There’s a scene in Batman #496 – 1993′s Knightfall story arc, supposedly the source material for much of Nolan’s TDKR – where Joker and Scarecrow set about terrorising Gotham through a series of prank calls.
In one panel they’re evading the police in an ice-cream truck, until they reach a toll booth… And that’s when this happens:
OK let’s get this straight.
Do we think the Joker invent cone-ing?
The meme to beat in 2011?
Or at least, reverse cone-ing?
Answers on a postcard, please.
Thinking all about this Cartoon Network series right now. Really clever story – Generator Rex
This vinyl toy is so freaking awesome – via kidrobotrules:
Finally, the time has come for the explosive launch of Dunny Series 2010. Tonight, release parties are celebrating around the globe for this highly anticipated new series with an exclusive tote bag and super rare Relish Dunny. Check the worldwide map for a trading party nearest you. Day 19 is a two-fer with Sket One’s awesome designs, Dunny Boom and the Relish exclusive. Bon appetite.
I’ve been promising this to friends, fans and followers for a while now, but I’m finally ready to reveal this year’s big Digital Cortex project (last year’s was this).
It’s a series of blog posts under the title ‘The Future Of…’ and I’m really excited about it, because as well as spanning some fascinating topics, I’ll also be tapping up several guest bloggers from the Digital Cortex community – and if you’re reading this post, that most definitely includes you!
Lets look at some of the upcoming areas of exploration:
| Architecture | available | |
| Beauty | available | |
| Books/writing | taken | Lindsey |
| Cooking | taken | Tom |
| Earth | taken | Richard |
| Family | available | |
| Fashion | taken | Laura |
| Film | available | |
| Food | available | |
| Gaming | available | |
| Healthcare | available | |
| Hobbies | taken | Ian |
| Housing | available | |
| Interfaces | available | |
| Love | taken | Lindsey |
| Mobile | taken | David |
| Money | available | |
| Music | available | |
| Politics | taken | Ben |
| Religion | available | |
| School | available | |
| Social Media | taken | Matt |
| Society | taken | Ben |
| Sport | taken | Nils |
| Theatre | available | |
| Travel | available | |
| Television | available | |
| University | available | |
| Web | available | |
| Work | available | |
| Your Topic Here | get in touch |
Based on my interactions with many of you, and the sheer breadth of expertise amongst this blog’s readership, I know there is limitless potential to curate a truly great piece of work. Of course, there is plenty of scope to add/modify/remove topics from this list, so drop me a line on the contact page to register interest.
And for those who aren’t looking to contribute, but want to stay in touch as things unfold, here are the usual subscription options:
I’ve been in touch with a really interesting bloke called Richard Altman. He’s what I’d call a Digital Activist – in that his strongly opinionated views challenge normative behaviour, and have the potential to cause others to reconsider that which we take for granted. His area of interest: the Web and it’s governance.
This man partied with The Beatles
I’ll be sharing some of his thoughts in an upcoming post, but for today, we’ll be exploring some of his filmmaking work. Altman and I share a passion for the work of Marshall McLuhan, and he’s made a short series of thought-provoking films that assess many of his ideas: a perfect jumping off point for those not yet acquainted with the great man.
Be forewarned: these videos aren’t exactly lean-back viewing. Altman has developed a unique presentation style that fuses blazing imagery, dubbed-audio and staccato editing into what would be described as an audiovisual bricolage.
The effect of watching each video is quite close to McLuhan’s own ‘braindump’ writing style, in which he didn’t expound mere theories, but developed probes – aphorisms designed to to stimulate curiosity about one’s subject or environment. This allowed McLuhan, as it does for Altman, to be far less committal in the work presented, yet to encourage the reader/viewer to make up their own mind about what they’ve just experienced.
Try these out, and let me know what you think:
I have an interview with Richard scheduled for publication, so check back in the next few days to read an explanation of the themes and ideas herein, that is, if you’re still left scratching your head!
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