iPhone 4S / Canon 5d MKII Side by Side Comparison by Robino Films
Here’s a “fair” test between the iPhone 4S and the Canon 5D MK II. I made a little rig that allowed me to shoot both cameras at the same time side by side. All scenes are perfectly synced together so you can pause and scrutinize the frames!
Now I really want one.
via Jordan Halvorsen
A fragile glass couldn’t help but break
Philosophy Bites interviews philosopher Helen Beebee on The Laws of Nature and Beebee continually revisits the metaphor of a fragile glass throughout the interview as she builds this poetic line of thought:
When you say a glass is fragile, you’re saying something about how it’s going to behave in certain kinds of situations. If I say, “Oh be careful that glass is fragile,” you know that I’m telling you not to drop it on the floor, or to dry it very carefully, or whatever it is, because to be fragile is to be disposed to break in certain kinds of situations.
Patrick Kelleher And His Cold Dead Hands - Golden Syrup
An album that reaches for the stars but gets lost along the way.
When it comes to Patrick Kelleher, the Irish music scene puts him on a pantheon that the casual music fan might fail to see. His debut album, You Look Cold, took Nialler 9 readers’ album of the year, but was summarily rejected for the Choice prize, not even garnering a nomination, causing quite the furore for Jim Carroll. It seems that when it comes to Patrick Kelleher, you’re in one of two camps: he’s a genius, or else you just haven’t realised he’s a genius yet. There were plenty of hints at genius on You Look Cold, namely ‘He Has To Sleep Sometime, overall the album left a large feeling of apathy.
More news on how DNA evidence Is unlocking cold cases. It’s not a long article, but you have to read to the end to hear how the mystery was solved.
Music video by Keren Ann performing My name is trouble.
Keren Ann is a sound designer, singer, songwriter, composer, producer and engineer based largely in Paris, Tel-Aviv and New York.
Many of her songs were performed by internationally acclaimed artists, among others Henri Salvador, Jane Birkin, Francoise Hardy, Rosa Passos, Jacky Terasson, Emmanuelle Seigner and Benjamin Biolay.
Keren Ann performs at The Allen Room on Wednesday, February 1, on Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series.
