I have great taste.

Lukewarm reviews notwithstanding, Franz Ferdinand’s last...

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:07:21 -0500

Lukewarm reviews notwithstanding, Franz Ferdinand’s last album has a lot of good stuff on it. At the very least, it’s less boring than fucking Animal Collective. Better a bunch of Scottish goofball ironists than another set of infantilized hipsters calling themselves cutesy names. Stupid kids with their loud hair and long music. I AM CROTCHETY.

From a Slate and Magnum’s photo gallery on people living...

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:32:00 -0500

From a Slate and Magnum’s photo gallery on people living among ruins.

I can’t get over the shoes.

PS. Those photo galleries are routinely fantastic.

No? Huh.

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:23:03 -0500

No? Huh.

According to the iTunes robots, I’ve listened to this more...

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:05:21 -0500

According to the iTunes robots, I’ve listened to this more than anything else. Available on Electrelane’s 2007 album “No Shouts No Calls” as well at the “Now That’s What Depressive Eastern European Immigrants Call Music!” compilation.

In honor of our pilgrimage to Niles to see an American hero, a...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:44:08 -0600

In honor of our pilgrimage to Niles to see an American hero, a couple of stories about Ira Glass:

Story A)
My new friend Keith: “If you could be any celebrity, who would you want to be?”
Me: “Well, I know you’re going to think that I’m a nerdy hipster when I tell you this, but I’d really like to be Ira Glass.”
Keith: “Who is Ira Glass?”
Keith: “That is so weird that you want to be a man.”
Me: “Don’t get me wrong, I’m very happy being a woman, but I wouldn’t mind being a guy if that meant I could be Ira Glass.”
Me: “Really, you don’t know who Ira Glass is? I’m even dorkier than I thought. I bet you’d want to be David Beckham.”
Keith: “Close. I used to want to be David Beckham, but now I’d rather be Tom Brady.”
Me: “Yeah, Tom Brady is pretty amazing.”

Story B)
One time, Ira glass played poker at my weekly home game. Unfortunately, I wasn’t there that night. Still, I get a little fluttery inside when I realize that I have lost and won money in the same seat where he has lost and won money. I bet if he knew I played poker that he’d like me. Maybe he’d invite me over for dinner or ask me to have his baby.

Okay, now this blog can die again.

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And the Lord saith, “Let this blog be reborn! Temporarily,...

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:39:45 -0600

And the Lord saith, “Let this blog be reborn! Temporarily, anyway.”

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This was posted by Shawnee Barton, an artist who keeps a blog on other people’s blogs. If you have a little nook of cyberspace and are open to welcoming a guest poster, please email her at shawneebarton@gmail.com. She will be grateful. To see where she is headed next, check out her website at shawneebarton.com.

From Pundit Kitchen

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:32:36 -0500

From Pundit Kitchen

Wow, the Criterion Collection has my number. The lineup for...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:22:00 -0500

Wow, the Criterion Collection has my number. The lineup for their inaugural Blu Ray releases: Bottle Rocket, Chungking Express, The Third Man, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Last Emperor.

Time to sell the other kidney, I guess.

"And Scarlett Johansson[’s character] knows what she doesn’t want, but doesn’t know..."

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:01:46 -0500

“And Scarlett Johansson[’s character] knows what she doesn’t want, but...

Rules I am immediately adopting for my life

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:30:00 -0500

You can’t kill me, I want to win all my fights, and I get the girl at the end of the movie,...

Wow, the Large Hadron Collider looks sweet and Kubrickian (and...

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:26:00 -0500

Wow, the Large Hadron Collider looks sweet and Kubrickian (and kind of like it wants to om nom nom nom us all). I’m so excited for all the incomprehensible discoveries!!! Such is my excitement, I think I just found a large hadron in my pants.

There. Job well done, me. Way to contribute to the discourse on the most important development in theoretical physics in our time. And thanks, internet, for making it all possible! Where would we be without your awesome power!?

I demand this as a follow up to any invitation.

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:05:20 -0500

I demand this as a follow up to any invitation.

szymon: WAKE n’ BACON ?!

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:56:43 -0500

szymon:

WAKE n’ BACON ?!

raurublock: xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and...

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:00:10 -0500

raurublock:

xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe

Fundamentalist Christian: “Never touch rods!”

This is brilliant. Watch it.

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:46:00 -0500

This is brilliant. Watch it.

Methadone is no longer available on credit.

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:14:55 -0500

Methadone is no longer available on credit.

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Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:02:00 -0500

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The seagull, content with a day’s work well done, proceeded to enjoy a celebratory cigarette atop a non-smoking sign. While pooping on Rousseau’s collected works.

"In the 1990s, when a Democrat was in the White House, the rising economic tide lifted all boats..."

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:14:56 -0500

“In the 1990s, when a Democrat was in the White House, the rising economic tide lifted all...

My likely superhero identity: The Cat Botherer.

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:51:42 -0500

My likely superhero identity: The Cat Botherer.

Dear Google Quote widget-really?! Jessica Alba? REALLY? Dear...

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:59:46 -0500

Dear Google Quote widget-really?! Jessica Alba? REALLY?

Dear Jessica Alba-your theory seems to be wrong. I mean, I’m just basing that on your acting.