“The Secret of Drawing”
Episode two of the BBC’s The Secret of Drawing focuses on stories, narrative and drawing throughout history. (via @mo_ali)
“Why Is Grand Theft Auto So Conservative?”
This Cage Is Worms has some thoughts on Grand Theft Auto V, and Grand Theft Auto in general: “By making fun of ‘everything,’ GTAV is trying to convince us that it is above any real commitment to an ideology.” (via @bombsfall)
“The Cameraman’s Revenge”
A 1912 silent short film of infidelity and insects by Władysław Starewicz. (via @NitrateDiva)
Codefellas
Here’s the first episode Wired’s new animated webseries about the NSA, Codefellas.
Satirizing China
The New York Times interviews Mr. R, mastermind behind the China Daily Show, “a ‘fake news’ Web site in a country that is crying out for satire, where reality is so skewed by propaganda and inadvertent humor that it can be hard to tell the difference[.]”
RIP, Ray Cusick
Production Designer Ray Cusick has died. Cusick is most famous for creating Doctor Who’s nemeses, The Daleks, but he also worked on Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple (1985 & 1987), Cold Comfort Farm (1968) and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1975). The BBC reports on his death and the […]
The Cultural Gutter 