Miracles

No, not that kind. The funny kind. The ridiculous kind. The kind where Insane Clown Posse sing-rap about magnets and rainbows.

Silent Matrix

If the Matrix had been shot in the Silent Era. The main guy does a pretty good Charlie Chaplin.

Obama on Kanye

Street Magic Proposal

Trailer: The Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wes Anderson's movies take place in such an artificial, carefully crafted universe, it's only natural that he would turn to a form of animation, where he can control literally everything onscreen. I'm cautiously interested, since I think Anderson does his best work when some element is unruly enough to burst out of his micromanaged mise-en-scène, like Gene Hackman in The Royal Tenenbaums (still Wes Anderson's best work). I'm not sure if George Clooney's voice is enough to give Anderson's somewhat airless style the life it needs.

On the other hand, Roald Dahl wrote the original story, and his stuff is usually brilliant. Plus, stop-motion is underutilized, so good for them.

We are this much closer to the Matrix

Thanks, science.

Como Hacer un Bebe

or, How to Make a Baby



So that's how it works.

via BoingBoing

Because my back hurts today

Trains, Personal Space, and Mission

Wherever this is (Asia somewhere apparently), they clearly have very different cultural norms of personal space than we do in America. How nice of the porters to help everyone cram in, though.

Question: What cultural differences (in a place you've either been to or heard about) have seemed most strange to you? Have you gotten over the culture shock to realize how arbitrary some of the things we take for granted are? For instance, I would not want to ride on this train. But our American sense of inviolable personal space is why we all drive planet-killing SUV-tanks instead of carpooling in smaller, more efficient cars, or (horrors!) taking public transportation.

How do we live out the gospel in places or cultures that seem so alien to us? (This doesn't have to be another country; crossing generational, regional, racial, and political lines can be just as difficult.) If the earliest Christians could do it (nearly all Jews who were taught from birth not to mingle with other cultures or people), surely those of us from the American melting pot should be able to, right?

Flotsam and Jetsam

20 freaky endangered animals. The bugs are really gross. And the giant crabs. Ugh. Here's more.

Wrestling with the conquest of Canaan. (And more).

Love your enemies.

Not what I want to see when I'm flying

Jesus for President

I recommend this book.


















But if Jesus did run, here's what he might face:

Editing

I worked for awhile as a video editor, and I'm always jealous of the stuff I find on YouTube, wishing I had made it first. For example, this awesome trailer for Toy Story 2 recut to the audio from this trailer for The Dark Knight. Woody has never seemed so creepy.

Dog jumping on trampoline

This is mostly because Amy will love it.