Culture

There's a Chomsky reference and a Borges allusion here; add the fish and the formic acid, and this track offers more than enough science, technology, and culture to satisfy us. Video after the jump.

A whimsical and elegant printing block for Chinese characters that explores the enduring puzzle of writing.

Kevin Bacon's ad for the Logitech Revue reminds us that with personality in the cloud, we're all unwitting doppelg�ngers now.

Transmission of technological palimpsests from the Age of Rock and Roll.

This animation begins with a clinically marvelous evocation of an insect's perspective of the forest floor. And then it gets odd and unsettling. Video after the jump.

An elegant new site presents the radio transcripts of early NASA missions in a textual dramatization.

A new-media production of Kafka's The Trial makes projected 3-D imagery look like a natural component of live theatrical performance.

From the Little Tramp to Kevin Flynn, it's the hero with a thousand faces.

The "5th most terrifying web site in the world," written by thousands of "unsuspecting volunteers." Find out how you can help.

Flying towards the future, eyes fixed on the past.