Bluebird Way

Where do bluebirds fly? Here's a moving Charles Bukowski poem, Bluebird, brought to life. May you keep your bluebird alive.

Bluebird from Cameron McKague on Vimeo.

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I discovered a vault of beautiful skate videos by Juan Rayos recently and I'm really loving this girls just want to have fun perspective paired to awesome music (especially love the Cults opening track, "Go Outside"). The video makes me want to do just that and start a boarding crew! Who's down?

Longboard Girls Crew from Juan Rayos on Vimeo.

And ever wonder what skateboarding the streets of NYC look like? This first-hand view takes you on the ride.

Skateboarding Around Town from Zack McTee on Vimeo.

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I cannot wait to see this adaptation of Murakami's Norwegian Wood.

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I love these kaleidoscope visuals paired to Radiohead's "Feral". It's pretty perfect.

RADIOHEAD | FERAL | THE KING OF LIMBS from steven murashige on Vimeo.

Man About Town

http://www.manabouttown.tv/

Classy. I love everything about this.

Bruce Lee's Lost Interview

Needed to revisit this interview today.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.

The Language of Water

A beautiful visual poetry of drops of ink dancing in water. What do you see?

The Language of Water from John Grant on Vimeo.

Heart of Chambers

It's a Beach House kind of day. Here's an oldie but goodie. Definitely a favorite. Oh they make my heart happy.

Dark Side of the Lens

DARK SIDE OF THE LENS from Astray Films on Vimeo.

For everyone who loves the sea, you have to watch this epic short film. I feel inspired!

Andrew Bird's one-man orchestra of the imagination

Influencers

INFLUENCERS FULL VERSION from R+I creative on Vimeo.

Bjork - Undo

It's not meant to be a struggle uphill


This is magical. Play and repeat :)

I am your mind.

Are you ready to have your mind officially blown?

Roy Ayers is pure soul. Wow.



This stunning cinematic arrangement featuring Flying Lotus makes me crave some classic Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble "Drips/Take Notice" feat Flying Lotus from Miguel Atwood-Ferguson on Vimeo.

The Empathic Civilization

Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society.

I really love this one. Discovered several amazing RSA Animate talks via a life less mediated.

Kokoro

"The fine things we shall write if we have talent enough, are within us, dimly, like the remembrance of a tune which charms though we cannot recall its outline, or hum it, nor even sketch its metrical form, say if there are pauses in it, or runs of rapid notes."

Marcel Proust, The Return to the Present

Kokoro (Sakamoto + Fennesz) from giuseppe la spada on Vimeo.

Oto (Sakamoto + Fennesz) from giuseppe la spada on Vimeo.

Trioon I by Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto from Victor Lara on Vimeo.

Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Berlin from Karl Kliem on Vimeo.

Never fall in love with potential

if you can't see with your own eyes



And a new August favorite, Cults - Oh My God:

Inspiring Interview with artist Francesco Clemente

A thoughtful, meditative conversation that touched me today. What an extraordinary human being.



"How do you find your voice as a painter?"
"Y o u h a v e t o m a k e r o o m."

Synesthisa Sensory Overload

What would the solar system sound like if planets were musical notes?

How do colors taste? How does food sound?

Synesthesia from Terri Timely on Vimeo.

The Giving Tree

I felt like revisiting childhood stories today and immediately I thought of this classic favorite -- The Giving Tree. To my delightful surprise, I stumbled upon a movie version narrated by Shel Silverstein himself.



Unconditional love means that you're willing to give your all and never expect anything in return.

New Blu and David Ellis Combo!

COMBO a collaborative animation by Blu and David Ellis (2 times loop) from blu on Vimeo.

Sing Sang Sung

Wildly colorful organic animation to Air's lovely "Sing Sang Sung". My kind of music video! Suddenly, I have an urge to watch Yellow Submarine again.

AIR MUSIC VIDEO SING SANG SUNG from MATHEMATIC SAS on Vimeo.

Life feeds on life...

Gigantik from Nigel Upchurch on Vimeo.

Los Angeles Rainwater Harvesting, Hook It Up!

Angelenos sure welcome any rainfall we can get, especially in this heat. Why not harvest every raindrop, reuse and strategically direct that rainwater to save potable water costs and local water quality? We need all the forward-thinking solutions possible as LA County still has worst water quality in the state.

Here's a solution and a fabulous way to get ready for the season ahead: enroll in the City of LA's new, first-of-its-kind free Rainwater Harvesting Program.

Thanks to the City's new water-conservation initiative (hooray!) and a grant from the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, Los Angeleno property owners or businesses in the pilot communities Mar Vista, Sawtelle and Jefferson can get hooked up with a free rain barrel plus installation or a free downspout disconnect. I wish this was happening in my hood too! Certainly this promising news could set important future standards for Southern California.

Join your community in this exciting momentum towards sustainable LA living and help spread the good word. Be one of the 600 lucky ones to participate in the pilot by signing up at LA Rainwater Harvesting Program or by calling 562.597.0205.