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"Just my cup of tea."The legendary "wonderful image" from Howard,
that untold millions refered to in today's posting on anime. I'm glad he liked the definition of fan service that I sent. However, I just remembered that untold millions has previously offered the acme of a concise definition which is the phrase "Thank you Mr. Camera Man." Thanks for the link, and forwarding the image. Also, a big thanks to Howard!
Untold millions has responded
Update III: The human mind is truly a wonder. It is possible that on some occasion, I did say "Thank you, Mr. Cameraman" as Mr. Oni reports...but my memory is of walking along the harbor at sunset, looking at the pretty girls in their summer dresses, turning a corner and saying, "Thank you Mr. Lighting Director". But, I know I'm quibbling.
Ok, I'll take credit for "Thank you Mr. cameraman".....happy now? If not, how about now.... "the human mind is truly a wonder," that sent coffee onto my keyboard via my nose, a wonder indeed.
Gregory Harris of Planet Swank whose definition of fan service I linked, has some further comments.
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming USA
The United States and Canada contain the world's five most frequently visited natural sites, and the continent of North America receives more than 100 million tourists annually - more than one-fifth of world tourism.
Worker Resting on Bales of Cotton, Thonakaha, Korhogo,Cote d'Ivoire
In the nineteenth century West Africa received its first cotton seeds of the 'Gossypium hirsutum' variety, which originated in the British Antilles and remains the most widely cultivated kind of cotton in the world. Cotton production in West Africa was originally intended to serve only local needs. However, at the beginning of the twentieth century this raw material represented 80 percent of the world textile market, and the European colonial powers encouraged greater production in order to break the export monopoly of the United States and Egypt.
The Earth From Above photographs by Yan Arthus-Bertrand
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Zdenka Jenikova
What does your phone number spell? Mr. Oni got ...oh right, I don't have a phone.
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Hisashi Tenmyouya
Hisashi Tenmyouya is another artist featured in The American Effect exhibit at The Whitney museum. I'll be posting more on him later.
Convergence by Stanza, after entering click on the + signs to the right to open up other pieces and click around, some of these are interactive.
Weebl and Bob remind us that cheese ruins lives. Also check out Atomic Badger Races.
More atomic gaming fun
If you had trouble viewing the earlier posting of Bunraku Ping Pong, I apologize. I was trying to set up a media player on the fly after the original link was taken down. The link below will work.
This will make your day! Bunraku Ping Pong #69
Also check numbers, 66, 67, 68.
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Alpha Art Calligraphy
Biro Web
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Thunderwear gun holsters have inspired Mr. Oni to write;
Dear Darwin Awards
I am writing to suggest a Darwin 'Product of the Year' Award.
I would like to nominate 'Thunderwear' the underwear gun holster.
Please see photo; http://www.thunderwear.com/holsters.html
I have requested that Thunderwear post a photo of "a man packing a full sized 45 with one in the chamber" to show why they merit the distinction of being the seminal winner of this unbegotten yet anxiously awaited award.
Thank you,
Mr. Oni
Category; Reproduction
Rock n' Roll slowly loading page was fixed, pick number of joueur, then hit GO! Thanks, for letting me know about the bad link.
The above are via Coolios Weblog. This dog is up to date on web animation and games.
Ninja Thief and Kerouac
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"The world of Iranian art is explored in English and in the Persian language in Dideh’s comprehensive information sections, such as the artists’ biographies, written by Ali Asghar Gharebaghi, one of the most famous Iranian art historians; Art Talk, a column exploring Iranian art; and Art Dialogue, which publishes art lovers’ questions, followed by informed answers by the artists or art specialists in Iran."
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A note on playing the Kung Faux videos; you may need to choose the Quicktime option, located in settings, just to the right of HEAVY JULY.03. The Windows Media default is not downloading.
You might also want to check out the drop down menu for the radio player. There you can choose genres and investigate lots of good music. I'm a little peculiar to care for radio programing but they did do an excellent job with the dub selections.
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Continuing with The American Effect feature, here is one of the paintings that the Whitney is hoping will provoke controversy, Mikoto Aida's, A Picture of an Air Raid on New York City. Aida is a very competent craftsman and like the writer Martin Amis he uses his skill to suck the viewer into ugly places one would rather avoid. However, I don't think Amis is too snooty to play dumb like Aida. But then, maybe I should let the artist speak for himself, "I didn’t really think about anything for this show," from a review by Monty DiPietro of an earlier show.
A tie pattern based on a molecular image of beer.
Darkfield Microscopy of a silkworm larva.
