5 things I learned today (and don't want to forget)

Ryan Nance August 10, 2010

The Arabic term for Muslim Iberia Al Andalus, and its derivative Andalusia, are probably not derived from the Berber pronunciation of the word Vandal: "Wandal"where »

Pabst Blue Ribbon is brewed by the Miller Brewing Company where »

Clockwork Orange was set in the far off future of 1995 where »

Almost all people suffer from change blindness where »

Elvis Presley had a father (although obvious, it never occurred to me). Also, Natalie Portman can make a mean salad where »

1.Inverted art made from spools of thread http://bit.ly/hLdXPJ
2. Complexity of time zones explained http://bit.ly/eeHuKu
3. Ridiculous playhouses http://bit.ly/e76iPa
4. Genki Sudo's Machine Civilization http://bit.ly/hFwIAo
5.&n… — 1.Inverted art made from spools of thread http://bit.ly/hLdXPJ

2. Complexity of time zones explained http://bit.ly/eeHuKu

3. Ridiculous playhouses http://bit.ly/e76iPa

4. Genki Sudo's *Machine Civilization* http://bit.ly/hFwIAo

5. National Portrait Gallery - Person - William Shakespeare http://bit.ly/hbTRP2

5 things I learned April 2, 2011

Ryan Nance April 2, 2011

1. The Layers by Stanley Kunitz http://bit.ly/eGe3QT

2. Pity the Bathtub its Forced Embrace of the Human Form by Matthea Harvey http://bit.ly/fNWRqs
3. A Word from the Fat Lady by Gabrielle Calvocoressi http://bit.ly/f7HZ5C
4. Track… — 1. The Layers by Stanley Kunitz http://bit.ly/eGe3QT

2. *Pity the Bathtub its Forced Embrace of the Human Form* by Matthea Harvey http://bit.ly/fNWRqs

3. *A Word from the Fat Lady* by Gabrielle Calvocoressi http://bit.ly/f7HZ5C

4. *Tracks* by Tomas Tranströmer http://bit.ly/gdlmo9

5. *Coconut* by Christine Hume http://bit.ly/i6qDcA

5 poems I read April 2, 2011

Ryan Nance April 2, 2011

1.
Gymkhana but in a HUUUGE truck http://aol.it/idcDDd
2. The Lost Beatles Photographs http://bit.ly/gvmGc3
3. Amazing 'special' bmx flip http://bit.ly/eppktG
4. Power of photojournalism http://bit.ly/h5Vgk0
5. The Sketchbook Pro… — 1.

Gymkhana but in a HUUUGE truck http://aol.it/idcDDd

2. The Lost Beatles Photographs http://bit.ly/gvmGc3

3. Amazing 'special' bmx flip http://bit.ly/eppktG

4. Power of photojournalism http://bit.ly/h5Vgk0

5. The Sketchbook Project http://bit.ly/eOkS8I

5 things I learned April 1, 2011

Ryan Nance April 1, 2011

1 idea 5 people - Episode 10

Ryan Nance April 1, 2011

"Music is the Voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows"

Napoleon Bonaparte

5 poems every day for the whole of National Poetry Month
 
1. Stars by Louis Glück

I’m awake; I am in the world -
I expectno further assurance.No protection, no promise.
Solace of the night sky,the hardly movingface of the … — 5 poems every day for the whole of National Poetry Month

1. *Stars* by Louis Glück

I’m awake; I am in the world -

I expect
no further assurance.
No protection, no promise.

Solace of the night sky,
the hardly moving
face of the clock.

I’m alone – all
my riches surround me.
I have a bed, a room.
I have a bed, a vase
of flowers beside it.
And a nightlight, a book.

I’m awake; I am safe.
The darkness like a shield, the dreams
put off, maybe
vanished forever.

And the day -
the unsatisfying morning that says
I am your future,
here is your cargo of sorrow:

Do you reject me? Do you mean
to send me away because I am not
*full*, in your word,
because you see
the black shape already implicit?

I will never be banished. I am the light,
your personal anguish and humiliation.
Do you dare
send me away as though
you were waiting for something better?

There is no better.
Only (for a short space)
the night sky like
a quarantine that sets you
apart from your task.

Only (softly, fiercely)
the stars shining. Here,
in the room, the bedroom.
Saying I was brave, I resisted,
I set myself on fire.

