If your house was burning, what would you take with you?

I asked him if he [Paul Rand] would come up with a few options, and he said, “No, I will solve your problem for you and you will pay me. You don’t have to use the solution. If you want options go talk to other people.”

Steve Jobs on Paul Rand

Marked is a chilling photo series by Claire Felicie of black and white triptychs of marines before, during and after their tour of duty to Afghanistan.

Kim Jong-il, * February 16, 1941, † December 17, 2011

Grandma is always right.

A beautiful film by Benedict Campbell about the Ken Fox Troupe, a daredevil family who tour Europe and the British Isles riding the Wall of Death.

A homage to Ryan Gosling by Jordan Waller.

Joseph William Frazier, * January 12, 1944, † November 7, 2011

James Van Doren, * March 20, 1939, † October 12, 2011

Don’t let yourself misguide by its idiotic title – this is an excellent documentary about the golden age of motorsports, the long hot summer of 1976 when Formula One star James Hunt and motorcycling legend Barry Sheene conquered the world and captured the public imagination. Via

Stuff relates the personal odyssey of a Portland, Oregon filmmaker dealing with his father’s death and the garage-sized storage unit full of the stuff he left behind.

Steven Paul Jobs, * February 24, 1955, † October 5, 2011. The future we imagined as kids is closer at hand thanks to his efforts. Thank you, Steve Jobs.

Troy Davis, * October 9, 1968, † September 21, 2011.

“I’d like to address the MacPhail family. Let you know, despite the situation you are in, I’m not the one who personally killed your son, your father, your brother. I am innocent. The incident that happened that night is not my fault. I did not have a gun. All I can ask … is that you look deeper into this case so that you really can finally see the truth. I ask my family and friends to continue to fight this fight. For those about to take my life, God have mercy on your souls. And may God bless your souls.”

Burn, Georgia, burn.