The Future of Travel?

There are some really interesting designs and concepts for different modes of travel out there. Let's just see how long they take to be considered, let a lone implemented.

Here's a New York Times blog post on the topic!

Sexual Frustration - Dali

After going to The Met last year, I never seemed to forget Salvador Dali's piece on sexual anxiety. This doesn't mean I've been battling my own sexual anxieties since I saw the painting! I just appreciate how he was able to depict such a specific desire. About this painting, The Met's website says,

"Painted in the summer of 1929, The Accommodations of Desire is a small gem that deals with the twenty-five-year-old Dalí's sexual anxieties... In this picture, he included seven enlarged pebbles on which he envisioned what lay ahead for him: "terrorizing" lions' heads (not so "accommodating" to his "desire" as the title of the painting facetiously suggests), as well as a toupee, various vessels (one in the shape of a woman's head), three figures embracing on a platform, and a colony of ants (a symbol of decay). Dalí did not paint the lions' heads but, rather, cut them out from what must have been an illustrated children's book, slyly matching the latter's detailed style with his own. These collaged elements are virtually indistinguishable from the super-saturated color and painstaking realism of the rest of the composition, startling the viewer into questioning the existence of the phenomena recorded and of the representation as a whole."

Blame It on the Boogie!

One of the most innovative music videos to date! lol

Some of the Entertainers Who Inspired MJ

It's really interesting how we build upon what we all ready know to help inform something new and innovative. This obviously applies to the hard sciences and to a certain extent the social sciences as well, but this is also visible in the arts. I often like to watch the artists and entertainers who are the inspiration for newer acts, as sometimes the originators are the ones who can do it best. MJ was obviously innovative in many ways, but remembering those who inspired him is equally, if not more important. James Brown, Jackie Wilson and Fred Astaire were entertainers who were influential for him. These clips clearly show how many of their moves and style were reenacted by MJ...enjoy!

P.S. These entertainers were also inspired by people that came before them. For example, Fred Astaire was influenced by Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and John "Bubbles Sublett

Oh Eddie Murphy--Gotta Love Rick James

Remember Eddie Murphy's "Party All the Time"? If you do and don't want to, sorry. However, if you haven't heard it, it's definitely pertinent that you do! I wanted to watch the video, after having not seen it in a very long time. Sadly enough, all I remembered from it was Rick James--the long blond curls, and his excitement while he "produced" Eddie in the video. (I'm referring to how Rick James was looking between 2:40 and 2:50 seconds of the video) Peep this essential song in music history!:

Crazy Bassist

I love the bass and synth. When I listen to music those are probably the first things I listen to. Wayne "Buddy" Hankerson is a crazy bassist who, I believe, used to play for the funk group Slave. A bunch of their music has been sampled in hip-hop, "Watching You" was sampled on one of Snoop Dogg's tracks. Check out the bass solo:

The Sleepbox

For the frequent travelers out there--I'm not sure if these will fill the void (if there is one lol) between not being able to find a place to sleep for the night and a hostel, but I think the design and concept is really interesting. They slightly remind me of the "capsule" which seem to be pretty popular in Japan...

For more information on the sleep box here ...Shout out to Mr. Olivas for the link!