Dave Caolo

Interesting interpretation of my favorite movie of all time, Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. I was ready to blow it off until I got to the author’s suggested interpretation for the nearly 3 minutes of black that begin the movie and how that segment is tied to Dave’s journey beyond the infinite.

[Via Coudal]

Fantastic. Note the VHS tape tracking static at the bottom of the screen, the low resolution and muffled audio. Love it.

Caprica‘s opening sequence is fantastic. Atmospheric, sets the tone with enough hints at what the series is about. In the episode 1 podcast, director Jonas Pate revealed that the live-action shots were recorded with consumer cameras in about 30 minutes. Incredible.

Select 55 has 1.9 grams of carbs per 12-ounce serving. Now I know what to avoid at the liquor store.

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Favre’s last play of the 2007 NFC Championship Game (above) was an interception. The New York Giants then won the game in overtime and went to the Superbowl.

Favre’s last play of the 2010 NFC Championship Game was an interception. The New Orleans Saints then won the game in overtime and went to the Superbowl.

This selfish egomaniac has now disappointed 2 teams in an epic fashion and sullied his legend. Stay home, Brett. We don’t want you anymore.

Looks fantastic.

Gale Sayers is a pro football hall of fame inductee and my go-to source of motivation.

Watch the highlight reel above. He’s got an almost supernatural grace. Time and again he absolutely should have been tackled to the ground, only to run another 40 yards. He disappears into a crowd of players and emerges, sprinting, from the mess. His speed is super-human.

It’s his elegance that stuns me. Gale weaves in and out of defenders and linemen as if his brain is five steps ahead of his body. There’s no time for calculation, he just reacts. It’s incredible. At the 2:04 mark, he actually comes to a full stop behind the line and then runs 60 yards for a touchdown.

It doesn’t matter if you dislike football. There’s a power in watching someone truly excel at something. When I watch this footage of Gale, I want to write better, work harder, attack the day’s to-dos, make my kids feel special. In fact, I watch it several times per week.

Hats off to Gale. You were the best ever.

Every science fiction fan in their mid-thirties has a deep, almost pathological affection for Star Wars. While sitting in the theater as 6- and 7-year-olds, we surrendered ourselves to George Lucas’s universe like a post-coital praying mantis.

The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi* delivered on their promises of bigger and better Star Wars and a satisfying conclusion to the story. There were rumors of three more movies. Fifteen years passed with nothing and then, in 1999, The Phantom Menace was released. Finally, after nearly two decades, we were to be rewarded.

To say that we left the theater disappointed is like saying the sun is a little hot. I’ve tried to express the weight of this let down before, but I’ve never done it as well as some guy from Milwaukee, WI. You’ll be tempted to turn this off at first, but please don’t. Watch all 70 minutes. It’s fantastic and 100% accurate. Click below to watch all 7 segments of this epic rant.

*OK, so Jedi cheesed out a bit with the Ewoks. But we were willing to let that go in light of the first two.

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