Amon Tobin

The Brazil-born, England-raised and Montreal sometimes-resident electronic musician brought his amazing machine for a second stop in Toronto. And it was indescribable.

The hero of the night, in his space suit.

Batman and The Avengers

Age and life

3 recently-viewed videos connect on these themes.

Filmmaker Jeroen Wolf went around Amsterdam asking people to say their age.





And Danny MacAskill shows some skills through the streets of San Francisco and writes poetry with a bike (and a good video editor).

More lights

Some more beautiful time-lapse images.

A drawing

Animated thoughts

Very cool mini-doc about concepts in animation.

Lights

A beautiful time-lapsed view at LA.

 

Only in Brazil

While Pride attracts millions to the streets of Rio and São Paulo and Rio ranks among the most gay-friendly cities in the world, Brazil is a whole still got a long road ahead. Last week, in the state of Bahia, a man was stoned to death by a group of young men after leaving a party hugging another guy (who happened to be his twin brother.) Neither of the men were gay, but they crossed the cultural line of masculine affection in public.) Another young gay men was cruelly killed in the state of Rio and thrown in a river, right on Pride Day. Meanwhile, among the educated echelons of society, the “gay” is moving from joke-butt to must-have.

Omicron

Wroclaw, Poland, by the AntiVJ.

Fears and tears

My friend Tiffany's video about the project she's presenting in NY.

Animated break

 
 
 

Kony 2012

It's working!

There are others out there too...

Amnesty International 50th Anniversary campaign by Euro RSCG.

Animated break

City of Samba

Carnival like a miniature toy parade.

Thanks Dave!

Pole dancing robot

This robot's got the moves.

Toronto tempo

Going bananas

Madonna and Brazil go way back. The country will forever have a special place in the aging diva’s pantheon. Here’s the kind of thing we do for her:

She gives Brazil so much (Jesus Luz can tell you all about it), that it's only fair that sometimes she may take a little for herself. Apparently her god-awful new single, sugary-poppy-sticky-sweet “Give me all your luvin’” (sic) takes its annoying “L-U-V, Madonna” from a Brazilian confection by João Brasil and Lovefoxx (of CSS) -- only they’re proclaiming their love for bananas. It is uncanny.

Asked if he is going to pursue legal action, João Brasil said: "Personally I don't want to do anything. The last thing I need in my life is a fight with Madonna."

Michelle’s push-ups

You know it’s the future when the black first lady of the United States does pushups at a talk show hosted by an androgynous lesbian.

The Soundmachines

Spinning light as music!

Plants with eyes