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Lewandowskis of note: Naked, late and pointless

I wonder if you remember David Lewandowski's bizarre naked rubber man animation? Fabulously weird and a must-see for anyone with an ounce of internetishness. Well he's done a sequel. "Late for meeting" tells the story of... is about a... well... maybe just watch it and make your own mind up:

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/78424222 w=700&h=350]

 

Ah! But I promised Lewandowskis plural. Well then you need to visit Josh Lewandowski, who is drawing a pointless diagram for every day of the year. Of his project, he says: "The drawings appear meaningful without actually being helpful. Some might seem to reference real things or show some sort of relationship between things, but this is merely accidental. Enjoy."

Here's today's:

Pointless

 

History doesn't yet relate whether these Lewandowkis are related, nor indeed if they are related to The Brothers Lewandowski (Bruno, Max and David), who used to sell lingerie to aristocrats, notably Her Majesty Queen Maria Therese of Bavaria, Princess Adalbert of Bavaria, Princess Ludwig Ferdinand and Infanta Eulalia of Spain, but it's nice to think so.

 

London to Brighton Train Journey: 1953 - 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGTwSNPqAqs&w=700] Sixty years ago, the BBC filmed a train journey from London to Brighton, squeezed into just four minutes. Thirty years ago, we did it again. Now we are bringing it up to date, to see how much has changed - and how much is still the same. Here's all three journeys side by side.

The soundtrack is Star Guitar, by The Chemical Brothers.

Via Kottke.