http://www.joshoakhurst.com An Ongoing Case Study in Art & Commerce Sun, 04 May 2008 17:27:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's hard to articulate my appreciation for consumer-culture rap as a member of the white-male fraternity; one one hand, the "wigger" stigma hangs none to far out of reach, though, goddamnit, sometimes a throwaway beat makes me happy. Watching mindless, white, suburban club hoppers bounce in unison to throwaway ... http://www.joshoakhurst.com/2008/04/29/the-hood-internet-a-mashup-for-me-and-you/ *asked this once a few weeks ago and once again recently, here goes my excuse* "Hey Josh, I see you can write and direct, I like your eye and I like (short xyz___). There's a lot of viral ad bullshit out there on the net? I'm seeing a ... http://www.joshoakhurst.com/2008/04/13/hey-josh-why-havent-you-made-something-longer/ Once again, I AM NOT A DESIGNER, but I'm working on something pretty cool at the moment. Go there. http://www.joshoakhurst.com/2008/04/13/design-page-update/ Road weary travels coming to a close. Not too much time for pixels lately; just a few spare moments for pictures. http://www.joshoakhurst.com/2008/04/13/road-weary/ Damn, anyone with even a mild shred of design appreciation will be mesmerized by this clip for "DVNO" by Justice. The end made me laugh out loud (not just lol, seriously laugh out loud) from sheer smacked-by-cleverness-ity. This is tight. Here's a link to a higher-rez QT for those scoring at home. http://www.joshoakhurst.com/2008/03/18/the-french-know-80s-ntsc/ Though it's a little hard to see in the picture, you'll notice a sticker on the person side of a toilet paper dispenser which reads: "Toilet camera for statistical purposes only". - I'm sorry, what? Did I just read "toilet camera?" Is this for real? Possibly a joke? If ... http://www.joshoakhurst.com/2008/03/18/as-seen-recently-at-the-boston-logan-airport/ "Woah, that package is lighting up next to me." Yeah, I picked it up. Hey, that's pretty neat. That's a good ploy, guys. Stick a small, emanating LED inside your package, hope the battery at least outlasts the shelf-life, wait for sales. Okay, cool, you've ... http://www.joshoakhurst.com/2008/03/18/nxt-goo-youve-won-my-attention-but/ is as equally scary. Showbiz Pizza Fan Site Showbiz Pizza Wikipedia entry http://www.joshoakhurst.com/2008/03/01/my-fondest-memory-of-the-south/ ...is a somewhat meaningless number compared to the dearth of content and traffic the website is privileged to, yet for our short-we-didn't-know-what-it-was, the climb to 100K views just off YouTube felt very milestoney. A built-in audience has been proven; one look at the comments shows that. This video has not ... http://www.joshoakhurst.com/2008/02/25/100k-youtube-views/ Some people wait months for the new awesomest-blockbuster-movie ever, but I've been patiently awaiting the release of MK12's History of America (4 years in the making). Finally, the short (30 minute short, that is) is available online, but probably not for long. It's wonderful the MK12 boys have ... http://www.joshoakhurst.com/2008/02/25/mk12s-history-of-america/