June 6, 2016
Meet The Ringer
Less than a year after the untimely demise of Grantland (previously), Bill Simmons is back with a new sports and pop culture site, The Ringer. [more inside]
Make America Rage Again
What do you get when you combine the lead vocalists for Public Enemy, Cypress Hill and Rage Against the Machine? Why, you get the brand new supergroup Prophets of Rage. And now with their inaugural show at Whisky A Go Go last week behind them, they've now announced a touring schedule. First stop? Cleveland, July 19th.
Realistic Minecraft
Someone thinks you're pranking them with mämmi
Finnish Nightmares — Comic about uncomfortable social situations, uncomfortable everything. [more inside]
A mere human shall not cast his miserable shadow upon great palaces.
“Where are all the people?” – this question often arises when people see photos of the white-marbled capital of Turkmenistan. Indeed, new Ashgabat looks empty. Huge new buildings lined with marble, wide avenues, parks, gardens, fountains are all there, but there are no people in the city. Ashgabat is divided into two parts – old town and new town. City of the living and the city of the dead.Ashgabat: the city of the living and the city of the dead
wait..I had something for this.
Archer Producers want Jon Hamm to play Sterling Archer in a live action movie. In case you were wondering here is what the Archer models and voice actors actually look like.
Welcome, friends, to League D co-ed recreational indoor soccer.
Think of the beautiful game. Recall the matches that made your heart swell for love of 22 men and a ball: the national rivalries played out on the scale of a football pitch; the sublime coherence of the German juggernaut; the silky passes and jaw-dropping Messi chips that made you hail Barcelona, even as you hated them.
Then forget all that and imagine a bunch of washed up 30-year olds using sports as an excuse to get drunk on weeknights.
Why I Quit My Job to Travel the World
On paper, my life seemed great. I had a dream job, a swanky apartment, and a loving girlfriend. But something was off. I couldn’t bear being chained to my desk in a stuffy office any longer. So I decided to quit and travel the world, bringing only my passport, a small backpack, and... (SLNewYorker)
Translating the U.S. census form into Arabic
The fastest growing language in America provides some special challenges for designers of the 2020 U.S. census form.
My year of buying nothing - six months in
Journalist Michelle McGagh has opted to not buy anything extra for a year. (sltheGuardian) [more inside]
The Best of British Aviation
Le Rendez-Vous 2016
After a grueling club season without major surprises or heartbreak, the best (well, close to half) national teams in Europe meet in France to know who will follow Spain in lifting the Henri Delaunay Trophy in Paris in July 10. This Friday, the Euro 2016 begins. [more inside]
The Result Won't Matter
BBC: "Pro-Remain MPs are considering using their Commons majority to keep Britain inside the EU single market if there is a vote for Brexit, the BBC has learned.
The MPs fear a post-Brexit government might negotiate a limited free trade deal with the EU, which they say would damage the UK's economy.
There is a pro-Remain majority in the House of Commons of 454 MPs to 147.
A Vote Leave campaign spokesman said MPs will not be able to "defy the will of the electorate" on key issues."
A Clockwork Yellow
19-year old French film student Candice Drouet compiled all the Stanley Kubrick references in The Simpsons alongside their original counterpart and captured 25 years of visual references in two minutes. Her visual project, 1.000.000 Frames (100 videos) collects images from all the movies she seen in her life, split into different themes such as loneliness, the sounds of Wes Anderson, and addictions. Much more at Vimeo.
ITS IN THE COMPUTERRRR!!!!!
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