“…French Roast Turkey. Très français! To spice up your family sit-down, cut a lemon in half and stuff both halves under the skin. It’ll look and taste juicier than ever, and the lemon makes it a bit nipply… I mean NIPPY. What am I saying — nipple? Why would I say that? Whew! It is warm in here, isn’t it?” ~ Chevy Chase
Taken from the short-lived 1971 TV Series Longstreet, in which Lee starred in four episodes and delivered his most oft-cited metaphor for the philosophy of Gung Fu:
With his singular blend of physical prowess and metaphysical wisdom, coupled with his tragic untimely death, legendary Chinese-American martial artist, philosopher, and filmmaker Bruce Lee (1940-1973) is one of those rare cultural icons whose ethos and appeal remain timeless, attracting generation after generation of devotees. Inspired by the core principles of Wing Chun, the ancient Chinese conceptual martial art, which he learned from his only formal martial arts teacher, Yip Man, between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. When he left Hong Kong in 1959, Lee adapted Wing Chun into his own version, Jun Fan Gung Fu — literal translation: Bruce Lee’s Kung Fu — and popularized it in America.
Bruce Lee (right) with his only formal martial art instructor, Yip Man
“In order to control myself I must first accept myself
by going with and not against my nature.”
This short is an animated adaptation of a commencement speech given by George Saunders at Syracuse University, May 2013. It’s meant to serve as a promotional trailer for his book, ‘Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness’, but it’s a wonderful teaser that adds a dimension of warmth to the author’s enlightened words:
Produced By: Above Average // Adapted By: Tim Bierbaum // Video Created by Serious Lunch // Narration by George Saunders // Illustrated by Tim Bierbaum // Above Average Producer: Celeste Ballard // Music by Michael Camenti provided by The Music Bed
With his gentle wisdom and disarming warmth, Saunders manages to dissolve some of our most deeply engrained culturally conditioned cynicism into a soft and expansive awareness of the greatest gift one human being can give another — those sacred exchanges that take place in a moment of time, often mundane and fleeting, but echo across a lifetime with inextinguishable luminosity.
“What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness.” ~ George Saunders
“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What is there left to say when the people who need to listen ignore you — the good, common interests of a nation fighting for the value of a human life — in favour of pathetic policing, jurisprudence and corrupt and unnecessary bureaucracy? I woke up this morning to endless stories and graphic images of Ferguson’s ongoing nightmare. I do not agree with the verdict at all, and an exception should have at least been considered for such an exceptional/unexceptional case despite the jury’s decision, if not only to quench the hatred towards law officials and policy makers that they themselves exacerbated from the start. How stupid can they be not to acknowledge that people DON’T want to be harmed OR killed, and that if it happens, that human desire will vindicate itself in recognition of truth and will be expressed through those that feel it the most until the message is given its due respect and justice is served. I hope the justice system receives severe backlash from the people whom its meant to serve. Race is a strong issue that permeates through this case, but it is so much more than ethnicity and socioeconomic differences now. Mike Brown was a fellow human being, and a teenager at that. What gives any man the right to end a person’s life, and worse, get away with it? A contract, to serve the government it seems, and not people. Let it out Ferguson — Be seen and give voice to the inarticulate fiery soul of humanity.
Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown in August, will not be indicted on any charges, a St. Louis County grand jury decided Monday.
The grand jury had the option to indict Wilson on a variety of charges, ranging from first-degree murder to involuntary manslaughter. The grand jury, which was made up of 12 jurors who were selected in May, deliberated from Aug. 20 through Nov. 24. In the end, they found that the evidence did not support an indictment for Wilson.
Im going to leave it at this #Ferguson http://t.co/Zw5M9d82Ie—
Kevin Hart (@ItsKevinHart) November 25, 2014
Those Wilson injuries in full #Ferguson http://t.co/x0wLmlCWTg—
Graham Linehan (@Glinner) November 25, 2014
Malcolm X said it best #Ferguson http://t.co/hjDxendkeQ—
Will Ferrell (@WillyFerrell) November 25, 2014
realist sign I've ever seen #Ferguson http://t.co/wQpCCkkrXg—
Common Desi Dude (@CommonDesiDude) November 25, 2014
Brown family statement: "Let's not just make noise. Let's make a difference." #Ferguson http://t.co/f8eAQ4AEM2—
Only In Boston (@OnlyInBOS) November 25, 2014
I stand with the innocent. Here’s part of Darren Wilson’s testimony for any interested parties: [Darren-wilson-testimony-snippet.pdf]
This 5-part series gives a technical yet engaging primer on the history of video game graphics, from the triumph of pixels over lines to depth of field and other tricks borrowed from cinema and photography:
First thing — No, there was never any official mention about FFVIII being remade for any platform at any time. Scott Honeycutt, a talented 3D environmental artist created these impressive renders of Balamb Gardens that have stirred many fans to talking about a remake in various Japanese web forums. It is unlikely any remake of FFVII or FFVIII will be remade any time soon simply because the devoted game developers regard those two in particular as being quite sacred and classic. Simply put; why change what ain’t broke?
Honeycutt says, “Models, UVs and baking in 3ds Max, textures made with Photoshop and Quixel suite, render and materials in Unreal [Engine] 4. This is a game environment art portfolio piece made of low poly models with normal maps applied, and it uses a physically based rendering setup with metallic and roughness values.”
If there was to be a HD remake though, then maybe this moment wouldn’t be so funny:
Speaking of devotion, watch as these modern-day blacksmiths forge the Gunblade from Final Fantasy VIII, right down to the underestimated details of cartridges and weight distribution:
Two examples of Jaime Hernandez’s drawing styles: the early style (“Locas Tambien,” 1981, top) and the more mature (“Jerusalem Crickets,” 1987, bottom). His early style was filled with tiny lines for shading and texture, while he later adopted a cleaner style in which (I think) he uses his lines more selectively and more boldly. His early style was really impressive, but it seemed like he was still finding his voice and working a lot of things out.
Here’s some of what he says about this: “People have never forgiven me for getting rid of all those little, tiny lines… but they don’t know how hard it is not to put in a lot of lines. … Where in the early days the lines just fit the drawing, now I’m I’m balancing a lot of little lines in one corner, and putting less lines in the other corner. … Now I guess with less lines to work with, the more I put them to work.” From The Love and Rockets Companion (2013).
A week ago, you may have heard or seen the buzz people were making over Kim Kardashian‘s nude photo-shoot for Paper magazine. Some said it was empowering for women and mothers everywhere, others said she was the butt of a previous racial joke and whatever empowerment was there had been Photoshop manipulated, while others didn’t really care but wished the media would stop celebrating talentless people in society. Whatever your stance, let’s not forgot that the real mark of integrity for any female role model/empowering figure, has little to do with flaunting ass — spit it, Aisha:
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