The Weekly Swarm: 12/15 - 12/21
The last full week of 2014 is here, so I hope you're all able to finish this New Year's Resolutions in time and get some good karma under your belt in time for Christmas. We'll probably have a shortened week due to the holiday, so re-visit some of last week's content to keep your minds going, including articles like Travis' review of Danny Brown's recent Chicago show, Obama's announcement that the US will resume diplomatic talks with Cuba, an analysis of the different philosophies found in Interstellar and 2001, exactly what's going on between North Korea and Sony, LA's initiative to equip its cops with body cameras, and more!
[RH Photos] Danny Brown at Thalia Hall (12/12/2014)
Bridjet’s Top 10 Live Performances of 2014
United States, Cuba to Renew Diplomatic Talks
Travis Marmon's Top 10 Albums of 2014
[The Friday Five] What to Know in Music This Week (12/15 - 12/19)
Bridjet's Top 10 Albums of 2014
[Trailer] Knight of Cups
Sony Hackers Threaten Attacks on Theaters that Screen The Interview
Romanticism vs Enlightenment in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Interstellar
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Mid-December Update
The Canceled Interview: Sony Bows to Hackers, North Korea Wins, and No One is Laughing
[Trailer] American Sniper
Danielle Tunstall's Horror-Themed Portrait Photography
UK Journalists Show Support for Professional Photographers
Los Angeles is Mandating Body Cameras for Its Police Force
The Weekly Swarm: 12/8 - 12/14
It's the middle of December in Chicago, yet we just had a 50 degree weekend. Is this a sign of the end of days? Global warming? Aren't the two basically the same thing? Whatever the case, it was a great weekend in the Midwest's only city that actually matters, which served as the perfect end to a great week here at Ruby Hornet. If you missed out on any of the content we published, you can check the full list below, including Xander's thoughts on the CIA torture report, Bridjet's editorial on taking a heavy metal college discourse, my review of The Sheik, Hubert's analysis of Inherent Vice, and Elaine Constantine's 9 Kisses photos and short film series.
Kathryn Bigelow's Short Film Last Days Brings Awareness to Elephant Poaching
Running for Your Life from Shia LaBeouf
What The CIA Torture Report Says About Humanity
Where Foo Fighters Should Go Next with Sonic Highways
[The Friday Five] What to Know in Music This Week (12/8-12/12)
And on the 8th Day, God Created Heavy Metal
[Trailer] Terminator Genisys
Kathryn Bigelow's Short Film Last Days Brings Awareness to Elephant Poaching
Running for Your Life from Shia LaBeouf
[Review] The Sheik
[Video] Boyhood Making-Of Featurette
[Weekly Netflix Fix] I Am Ali, Anchorman 2 Highlight New Additions
72nd Golden Globe Awards Nominations
Inherent Vice is like Airplane? Surely You Can't Be Serious
Elaine Constantine's 9 Kisses Features Lip-Locked Actors
Flash Photography Can Detect Eye Cancer in Children
Elaine Constantine's 9 Kisses Features Lip-Locked Actors
The Weekly Swarm: 12/1 - 12/7
PSA: If you have a gas heater/furnace in your apartment, be careful operating it. I spent the majority of the past two weeks suffering from acute carbon monoxide poisoning, and it was not a good look. Make sure you have your heaters inspected by your landlord or gas utility man, have your carbon monoxide detectors up to date, and show general care when using them. I lucked out, but who knows what may happen in the future without the proper care?
Now that that's off my chest, we had a pretty solid week at Ruby Hornet with some features from a few new faces. We'll have many new writers coming out of the woodwork over the next couple of weeks, and we'll give them a proper introduction then. For now, revisit last week's content, including our video from Vic Mensa's show at the Metro, Travis's editorial on why Rick and Morty is the best show on TV, Xander's thoughts on England censoring women in British porn, the all-star cast announcement for DC's Suicide Squad, Rachel's editorial on photographer Jimmy Nelson's book, Before They Pass Away, and more below!
[RH Video] Vic Mensa at the Metro (11/28/2014)
Rick and Morty: Best Show on TV?
Female Ejaculation Censored From British Porn
Five Things to Know in Music This Week (12/1 - 12/5)
Will Smith, Jared Leto Among Stars Cast in DC's Suicide Squad Adaptation
Bond 24 Officially Titled SPECTRE, Cast Unveiled
[Weekly Netflix Fix] James Bond Highlights New Netflix Additions
[Review] Red Knot
GoPro Might Produce Their Own Camera Drones in 2015
Before They Pass Away: One Photographer's Personal Ethnography
The Weekly Swarm: 11/24 - 11/30
How was everybody's holiday weekend? Mine was adventurous, to say the least... definitely not a period of time I want to revisit anytime soon. Today marks the first of December, and the last month of 2014. It's been a great ride this year, hasn't it? I think the best is yet to come, but I am a bit biased. For now, let's re-live last week's content below.
[RH Photos] Jeezy at Stubb's (11/20/2014)
How Awkward Can a Feminist Get?
