If This Is A Blog Then What's Christmas?

Why CGI now sucks (thanks, J).

Logo fails.

Interstellar – across all dimensions and time (thanks, D):

https://vimeo.com/130101757

Ramen bath (thanks, Y).

The Simpsons world, mapped (thanks, J).

Interview with the creator of the sublime Deadwood (thanks, J).

Billy Crystal does a remarkable impersonation of Muhammad Ali:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=16&v=fp3NkM2HbmM

Disney recycled animation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbjVjZrrE3w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmOo_pYMG1U

A pair of (apparently) very talented placement creatives called Oli and Josie just sent me this excellent Cannes Grand Prix generator.

They have some other cool stuff on their site.

Check ’em out.

I know I’ve been out of the country for a while so I might not have sufficient context, but I am utterly clueless as to the intention of this campaign.

What’s it saying?

Who is it saying it to?

And, most importantly, what the hell has it got to do with coffee?

Golden opportunities await? Yes, OK… Are these moments something you wait for while you’re at work? Do you drink coffee when you get back from work? Do you miss these moments because you’ve been making coffee? Should you make instant coffee such as Gold Blend because it saves you time, which you can then use to hug your baby?

Answers on a postcard…

UPDATE: here’s the TV ad. Still makes not a quark of sense:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=NR9s_3zy-Ck

Amazing tattoo artists.

The animals of Chernobyl (thanks, T):

The town that fistfights to summon rain (thanks, T).

Honest company slogans.

Skeletons of famous cartoon characters (thanks, T).

Nas and De La Soul freestyling on Westwood in 1996 (thanks, C):

Creativity in Japanese tattooing (thanks, T):

Learn to act with crazy Marlon Brando! (Thanks, J).

Hey, excellent TV writer! What’s the best thing you ever wrote? (Thanks, J.)

Friend and colleague Vicky Simmons writes:

Hi Ben, 

I’ve just launched my first Kickstarter. I’ve designed a range of travel bags that poke fun at the ridiculousness of the Kate Moss / easyJet story. I think she’s a bit of a don for slumming it, being herself and having a good time. It’s tongue in cheek but what the hell. I had fun writing them.

Here’s the crucial info and a couple of photos. If you like the project, I’d be thrilled if you could share it with whoever you think would be interested.

Thank you,

Vicky 

No, Vicky, thank you.

…They’re just such a massive collection of thundercunts that anything they now come out with just seems like a giant pair of fingers being shoved down your throat:

https://vimeo.com/130232144

Eg: when the man is sad on the floor of the lift I just wonder if he’s feeling some guilt at being connected to HSBC laundering money from Mexican drug cartels. And when he’s laughing with those Asian gentlemen it might be because they all benefitted from HSBC’s illegal tax avoidance schemes in Switzerland.

Disgusting.

Fuck off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDP1e17qDU4

And another tip of the hat to the ridiculously pleasant and talented folks with whom I work.

This is a great idea:

(Interest declared: the creatives, Amber and Lovisa, are friends of mine.)

But if you know anyone who might be interested in buying a poster (or ten), point them in this direction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-7uXcvOzms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNUC6UQ_Qvg

Nice one, all you lovely, talented people.

Read all about it.