The Falls

I'm a fan of Access Niagara, a regularly updated blog on all the tourism related happenings in Niagara Falls. If you're ever wondering about some Clifton Hill restaurant's renovation, or what's going on behind that tarp on Victoria - this is your place.

Trent Reznor

Trent Reznor talks with NPR's Terry Gross.

Charlie Kaufman

Charlie Kaufman: Screenwriters Lecture

If there's any creative person worth listening to, it's this guy.

Hitchhiking

A quite interesting Freakonomics podcast on the dangers, and true reasons for the demise of, hitchhiking.

Until the End of the World

Wim Wenders talks about "Until the End of the World" - one of my favourite movies, still unreleased on DVD (in North America at least).

Radiohead Artwork

An interview with Radiohead art director, Stanley Donwood, mainly discussing the "Newspaper Edition" of "The King of Limbs".

Stones

The first 12 minutes of my only live Rolling Stones experience. Sept 27, 1981. Rich Stadium, Buffalo NY. I was really, really into The Stones at that point of my life.

Nest

This is everything done right - Nest is a beautifully designed thermostat that "learns" what you want, then adjusts itself accordingly. I'm assuming it actually works as advertised, but this is perfect execution - the product, the branding and the website.

Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick cinemagraphs. These are good.

What is a Cinemagraph?

Cinemagraphs are still photographs in which a minor and repeated movement action occurs. The term “cinemagraph” was coined by U.S. photographers Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck, who used the technique to animate their fashion and news photographs beginning in early 2011.

Urban Perspectives

Very nice set of inner-city London photographs by British photographer Jonathan Smith.