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Writers As Rocks Stars & Dr No Words

17 Dec

Mini link dump for you today:

First, an interesting piece in the Columbia Journalism Review (for those of you who didn’t think CJR could bring it, guess again!) about how journalists might survive if they start acting like rock stars. These ideas apply more generally to other creative professions, and also dovetail nicely with recent posts about getting in by getting attention.

Second, behold the blog of digital artist Caleb Larsen. I love how he playfully mixes engineering, technology and narrative. The work looks cold at first, but then the warmth shines through. Nice. I highly recommend you at least sample Dr. No Words, where Larsen took the classic Bond film and edited out all of the dialogue.

Awesome Writing Prompt #3

12 Dec

giant-rabbit

Write a scene in which, despite appearances, it is the rabbit that controls the man.

Calculated Movements

3 Dec

Computer-driven abstract animation from 1985. I had no idea the future has such a rich past.

If this interests you, then you will want to read this interview with artist Larry Cuba.

If this speaks to you, then you will want to visit the website of the electronic visualization laboratory.

We Did It!

5 Nov

Election Day Link (and Lesson) Dump

4 Nov

Election Day. Going to make this quick. A little link-and-lesson:

History’s Greatest Fictional Presidential Candidates (Slate slide show)

Multimedia doesn’t have to be fancy. Slate, Forbes, Wired, etc. all do slide shows, and whether you do it for love or for money it’s a worthwhile form to explore.

Obama: The Musical (BBC article)

Is it too soon? Of course. Is there such a thing as “too soon” any more? Of course not!

The End of the Satirical Industrial Complex? (Salon)

If Obama wins, how will professional comedians make fun of him? Is this the end of political satire? Classic speculative trend piece. You can read a piece like this for fun, but as crystal balls go it’s cracked and cloudy.

More interesting is the fact that someone will figure it out how to make fun of Obama, and it will probably be someone new or relatively unknown, and their accomplishment will make (and perhaps undo) their career.

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