Exploded

[da]

melted_snowball, who is spending the next day on a work trip in Indiana, sent a link to a neat article about where he was to be exploring next, the architecture and art of Columbus, Indiana. One tantalizing photo is an exploded diesel engine from the lobby of Cummins, Inc, a diesel engine manufacturer. Which is very cool; and reminded me of something else, though I couldn't place it.

Googling the piece, and the artist, Rudolph de Harak, led to a neat essay on the history of exploded-view art.

It pointed me to one aspect that I've always loved; lego construction diagrams. I loved, loved the visual language of lego instructions.

Then I realized what I was reminded of: Tron. The new version, out in mid-December. Which I'm sorta kinda looking forward to, even though I expect it will suck. One of the previews, which I saw a few days ago and can't find just now, did the animation of someone "turning on" their light-cycle, and it looked sort of like it was stitched together in the inverse of an exploding diagram.

...Sorry, at the moment I ain't got a more deep post than that. :)

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Women on the Verge of Broadway Musical

[zalena.livejournal.com]

This is the first I've heard of Almodovar on the Great White Way:

http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/theater/reviews/05women.html?hpw

The review is not terribly positive, but I thought you might want to know about it, anyway.

Re: Women on the Verge of Broadway Musical

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

Thanks; I had been meaning to look that up. At least some of the complaints about timing are things they can tweak before we see it (in two weekends!...)

I guess I prefer neutral/slightly negative reviews going into something; it helps me tamp down my enthusiasm. I'd rather be pleasantly surprised. :)

[edit; hey, I *have* an Almodóvar icon for a reason!]