WORD HISTORY The word larva referring to the newly hatched form of insects before they undergo metamorphosis comes from the Latin word larva, meaning “evil spirit, demon, devil.” To understand why this should be so, first we need to know that the Latin word also was used for a terrifying mask, and in Medieval Latin it could mean “mask or visor.” Larva is therefore an appropriate term for that stage of an insect's life during which its final form is still hidden or masked, and New Latin larva was thus applied in 1691 by Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist who originated our system of classifying plants and animals. The word larva is first recorded in English in its scientific sense in 1768, although it had been used in its “spirit” sense in 1651 in a way that foreshadowed the usage by Linnaeus. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
I thought I would regularly feature micro photography on Mondays, so here are the first images for Micro Mondays. They were found at Molecular Expressions, which has tons of cool photos and informative articles. Here is their description of the site;
Welcome to the Molecular Expressions website featuring our acclaimed photo galleries that explore the fascinating world of optical microscopy. We are going where no microscope has gone before by offering one of the Web's largest collections of color photographs taken through an optical microscope (commonly referred to as "photomicrographs"). Visit our Photo Gallery for an introductory selection of images covering just about everything from beer and ice cream to integrated circuits and ceramic superconductors.
And be sure to check out the Powers of Ten if you haven't seen it yet.
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untold millions posted an article on the Whitney Museum's current exhibit, THE AMERICAN EFFECT, yesterday. I'll be posting articles and information on some of the artists.
Bodys Isek Kingelez, New Manhattan City 3021,
Saira Wasim’s “Friendship After September 11,"
Andrea Robbins and Max Becher, German Indians
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Here is another airbrushed body painting by Martin Armand... some of these are pretty good, you can click on this photo or the orchid swim suit below to check them out. Oh, I forgot to mention what a stellar job he did on that watermark.
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The sapient Hyung Sun Kim of Crazykimchi offers some advice.
Online Fanarts Protection Found this through the link section of TKO radio, a neat little CG site. They want to stop kids from reusing their fanart. Funny. It would be nice if everybody asked and junk, but since people chop up official art for their web sites and what not in the first place, why wouldn't they use fanart, which is already technically in copyright violation? They use the word "steal" a lot too. It's so cute, it's like a chibi-RIAA! Kids, chop up everything, use anything. Sacred cows make the best hamburgers.
Also see, Happy Fun Pundit's June 5, post
Spoons ....... By David Scheirer of studio tuesday.
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Ziboy, a photo journal of life in Beijing, from punk shows to police state. Work your way through the archives, it's a dynamic documentary on China in transition.
Paper Toys by Makiko Azakami
Calamities coming soon!
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"I'm going to wash that man right out of my hair!!"
mmmm........Ukyo mmmm....... Okonomi-yaki
OK, I'd have to be very hungry to get over my dislike of cabbage, and I can never forgive what okonomi-yaki has done to pizza, but what sane man could ever refuse Ukyo's cooking!
If you backtrack at the okonomi-yaki link, you will find some interesting cultural notes on the Japanese and food, also for the cooks in the crowd, the recipes seem to be very good.
These cels were found at Asylum Anime , you can click on them to go to their pages with pricing info. I really like this site, they do a very good job at finding special cels, whether it's limited production or capturing tell-tale moments. The pricing seems reasonable. The above are in the mid-price range. If you are on a tight budget there are plenty of great cels that are inexpensive like this one of Kenny from You're Under Arrest for 29 bucks.
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While I was looking for images of Mr. Oni, I came across this cel of Atom Boy given' an Injin the spur. Well, you can't write 'em like that anymore. Atom Boy has a notable amount of expression given the minimal scale.
This site wasn't intended to be an anime fan site, but I will be posting several interesting cels in the next few days while I get caught up on finding links and getting my computer back together. I hope you enjoy them, I'm tempted to create a page that just highlights notable cels, prints, and ephemera that are for sale.
The format of this blog is shaping up to be an image and link journal on global pop culture. I want to avoid posting mediocre links in order to fill up space, the purpose being to filter out the crap and provide the reader with entertaining and insightful information.
This week I'll start constructing a link library, which will catalogue articles and sites, from quirky science to wacky bands to classical literature to... well, you get the idea. Also, email will be up shortly, so don't be shy about sending links that you enjoy. E-mail link is up.
Mr. Oni has been busy, building his first web page, then reformatting his computer, then rebuilding his first web page, then waiting for the DSL to come back on..... can we get a little fan service here as a reward....
Thanks Kami Sama. I'm off for a beer.
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A Short History of Studio Ghibli
Ghibli (jib-blee) is an Italian word meaning "hot wind blowing over the Sahara Desert." Italian combat aircraft from WWII to the 1980s have borne the name, as did a line of sports cars from Maserati. In a 1995 address to the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Ghibli producer Suzuki said that Miyazaki, an aviation fan, chose the name to express the sentiment "Let's blow a sensational wind into the Japanese world of animation!"
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Lulu gets a new computer
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Experiencing unimaginable horror (aka) "Ehhh, someone else is out of alcohol!"
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