You feel me, Milwaukee?

All of this stress I'm feeling must be a sign that we're getting closer to our goal, right?

Idiocracy

Idiocracy ranks very high on my list of movies to see for '06-'07. In short, It rules. Mike Judge does an awesome job of lampooning our Fuddruckers - Applebees - Starbucks - Banana Republic - Corn Cob - Suburban - Yokel Yuppie culture. Whew.
The clever visual design has been highlighted by Speak Up, and their dissertation is so thorough and spot-on I won't waste my time covering the same things. But definitely check out their post.

I won't get into a film review, but a recently de-thawed Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph wake up in the year 2055, and basically everyone's a rude, lazy-ass, oversexed version of the a-hole mouth breathers who cut you off in traffic with their Chevy Avalanches. Clothing is disposable, and there is a huge trash problem. Your Lay-Z-Boy recliner comes with a toilet in the seat, and food is provided via drop-in tube. Crass consumerism is rampant, and Starbucks has been turned into a latte jack-shack. Stupid people breed and breed and breed. So we're in deep trouble.

It is so very, very good. The graphic design is clever, and the visual puns are quite entertaining. See it. It really is a great movie.

Store Names

Some good business names:

Fat Jack's Flapjacks & Slacks

Artillery & More

Dildorama

The Bleeding Wound

Poisonous Plants!

Gnomes And Other Whimsical Bullshit

Band Name

Idea for a band or song name:

I Shot Myself From A Cannon During A Gettysburg Re-enactment.

Drink Name

I think Dr. Thunder is a funny name for a soft drink.

False Media

America's lost somewhere inside of Littleton
Eleven million children are on Ritalin
That's whay I don't rhyme for the sake of riddlin
False media, we don't need it, do we?
Pilgrims, Slaves, Indian, Mexican
It looks real fucked up for your next of kin
That's why I don't rhyme for the sake of riddlin

If I can't work to make it, I'll rob and take it
Either that or me and my children are starving and naked
Rather be a criminal pro than to follow the Matrix
Hey it's me a monster y'all done created

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The Roots
False Media
Game Theory

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Hey, wanna change the world? Check out the Design Science Lab. Pioneered by Buckminster Fuller. Big-Picture thinking going on here. Spend a week in New York contemplating how design can change the lives of our world's inhabitants. What other reason is there to design?