2.20.2011

Time-Stretch as Social Commentary

Randomly came across this video & was equal parts deeply disturbed & provoked to thought:



If there was ever a more clear window into the damaged psychology of stage mothers I'm not sure I'd want to see it. This is one of those rare occasions in which the warping of the media (the slight slowing of the video) is actually less warped than the real-life occurrence it documented!
Note the disturbed looks on some of the hosts' faces, as well as the utter cluelessness of the possessed stage-mom clapping in misguided, vicarious ecstasy.

2.03.2011

Dominoes Don't Need to Touch One Another Any More

Because now dominoes are...WIRELESS! Not that they ever had wires to begin with.
Just check it out:

エスパードミノ from jarashi on Vimeo.



Useless? Maybe. Awesome? Yes.