A Story of Sasquatch by Rocky LaRock

I love this video and art so much, check out this short film wit artist Rocky LaRock. LaRock shares “A Story of Sasquatch” and the way he honors Sasquatch in his beautify art. His art is on exhibit at...

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Get out there…

The mountains are calling, the wild is calling. Get out there.

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Rossow’s U-Tote-em

If you ever happen to be in Ellensberg, Washington I recommend you swing by the Rossow's U-Tote-em burger joint. While you're there wolf down a famous Ellensburger for some fine roadside dining. For me though, the real attraction is...

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Tupaia’s Map

I just finished reading the fantastic book Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Scholar Christina Thompson. It is a fascinating look at the quest to understand the people who settled the islands of the vast Pacific Ocean. I...

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Sports

Thought for today: sports is secular religion. It is a safe release of the tribal and the irrational. It's drama without a script, a soap opera but where the end is always in doubt. It builds us fans (fanatics!)...

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5 Underrated Movie Scores

I am a big fan of listening to movie scores. I've always found them to be great accompaniment when I'm working on designs and layouts. Classical, Jazz, Electronic, VaporWave, and Lounge are also great genres to design to. But...

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Great Video: A Brief History of John Baldessari

This is a video you should really watch. It's "the epic life of a world-class artist, jammed into six minutes." A very interesting way to make a documentary on an interesting  artist, sadly he passed just this year.  "I will...

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Coachella Valley Savings

Quick thought for the day, I really love the Coachella Valley Savings designed by E Stewart Williams. This Palm Springs icon is such a lovely piece of modernist architecture. It really exemplifies what the movement was all about stylistically. Here's...

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Lost Gypsy

Jimi Hendrix died 50 years ago yesterday. Only 27 years old he died on September 18, 1970. A tragic loss, especially for one so talented. I have two small connections to Jimi, first a friend of mine went to...

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Irrationally Excited for Dune

I have always really enjoyed Frank Herbert's Dune and I've found the David Lynch film version utterly quotable. Many times in my high school days, I would spasticly jump around reenacting Sting's knife play with while holding a pen...

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