Ried Farrington's Gin and It
A Hitchcock Dialogue, From Screen to Stage and Back
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Theater Review - 'Gin and "It"' - Hitchcock Meets Jimmy Stewart Again at P.S. 122 - NYTimes.com
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Is this my new job title?
I wish I could take credit for putting this into some form at some point, but I honestly don’t remember.
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Staple-cities large and small
We covered artist Peter Root's smaller Low-Rise staplescape back in 2009. It's only about 1.5 m2. His newest work, Ephemicropolis, shown uppermost, is a full 18 m2. Be sure to check out the making-of video at his website. As impressive as Root's models are, I have to admit I am almost equally charmed by Tofi Stoler's miniature of Manhattan Island, shown immediately above. [via Boing Boing]
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Staples, a blank wall, and lots of patience
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Use An iPad As A Hexagonal MIDI Controller With Hex OSC
iPad Music Software: SkyLight has announced a new musical keyboard software for iPad, Hex OSC Full.
Description:
Hex OSC Full has substantial 4-octave keys which are designed to meet the needs of musicians who have been waiting for the real keyboard software. It can expand the repertoires of performers. Besides, transmitting signals to OSC/MIDI devices give inexhaustible [...] http://bit.ly/aFDbtH
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News: SHAPE Services releases IM+ update for iPad
SHAPE Services has released an update to its popular cross-platform Instant Messaging application for the iPad. IM+ 4.1 is a universal app that provides access to a wide number of messaging services including AIM, MSN, Google Talk, Facebook, Twitter, Skype Chat and Jabber. In addition to better iPad support, the latest version also provides support for speech recognition, longer push notification session time, proper iPad external keyboard support…
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News: OtterBox previews Defender, Commuter cases for iPad
OtterBox has posted preview pages of its upcoming Defender Series and Commuter Series cases for the Apple iPad. The Defender Series uses three layers of materials to provide shock and scratch protection, and features silicone grip pads to hold the iPad in place when in use, silicone plugs for protection of all ports, a snap-off bottom piece for compatibility with Apple’s official iPad Docks, a built-in stand, and a removable back polycarbonate…
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Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: Dark Void Zero, Espgaluda II, NFS Shift iPad, Pinball HD, Scrabble iPad + More
Welcome to this week’s gaming edition of iPhone and iPad Gems! Due to the continued flood of new app releases we’ve been sifting through, today’s roundup is again a rapid-fire look at eight different titles—each with less detail than we’d normally prefer to include in a full review. Our goal is to let you know about three noteworthy recent iPhone/iPod touch games, and bring you up to speed on a handful of new iPad…
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Listen: Drake's New Kanye West- Produced Track "Find Your Love"
After the Best New Music'd "Over" and the Dream-assisted ballad "Shut It Down", next-generation hip-hop artist Drake drops the third track from his forthcoming LP, Thank Me Later, which is due June 15 on Young Money. The song is called "Find Your Love" and it was produced by Kanye West, who gives it that spartan 808s and Heartbreak emo-funk sheen.
To celebrate the unveiling, Drake just put a picture on his blog featuring a woman with the words "love will tear us apart" written on her hand. Listen below:
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Candles make for a hot illusion
Have you ever seen a trompe l'oeil image of a cube? Have you ever seen a trompe l'oeil image of a cube, on fire? Well, now you have. It's by YouTube user brusspup. Looks great! [via neatorama]
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- This is not a spiral
- POV rainbow book
- Updated animated optical illusion tutorial
- Felice Varini's town-sized illusion
- James Dyson's uphill water flow illusion
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