2. *Hephaestus Alone* by Linda Gregg http://bit.ly/h3yygV

3. *Wild Geese* Mary Oliver http://bit.ly/fgiLhB

4. *When the Gods Go, Half-Gods Arrive* by Lucie Brock-Broido http://bit.ly/h1qmYQ

5. *Night Mooring at Maple Bridge* by Zhang Ji http://bit.ly/ffKgUA

5 poems I read April 1, 2011

Ryan Nance April 1, 2011

1. The Strokes - Under Cover Of Darkness http://vevo.ly/gvQLpd?r=bb 

2. Brockford Lee - New Mistakes http://bit.ly/i9oDqE?r=bb
3. The Shins - Sleeping Lessons (RAC Remix) http://bit.ly/fLh1bM?r=bb
4. T… — 1. **The Strokes - Under Cover Of Darkness** http://vevo.ly/gvQLpd?r=bb

2. **Brockford Lee - New Mistakes** http://bit.ly/i9oDqE?r=bb

3. **The Shins - Sleeping Lessons (RAC Remix)** http://bit.ly/fLh1bM?r=bb

4. **The Good Natured - Your Body Is A Machine** http://bit.ly/ftMe4G?r=bb

5. **Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Atlas Hands** http://bit.ly/ehgehp?r=bb

5 things I heard March 30, 2011

Ryan Nance March 30, 2011

1.Animal portraits http://bit.ly/fBAPbU
2. 13 Great Musical Moments in Wes Anderson Movies http://bit.ly/howPdE 
3. Awesome murals http://bit.ly/hoL6QV
4. "The Music Box"- a one man musical. Starts rough, but so good http… — 1.Animal portraits http://bit.ly/fBAPbU

2. 13 Great Musical Moments in Wes Anderson Movies http://bit.ly/howPdE

3. Awesome murals http://bit.ly/hoL6QV

4. "The Music Box"- a one man musical. Starts rough, but so good http://bit.ly/gdTvq8

5. The poems I read last night at the End of the Dialtone http://bit.ly/eVcSKv

5 things I learned March 30, 2011

Ryan Nance March 30, 2011

5 things I learned today - Weekly Episode 10 Season 3

Ryan Nance March 29, 2011

‎1. 100 years of movie set locations http://bit.ly/hQk2FJ

2. Bodies in motion http://bit.ly/eksJkO

3. What would you do for $5? http://bit.ly/f2B7nj

4. 360 degree view from Everest http://bit.ly/icnnSb

5. The amazing floating soccer pitch in Thailandhttp://bit.ly/fMMyBe

1.
Stanley Kubrick as a photojournalist in 1949 Chicago http://bit.ly/dNLJL3
2. Amazing catch by the ball girl http://bit.ly/hBA2vJ
3. The largest canyon in the solar system, on Mars http://1.usa.gov/eKrUGA
4. Fantastic view of the Aur… — 1.

Stanley Kubrick as a photojournalist in 1949 Chicago http://bit.ly/dNLJL3

2. Amazing catch by the ball girl http://bit.ly/hBA2vJ

3. The largest canyon in the solar system, on Mars http://1.usa.gov/eKrUGA

4. Fantastic view of the Aurora http://bit.ly/hieQLo

5. A Thomas Edison film of Japanese acrobats from 1904 http://bit.ly/hbQP9n

5 things I learned March 29, 2011

Ryan Nance March 29, 2011

1. 3D Images taken in 19th Century Japan http://bit.ly/g2y2Hm
2. Documentary on time http://bit.ly/hwkBLS
3. Find ways to fail quicker http://bit.ly/gjD20t
4.  Exotic tree houses & hanging huts http://bit.ly/fHWLes
5… — 1. 3D Images taken in 19th Century Japan http://bit.ly/g2y2Hm

2. Documentary on time http://bit.ly/hwkBLS

3. Find ways to fail quicker http://bit.ly/gjD20t

4. Exotic tree houses & hanging huts http://bit.ly/fHWLes

5. Why? Why would you pose like this? http://bit.ly/eRQv8Y

5 things I learned March 28, 2011

Ryan Nance March 28, 2011

1.
Computer-aided loom makes for amazing weavings http://bit.ly/hJMeQn
2. Automotive diagnostic iPhone apps http://bit.ly/hX9ty1
3. Crochet graffiti http://bit.ly/fnvYid
4. The 55 best Simpsons headlines http://bit.ly/g2XAvm
… — 1.

Computer-aided loom makes for amazing weavings http://bit.ly/hJMeQn

2. Automotive diagnostic iPhone apps http://bit.ly/hX9ty1

3. Crochet graffiti http://bit.ly/fnvYid

4. The 55 best Simpsons headlines http://bit.ly/g2XAvm

5. The science of empathy http://bit.ly/ghzugt

5 things I learned March 27, 2011

Ryan Nance March 27, 2011

Eric Daniel Barker (http://www.facebook.com/ericdbarker ) has been quietly making a noise in our music scene, finding and polishing forgotten, unknown or never appreciated gems. 
5 things Eric Daniel Barker heard March 26, 2011
1. Lou Bond … — Eric Daniel Barker (http://www.facebook.com/ericdbarker ) has been quietly making a noise in our music scene, finding and polishing forgotten, unknown or never appreciated gems.

