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Somebody’s Sydney

Posted in humor, maps, maps & mapping with tags , , , , , on May 16, 2011 by Sunshine Superboy

A thoroughly entertaining map that projects different perspectives/ stereotypes among the locals of Sydney, Australia.

this one is dedicated to my Aussie buds:
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Having never been to Sydney, I have to admit that all of the references are pole-vaulting over my head, but I do get the sentiment.

All I can think of is “gosh, if anyone attempted to make a map like this of Philly we’d have an ugly riot on our hands… though we’d all be laughing”. On the other-hand, the New York part of me is like “yeah… all New Yorkers basically already walk around with a 5-borough version of this in our heads at all times,” which isn’t that funny.

Aussies! Not to cause a civil war, but which version of this map gets your personal blessing?

G’Day, G’Day, Up Up and Away!
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Spider: “Its All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses an Eye…”

Posted in art & music, comics, film, humor with tags , , , , , , , , , , on October 14, 2009 by Sunshine Superboy

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While I was in Milwaukee a fortnight ago, I had the opportunity to check out some of the Milwaukee Film Festival’s best short films. The last one to screen was Spider, which is written by Nash Edgerton & David Michôd and is also directed by Edgerton.spider-710693

It was jarring. The sheer look-now-look-again style escapes my ability to categorize the genre succinctly. And when it comes right down to it, I don’t want to ruin the surprise…

Jack and Jill are always hurting each other’s feelings. But like Mum said, “It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye.”

Behold: “Spider” (2007)

I know… W.T.Fuck?!
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