Love this strange diddy from WeAreOm.

EXSITU INSITU from sam3 on Vimeo.

Brilliant wall-animation done by Sam3 during his exhibition in San Jose, CA. Love the music in conjunction with the watercolor-esque imagery, reminds me of something that should’ve come out of the 60s.

These otherworldly photos by Ryan McGinley are stunning. The use of color and landscape in conjunction with his subjects — beautiful.
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Differentiating the sheer number of restaurants and kbbq joints that line block after block in Koreatown can sometimes be a challenge. Sure, by now the network of food communications and blogging have allowed for a fair handful of established institutions to differentiate themselves as predominant de facto destinations — Bosam at Kobawoo, Korean blood sausage at Western Soon Dae, an icy bowl of arrowheat noodles at Yu Chun, or perhaps some nourishing abalone porridge at the hole-in-the-wall Mountain Cafe?

But really, despite this prevailing sense that everything to be found has already been unearthed, how many restaurants get lost in the shuffle and left waiting to be discovered?

It was with this thought and a tinge of anxious excitement that led us to Don Dae Gam, resting solely on a tip via the twitter of “The Belly of Los Angeles” and LA’s own intrepid food explorer, Mr. Jonathan Gold.



Don Dae Gam is the second KBBQ establishment for restauranteur Jenny Park of Park’s BBQ. Tucked between 11th and 12th street off Olympic boulevard, the restaurant sports a large and open interior space scattered with circular steel tables and stool-seating setup for parties of 3~5, and larger long-table seating arrangements in back for parties of 6+. With an aesthetic that’s noticeably modern and an atmosphere designed towards the casual, it becomes clear — this is an environment designed for conversation and consumption, with an emphasis on the latter in mass quantities of pork and soju.



We opted for the “Combo #3″ platter — pork neck, chop, belly, marinated pork rib, and pork intestine so good the experience could only be described as revelatory. As per custom, an array of banchan was laid out before us as we waited in anticipation for the meat. The grills are gas-powered but are of the newer hybrid variety lined with baskets of charcoal near the base. As we sipped our soju, the meat arrived in a tear-inducing platter of sheer beauty.



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Thomas Hicks Animation Montage from Thomas Hicks on Vimeo.

Love the sparse minimalism inherent in his style and his use of integrated film/video footage. Follow the Vimeo link to see more of his works.

Video for my track ‘Bangarang’. This piece is composed of sounds from the Spielberg classic film ‘Hook’, a sine wave bass, and a few cymbals for extra spice. Enjoy!

If you enjoyed the Alice video poster earlier, here’s another great one from Pogo. Firmly standing by my previous assertion that he sounds like The Avalanches if they’d snorted massive lines of pixie dust.

related: Alice

Funny how one blog post can instantly change your evening plans. Via the food-wire, if you hear there’s a one-night event involving one of LA’s finest chefs themed around burgers — recession be damned, you go. At least, that’s how my mind works.



Nancy Silverton while famous through her La Brea Bakery and her collaborative Mozza-venture with Joe Bastianich and Mario Batali, is not unfamiliar with the burger world. Few chefs can champion a specific butcher item named after them, but those who have frequented Huntington Meats at the Grove can attest to the glories of the “Nancy Silverton blend,” a specific burger mixture of prime chuck and sirloin fat, combining to a juicy total of about 20~28% fat.

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Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs Inc. from Chris Cairns on Vimeo.

Really odd/fun/awesome video incorporating UK’s long-standing Scratch Perverts.

on an august morning in 1978, french filmmaker claude lelouch mounted a gyro-stabilized camera to the bumper of a ferrari 275 gtb Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 and had a friend, a professional formula 1 race car driver, drive at breakneck speeds through the heart of paris.


He was arrested after his 1976 film, C’était un rendez-vous, featuring a Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 being illegally driven at high speed through the streets of Paris, was first shown publicly.

Head over to Tons of Land to watch this 8-minute film that at times, feels too ridiculous to be real (and I mean that in a good way).

Step 1. Create fake, semi-convincing sign for a “lost cat” you found, complete with adorable photos of said feline.
Step 2. Setup a voicemail for people to respond.
Step 3. Document and post the gamut of reactions that spill forth.


Insofar as I know, these flyers may have been posted in various cities throughout the country. There are images floating around advertising the “cat” to have been found on Sunset Blvd, as well as another saying it was found on 27th and A1A. In the Flickr comments for the image a member says they saw a similar sign in Australia. Regardless, finding images of the sign was fantastic in itself — hearing the actual calls and responders took it over the top. Kudos to you, good sir or ma’am, who got this viral project in motion.