March 2009
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WatchBarney screens his auto-biographical film about alcoholism at the Springfield Film Festival.
February 2009
“Those states that do consume the most porn tend to be more conservative and...”
– Porn in the USA: Conservatives are biggest consumers | New Scientist
“We’re worse off with the Kindle because if the right get set by the...”
– Caving into bullies (aka, here we go again) (Lessig Blog)
“The 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference third and final day is today,...”
– TPMDC | Talking Points Memo | TPMDC Saturday Roundup
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WatchThe Beatles - A Day In The Life
There might not be a better example of the mad genius of The Beatles than A Day In The Life.
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WatchThe Beatles - Hey Bulldog
During the recording, Paul McCartney started to bark without warning. The next lines, initially written as “Hey Bullfrog”, were changed mid-song to “Hey Bulldog”. This became the song’s title.
Geoff Emerick, the Beatles’ engineer, would subsequently claim this was the last song the band recorded that featured a team dynamic with...
“Maybe Judd Gregg’s withdrawal as Commerce Secretary nominee really was for...”
– TPMMuckraker | Talking Points Memo | Report: Gregg Steered Earmarks To Project In Which He Had Invested
“Sitting here watching the speech I have been thinking that something is wrong....”
– Comment left on Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish (via soupsoup) (via suckafuck) (via freckledawesome) (via peterwknox)
“The national obsession with soft paper has driven the growth of brands like...”
– NYT (via meredithnyc)
WatchPaper Airplane
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Van She - Temps Mort from Y
“Between the polling sample from January 21-25, compared to February 9-15,...”
– Poll Analysis: Fall In Obama Approval Fueled Entirely By Republicans
“On Friday night a technology blog called Techcrunch posted a vicious and...”
– Last.fm – the Blog · “Techcrunch are full of shit”
WatchPlay Value: Return of the Arcade
Love love love this show. Wish they’d make more episodes.
“Want y’all to know that I’m seriously moving forward with an idea for a new...”
– From Levar Burton’s Twitter.
I’ll say it again, I was that kid in fourth grade that had the entire Reading Rainbow library on VHS because we taped it at home. When the teacher would talk about how compost was made, or what an antibody was, I’d raise my hand confidently and say “I have a Reading...
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18 of the Best Music Tumblelogs →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-22) →
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anothermisty (3)
Bunky (2)
The Sugarcubes (2)
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Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Others are rediscovering Usenet, the original piracy hotbed. Downloading content...”
– Is Hulu Driving People Back to Piracy? « NewTeeVee
“Here’s the key point, the open-ness that counts is not that anyone can...”
– Dave Winer, on the NY Times
“Now, every day when I come out here, I spend a little time reading, studying on...”
– White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, in response to CNBC personality Rick Santelli
“HE IS THE BADDEST MOTHERFUCKER EVER! HE DRINKS FUCKING WINE! HE IS A GOD AMONG...”
– bringtheruckuss answers the eternal question, “What the fuck is garyvaynerchuk?” (via soupsoup)
If you watch the movie 'Jaws' backwards, it's a... →
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WatchIll Doctrine - Monkeys and Trolls
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“It is, of course, the right of the Israeli people to choose whomever they want...”
– The Nation: Waltzing Alone
My friend Liel’s excellent piece on art and war in Israel.
WatchCombining the 150bpm madness of happy hardcore with indecipherable North English rap and then overlaying the whole mess with a single, infuriating “donk” sound, donk may well be the apotheosis of all ridiculous dance music to date. It is also the only local thing going for an entire population of working-class kids with dwindling outside prospects.
(via @iamlittleboots)
“North Dakota’s House of Representatives has passed a bill effectively...”
– ND House Passes Abortion Ban | KXNet.com North Dakota News
*sigh*
Here we go again.
