Meerkats posted about Erroll Morris’ blog about perception and photography at the New York Times.
In the article Morris brings up alot of interesting issues documentary filmmakers and journalists have to consider when telling a story. The crux of Morris’ point is that amid the myriad details conveyed in a scene, how does our mind [...]
I was in modern times bookstore this weekend looking for a fathers day card when I stumbled upon these two priceless Gems.
The first is this amazing little Zine called Rad Dad. I normally would not have picked up a zine with a title like “Rad Dad” had it not been fathers day, but I [...]
One of my favorite radio shows / podcasts right now is a show called radiolab out of New York’s WNYC. Each episode they have a theme focused on some aspect of science and how it affects our lives; think This American Life but Science and you’re close. One of my favorite episodes talks [...]
“puns don’t really offend anyone in particular, but everyone groans at them”
I’ve long defended the pun as one of the highest forms of language around, much to my friends dismay, so when I saw that some members of Meerkat Media made this doc about the world championship pun off in Austin I nearly shot my [...]
Anyone who’s talked about Hip-Hop with me recently knows I’m not that excited about Rappers now-a-days. I think Kanye’s a Douche and Lil Wayne is good, but I think his content to be alot more expansive. Pretty Much Murs, Ghost, DOOM and Medaphor are the only lyricists I’m excited to hear from in [...]
The results for the 24 hour film race have been posted. Thanks to everyone who voted. Our film “Did It” received third runner up, not bad for a first time.
I was pretty disappointed to find out that “Broomate” , one of the best films in the competition, was turned it late and so was [...]
Hi. I’m not sure exactly what the impetus was that made me feel as if I needed to start a blog but, I did. Anyway, for those of you that already know me (which is basically the only people who will be reading this I’m assuming) this is where I intend on talking [...]