October 2009
Cell Size and Scale →
Coolest thing I’ve seen this week and I can’t remember where I found it.
“Jackson’s total lack of engagement with the cameras adds to the unreal...”
– Review: ‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It’ — latimes.com
As usual, Ann says it perfectly.
Watchladimcbeth:
piratekitten:
OH MY GOD, HE AIMS TO MISBEHAVE! i wish firefly was back on, but this completely made my day. maybe i should start watching castle…
You should. We just started watching the first season, it’s really charming. It kind of reminds me of those mystery shows from the 80s that were completely ridiculous but so much fun to watch.
Now I can’t get Nathan Fillion as...
“Companies marketing to college students need to create fluid interactions with...”
– College Students: Connecting With the Connected Crowd - eMarketer
The last sentence is the most important part, and the most ignored. Sure, it’s hard enough to determine the creative and the message and push, push, push but it’ll work against you over time.
“Iraqi refugees in Syria will this week start receive U.N. text messages they can...”
– U.N. to send Iraqi refugees food aid by text message | Oddly Enough | Reuters
a preliminary list of television series referenced...
in no particular order, and most likely incomplete:
clarissa explains it all
the wonder years
star trek
xena
legends of the hidden temple
hey dude
jem
alias
buffy
big bang theory
eureeka’s castle
the aventures of pete and pete
csi
zoobilee zoo
criminal minds
ncis
beverly hills 90210
melrose place
double dare
duck tales
you can’t do that on television
doctor who...
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“The boundaries of folk music are unclear, and that is what makes the music...”
– Profile: Folk Alley’s Jim Blum - Page 2 - Blogcritics Music
WatchEmbedded embedded, bitches.
“I put out the albums; occasionally do artwork, direct a video, fund the records,...”
– Mademoiselle Robot: Mademoiselle Robot still loves you - Catching up with Matthew Gray Gubler
“Yet today the language of class has been almost removed from the political...”
– Felicity Lawrence on Jamie Oliver’s TV series Jamie’s Ministry of Food | Life and style | The Guardian
“To capture it took less than two hours, after that we had to study more than 20...”
– Fingerprint unmasks original da Vinci painting - CNN.com
The future of expertise.
“Dr. Nielsen admits that he and Dr. Ninomiya’s new theory smacks of time travel,...”
– Essay - The Collider, the Particle and a Theory About Fate - NYTimes.com
I love, love, love wacky scientists.
““Forty percent of new births are to single women, and women are 50 percent...”
– Author: economic changes opened doors for women | 89.3 KPCC
Sometimes Wishful Thinking Works
headphonesnotrequired:
itsalloverbabyblue:
lizlet:
Tonight marked the fourth time I heard “All Along The Watchtower” performed live this year. To be fair, tonight it was Bob Dylan doing it.
I’m fairly sure that Liz wishing to hear “All Along the Watchtower” was in fact what made Bob Dylan and his band play this as the final song of their encore. It was, in fact, amazing. No one can say the...
“Free is it’s often simply a trendy way of saying Advertising. The problem there...”
– @bmorrissey: In defense of charging
“But for every audience member familiar with gin-soaked Shady Hill, there are...”
– Mad About Mad Men - The Atlantic (November 2009)#
Ding ding ding.
The subtle art of misogyny →
northerndownpour:
It is time for women to realise how little they are respected, how little their presence is liked, how this antipathy is expressed and how very easy it is to spot: they do not want us around, so they do not invite us, though we may pay to worship. Misogyny is not something forcefully, loudly imposed by a mighty superpower. It is constantly, silently, automatically enacted by...
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“Digital music service Grooveshark has signed a deal with EMI Records and...”
– EMI Drops Lawsuit, Partners With Grooveshark - hypebot
OK, this really surprised me. Kudos to EMI.
“Quite frankly, the Court is reluctant to even dignify this argument by...”
– Birther lawyer Taitz slapped with $20,000 sanction - War Room - Salon.com
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“If the rationale is that the target audience for AMP energy drink is filled with...”
– Pepsi Releases iPhone App To Help Men “Score” With Women And Brag About It On Twitter - Amp up before you score - Jezebel
Cooks Illustrated vs. The Internet →
The one thing I wish were different about the Cooks Illustrated site is that it presumed you learned through time. I love that they break down cooking methods to the most basic level, that they have taken the time to document beginner steps in the hope that people aren’t too embarrassed or too brainwashed to retrain themselves on the true fundamentals, but, damn. I don’t need advice on...
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“The (non-search) time Americans spend online is actually monetized per user hour...”
– Internet Evolution - Rob Leathern - Online Time Not Worth What It Should Be
“Trading traditional dollars for digital cents”, explained.
(via everythingismedia)
“I’m trying to shed my post-modern reluctance to make value judgments...”
– my brother, ladies and gentlemen, paraphrasing and expanding on Neal Stephenson just when I needed to hear something like this.
Franz Ferdinand cover of LCD Soundsystem’s...
“The FTC has updated its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and...”
– FTC to Fine Bloggers up to $11,000 for Not Disclosing Payments
For the first time since 1980??!!? Seriously?
the new shelton wet/dry →
My new favorite blog, perfect for those who think and overthink culture, psychology, science, etc.
“Why don’t you sell cigarettes?
Because it is a pain in the ass.”
– TIKI-TI F.A.Q.
I love owner operated establishments.
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“One way we look back at a culture is how they dispose of their dead,” said...”
– Bodies pile up in Detroit morgue; poor can’t afford burial - Oct. 1, 2009
Not that I needed to cry this morning.
WatchSlate V: Drinking Like Mad Women
