Quote of the Day – September 29 2015
“An artist is a creature driven by demons. He doesn’t know why they chose him and is usually too busy to wonder why.”
Roman Polanski
William Faulkner
Surprisingly Tender Photos Take You Behind The Scenes Of A Porn Shoot
Humanizing photos reveal what, to many, is just another day on the job.
From the article :
“Porn. The one-syllable word likely strikes up a strong feeling in the gut, whether it’s arousal, embarrassment, fascination or extreme discomfort. It sullies our laptops, informs our libidos, and shapes our desires. In the words of porn star Dylan Ryan: […]
Quote of the Day – September 28 2015
“To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything.”
Anatole France
No, you may not have sex with our robot
From the article :
“You may place this story in the basket of ideas Apple, Hewlett-Packard and IBM computers never had; the creators of the new Pepper social robot have banned buyers from having sex with it.
Users have been asked to sign a contract outlining they must not use Pepper for “acts for the purpose of […]
Quote of the Day – September 27 2015
“Trash has given us an appetite for art.”
Pauline Kael
10 friends you need to get rid of on Facebook
Mind you, why are you even bothering with Facebook in 2015? I certainly don’t. See my comment below…
From the article:
“If you’re sensitive to the point where a simple unfriending sets you off, you probably shouldn’t be on Facebook. Or Twitter. Or any form of social media.
It’s already a bloodbath out there. The online world is […]
Quote of the Day – September 26 2015
“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
Terry Pratchett
What I’m Watching… ‘Il Conformista’ (The Conformist) Dir. Bernardo Bertoluccci
It is difficult to transmit your feelings into pure energy. You have to translate the energy. When I realised that, I began to really understand what cinematography was about. Light is energy. The energy is stopped by an object or a person and received on film through a little piece of glass and then processed […]
Quote of the Day – September 25 2015
“Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.”
Randy Pausch The Last Lecture (p. 148)
Ira Glass on storytelling
Ira Glass is talking about writing here, but the same applies to all forms of creativity.
It took me years before I was in any way satisfied with the images I was creating. It is always the conflict between what you want to achieve and what you are getting, and I’m not talking about technical proficiency […]