**5 things Eric Daniel Barker heard March 26, 2011**

1. **Lou Bond - To the Establishment** http://bit.ly/fkTY6Z

2. Roky Erickson - The Right Track http://bit.ly/eRLTdQ

*Written by Powell St John for The 13th Floor Elevators - performed and sung by Roky Erickson.*

3. **Bathory - Hammerheart** http://bit.ly/idxYwR

*The background music was taken from Gustav Holst's The Planets - Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity which is worth checking out itself... http://bit.ly/eT3MuX*

4. **The Hellacopters - No Song Unheard** http://bit.ly/i00Kos

5. **Gram Parsons - $ 1,000 Wedding** http://bit.ly/es8PGE

5 things I heard March 26, 2011 - Guest Post - Eric Daniel Barker

Ryan Nance March 26, 2011

Picked by our Isaac Johnson 
1. Washington - 1997 http://bit.ly/gEip9I

The first track from this Aussie singer/songwriter's 2010 debut album.
 
2. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues http://bit.ly/evTMTV 
The new single … — Picked by our Isaac Johnson

1. **Washington - 1997** http://bit.ly/gEip9I

*The first track from this Aussie singer/songwriter's 2010 debut album.*

2. **Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues** http://bit.ly/evTMTV

*The new single from their forthcoming album of the same name. Look for this release 5/3/2011.*

3. **Cults - Go Outside** http://bit.ly/gKwaIi

*From their 3 track EP, simply titled 'Cults 7in.' Look for this New York City couples first album to drop 5/30/2011.*

4. **Wolf Gang - Dancing With The Devil** http://bit.ly/hw8T5D

*A catchy pop tune from an up and coming Londoner. You can find it on his EP "Dancing With The Devil".*

5. **Man Man - Knuckle Down** http://bit.ly/fLlxOE

*Look for this new single on Man Man's upcoming release Life Fantastic on May 10th from Anti Records.*

5 things I heard March 25, 2011

Ryan Nance March 25, 2011

1 idea 5 people - Episode 9

Ryan Nance March 25, 2011

"Why do you think you are here?"

1. 
Hypothetical letters http://bit.ly/edFZiC
2. The amazing floating soccer pitch in Thailand http://bit.ly/fMMyBe
3. Pay too little for gas? http://bit.ly/ggs3h8
4. From Mao to Mozart http://bit.ly/gINrpe
5. Uncanny s… — 1.

Hypothetical letters http://bit.ly/edFZiC

2. The amazing floating soccer pitch in Thailand http://bit.ly/fMMyBe

3. Pay too little for gas? http://bit.ly/ggs3h8

4. From Mao to Mozart http://bit.ly/gINrpe

5. Uncanny scenes from Beijing's IKEA http://bit.ly/gntmbi

5 things I learned March 25, 2011

Ryan Nance March 25, 2011

Nick Tierce

Ryan Nance March 25, 2011

Nick Tierce has his sights set on a very particular visual language for his own films, with a clear affinity for the visual visionaries of film.

Tierce is working on his first short format film, Grief Splatterd Canvas (http://kck.st/hQu5KE), a film noir thriller that owes a great deal to the Directors of Photography who left their marks on our collective imaginations.

5 (Cinematographers to aspire to)

1. Roland Totheroh -- The Kid (1921)

Rollie's work on Chaplin's best films were my first exposure to the idea that visual storytelling could attain some measure of timelessness, as his images live on just as potently almost a hundred years after they were shot.

2. John Seitz -- Double Indemnity (1944)

Seitz's work with Billy Wilder defined Noir for me, a stylized genre universe I've found tremoundously appealing and evocative of some of the best stories ever told on screen.

3. Robert Burks -- North by Northwest (1959)

It's becoming obvious that my favorite cinematographers are those with a prolonged and fruitful relationship with a visionary filmmaker, as Burks and Hitchcock so colorfully illustrate.

4. Bill Pope -- Bound (1996)

Not wanting to ignore working cinematographers, Bill Pope personifies a modern grasp of composition while preserving a classic cinematic sensibility, achieving mythic status in my eyes through his extraordinary work with the Wachowski Brothers.

5. Wally Pfister -- The Dark Knight (2008)

Another modern great, recent Academy award winner Wally Pfister's relationship with Writer/Director Christopher Nolan is perhaps the perfect respresentation of form following function, his arresting visual sense complimenting perfectly Nolan's textual content.

To support Grief Splatterd Canvas, visit the film's Kickstarter project: http://kck.st/hQu5KE . For more from Nick, follow him on twitter: http://twitter.com/nickytea

Photo of Nick by Gabriel Hernandez