Archives » April 2006

  • Manamanah

    Remember this one from the Muppet Show? One of my all time favorite sketches in the history of television:
    Manamanah!
    Do doooo, do do do.
    This is how I’ll remember Jim Henson. Incidentally, the second little riff in the middle (around 1:10) is the jazz standard “Lullaby of Birdland,” by George Shearing.

    Monday 24th April 2006 - 5:48:07 PM | Comment

  • Clip Critic Videos

    I’ve compiled a page of my favorite videos from the Internet under the Clip Critic Videos link (also on the main Video button bar up top). These videos are an absolute Best of the Best, in my opinion, and I have tried to include only videos that are truly remarkable in one way or another. […]

    Monday 10th April 2006 - 8:10:19 AM | Comment

  • Alien Plants

    This is a very cool promo animation from 1st Ave Machines. I linked to the youtube.com version, but you should head over to the 1st Ave Machine site to see their best quality stuff. You will have to tolerate some overly clever flash webpages, but it is worth it.

    Friday 7th April 2006 - 9:38:09 PM | Comment

  • 250,000 Balls on the streets of San Francisco

    This is an almost excessively beautiful commercial. The music, the video, the concept - I’ve watched this video many, many times and I just love it. Watch the extended version and as large as you can. No CG, no special effects - acoustic guitar, gentle singing and a quarter of a million super balls.

    Friday 7th April 2006 - 8:45:45 PM | Comment (1)

  • New Look

    The front end of maxent.org is getting an overhaul. All the old pages are still here and will keep their old e-ddresses and look for now, but I hope the new design will let me more easily add new content to the site on a much more regular basis.
    No: this is not a blog.
    As you […]

    Friday 7th April 2006 - 8:00:17 PM | Comment (1)