Okay, this freaks me out. I know there's something to be said for recycling old cargo containers for a new purpose. I know there's probably a benefit to many people who would be living in even more squalor. There's certainly something to finding a utilitarian planning solution to homelessness.
And all that said, I really have a problem equating humans with cargo.
Another Observationals Mashup via lovehatethings
From a pretty cool doc that came out of Canada a few years ago called Manufactured Landscapes, this long tracking shot served as the introduction to the film. As you watch the over 4:30 minute long video, while one Chinese uber-factory is traversed, you get a sense of scale that is rarely conceived.
Very thought-provoking in its persistence and simplicity.
On the evolution of Nerf from balls to ballastics, the new face of Google search terms in China, and the second half of Film-A-Month Faves for 2010.
A bizarre juxtaposition on SanLuisObispo.com. Full kudos for covering the protests in China during the 60th anniversary of communism, but is such an important world event best paired with the "party girls" from F. McLinktock's Saloon and Dining Lounge? Maybe I'm wrong. Perhaps most of the protest signs are actually ads for The Gap or Stuckey's.
In celebrating 60 years of Communist rule, China trotted out all the flags and formed satellite art for the world to see. Impressive and scary at the same time. Of course I'm the type person that, when asked to march in a straight line, curls up on the sidewalk and goes to sleep until the nightmare ends. I guess they're trying to redefine what the world thinks when the name Tiananmen Square comes to mind. 39 pics in total here.
Apparently when there are over a billion people in a country I guess that, by process of elimination, that increases the total number of screwups. A giant panda at the Beijing zoo has now bitten the THIRD person who's fallen into its cage.
My favorite quote: "The panda is a national treasure, and I love and respect [him], so I didn't fight back," Zhang said. "The panda didn't let go until it chewed up my leg and its mouth was dripping with my blood."
You know what? I don't care if it's the Pope or President gnawing on my leg - I'm picking up the nearest rock or branch and going homerun derby on his skull.
