Culture Soak

Objectified is a feature-length independent documentary about industrial design. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the people who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability. It’s about our relationship to mass-produced objects and, by extension, the people who design them.

This may be of interest to some of you. I’d like to know if any of you are already involved. Any thoughts? Click here for more information.

Nice Site. Nice Kicks. ShoeGuru

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Worth a peek. Well done.

Thursday July 31st, 2008 starting at 8pm
MINI GALLERY SHOWING of Fine Art Photography by Andrew Kung

The Chase Tap Room
401 W Main St Ste 130
Lexington, KY 40507

If you are in the neighbourhood and free on Thursday night, July 31st, feel free to stop by and check out some very nice work by Andrew Kung at the Chase Tap Room. Located where the old Hutchinson’s Drug Store used to be, across from the Lexington Opera House. Introductory exhibit to some fine art and surreal landscape pieces.
Must be 21+ to enter premises due to the sale of alcohol on the premises.

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I’m pretty late on this one but I think its still worth posting. Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson had a limited release in the U.S. on July 4th 2008. Go here for play dates.

Synopsis via rottentomatoes.com: Few journalists have attained the notoriety of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. His legendary status is due as much to his scintillating writing as his outrageous antics. He became a living legend whose persona often overshadowed his work. However, Thompson’s steadfast ability to remain true to his… Few journalists have attained the notoriety of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. His legendary status is due as much to his scintillating writing as his outrageous antics. He became a living legend whose persona often overshadowed his work. However, Thompson’s steadfast ability to remain true to his convictions created an entirely new style of journalism, dubbed “gonzo,” and has solidified his place in history as one of America’s most influential writers and rebels.

Don’t forget Nine Inch Nails is coming to Rupp Arena August 31 2008.

Pablo Alfieri has a new site with some impressive work. I particularly like the compositions he creates using three dimensional objects.

Tod Kapke has a portfolio full of really interesting photo illustrations. Also check out his process page to get a peak into how these get started. Keep an eye out for all the detail work put into these.

One Day As A Lion is a collaboration between Zack de la Rocha (Rage Against the Machine) and Jon Theodore (The Mars Volta). Their name is taken from Chicano George Rodriguez’s 1970 photograph of a tag on a white wall that reads, “It’s better to spend one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb.” Their debut five track EP is available and worth a listen. Let’s hope this ongoing collaboration yields many more tracks and hopefully some live performances real soon.