500 day of summer drawing

There is a scene in the film 500 days of summer when Joseph Gordon-Levitt steps onto the city street. The moment rapidly transitions into a penciled drawing to be forever captured. I'm oddly captivated by this and cant help but be reminded of this track. Epic song for traveling and invading city streets worldwide ;-)

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Film to look out for ...

Ten years in the making and culled from 5000 hours of footage, WE LIVE IN PUBLIC reveals the effect the web is having on our society, as seen through the eyes of “the greatest Internet pioneer you’ve never heard of”, artist, futurist and visionary Josh Harris. Award-winning director  Ondi Timoner (DIG! -- which also won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize in 2004 -- making Timoner the only director to win that prestigious award twice) documented his tumultuous life for more than a decade to create a riveting, cautionary tale of what to expect as the virtual world inevitably takes control of our lives.

Harris, often called the “Warhol of the Web”, founded Pseudo.com, the first Internet television network during the infamous dot-com boom of the 1990s. He also curated and funded the ground breaking project “Quiet” in an underground bunker in NYC where over 100 people lived together on camera for 30 days at the turn of the millennium. With Quiet, Harris proved how we willingly trade our privacy for the connection and recognition we all deeply desire, but with every technological advancement such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter, becomes more elusive. Through his experiments, including a six-month stint living with his girlfriend under 24-hour electronic surveillance which led to his mental collapse, Harris demonstrated the price we pay for living in public.

RIP DJ AM

"New york, new york. Big city of dreams, but everything in new york aint always what it seems."

NYC Recess @ Governors Island

After the epic badminton showdown at GOVERNORS ISLAND with TRETORN last month, RECESS is back this SATURDAY AUGUST 22ND at COLONELS ROW from 12PM - 5PM, this time with a SANDPAPER PADDLE TABLE TENNIS challenge with PUMA, the true originals in the ping pong explosion (as it is affectionately known). The game itself is currently going through a renaissance in the US but for the RECESS showdown, we've decided to put a little twist on the game, a sandpaper version that will even the playing field, and more co-ed friendly. While 32 various teams from the creative community battle their way to the finals, there will also be open public tables to test your skill at the sport, paddles provided. LEGAMIN and VAN LEEUWEN ICE CREAM trucks, as well as FUNCTION DRINKS are back for food and refreshments to keep everyone hydrated and well fed. We've even got mini tables, frisbees and kites to keep the young ones entertained. And while you're out on the island, take a spin on the highly coveted series of PUMA BIOMEGA BIKES and test ride them, we promise it's going to change the way you feel about urban transportation! The crew from NO ORDINARY MONKEY will be on the musical decks.

The free ferry leaves the BATTERY MARITIME BUILDING in Lower Manhattan at 11am and every half hour after that. So don't miss out on all the action!

http://www.recessnewyork.com

Vegas: An Ironic Petting Zoo

Original Penguin and BPM present BUNNIES & PENGUINS: An Ironic Petting Zoo.  
Taking place at the Playboy Club in the Palms, 
come join Love Made bunnies dance 
music provided by DJs SQUEAK E. CLEAN of N.A.S.A., SKEET SKEET, CLASSIXX and WENDY CITY.

That’s in Las Vegas, Tuesday September 1^st at the Playboy Club in the Palms Hotel (9pm-4am).  
Capacity is extremely limited so RSVP right away at www.bpmmagazine.net/penguin.