Beguine/Dijkstra

Back in June I stumbled across a reference to a short film "Beguine" by Douwe Dijkstra. I searched library databases and IMDB to no avail. I should have just done a web search because there it was on the first page.

In addition, there was a link to some great black and white images for someone with the same name: Dijkstra's photos 

The windmill image really impressed me: just lengthening the exposure made the sails look like a propeller. A friend titled it "Windmill by Boeing".

 The video is a hallucinogenic exercise as a dance floor tips sending a man sliding down a long hill into a red ocean at the bottom he finds himself in an office.  He walks over to the copier which sucks him in (see image below).

Trapped in the copier he's ignored as his image appeared in the copies.  Eventually he's shaving as he plummets down the side of building coming to a gentle landing.  What?


You've got to see it to believe it:   Dijkstra's Beguine video

WNYC's Summer In the City Photos Document a Crime

WNYC, New York City's public radio station has a photos of summer in the city. One of the images (shown below) shows water bottles for sale. See the little red band on the water bottles? That's characteristic of bottles brought in from New Jersey which have no refundable deposit which, if I'm not mistaken means it is illegal to sell them in New York which requires a deposit for plastic water bottles.

I fantasize that there will be a first Amendment issue here when somebody tries to locate the seller by issuing a subpoena for Stephen Nessen, the photographer.

Leisure Dive

With the same fascination as cats in sink there is Leisure Dive, a web site showing pictures of people (mostly guys) in relaxed postures diving into pools.