes vid, but they just don't know...there is nothing NEW in the world. ENJOY!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5XVeENmLMk

C'était un Rendez-vous: Filmé par Claude Lelouch

Need a little adreanaline rush? Click here to get 9 minutes a unadulterated, uncut speed with this little cult classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyabObFKp0s

   

A big thank you to the just discovered (to us) Studio 109. Plenty of good debate on the authenticity of speed here, here and here...

According to Studio 109

"This short film by seminal French director Claude Lelouch presents a unique experience of the urban environment. A nine minute tour of 1970's Paris from a moving vehicle. There are some pretty tense moments as the driver speeds through the cobblestone streets. There is a lot of controversy surrounding the nuts and bolts of the film. Who was driving? What type of car? Was it staged? Has it been altered to make the cars speed appear faster? But the overwhelming consensus is that Lelouch himself was driving, the roads were not block off, and he reached top speeds between 90-140 mph in a Ferrari 275 GTB before ending his voyage at the Basilica Sacre Coeur."

via Studio 109

Solar Flare Anomoly Animation by liyongqiang (YouTube)

I've watched this 3 times so far and it gets better each time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQyp9y_9s10

"SOHO stands for Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. The SOHO Gallery has movies and animations on sunpots, solar flares, photon showers, and comets. This video of solar flares was made from SOHO’s images. Push Play or go to YouTube.

Link to SOHO. -via Ursi’s Blog. via Neatorama