Angle On Life

Little things I like and love: Music, bikes, design, architecture, fashion, clever things, statistical data and random trivia, science, and sometimes plants.

DEALBREAKER.: The Three Post-Breakup Phases

This. Is. So. Funny.  (For reals.  And YES, apparently I DO love “Something About Airplanes” that much, because I really did gravitate towards a taste of foreign films and modern plays.) 

theidiotking:I used to answer a lot of relationship questions over at my other blog, the in-hibernation DEALBREAKER. Looking back, I find it really funny that anyone ever trusted me with love advice, because it’s not really a topic I’m that well versed in. I’ve dated successfully,…

Sunburned and dancing around my room in the middle of the night.  I feel summer right around the corner.

“I came to dance not to socialize…..I still run this thing like a dancehall queen.  I really don’t want no hassle.”

humanscalecities: Many people tend to think of L.A. as an unplanned city. And yet so much has been planned here and so much is being planned today. Is the perception of L.A. as the unplanned city changing? I think the perception of L.A. has gotten more complicated, particularly as the sprawl debate has matured. People now realize how horizontally dense Los Angeles is, and that sort of defies what everybody thinks of L.A. The other thing that’s happened is, since the ’70s, the changing racial and ethnic diversity has made L.A. a different kind of city. I think that the primary reason people view L.A. as unplanned is because they have a standard model of the city, which is a city that emerged in the late 18th century. L.A. was still 11,000 people in 1880. The polycentric nature of Los Angeles was set much later and much more firmly than in other places. It is a different kind of city. It is a younger city. And one of the results of our later arrival, is that people disregard the downtown, which has always been important. Before the 1940s it was really important. I think people overemphasize the degradation of downtown. It’s remained important but it hasn’t been the place. That’s enabled some of the satellite cities to grow up stronger and more independent, and they did during the early 20th century. And that means that we have this slightly different structure than many of the other cities. Now most of them have caught up. More. Nate Berg interviews the author, David C. Sloane: Unplanned L.A.? Think Again

humanscalecities: Many people tend to think of L.A. as an unplanned city. And yet so much has been planned here and so much is being planned today. Is the perception of L.A. as the unplanned city changing?

I think the perception of L.A. has gotten more complicated, particularly as the sprawl debate has matured. People now realize how horizontally dense Los Angeles is, and that sort of defies what everybody thinks of L.A. The other thing that’s happened is, since the ’70s, the changing racial and ethnic diversity has made L.A. a different kind of city. I think that the primary reason people view L.A. as unplanned is because they have a standard model of the city, which is a city that emerged in the late 18th century. L.A. was still 11,000 people in 1880. The polycentric nature of Los Angeles was set much later and much more firmly than in other places. It is a different kind of city. It is a younger city. And one of the results of our later arrival, is that people disregard the downtown, which has always been important. Before the 1940s it was really important. I think people overemphasize the degradation of downtown. It’s remained important but it hasn’t been the place. That’s enabled some of the satellite cities to grow up stronger and more independent, and they did during the early 20th century. And that means that we have this slightly different structure than many of the other cities. Now most of them have caught up.

More. Nate Berg interviews the author, David C. Sloane: Unplanned L.A.? Think Again

I was looking for something more detailed and simple.” Oh, of course…..

I absolutely love this type of color application.

I absolutely love this type of color application.

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Girl Walk//All Day: The Dance Music Video for the album Girl Talk//All Day.  This is my favorite thing that has EVER EXISTED ON THE PLANET.  It is what all musicals should be.  PLUS, I dance like the girl—mix of ballet training and spastic maneuvers.  It inspired my motto for 2012—DANCE OUT LOUD.  Watch all 12 chapters!!!!!

[Flash 10 is required to watch video]

Epic and gorgeous:

THE KILLS: THE LAST GOODBYE (FILM)

The Kills and NOWNESS celebrate ten years of musical partnership with this moving and playful video, directed by Oscar nominated actress Samantha Morton. The captivating, melancholic song “The Last Goodbye” offsets the hard-edged sound Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince are known for with haunting vocals and a nostalgic piano loop. The film brings a simple vintage look showing the 2 posing inside a photobooth. Forgoing digital camera, a 35mm was used to give the video a classic film aesthetic.

As of February 14th, the song will be released in a four-track package via Domino Records. In addition to the CD and digital release of the single, a limited edition 10” vinyl available for pre-order will accompany the release!

(Source: wetheurban)