local-nights: MTL = MEG + osheaga + picnic electronique

Montreal is the place to be this weekend.



Music: Data - One in a Million

audible-approval: kid cudi / kanye west / common - make her say

Edit: Universal has removed the ability to embed the entire video... sorry.

ocular-fetish: men walk on moon

Exactly forty years ago today, man walked on the moon for the first time.


Louis Vuitton has put together an interesting website capturing this moment in history. It includes a three camera interview with Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell, and Sally Ride.

Take a look here.

ocular-fetish: kuroshio sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world

Suggested viewing: full screen and with Vimeo HD set to "on".

A single single shot of the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. Shot using the incredible Canon 5DMKII camera.

"The main tank called the 'Kuroshio Sea' holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world's second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank." - Jon Rawlinson

ocular-fetish: Tuvalu - a slideshow documenting the sinking islands

"With photography by Robin Hammond of Panos Pictures, this multimedia piece looks at the island nation of Tuvalu, as the Tuvaluan people become some of the first environmental refugees, a direct result of man-made climate change." - Panos Pictures

ocular-fetish: yes, africa can

President Obama visits Ghana on July 11th. It will mark his first visit to an African country as president of the U.S.



"ONE is a grassroots campaign and advocacy organization backed by more than 2 million people who are committed to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. Cofounded by Bono and other campaigners, ONE is nonpartisan and works closely with African policy makers and activists."

More via One

ocular-fetish: vans u.k. bmx team rip up france

Broken Social Scene provides the soundtrack.