The Tunnel at the End of the Light

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Fri, 24 May 2013 14:55:00 +0100

Mt. Wolf - Hypolight (by Mt. Wolf)

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:34:20 +0100

Mt. Wolf - Hypolight (by Mt. Wolf)

by Benjamin Lowery

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:27:38 +0100

by Benjamin Lowery

A very hungry humming bird drinking from the mouth of a person...

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:54:57 +0100

A very hungry humming bird drinking from the mouth of a person in Wyoming during an extreme drought in 2012.

(© Sundell Larsen/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

(via 2013 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest - In Focus - The Atlantic)

Los Angeles — Traffic on the 110 Freeway southbound from...

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:07:28 +0100

Los Angeles — Traffic on the 110 Freeway southbound from Slausen Avenue during rush hour. L.A.’s first foray into toll lanes shows that those willing to pay are getting a slightly faster commute, but everyone else is seeing more traffic.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times

(via Pictures in the News | Apr. 10, 2013 - Framework - Photos and Video - Visual Storytelling from the Los Angeles Times)

Commuters disembark from suburban trains during the morning...

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:05:23 +0100

Commuters disembark from suburban trains during the morning rush hour at Churchgate railway station in Mumbai on July 11, 2012.

(Vivek Prakash/Reuters)

(via By rail - The Big Picture - Boston.com)

"One of the things that I think the best dystopian fiction gets at is the idea that technological..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:04:14 +0100

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One of the things that I think the best dystopian fiction gets at is the idea that technological advancements will not be distributed equitably or universally, and in fact, that technology may be used to provide an escape hatch for the most privileged people in society. In Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars, the anti-aging treatment that’s developed by Mars’ first settlers goes to the wealthiest people, who are often associated with multi-national corporations, first, while the much larger and poorer segments of the population are denied it. In Alaya Dawn Johnson’s excellent young adult novel The Summer Prince, the main characters live in a society that’s physically stratified, the most powerful living on the highest levels of an enclosed dwelling, and the least on the lowest levels, which are most affected by both sewage and the results of agricultural production. This was something that actually struck me particularly strongly on my trip, which was my first experience with resort travel, a system that, from your pickup at the airport by a preassigned shuttle, to the huge gates you pass through on the way to your actual hotel, is designed to make sure you have as little contact with the actual country you’re visiting as possible.

Given that Blomkamp was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and that his family migrated to Vancouver to get away from South Africa’s extremely high crime rates, it makes sense that he’s particularly attuned both to physical separate by class and race, and the possibility of exit from a system that seems to have failed. It was that awareness that make District 9, in which a stalled alien spaceship united black and white South Africans, who joined together to ghettoize the lost extraterrestrials in a township system like the one that was once used to restrict the movement of black South Africans, such a smart and moving piece of science fiction. In that movie, someone went from the privileged side of the divide to the underprivileged one and discovered that he couldn’t go back again, that there are strict rules for who you have to be to live in a comparative paradise. It looks like Elysium is flipping that divide in having Matt Damon crash the gates of a heaven near to earth, surprising the residents of that gated community with his capacity to get inside. I can’t wait to see what happens when he gets there.

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- Alyssa Rosenberg - Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Elysium’ And Technology As An Escape Hatch For The Upper Classes

ELYSIUM - Trailer (by SonyPictures)

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:04:00 +0100

ELYSIUM - Trailer (by SonyPictures)

Laura Marling - Master Hunter (by LauraMarlingVEVO) Molto...

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:52:00 +0100

Laura Marling - Master Hunter (by LauraMarlingVEVO)

Molto interpretative dance in Laura’s recent videos.

Gravity - Teaser Trailer (by WarnerBrosPictures)

Fri, 10 May 2013 03:48:03 +0100

Gravity - Teaser Trailer (by WarnerBrosPictures)

My most anticipated film of the year. Hoping it’s going to...

Thu, 09 May 2013 03:26:17 +0100

My most anticipated film of the year. Hoping it’s going to shatter perceptions of Sandra Bullock and send them into the outer reaches of space.

Carey Mulligan photoshoot for Flaunt. Photography by Stevie and...

Tue, 07 May 2013 01:58:25 +0100

Carey Mulligan photoshoot for Flaunt. Photography by Stevie and Mada.

Lana Del Rey - Young & Beautiful

Tue, 07 May 2013 01:56:34 +0100

Lana Del Rey - Young & Beautiful

Fantastic Carey Mulligan cover for Flaunt. Photography by Stevie...

Tue, 07 May 2013 01:54:12 +0100

Fantastic Carey Mulligan cover for Flaunt. Photography by Stevie and Mada.

Thom Yorke - Ingenue (Live) (by biffythecat1)

Tue, 07 May 2013 01:34:15 +0100

Thom Yorke - Ingenue (Live) (by biffythecat1)

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Thu, 02 May 2013 16:55:32 +0100

Only God Forgives - Trailer 2 (by Mtages)

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:54:45 +0100

Only God Forgives - Trailer 2 (by Mtages)

Open Photographer of the Year, Enhanced category. Storm - This...

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:53:16 +0100

Open Photographer of the Year, Enhanced category.

Storm - This girl stands firm in the storm. When confronting challenges, she will never give up. (© Hoang Hiep Nguyen/2013 Sony World Photography Awards)

(via Winners of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards - In Focus - The Atlantic)

Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu - Q.U.E.E.N. (by...

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:50:33 +0100

Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu - Q.U.E.E.N. (by janellemonae)

I asked a question like this:
“Are we a lost generation of our people?
Add us to equations but they’ll never make us equal
She who writes the movie owns the script and the sequel
So why ain’t the stealing of my rights made illegal?
They keep us underground working hard for the greedy
But when it’s time pay they turn around and call us needy
My crown too heavy like the Queen Nefertiti
Gimme back my pyramid, I’m trying to free Kansas City

Mixing masterminds like your name Bernie Grundman
Well I’mma keep leading like a young Harriet Tubman
You can take my wings but I’m still goin’ fly
And even when you edit me the booty don’t lie
Yeah, keep singing and I’mma keep writing songs
I’m tired of Marvin asking me, “What’s Going On?”
March to the streets ‘cuz I’m willing and I’m able
Categorize me, I defy every label
And while you’re selling dope, we’re gonna keep selling hope
We rising up now, you gotta deal you gotta cope
Will you be electric sheep?
Electric ladies, will you sleep?
Or will you preach?”

Man of Steel - Trailer 3 (by WarnerBrosPictures) Awesomeness....

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:00:28 +0100

Man of Steel - Trailer 3 (by WarnerBrosPictures)

Awesomeness. Sounds like another great score by Hans Zimmer too.