June 2010
I vote viewing party!
seventeen76:
turnabout:
cristinamoreno:
lizlet:
Watching “Footloose” for the first time. WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED THAT THERE IS A TRAINING MONTAGE IN THIS MOVIE? You are all on notice.
How the heck are you only watching this for the first time? For shame.
I’m with Cristina. How is that even possible? How are you even alive?
Is that the one with abortion?
No, seriously, I vote...
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Cheezburger Network on Meg Whitman's Use of FAIL... →
lizlet:
Okay, I’m on record as enjoying the fruits of Dan Huh and the Cheezburger Network. But while I’m not a lawyer, it seems to me that a potential lawsuit would mean Cheezburger would have to legally establish some sort of ownership of the FAIL meme. And can you ever really own a meme? Who do you buy it from, 4chan?
File this one under Intellectual Property law of the FUTURE!
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Apparently Twitter Stunts Make Megan Cranky
LACMA launched a new phase of the Cell Phone Stories project using their Twitter account today.
In response, I left the following as a comment on this LACMA blog post, where it’s awaiting moderation.
Being that this is the only place on the LACMA site that both mentions Cell Phone Stories and has a comment field I just want to say: impressive concept, terrible execution. Steve...
“75 percent of people surveyed said they view companies that microblog —...”
– Survey: Only 24% Say They’d Trust Bloggers Who Write After Given Free Stuff; 19% If Blogger Was Paid
What about Twitter makes people trust brands more? I mean, that’s a huge percentage. I’m completely pondering this as a Deep Question.
“Nothing helps hangovers anymore; it used to be a nice cold Coke, a joint, and as...”
– Anthony Bourdain Gets Lamb Chops From Joël Robuchon, Hot Dogs From Sabrett — Grub Street New York
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breast cancer & the internet.
My grandmother had her third chemo session on Monday. She’s starting to lose her hair. She’s still resisting getting her wig styled - actually, she’s resisting the wig in general. She’s thinking she’ll stick to scarves. I’m not sure she realizes my mom put the wig on hold for her.
Nana’s had the same haircut for the past 30 years. Sometimes a little...
Watchspytap:
lizlet:
thedailywhat:
Movie Trailer of the Day: First official trailer for Red — Robert Schwentke’s live-action adapation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner’s comic book series of the same name.
The film, which stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and Mary-Louise Parker, is slated to be released October 15.
[yahoo.]
Well, this is just inexcusably hot, this trailer...
“But, the president must weigh the benefits of relieving his commander against an...”
– A Tough Choice | Center for a New American Security
WatchA Thousand Words (by Ted Chung)
“Tal Ben-Shahar: The first thing to do to become happier, paradoxically, is to...”
– Five Ways to Become Happier Today | Tal Ben-Shahar | Big Think
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Surviving Disney's Scarlet Letter
As Cyrus rampaged through “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll,” the Runaways’ “Cherry Bomb” and Jett’s signature “Bad Reputation,” I couldn’t help but imagine her sitting in a movie theater watching the recent biopic about that teen-age band. How could she not relate to the story of those wild girls, manipulated in ways connected to, though...
“Mr. Carr’s argument is that these distractions come with a heavy cost, and his...”
– Unboxed - Yes, People Still Read, but Now It’s Social - NYTimes.com
It should be noted that the real harm is the loss of market share to sellers of books and longform writing. It’s not that people can’t focus more, it’s that they don’t.
(via jaybushman)
This made me think about how much money has...
Brent Sopel and the Stanley Cup will be in the... →
turnabout:
notthatkindagay:
catbus:
The midwest rules.
Edit: it’s with the Chicago Gay Hockey Association.
The only time I’ve ever found Hockey relevant to my interests.
That’s awesome.
Hockey loves its big gay sons. Well, it tries to. RIP Brendan Burke.
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“I’m buying a ticket to your birthday titties!”
– Annie and Matthew’s birthday party will be epic. Will you be there?
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entropicflux:
slightestwind :...
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If you’re loved by someone you’re never rejected...
Food In LA
itsalloverbabyblue:
So we saw Anthony Bourdain speak last night at Royce Hall thanks to extraordinarily good luck, good connections and good friends. He was witty, charming, full of smart spite for the celebrity “foodie” culture, grateful for this bonus round of living he’s getting to do. We all acknowledge that he’s got the best job in the world, the best life most of us could wish for, even...
“But executives in the sector said knowing what people on the internet want was...”
– FT.com / Technology - Google shadow over new media groups
Well thank god for executives! That needed clearing up.
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“Matilda Cuomo, whose son Andrew is running for governor, remains skeptical that...”
– Andrew Cuomo’s mother Matilda debates lasagna with AG girlfriend and Food Network host Sandra Lee
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“My point to them was that in fact it was impossible to be neutral. You Can’t Be...”
– Howard Zinn (via pantology)
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“Technology will save us if it doesn’t wipe us out first.”
– Pete Seeger
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WatchGrassroots Mapping is documenting the oil spill using kites, soda bottles, camera settings meant for family reunions, Kickstarter, OpenLayers, spit and a prayer.
This is the most amazing thing I’ve seen in my life.
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Everything You Know About Concert Photography is... →
This about covers it! I’d frame the post by noting the problem with most concert photography (and advice to those trying to make that their profession) is that concert photography has turned into an industry full of specific tropes and those who ape those tropes poorly.
Concert photography grew with the broadcast industry. It was supported and needed by the music industry, to deliver flashy...
“This subjective view plays odd tricks on us, of course. For instance,...”
– DNA/How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Internet
(via Mike Daisey)
(via jaybushman)
Love it!
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“Estimation and extrapolation hugely favour the already well-represented when...”
– How to solve Royalty Collection Societies - MTT - Music Think Tank
“This is a simple matter of the tension between the desire for perfect data reporting, and the perceived cost of increasing existing levels of accuracy.”