August 23, 2009
An impersonation of a rock and roll singer impersonating Elvis
"This is the most fucked-up comic signing story I've ever read"
To clarify the "incident" at my Seattle signing. NSFW! - artist Alex Pardee deals with some crazy shit. (via)
Your Favorite Band/Video Sucks!
In his spare time, 'Grizzly Bear' fan and animator Gabe Askew created a compelling video [04:25] for the band's song "Two Weeks." Lead singer, Edward Droste, appreciates the fan video. [more inside]
A Bomb in Every Issue
8-bit trip
1500 hours of moving legobricks and take photos of them.
I love baseball!
Today in the bottom of the 9th inning, Phils second baseman Eric Bruntlett scored an unassisted triple play against the Mets. It's only the fifteenth in MLB history. [more inside]
A Palestinian Hebrew of Jewish origins
The first Jewish member of the Revolutionary Council of Fatah talks about a unique political journey.
as the small number of white members of the ANC widened its legitimacy during the apartheid era in South Africa, other Jews can be attracted to participate in Fatah, transforming it into a broader-based movement that stands for equal rights for both Arabs and Jews in a federated state.Uri Davis whose motto is Against Israeli Apartheid — for Freedom and Justice in Palestine.
The inner workings of the Antikythera mechanism [splendid animation]
How The West Was Monkey And Where It Got Us
The Lonesome Stranger: An All-Monkey Western!
"a real-life James Bond. His boozy amours, his tough postures, his intelligence expertise..."
In 1948, when John was five, Guy Burgess came to stay for a holiday. John's mother resented Burgess and his close relationship with her husband, and began staging accidents to claim attention; she once reported being mugged in her car, and on another occasion set fire to the living room, suffering serious burns. She was later sent to a Swiss clinic for treatment. Philby was posted to the United States the following year. The strange life of John Philby, the son of "the most hated man in England", Kim Philby, a member of the notorious Cambridge Five spying ring. (via)
To Robert Frank I now give this message: You got eyes.
And I say: That little ole lonely elevator girl looking up sighing in an elevator full of blurred demons, what’s her name & address?” [more inside]
SIGG admits to BPA
In a press statement released this weekend the CEO of SIGG Switzerland, Steve Wasik admits that SIGG bottles manufactured before August 2008 used a liner that contained BPA (previously). [more inside]
Debt, slavery, and violence in history
Debt: The first five thousand years. Anarchist anthropologist David Graeber (previously) writes about "debt and debt money in human history" in Eurozine. Lots of thought-provoking stuff here; I'll put a sample in the extended description. (Via wood s lot.) [more inside]
Mexico grows up
Just as quietly as when they first voted on this, the Mexican government has decriminalized the possession of drugs for personal use. Associated Press's take. The official decree. Despite the understated release of the information, this is a sea change in Mexican policy and could very well be the beginning of a change in U.S. policy as well.
Salsa has always outsold ketchup.
For these students, Martha Graham, Pan American Airways, Michael Landon, Dr. Seuss, Miles Davis, The Dallas Times Herald, Gene Roddenberry, and Freddie Mercury have always been dead. [more inside]
Welcome to your doom!
Wise fwom your gwave! It's difficult to forget the tale of a warrior recalled from death by the gods to rescue Zeus's daughter from Neff the evil wizard by kicking demon dogs to death and climbing the muscular ranks to finally become a mighty fireball-hurling werewolf or an electric dragon.
Alekpehanhou, and the funky moves he inspires
Just in case you were wondering, yes, indeed, it is the people who dance to Zinli music in Benin who have the coolest, freshest dance moves on the planet. Once you get past the extended a cappella intro, and that delicious slow groove kicks in at the 3:26 minute mark, this video will treat you to some of the most undulating funky moves EVAR. Now, whether you wanna try some of these gyrations yourself, or whether you just dig a nice, slow, cooly percolating West African groove for listening, go here for more from singer Alekpehanhou the "Roi du Zinli Rénové". [more inside]
Cat food.
Welcome to District 9. Director Neill Blomkamp turns his sci-fi short "Alive in Joburg" into a full-length feature film - examining xenophobia in an allegory of Apartheid, set in a slum recalling District 6 of Cape Town in South Africa.
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