If you like insects, children in creepy situations, animation, good sound design, and death (like you all SHOULD, dammit) you will like this film. It was made at CalArts by my new deathbestie Oliver Franklin Anderson.
August 15, 2011 | Blog
Yearly Archives: 2011
In case you were wondering…
I was on the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation page, looking for the phone number for bulky item pickup (au revoir, dear old couch). One of my options is “Dead Animal Collection.” Uh, yes please. Refuse Refuse Services Dead Animal Collec...
August 15, 2011 | Blog
My mother sent this to me yesterday. Ok, so for $60 you get…
My mother sent this to me yesterday. Ok, so for $60 you get pupus (Hawaiian appetizers) while costumed dead people such as “Pi’ilani’s leprous husband” come back to life to tell you stories. I think we can file this one under WORTH IT.
August 15, 2011 | Blog
Well looky here! As of today, this is what you’d see if…
Well looky here! As of today, this is what you’d see if you were to meander over to the Order of the Good Death’s website. The original website platform by the talented folk at National Headquarters is being expanded by Miss. Stephanie Cheng Smith ...
August 14, 2011 | Blog
”Let sanguine healthy-mindedness do its best with its strange power of living in the moment and…
”Let sanguine healthy-mindedness do its best with its strange power of living in the moment and ignoring and forgetting, still the evil background is really there to be thought of, and the skull will grin in at the banquet.” William James
August 12, 2011 | Blog
The dry cleaners on Hollywood and Highland across from where I…
The dry cleaners on Hollywood and Highland across from where I get my coffee on the way to work.
August 11, 2011 | Blog
A Room With a View… OF YOUR OWN MORTALITY. Sensory…
A Room With a View… OF YOUR OWN MORTALITY. Sensory Deprivation Skull, 2007, Atelier Van Lieshout
August 11, 2011 | Blog
FuckYeahDeath
I’m sure everyone knows about the “FuckYeah…” genre of tumblrs. Wherein, a specific theme is picked and celebrated through tumblr posts. Such as: Fuck Yeah Asian Fashion! Fuck Yeah Kreayshawn! Fuck Yeah Boston Terriers! (note: This Boston ...
August 10, 2011 | Blog
Meet the new Order of the Good Death mascot, the noble dead…
Meet the new Order of the Good Death mascot, the noble dead squid. This freshly dead cephalapod dances the medieval danse macabre on its throne of despair as soy sauce rains from the heavens. Or, if you are looking for a more scientific explanation
August 9, 2011 | Blog
From a New York Times Interview with Dr. Cornel West. Lessons is…
From a New York Times Interview with Dr. Cornel West. Lessons is living towards death. What’s with the black suit, white shirt, black tie outfit you always wear? Do you have anything else in your closet? I’ve got four black suits that I circulat...
August 9, 2011 | Blog
Mother, May I Play With Death?
Both of these images are of loving skeleton mothers. It taps into quite a primal fear, no? That our greatest source of comfort and love is, in fact, a mortal creature doomed to die. Dear Skull Mommy, Keep up the great work. You so beautifully capt...
August 8, 2011 | Blog
I don’t know what mortuary this guy is from. But he rolls…
I don’t know what mortuary this guy is from. But he rolls into the health department to pick up death certificates like a boss in this retro hearse piece and puts my ‘94 punk ass Volvo to shame.
August 8, 2011 | Blog