Adam Curtis weaves a narrative out of acquired footage from the past 70 years. There’s intentionally no narration only the combination of text, music, and footage. This was put together with the help of the theater company Punchdrunk. You can find more on this project here

I’ve always liked the name of this film but I never got around to watching it until now.

The scene above is Mr. Smith’s first day as a senator. The day before he was a youth scout group leader somewhere in the middle west. He has no idea how he’s really gotten there– at this point anyway. It’s a quality ride up to this point and it just gets better and better. The dialogue is great. The cast is excellent. I usually cant handle the acting of that period without laughing at it but the actors are spot on.

Jimmy Stewart is the man. This man can really act. He fought in WWII. He fought to get into WWII because he was too tall and underweight. He became a general, did a little more acting, and smuggled a yeti hand out of India in his wife’s underwear. Jimmy Stewart went on Johnny Carson and read a poem about his dog that died and he cried on national television. Jimmy Stewart is the man.

This movie is, to say the least, timeless. Whats going on in 1939? The exact same thing that’s going on in 2010.

This will make you happy. It’s a speech from a brain scientist who suffered a stroke. This sounds horrible, yes, but it ends well.  It ends very well. We could all use a stroke perhaps.

Thanks to Julie at sunpuddle.net for this gem.

This covers the media machines (specifically MTV circa 2002) and how they find cool, isolate its prime ingredient, repackage it for the uncool masses, effectively make it un-cool, and start all over. It’s kinda funny to see the MTV execs telling you exactly what they’re doing. If their audience could only listen to some of these execs they’d have stopped watching immediatley. Of course, they probably knew their audience well enough to know that no kid would never think to watch PBS on a Sunday evening in 2002.

I think everyone should learn this and begin busting it loose in public spaces. The potential locations and applications for it are amazing: parties, events, museums, wallstreet, wallmarts, the list goes on…..

Think of it like this:  With enough people learning this dance we could start random outbreaks of dancing in the streets.  Allow me to present a 7 part proposal as to why this is awesome:

1. It’s fun to dance

2. You don’t have to worry about looking like a fool because everybody is doing the same silly dance.

3. Imagine the random people watching who wouldn’t yet be in on it, their minds? – - blown.

4.It could easily turn into a party.

5. It genuinely creates that moment in musicals where everybody suddenly seems to know the words and steps and harmonies to a city wide dance.

6. It is the antithesis of politics.

7. Synthesized synchronicity. (I’d imagine for most adults this is much easier to catch on to than true synchronicity.)

This could be anything to everyone. This could be a street performance to midwestern city tourists. This could be performance art to the aesthetically selective.This could be attention K-Mart shoppers entertainment. This could be afternoon cardio to a bored housewife. This could be the good shake everyone needs now and then to just get happy.

I’ll tell you what this definitely is : It’s a group of people coming together as heroes for five minutes then disappearing just as quickly as it all started.

Soooooo if you can’t make it through all 400+ pages of Noam Chomsky’s “Manufacturing Consent” there IS a movie about it! I dare you to watch all 2hrs and 40 min of it. I will buy you a candy bar if you do. Then we can talk about why you chose that candy bar and who made you want it. Mmm. Sweet sweet media.

Mark my words. This trend begins. I’ve been doing this out of necessity for years now but 2010 is the year of  the tin hat. Tin hats are a great way to express yourself.  You can tailor them to almost any occasion. Whether it’s elegant and clean or practical and manageable, tin hats are the perfect addition to your ephemeral fashion.  They’re super cheap to make and above all else they block out Beta wave (38-15 htz)  transmissions from any Government/ Extra Terrestrial scanners and receivers.

From here on out I’ll be sharing some inspiring examples from the cutting edge of TinFashion as well as some insider tips on how to get the most out of your Beta, Alpha, Delta, and ~possibly~ Gamma hats… Perhaps I”ll even throw a few lessons at you in wave cloak theory. We’ll see!

I need models, so if anyone wants to get in on a session just hit me up below. This is a great way to get into the TFH community.  ALSO, shoot me any questions you guys may have as I need to get a FAQ together anyway.