Archive for 'entertainment'
Art Benjamin: Mathemagician
Arthur Benjamin: Lightning calculation and other “Mathemagic”
In this video Arthur Benjamin calculates squares of 2, 3, and 4 digit numbers faster than you can do it on a calculator. I know. I tried to keep up while watching the video. Audience members give him their birthdate and he tells them what day [...]
Posted: March 6th, 2010 under entertainment, humor, mathematics.
Comments: 2
James Cameron on 60 Minutes
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Watch the 60 Minutes interview of James Cameron discussing his latest movie, Avatar.
Posted: February 10th, 2010 under entertainment, invention, movies.
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More thoughts on Avatar
I saw Avatar for the fifth time this weekend. This time I went with my friend, Henry, who wears glasses. I’ve heard people complain about having to wear the 3-D glasses over their regular glasses and having to deal with glare so I suggested that we see it in 2-D. For the [...]
Posted: January 10th, 2010 under art, entertainment, graphics, invention.
Comments: 2
Pandora
I have always enjoyed science fiction and fantasy movies, but I never became obsessed with them. I saw Star Wars for the first time on VHS on a 20″ television in the late 1980’s. I thoroughly enjoyed the Star Wars trilogy and I went to a midnight showing of Star Wars: Phantom Menace [...]
Posted: December 31st, 2009 under art, entertainment, graphics, invention.
Comments: 3
Avatar
Watch a 4 minute featurette about Avatar.
Posted: December 24th, 2009 under art, entertainment, graphics, invention, movies.
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Little Big Planet
Little Big Planet is the most brilliant game I’ve ever played. Think erector set plus legos, plus fire and poison gas. Then add mood lighting and music. Insert your Sackboy or Sackgirl and go to town. Let your imagination run wild.
I enjoy games that let you freely explore a virtual world, like [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2009 under Uncategorized, art, entertainment, games, invention.
Tags: Little Big Planet
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Colin Levy
About Colin Levy
Colin Levy’s Reel (Reel?)
Colin’s latest project: Durian
Posted: September 13th, 2009 under art, entertainment, graphics, invention.
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Pickled Brothers
The Pickled Brothers Sideshow is a circus sideshow based in the Cincinnati, Ohio area.
Posted: July 31st, 2009 under entertainment, fringe.
Comments: 2
Hellphone
Hellphone is a movie being produced locally by Jason Marc Pierce and Stephen van Vuuren, written and directed by Jason Marc Pierce. Check out the website. If you like what you see, spread the word.
Posted: July 22nd, 2009 under entertainment, movies.
Comments: 1
International Juggling Festival
I have been delinquent in writing about the International Juggling Association Festival 2009. It has been going on all week at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. See world-class jugglers practicing before your very eyes. Learn tips and tricks from jugglers from around the world. See the Cascade of Stars Friday [...]
Posted: July 16th, 2009 under entertainment, fringe, juggling.
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