HipHop Rocks Historical Lexicography

...and Melle Mel rocks the Oxford English Dictionary (cf. Ben Zimmer's feature in the New York Times).

Sommerloch 2009

"There is no reason to hustle in paradise"

"Die Nachwuchsanthropologen paaren sich praechtig um den Fortbestand ihrer Zunft zu sichern."

Minidisco Nostalgia: Veo Veo Qué Ves

Julian Neville's Lowlight - Dancing in NYC

My buddy (and step god cousin) Julian just finished his cool movie Lowlight about the dancing scene in NYC. He smoothly interweaves his personal search for Big Apple's magic moments and a documentary on the ridiculousness of the R.A.V.E. act that forbids dancing. Screenings at selected venues are announced on the movie's website: lowlightnyc.com and there's a nice feature on spiegel.de today.

2 min trailer:


10 min teaser:

Incredible Intermezzo: MUTO - a wall-painted animation by BLU (via thinkingmachine)

I already encountered one of BLU's amazing wall-painted animations at last year's Backjumps live issue in Berlin, but this one is even more mind-blowing: MUTO -- An ambiguous animation painted on public walls (in Buenos Aires and Baden) by BLU (via thinkingmachine).

German Influence on Japanese Cloth

Today is the best time

Pritt makes it possible

The most perfect on the market \\ ...18 years of global experience

We are all little sinnersGerman Federal Diet and Ensinger Urquell\\ mineral water\\ quiet & classic \\ ...that's how smooth water must be

Heimat

And then there are the truly great t-shirt designs by graniph which very often include pretty cool German phrases. Check out their collection. Especially On one here no tree will fall, natural animal kingdom/naturally animal-rich (cool ambiguity), it came for me\\ the starry sky\\ key to the sercret paradise\\ I remember where I lost my mind\\ reminds me when her eyes entangled themselves today\\ don't they let me kufl (nonword) her, today is starry, and many more.

The Story of Stuff (thanks to Janna)

I only watched the first third so far, but I'm already convinced I should post this: The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard.
A neatly animated 20-min movie about the chain of consumption and--more importantly--its huge flaws. Watch it before the purchase of your Christmas presents and get influenced.

Impressive - Sophisticated Rap Interpretations (a link by Mo)

Wow--that's very impressive:
I don't know who did this but in line with for example indexed's tricky visualization styles there is this representation of rap and its topics in pseudo-mathematics-slash-statistics on jamphat.com. Every diagram leads you to the respective music video, so you could procrastinate for hours and hours. Enjoy (and thanks, Mo).

Understandable Neuroscience--Le Cerveau à Tous les Niveaux/The Brain from Top to Bottom

In the posting series of Understandable Neuroscience (you might remember the Art&Brain lectures, Pinky and Brain's Neuroanatomy song, or the Mouse Drug Party), I disovered a fascinating website constructed by--beloved--McGill University called Le Cerveau à Tous les Niveaux / The Brain from Top to Bottom.
It is available in English and in French (Montréal!) and it has these gorgeous options of adjusting your level of expertise (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) and the level of explanation (Molecular, Cellular, Cerebral, Psychological, Social). It neatly sheds light on phenomena such as memory, the senses, pain, movement, sleep, language, emotions, mental disorders, (sexy) consciousness, and many more (see site plan).
Great stuff! Truly "Brain and Mind', extremely comprehensive and comprehensible--plus nicely flash animated.

GP's Worldwide Festival 2007 - 1st Lineup

Oooh yes. Second good news of the day:
The lineup for this year's Worldwide Festival starts to be compiled and published.
On July 12-14, 2007, in Southern France, there will be at least Questlove, Sebastien Tellier, Jazzanova, RJD2, DJ Mitsu the Beats, Âme, and Simbad.
I'm sure Gilles Peterson invited some great additional acts - so they'll show up as special guests. I'll definitely be there.

Neuroscience -- Mouse Party & ScienceBlogs

As I got several feedback comments from people showing interest in neuroscientific topics:
There is this funny but educational flash animation which explains the neuropharmacological effects of drugs.
And then there is a huuge network of blogs on neuroscientific matters on all levels (molecular vie cognitive up to social): The ScienceBlogs Brain & Behavior channel with several new posts a day. The quality of the blogs is usually very high, some treating their topics in a rather popular, some in a more scientifically dry way.

Grumpy Post II

I already mentioned it a couple of posts ago; now, again, Kandel's fifth edition of the neuroscience bible Principles of Neural Science has been delayed by three months. Now it is more than a year late. I will have finished my studies before his opus will appear. However, I am still looking forward to it, meanwhile using Neuroscience for Kids and - even better - Mr. Split Brainy instead.

Zoomquilt - rediscovered

Now, to manage the transition from sad to entertaining, check out the fascinating Zoomquilt, a piece of internetart that perfectly uses all the advantages of its medium.

Neuro 101 - 3-D Brain Anatomy

A colorful crash course in functional neuroanatomy, i.e. a short and shiny introduction to the parts of the brain and their function (as far as it is known) can be found on this website.
You can also stay longer and learn more about e.g. methodology/technology and optical illusions. Popular science at its best.