Three figures are illuminated in an empty LA retail store, in '"Don’t Forget to Breathe."
Three figures are illuminated in an empty Los Angeles retail store, in Doug Aitken's installation Don’t Forget to Breathe.
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Bach is being marketed more than ever.
Two hundred sixty-eight years after the death of Johann Sebastian Bach and "the composer is a bigger celebrity than ever." Elizabeth Lyon on the marketing of Bach in the Hudson Review. The Bach of today—as portrayed in recordings, newspaper articles, books, and physical paraphernalia—is as
James O’Brien fights Brexit one caller at a time.
As Prime Minister May tries to bring home a Brexit deal from Brussels, here is the London radio host James O’Brien, recently famous in the UK for arguing with Brexiteers every day on his show. Clad in a crew neck sweater and sporting a neatly trimmed beard, Mr. O’
In a live performance accompanied by mesmerizing visuals, Kelly Moran performs "Halogen."
In a live performance accompanied by mesmerizing visuals, Kelly Moran performs "Halogen" from Ultraviolet, one of TMN's Andrew Womack's top albums of 2018.
Some of the last axes made by hand before automation ruled manufacturing.
A short film made by photographer Peter Vogt in 1965 about making axes in Maine, before mass production wiped out manufacturing things by hand. Via coudal.com. Related/unrelated: "Road cyclist taken out by deer."
Aerial views of how humanity has shaped Earth's surface.
Aerial views of how humanity has shaped Earth's surface, with a voiceover by philosopher Alan Watts.
Listen to brown noise while you work.
Your new favorite music for good work: deep layered brown noise. “Your brain is especially attuned to detect changes in your surroundings if there’s a low level of background information,” he explains. “When it’s silent, almost anything can alert your brain, and you can’t help but pay
The Los Angeles Rams made a 1980s music video.
An oral history of the little-known Los Angeles Rams' 1985 song "Ram It!", a response to the Chicago Bears' “Super Bowl Shuffle.” I’m just telling you, we were half in the bag on that whole deal. It was our day off, we were drinking
How to surf the Severn Bore.
There's just something about watching goofballs surf muddy rivers on their heads that we find relaxing.
Making Moebius drawings with a drawing machine.
A fascinating short shows imprecise Moebius drawings made precisely with a drawing machine.