For the first month of Ricardo and Felicity’s affair, they greeted one another at every stolen rendezvous with a kiss — a lengthy, ravenous kiss, Ricardo lapping and sucking at Felicity’s mouth as if she were a giant cage-mounted water bottle and he were the world’s thirstiest gerbil.

-Molly Ringle

Illustrations based on one-line summaries of Law & Order episodes = Brandon Bird’s series - These are Their Stories.

They’re great.

If any of my 4 readers happen to be in Los Angeles, there’s a show July 24-30.  Follow the link for info.

Hot Chip – I Feel Better

Arguably my favorite album of this year. Stream it here: http://www.lcdsoundsystem.com/thisishappening/

Director: David Fincher (Fight Club)
Score: Trent Reznor (NIN)
Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing)

I don’t know… sounds kind of sketchy.

Jack Conte continues to blow my mind.  Frequently.

Please visit this site.

Rainn Wilson has put together Soul Pancake.  What is Soul Pancake?

Well, it’s more of a mission than a Web site…

We want to make discussions about Spirituality, Creativity, and Philosophy cool again. Were they ever cool? I have no idea. But it seems like a good idea. We want to engage the user to “Chew on Life’s Big Questions”™. (I was kidding about the ™ symbol; you can use that phrase however you want. Even to sell frozen taquitos.) Where do you go on the Interwebs if you want an irreverent, fun, and profound take on God and Art and the Soul and Faith and Beauty? Fox.com? Maybe. But maybe also here at SoulPancake.com.

We provide some rockin’ content (interviews, blogs, challenges, contests, features, and more), but it’s really all about having YOU – the SoulPancake community – bring this site to life. Say what’s on your mind. Be real. Talk about WHY WE’RE HERE. And if I say something that offends you, let me have it.
Just remember: Life is a rich, weird, difficult experience. So join us as we go on the spiritual and artistic journey that is SoulPancake

Scrolling through some of the most recent discussions, you’ll find topics like -

Are we suffering from a poverty of ambition?

Is our society obsessed with instant gratification?

Losing our humanity, one debate at a time

and

How have you been creative this week?

Community members are encouraged to actively participate in the discussions, as well as post their own questions or topics.

I don’t know why, but the site works.  For anyone who enjoys good discussion, and swimming in the deep end of the pool, I’d recommend it.

Mahalo.

One of the coolest aspects of the Drafthouse, in my opinion, are the prints that are produced for some of their special screenings.

As well as films, the site is full of concert posters and art prints:

Unfortunately, I’ve just about run out of wall space for more art.  One day.

You can find the prints here:  Poster Cabaret

Here are some of my favorites -

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Behold:

Go here: WILCO