Caine’s Arcade

Kids don’t seem to create like they used to. Not Caine. This cardboard arcade complete witha ticket dispenser and claw machine may be one of the best things I’ve seen in a long time. Certainly one of the best things ever made by a nine year old. Time to check out East LA and get a fun pass.

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Metropolis II // Chris Burden

There are few things that can convince me to go to Los Angeles, but this amazing kinetic sculpture at the LACMA is definitely one of them.  Chris Burden dreams of an LA with driver-less cars and reliable public transportation.  Me too.  Maybe this will pave the way.

 

 

See Metropolis II in action at these times:
Fridays: 12:30–1:30 pm; 2:30–3:30 pm; 4:30–5:30 pm; 6:30–7:30 pm
Weekends: 11:30 am–12:30 pm; 1:30–2:30 pm; 3:30–4:30 pm; 5:30–6:30 pm

Serious Inspiration

This is so good, it makes my heart hurt.

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The most important possible thing you can do is do a lot of work.. Fight your way through that. -Ira Glass

Thanks, Ira.

Quote of the Day

Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it. -Buddha

KONY 2012

The original film here. Time is running short. This is something we can all do.

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War Dog

by Rebecca Frankel

Dogs have been fighting alongside U.S. soldiers for more than 100 years, seeing combat in the Civil War and World War I. But their service was informal; only in 1942 were canines officially inducted into the U.S. Army. Today, they’re a central part of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan — as of early 2010 the U.S. Army had 2,800 active-duty dogs deployed (the largest canine contingent in the world). And these numbers will continue to grow as these dogs become an ever-more-vital military asset.

So it should come as no surprise that among the 79 commandos involved in Operation Neptune Spear that resulted in Osama bin Laden’s killing, there was one dog — the elite of the four-legged variety. And though the dog in question remains an enigma — another mysterious detail of the still-unfolding narrative of that historic mission — there should be little reason to speculate about why there was a dog involved: Man’s best friend is a pretty fearsome warrior.

Above, a U.S. soldier with the 10th Special Forces Group and his dog leap off the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during water training over the Gulf of Mexico as part of exercise Emerald Warrior on March 1.

Foreign Policy / Photo Essay / Published: May 4, 2011
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Little Friends

I can hardly handle how awesome these images by Seth Casteel are.