Rumsey Taylor
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Links: April 2019
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If Rumsey Taylor is not on your radar, this is an excellent opportunity to rectify that error.
Hindsight 2070: We asked 15 experts, "What do we do now that will be considered unthinkable in 50 years?" Here’s what they told us.
Most of these are more aspirations than likely outcomes, and one is included in a rather transparent attempt at ideological diversity (see if you can guess which one!), but an interesting collection… See more →
If @iamrumz is not on your radar, this is an excellent opportunity to rectify that error. twitter.com/iamrumz/status…
Links: November 2018
Hello, dear reader!
November is gone, but its links remain.
I published a couple of nerdy blog posts in November: one about how I’m using my Letterboxd data to address my cinematic blindspots, and one about a common convention of editorial design that’s currently incompatible with CSS Grid.
Lots of interesting stuff in the links this month; for what it’s worth, my favorites are Earworm’s series of videos about jazz.
As usual, you can get many… See more →
Great read from @iamrumz investigating the prevalence of Choc, a French typeface from the 1950s, on NYC storefronts. nyti.ms/2zkVp47
Links: November 2017
Hello, dear reader!
November is gone, but its links remain.
Most of my writing energy this month went toward a post about the typography and spatial relationships underpinning my site’s recent redesign. I also wrote a handful of film reviews, the most substantial of which outlines my disappointment with the ambitious Loving Vincent, an animated film made from thousands of oil paintings.
Unsurprisingly, a fair amount of this month’s links are devoted to thinking through… See more →
Here’s @the_completist living up to its name with a thorough dissection of Hammer Films’ Frankenstein franchise. thecompleti.st/no4
Obsessives of all stripes will enjoy @the_completist’s analysis of the collected Raymond Chandler film adaptations. thecompleti.st/no2
“Anything with more action than people talking about God I would be totally into right now.” – @iamrumz #LeftBehindTrilogy
The drinking game @iamrumz and I have devised for the Left Behind trilogy is a little too perfect. hiccup
Forty-seven minutes into the first movie, @iamrumz and I have begun work on our Left Behind erotic fan fiction.
Hey, film nerds, @iamrumz just launched @the_completist, and you’ll want to check it out: thecompleti.st
Solid Dude Day epilogue today with @iamrumz, heavy metal, booze, and pseudo-intellectual conversation. Psyched to have awesome friends.
Godsmack You Black Emperor #unlikelycollaborations (stolen from @iamrumz)
Wishing I could be with my chums in Seattle but more than happy to share beers and good conversation with @iamrumz.
Please direct your thebeatlesrockband.com accolades toward @Jchausse @fishmcgill @ladyczerach @Mr_Terrific @naughtandcross @iamrumz @rubytoo
My extra Mountain Goats ticket has been sold. Here's hoping @iamrumz puts out on the first date.
Consumption: December 2005
On the Web
- Titles Designed by Saul Bass: Complete list of the films Bass worked on, with lots of information and images.
- Lazy Sunday: SNL rap video extolling the decadent joys of cupcakes and Narnia.
- Art Chantry: Pearls Are a Nuisance: Video from this fall’s massive exhibition at the Philip Slein Gallery in St. Louis.
- Superdickery: Absurd and hilarious comic book covers of yesteryear.
- The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web: Robert Bringhurst’s indispensible… See more →