Short films are tough - given this short story lives only 45 seconds, I think director Chris Milk achieved an awesome feat. Considering the self-imposed limitation, I find most telling the select moments he chooses to reward. (via @rafaeldante)

A great compendium of oft-cited movie poster clichés -- proving once and for all that imitation isn't just the sincerest form of flattery, it's also the safest way to say "yeah, we're just like that other thing you loved."

The best polyhedron projection exhibit of the year!

You wouldn’t tell it by Bloomberg’s language, but Merckle’s Volkswagen bet lost out to one of the most masterful hacks of the financial system in history. For those of us who don’t live and breathe finance, this is that story.

Amazing story.

What if there were a way to quantify the pure cinematic DNA of any film--using signals such as shot length, amount of camera movement, color palette, and more--and distill it all into a visual "fingerprint" that can be taken in at a glance, and compared instantly with any other film? Well, a student designer named Frederic Brodbeck went and did exactly that.

This is pretty amazing - live models brought into a painterly rendition of life. No photoshop required.

Replace the moose and bear with a donkey and elephant and you'd have a perfect metaphor for American politics today. I'm sure Ting Tey didn't have that in mind when he made this awesome animated short; but it fits.

An awesome photo series by David Jackson. Hit the link for 18 more mini-planets.

I rather like this econometric approach to laying out the new rules of advertising. Said otherwise: don't make bad products, do something amazing, and always keep trying. Thanks to Phil for sending it along.

With a focus on job creation, Obama could spare himself the strain and distraction of a re-election campaign. Just saying.

We all know this works; but I liked how they added in a nod to the "button placebos" of everyday life: the crosswalk and elevator close buttons. Also, this interesting vid points out that the benefits of placebos vary largely according to our perceptions/beliefs about what the outcome should be if effective.

This is the way I hope technology, and the world around us, continues to develop... and these are awesome.

This awesome photographic series by Corinne Vionnet, entitled Photo Opportunities, combines hundreds of tourist snaps into a single image -- reflecting in the end result an incredible consistency in the amateur, opportunistic eye of travelers looking to capture their latest treasure of culture cred. Perhaps, if I could break away from staring for a moment, there's an insight to be found here about our shared perception of idyllic forms, collective memories, the golden ratio... maybe; but I can't help but to lose myself in these painterly composites for now.

A video gallery of classic screen types.