[RH Photos] Run the Jewels at Metro (11/22/2014)
FAA Proposes Major Restrictions on Commercial Drone Usage
[Trailer] Jurassic World
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Early Thanksgiving Update
Jurassic World Almost Featured Human/Dinosaur Hybrids
[Teaser Trailer] Star Wars: The Force Awakens
[RH Photos] Jeezy at Stubb's (11/20/2014)
[RH Photos] Run the Jewels at Metro (11/22/2014)
FAA Proposes Major Restrictions on Commercial Drone Usage
The Weekly Swarm: 11/17 - 11/23
Happy early Thanksgiving, friends and family. Given the holiday week, we might be a bit more sporadic than usual with our updates over the next few days. However, we'll hit the ground running come December to make up for it! For now, revisit last week's content below, which included Virgil's personal photos from this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest, an op/ed on the media's role in Charles Manson's upcoming marriage, a look at a vigilante photographer documenting Chicago crime scenes on social media, trailers for some upcoming films and documentaries, and more below!
[Through My Lens] Fun Weekend
Problems That Fix Themselves' Release Show Recap (11/15/2014)
Did We Help Charles Manson Find Love?
Chicago Man's Crime Scene Photos Document City's Violence
[Trailer] Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty
First Images of The Peanuts Movie
[Trailer] The Peanuts Movie
[Trailer] Amira & Sam
[Weekly Netflix Fix] The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Sony Drops Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs Film, Universal Might Pick It Up
[Trailer] The Sheik
16th Century-Imagined Superheroes by Photographer Sacha Goldberger
[Through My Lens] Fun Weekend
Chicago Man's Crime Scene Photos Document City's Violence
The Weekly Swarm: 11/10 - 11/16
Last week, President Obama publicly showed support for net neutrality, Kim Kardashian attempted to break the internet, Evil Dead is returning as a TV series, Sony is entering the TV streaming business, and we shared recaps of Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 and Antarctigo Vespucci's recent Chicago show. Read all of this and more below!
President Obama Wants to Reclassify the Internet as a Utility
[RH Photos] Antarctigo Vespucci at Beat Kitchen (11/8/2014)
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 Recap
Did Kim Kardashian Actually #BreakTheInternet? (NSFW)
[Trailer 2] Exodus: Gods and Kings
Evil Dead to Return as Starz TV Series
[Trailer] Manny
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Ho-Hum November Update
PlayStation Vue is Sony's Venture into Cloud-Based TV Streaming
[RH Photos] Antarctigo Vespucci at Beat Kitchen (11/8/2014)
The Weekly Swarm: 11/3 - 11/9
As I write this, Chicago is perhaps experiencing its final warm day of the year. Going forward, it'll be nothing but parkas, beanies, and thermal underwear for the rest of forever. Luckily, we have a few things in the works to keep all of you warm. If you missed out any content from last week, check them out below, including Virgil's photos of Gary Clark, Jr.'s set in Austin, Alexandra's love letter to Chicago, the concept art for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Toy Story 4's confirmation, and a moving photo series between a cosplay-loving mother/daughter duo.
Myanmar Photo Series by Michael Kunde
[RH Photos] Gary Clark, Jr. at the Historic Scoot Inn (10/29/2014)
Malice of Alice Photo Series Unites Adoptive Mother with Daughter Through Cosplay
Sorry New York, I Heart My Own City
Listen to Bird Peterson's Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 Artist Megamix
Concept Art for George Lucas' Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
[Trailer] Furious 7
[Trailer] Hardcore
Christian Bale Leaves Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs Biopic
[Trailer] Chappie
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Large November Update
[Review] Amor Cronico
Toy Story 4 Confirmed for 2017
Concept Art for George Lucas' Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Myanmar Photo Series by Michael Kunde
[RH Photos] Gary Clark, Jr. at the Historic Scoot Inn (10/29/2014)
Malice of Alice Photo Series Unites Adoptive Mother with Daughter Through Cosplay
The Weekly Swarm: 10/27 - 11/2
With November upon us, the slow, cold crawl toward the end of the year is nigh. Before we go full-throttle into November, relive the final week of October by checking our last week of content, including a look at some little girls swearing for a just cause, pop art from a very talented British artist, the new slate of Marvel films scheduled through 2019, a review of The ABCs of Death 2, and more!
Small Sample of Mondo Gallery's Batman 75 Posters
The Death of Conversation Photos Highlight Our Smartphone Dependency
Is it #BringBackOurGirls or #WeForgotOurGirls?
Potty-Mouthed Princesses for Feminism
Boneface's Art Makes Pop Culture a Little Bloody
[Video] Stream Nik Wallenda's Chicago Tightrope Walk
Small Sample of Mondo Gallery's Batman 75 Posters
Marvel in Talks with Benedict Cumberbatch to Play Doctor Strange
Marvel's Phase Three Films Announced and Dated
[Contest] Celebrate Halloween with a Free Digital Copy of The Blair Witch Project
[Weekly Netflix Fix] The D is Silent
[Trailer] Ex Machina
Paul Reubens Re-Confirms Judd Apatow-produced Pee-Wee Herman Film
[Review] The ABCs of Death 2
The Death of Conversation Photos Highlight Our Smartphone Dependency