OHYAT: 'It Shall be Natural'

On 21 March, Scott wrote:

Got within 11 miles of [One Ton] depôt Monday night; had to lay up all yesterday in severe blizzard. To-day forlorn hope, Wilson and Bowers going to depot for fuel.

But they never got out the door. ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO TODAY:

Blizzard bad as ever – Wilson and Bowers unable to start – to-morrow last chance – no fuel and only one or two of food left – must be near the end. Have decided it shall be natural – we shall march for the depot with or without our effects and die in our tracks.

The Sweatbox

HEY INTERNET!

Usually I'm not a fan of piracy (I keep brewing a post on the subject but have yet to have time or cause to write it) but when distributors refuse to distribute something there are only so many options, so take advantage of this while you have the chance.

Back when Emperor's New Groove was being made, it was a completely different movie called Kingdom in the Sun.. There was music by Sting, and Sting's wife got unprecedented rights to make a documentary about the production of the film. Little did anyone know, when those rights were signed over, the production would turn out to be full of drama and upheaval, and it all got caught on film. Needless to say, Disney wasn't too keen to have their dirty laundry aired, so they released the documentary only to the extent to which they were contractually obligated and then buried it – you can't get it on DVD; I only saw it because people who were in it got a copy and I borrowed one off a friend-of-a-friend, but I did see it, so I can personally attest that you have few other chances to see the blood, sweat, tears, heartbreak, and passion that goes into the production of one animated film in as raw and direct a manner as this.

Someone has stuck their neck out and put it on YouTube – I don't know how long it will be allowed to stay up there, but if you have a spare hour or so, I highly advise you check it out while you can: