Choose your favorite Behemoth

Some Behemoth designs-in-progress, head only.

Like Leviathan, Behemoth is kosher, so I infer he/she/it is a cloven-hooved cud-chewer. [...]

Cute Cat Video

Sometimes you just have to make a cute cat video. This one stars my cat Bruno, and doubles as a music video for my friend Bliss Blood.

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Four Freedoms of Free Culture

In my endless attempt to explain what’s wrong with Creative Commons’ “non-commercial” and “no derivatives” restrictions, I came across this 2005 article by Benjamin Mako Hill:
Free Software’s fundamental document is Richard Stallman’s Free Software Definitions (FSD) . At its core, the FSD lists four freedoms:

The freedom to run the program, for any purpose;
The freedom … [...]

The World Wide Web, Circa 1995

Formerly America\’s Best-Loved Unknown Cartoonist, now independently animating a feature film, \”Sita Sings [...]

Sita returns to the IFC Film Center, this weekend and next

Another chance to see Sita Sings the Blues on the big screen in New York!

Click on the time to purchase tickets for a screening.
Sat, Jun 12 at: 11:05 AM
Sun, Jun 13 at: 11:05 AM
Sat, Jun 19 at: 11:00 AM
Sun, Jun 20 at: 11:00 AM

Nothing compares to a real cinema: a … [...]

The Limits of Attribution

I’ve updated the pedigree charts I posted a few days back.

Although I use an attribution copyleft license (CC-BY-SA), I recognize that expecting attribution for every re-use is a bit unrealistic. Sure, it’s reasonable for the first few generations: most people can name their mother and father, and many can name all 4 grandparents. But … [...]

Frunch: The Free Culture Lunch #8

This Friday, January 22, 2 pm, Soy & Sake @ 47 7th Ave S (at Commerce St) in New York’s West Village. Open to anyone who is into Free Culture, Free Software, Free Speech, Intellectual Freedom, anti-censorship, etc.
We do this every week now! And it’s more fun than the other kind of “frunch”.
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An ideal hate mail

OK, this isn’t exactly hate mail – in fact it’s kind of adorable in its sincere incoherence. (I still get entertaining hate mail from time to time, but don’t publish it because I know the writers just want attention. This, however, is so perfect I couldn’t resist.) Vijaybhan writes:

Sister naina ji
Namsaty
what ever culture you … [...]

What is the opposite of “property”?

Comments welcome. [...]

Reasons not to travel

Never before in my life have I been offered so many opportunities to travel. Flights paid for, hotels covered, welcomed as a special guest in fabulous locations all over the world. I am grateful, and honored.

Unfortunately, I can’t stand it and I need to stop.

It’s baffling. I’ve always wanted to travel like this. All … [...]

I’m baaaaack!

And sick as a dog! A dog on antibiotics, who is extremely happy to be home after 3 mostly sick weeks away. Thoughts on travel and the near future coming soon. [...]

Sita airs again on Thirteeen! 11pm Saturday October 3

This just in from Richard Siegmeister of WNET:

Sita is airing this Saturday at 11 on New York’s Channel 13!

And just like the last time Sita aired on WNET, I’m out of the country (by October 3 I’ll be in Armenia). Hopefully they’ll air it again later, so I can enjoy a screening party in … [...]

Sita screens in Paris Monday September 28!

At 8 or 8:30 pm! At a real cinema! I’ll post the cinema name and address as soon as the distributor sends it to me – soon – but if you’re in Paris tomorrow, please save the date and come by!
“Studio des Ursulines”
10, rue des Ursulines 75005 Paris
Metro Luxembourg
8:30pm
Merci a Christophe pour l’information! [...]

Fluff: a test

testing to see if I can upload a gigantic “Fluff” strip via wordpress. Will the link go to an image, or file, or what?

fl970430.tif

Update: on my browser, it read as a Quicktime file. But “Save As Source” saved it as a .tif again. This is good news. [...]

DVD update

The DVDs have been manufactured and will be are on their way to the order fulfillment warehouse soon. I haven’t checked them yet They work. The e-store will go live in a few days Wednesday May 27 (hopefully) by Friday if I’m lucky. Stay tuned! [...]