This short film, an unofficial, live action rendition of the video game Portal, a puzzle game from not that long ago, is from Dan Trachtenberg, an up and coming director. I heard about it on one of my favorite film podcasts Slashfilm and had to check it out. This is what you can do with [...]

Hip Hop captured one second at a time; Can the city of New York be framed in a 3″ x 5″? Can a culture be preserved in street photography? Ask Charlie Ahearn, director of Wild Style, and this film documenting Shabazz who was “defining hip hop before it had a definition.” No really. Go ask [...]

Originally aired on the BBC in ’96 (I doubt my neighborhood could get this channel back then), check out this doc about Scott-Heron. Prolly appropriate to go ‘head and re-air this right about now. What say you? via @hypebeast

Gil Scott-Heron – LEGENDARY. Period. Here’s the poem. ——— The Television Will Not Be Revolutionized. Idiot boxes of the world unite! To fight off the effects of intelligence, replace smart quotes with fart jokes, substitute sense with scenes from “Martin,” let the baby’s bathe in that glow and learn all manner of things they don’t [...]

This is one of my homies from high school. Still doin it. And apparently it’s the year of cuttin’ off the lox. But the dopeness is in the roots. Always been a fan. And now, so will you.

In case you can’t read that… “Passion Fruit: The Other Chicago Black Movement” is a collection of watermelon- themed representational images, posters, photographs and original artworks that explore the American watermelon, not as a fruit, but a former symbol of racial stereotype now transformed into a positive and cultural icon. The exhibit pays tribute to [...]

Filmmaker Barry Jenkins is at it again with his newest creation, Chlorophyl. Commissioned by Miami arts collective Borscht, the initiative paired Miami reared filmmakers with local musicians. In this case, Miami born and raised Strike Anywhere partner Barry Jenkins paired with Miami Chill Wave artist MillionYoung to create this slice of life piece inspired by [...]

You ain’t never heard crazyman Morgan like this before…unless you bought his new book. It was definitely surprising to hear this dude crying on NPR…twice. It was astounding. I can honestly say that I had no idea. But don’t take my word for it…listen

Architecture through the cinematographic lens. The visual fusion between the third and the seventh arts. This brief description describes the declaration of aesthetic principles that underlies the “Third&Seventh” project: A FULL-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects are already built spaces. Best if watched [...]

Imagine if all marketing ads were replaced by simple text that made you think of something other than buying something for yourself.. Well, that kinda happened. On the streets of Madrid, advertising posters have been replaced by simple text messages. A takeover, in the fullest sense of the word, found an international group of artists [...]