This is Leah Giberson's latest archival giclee print of a beautiful painting she completed in late 2009. The original was painted with acrylic on top of a cut up printed photograph and canvas mounted to a wooden panel. The original photograph by Terry Bone can be seen here.
Sure the actual chase in this flick isn't the most dramatic, but you cannot watch these Original Minis make their getaway and not smile.
Not only do we have a MINI, we have a minivan as well. Fun to see one in action. 
This is the number one car chase cluster-cuss of all time. 
Trust me on this one. Jackie Chan-style acrobatics in a car. Does not disappoint. 
Spielberg's first flick. This made-for-TV masterpiece is the definition of suspense on wheels. 
Tarantino creates an homage to the car chase that will melt your face (or at least grind it off with tire tread). 
BMW's compilation of short car chase flicks gives us some of the best car chases ever recorded and put Clive Owen in the driver seat of the rest of his career. 
The best Mini car chase has got to be in my Top 3, right? 
This is the ultimate Euro car chase flick. Nothing else comes close, 'cept of course, The King of Cool. 
The grand-pappy of all car chases. Steve McQueen's almost biblical automotive epic defines all that is the car chase. Check out The Selvedge Yard's full breakdown here.
Take a sec and check out the Gorillaz new vid 'Stylo' sporting a sick car chase, fanastic CG and the actor with the best gun face ever.
It's been three days since I stumbled upon this and I'm still thinking about how great this modern update of the classic Roger Moore Bond car is. Can't wait til the next Bond! Get the full story here.
Check out these sweet program covers for 2010 BAFTA Awards by graphic designer Travis Coburn. Click here to enlarge. Via: g.lock
The Infiniti FX Limited Edition is a special model that will be launched by Infiniti in Western Europe in a series of just 100 units. If I ever had to roll in a Japanese SUV, I'd totally rock this. The profile of the FX has always slightly reminded me of my beloved ///M Coupe. Loving the matte black "turbine" wheels.
Would you like some whipped cream on that?
Ever since the first Jeff Bridges flick I saw as a kid—Tron, obviously—I've been a staunch Bridges fan. (Jeff not Beau, duh.) Growing up, I also loved him in movies like King Kong, The Fisher King and Tucker. I kinda saw him as another Harrison Ford, which comes in handy once you see Harrison Ford on TV with his ear ring, ugh. I've always loved Jeff's delivery, it's completely genuine—you think, yeah that's how I woulda said that.
When Hulu.com sprang onto the scene with gobs of hi-def online content—Mrs. Kyality and I quickly became avid viewers on our iMac. After just a couple of weeks of Hulu-ing it was clear that dual-wielding the Apple Remote and Mighty Mouse wasn't awesome. Last year, Hulu did come out with an Adobe AIR application called Hulu Desktop which only requires an Apple Remote. But unfortunately, the video occasionally chunks in the app. So, I came up with a little idea called the Mighty Mote that incorporated a scroll ball for mousing into the traditional Apple Remote—but for some strange reason it never caught on.
Due to some comments on a recent post about cars and matching bikes, I've decided to craft a series of posts on "stuff that goes together" based on standard MINI factory colors. The first post in this series comes to us from the classic Cooper color called Dark Silver—which of course was the color of my first MINI. Come back soon for more color scheming! Click here to enlarge.
Sundance has launched a new category this year called NEXT that specifically showcases low-no budget films. We were lucky to catch Bass Akwards, which fell into this category. Written by, directed by and starring Linas Phillips as a down and out loser who stumbles upon a shortened '76 VDub Bus dubbed a "Shorty", this is an atypical roadtrip flick chronically Linus' journey from Seattle to NYC. Though it was about 20 minutes too long, I was totally enamored by the gorgeous wide-angle hero-shots of this miniature bus cruising throughout the midwest. You know how I feel about miniature vehicles!
The second flick we caught was great, but almost too cool for school. The Imperialists Are Still Alive! directed by NYU film student Zeina Durra is an ultra-hip night-on-the-town flick shot on 16 mm in NYC. Starring Elodie Bouchez (CQ, Alias), it tracks a group of multinational (mostly Arabic) students and artists residing in Manhattan through their exploits both significant and mundane. This flick had a lot going on, but was peppered with thought-provoking moments of life as an Arab in post 9/11 New York. The randomness and humor of this one made it a perfect Sundance-style flick.
Finallly, Sundancing would not be complete without something from the doc category. We were beyond satisfied with our selection. Freedom Riders is a documentary on the Freedom Rides of 1961 that served as the foundation of the Civil Rights Movement. This film centers on the amazingly courageous students, both black and white, who attempted to integrate buses in the Deep South. Literally preparing themselves for death, the non-violent students endured massive cruelty that shed light on the true depth of hatred that still existed there. It also showcases the rise of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Kennedy's as the primary agents of change within the movement. Freedom Riders will air next January on PBS for the 50th anniversary of the rides.
So, I'm just a little confused. An awesome company comes out with a straight-up product from the future and all of a sudden everyone's like: "Hey, that's not futury enough!" Granted the name sucks, I mean seriously don't name your product after a pun. But other than that, I do in fact dig the iPad. I definitely think they struck the right balance between an iPhone-like operating system and desktop-grade apps.
When I was in elementary school, I loved going to the library for one reason and one reason only. That little library had a collection of books about the future with illustrations by artists like Syd Mead. I was especially interested the future of transportation design.
1962 Bertone Testudo
1968 Bertone Carabo
1972 Italdesign Boomerang
Yes, the dashboard gauges are inside the center of the steering wheel.
For a while now, I've dreamt of having a bicycle that matched my MINI. I finally think I found it. Not only is this Bianchi the perfect color scheme, this techie little fixie is philosophically MINIesque too. It's light, tight and packs a few tech goodies. I discovered this whip on myfixedgear.com—which Mrs. Kyality can attest is kinda my new sickness.
Can you imagine how rad this would look on top of my Clubby???
Couple of months ago, MINI of Switzerland commissioned ten different artists make some artfully-filthy MINIs. These are my top 3 favorite 'Wash Me' MINIs.
One of the classic step-through frame types out there is called a mixte. In a mixte frame, the top tube of a traditional frame is replaced with a pair of smaller tubes running from the top of the head tube all the way back to the rear axle. And though this frame was most likely intended for the ladies, I'd totally rock this particular fixie mixte dubbed a Soma Buena Vista from Renaissance Bicycles. I'm diggin' its leather grips, seat, pouch and toe clip straps. Most awesome is this whip's straight up wooden rims. Bottom line, I'm man enough for this mixte.
