June
So how about that weather? Am I right?! June has been an insane month. I’m sure the majority of you out there will be happy to see the back of it. But once again I’m going to hopefully give you a list of things worth hunching over a laptop for. Even if it is done in a bomb shelter, which sometimes might be the best place. Here are my favourite things from June 2011.
1) Aaron De La Cruz graffiti
I’m a bit of a graffiti enthusiast. I’ve never done it myself (don’t have the talent) but I love to see some good pieces and have often bought a couple of coffee table books on the subject to flick through on a lazy afternoon. I was directed towards this video on Vimeo.com of artist Aaron De La Cruz creating a piece in West Oakland, California. It’s fantastic.
West Oakland, CA from Aaron De La Cruz on Vimeo.
Not only does the design seem to be improvised without a predetermined layout but he also does the whole thing free hand which is incredible considering how even and accurate all the lines are.
Here is another even bigger one he did in Los Angeles.
La Brea Mural Project (1of 2), Los Angeles, CA. from Aaron De La Cruz on Vimeo.
Colour me very impressed.
2) Zombie Defense Agency
If, like me, you have an office day job that requires a lot of killing time then I may have just what you need. Miniclip.com has oodles and oodles of flash games you can play for free and quite a lot of them are great for passing the time before clocking out.
Recently I discovered the tower defense style game Zombie Defense Agency. Anybody who has played Plants Vs. Zombies will get the idea. Stop the zombies from reaching the other side of the screen. I found this game a little more interesting though as the map layouts were more complicated and you really have to think strategically to get it right.
There are 15 levels and they do get more difficult as they go along but if you get your layout right they’re never too hard. I know I killed about 6 hours on this thing once so it’s well worth a go if you’re ever bored.
3) Jon Stewart Vs. Chris Wallace
I’m not American so it’s strange that I find a show about American politics so good but that’s a testament to the quality of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The guy is funny as hell but also is able to cut through some political rhetoric to get to the real issue… stupidity. And no matter what country you’re from, stupidity is usually the main problem with government.
He recently appeared on Fox News to do an interview with Chris Wallace. Despite your political leanings, it was fascinating to see two men who were mentally sparring with each other on television like that. The back-and-forth is filled with debating traps and a fantastic bit of tension.
If you haven’t seen it yet, you can catch the 15 or so minutes below.
4) NerdBoyfriend.com
I am a male. I am heterosexual. I am interested in fashion. I know it may blow your mind but it’s true. I actually take an interest in the clothes I wear.
My problem for years has been that very little in fashion reporting has been aimed at me. Magazines, websites and television shows are either aimed at women or are made for the type of guy who wears leopard print tights and drives a ferrari (… Rod Stewart?).
So I was extremely excited to find something for my taste which is nerdboyfriend.com. The lovely Veronica Belmont tweeted about it this month and it instantly got bookmarked.
It does exactly what I need it to do; Show me some clothes and show me where I can get them if I like them. I don’t need to read about what’s “so hot right now” or what designer is trending in Milan. Here are some clothes, like ’em? Go get ’em. And it’s stuff I’d actually wear most of the time too! Brilliant.
5) John Barrowman
It’s not new but I first saw it recently and in celebration of Beyonce becoming the first woman to headline the Glastonbury festival this month I thought it apt.
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And that’s it! My favourite things of the last month.
– Aaron Poole is the creator of feather-knuckle-dusters. He is also more acurately an editor for FRED and rarely leaves the house. If you like what you read here check out his blog http://aaronfever.blogspot.com
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