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February 2023

Month archive / 9 posts

Otoboke Beaver

Otoboke Beaver

The six massive pillars in the middle of Underground Arts make the stage invisible to big chunks of the room, and when it’s a sold out show like this one, finding an even halfway decent sight line can be next to impossible if you don’t get there early. I’ve been burned by this a few times now, so I think going forward I’ll need to commit to early arrival or just skip the show.

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Field Day: New York City

Featuring art from Tara Donovan, Odili Donald Odita, Edward Hopper, Guillermo del Toro, Alex Katz, and Nick Cave

As I mentioned in my 2022 year in review, I’ve developed a new habit over the past year as part of my creative practice—something I call a “field day.” Ideally at least twice a month or so, I’ll get out of the house for the day and absorb things in the outside world. It most often takes the form of visiting museums, galleries, and cinemas, but virtually any activity qualifies, as long as I’m out… See more →

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Skinamarink film poster

Skinamarink

I only made it through about 20 minutes of this, and I think the filmmaker’s vision is at present too underdeveloped to sustain a feature length, but I’d still much rather see more of this kind of unorthodox exploration than another round of rote Blumhouse banality.

Side note for my fellow graphic design pedants: I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anyone miss the point of dot leaders quite so flagrantly as the opening credits of … See more →

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The Suspect film poster

The Suspect

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Colours of Air album cover

Colours of Air

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Python easing functions

For precise programmatic animation

Example usage:

duration = 30
for frame in range(duration):
    return easeInOutQuad(frame/duration)
linear
def linear(t):
    return t
easeInSine
def easeInSine(t):
    import math
    return -math.cos(t * math.pi / 2) + 1
easeOutSine
def easeOutSine(t):
    import math
    return math.sin(t * math.pi / 2)
easeInOutSine
def easeInOutSine(t):
    import math
    return -(math.cos(math.pi * t) - 1) / 2
easeInQuad
def easeInQuad(t):
    return t * t
easeOutQuad
def easeOutQuad(t):
    return -t * (t - 2)
easeInOutQuad
def easeInOutQuad(t):
    t *= 2
    if t < 1:
        return t * t / 2
    else:
        t … See more →
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Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising film poster

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

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Phantom Lady film poster

Phantom Lady

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