Finally, a cause I can get behind.
If anyone wants to make magnets, let me know.
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For Sale: Fuji FinePix W1 3D Camera
I bought one of these this Spring. Hardly ever used it and it is now gathering dust. It is exactly this camera Amazon lists here. It has a very cool 3D viewer built in. Comes with all parts, box, and manual which is in Japanese. $300 O.B.O. Amazon lists it for $999; I paid about $650. Now there’s a newer model that’s only $369, which is heartbreaking from my perspective, but oh well. If you’re in New York, come and get it – no shipping! Leave a comment if you’re interested.
“Dhol Beat” – UNCENSORED!
I was working on Sita Sings the Blues when Manish Acharya asked me to animate the music video for Loins of Punjab Presents. I said yes because I loved his film so much. I’m so glad I did!
Kult der Originalität
My Cult of Originality essay gets a German translation, courtesy of Thomas Leske.
Ein kleiner illustrierter Aufsatz von Nina Paley. Sie lesen weiter.
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Sita Sings the Blues – Uncut Narrator Interview
I’ve wanted to share this uncut interview file for a long time now. The main reason I’ve held back is I wanted Aseem, Bhavana and Manish to listen to the whole thing and be comfortable with having it out in the world. As far as I know, none of them did listen to the whole thing. Still, Manish was worried that it might attract more negative attention from batshit fundamentalists. So, I held on to it…. Now Manish is gone and all we have left are our memories (mine is extremely fallible), and recordings like this one. At his memorial yesterday Chris Dillon played an excerpt, and said it was like having a new conversation with Manish. The batshit fundamentalists are batshit no matter what; whether we speak or are silent, they will hate. I don’t want fear of them to deprive anyone of a conversation with Manish. Plus, as you can hear, Manish was quite a respectful and thoughtful Hindu – moreso than the few clips in SSTB may have revealed. So here you go, World:
Sita Sings the Blues – uncut narrator interview
Face-O-Matic
On a lighter note, enjoy this online toy coded by my friend Margo Burns. It is based on “Face-O-Matic” cards I originally designed to teach very inhibited grad students to draw cartoon facial expressions for a visual storytelling class at Parsons. Turns out all ages enjoy it. The drawings are extremely simple, so even people who claim they have no drawing skills can copy them without fear.
