August 14, 2009
Like a complete unknown
Two Jersey Shore cops stop Bob Dylan, taking an afternoon walk in Long Branch, NJ. Neither recognizes him. He has no I.D with him. but the situation is soon peacefully rectified. At least he didn't start up with them like he might have long ago.Don't think twice, it's alright.
Pacman, Tetris, Pong
Photos recreating vintage video games and some other stuff.
Blood and Sex
Who owns The Man?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published a criticism of Burning Man, LLC's Terms and Conditions, saying that the automatic rights assignment to BMOrg for photos & video taken during the event is "creative lawyering intended to allow the BMO to use the streamlined “notice and takedown” process enshrined in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to quickly remove photos from the Internet" and that this is corrosive to our freedom of speech. Burning Man responds.
All Dogs Go to Heaven
After serving 18 months in prison, Michael Vick is back in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles. He has expressed remorse for his dog-fighting past. Vick's back on track, so what happened to his dogs? Many of them are doing pretty well, too. [more inside]
Dinosaur Twitter
Bing realised combining random tweets with random Dinosaur Comics panels was a good thing. Then Idefex took it a step further. And now you can too.
NO YOU SHOULD NOT EAT IT
Molds On Foods: Are They Dangerous? Finally a US government agency tells us all what's OK to eat after it's gotten moldy.
Tane
Tane. Happy friday!
SNL Auditions
Saturday Night Live Auditions (all YT links): Phil Hartman, John Belushi, Dana Carvey (2), Will Ferrell, and Jim Breuer (2), (3).
Andre the Giant is shaking his head.
Noted street artist Shepard Fairey wants his "brick unadorned". When a local blogger posts about Fairey's building being sandblasted, and covered with an anti-graffiti coating, Fairey responds.
OUCH! WHAT DO YOU DO?
Happy 40th
"Aberrant behavior had nothing to do with wearing love beads (59%), believing in Flower Power (64%), going to a "Be-In" (58%), or flashing the peace sign to complete strangers (81%) -- maybe only a sublime silliness..."
-- Rex Weiner [more inside]
Heads and toilets
Ah, the old head in the toilet prank. Gets 'em every time. Not to be confused by the most toilet seats broken by the head in one minute. Or the toilet monster.
It's not acceptable in the 00s
Twitter documents the breakdown of Calvin Harris, British electropop musician due to critical reviews. [more inside]
1990s dance music covers: reviled, acclaimed, maimed and shamed
Free Friday Frantic (Music) Fun: Ergo Phizmiz & The Midnight Florists cover five 1990s chartbusting, dancefloor filling smash hits with arrangements of acoustic, electronic, homemade, and toy instruments. [More musical mischief inside] [more inside]
Like digg for music (for good or ill)
thesixtyone is a site for the "democratization of music": tunes submitted by artists are voted up and down by users, digg-style. Standard Web 2.0 bling (Creative Commons, RSS and Twitter feed) is integrated with some nice features, including keyboard shortcuts and in-browser visualisation.
Chuck Tackles the Hard Issues
Jon Armstrong, owner of Blurbomat and husband to Heather Armstrong of Dooce interviews Former Congressman Henry "Buck" Chucklesworth Hamilton Armstrong about tough subjects. The Former Congressman seems to be a man dog of few words.
Camp Sundown visits the Yankees
I get a lot of giraffes
Zipping through the days at lightning speed
"In the summer of ‘71, The Rolling Stones, seeking shelter from their UK tax woes, exiled to the South of France. Keith Richards set up house with Anita Pallenberg and their son Marlon in Villa Nellcôte– a 16 room waterfront mansion that once served as Gestapo headquarters for the Nazis during WWII. The infamy continued with it now best remembered among rock fans as the grand flop-house where Exile On Main Street was recorded." More photos.
Top things the < 18 set looks for on internets
Top 100 search terms of the <18 crowd during summer. If you're Glenn Quagmire, don't read this. All others, continue!
An article with at least superficial credibility (they admit kids search for porn, etc.) about what kids, tweens and teens search for online. Randomness includes Megan Fox, Walmart, Youtube and Naked Girls. (And Craigslist. What the hell do kids need on Craigslist?)
stuff you think but don't talk about
Tales of Mere Existence (previously 1 & 2) is "stuff you think but don't talk about": I Can't Sleep :: A Typical Conversation With My Mom :: My Darling? :: Subtext :: Conversation :: I Have To Get Ready :: Procrastination :: How To Cope With Depression :: ...Take Shoes Off? :: Boyfriends I Have Been (MLYT) [more inside]
I want my, I want my, I want my VJV.
Central Massachusetts, sometime in early 1985. You were cranking your way through the UHF dial when you caught a glimpse of Rock and Roll. It was V66, and you were hooked. [more inside]
“I live to travel and eat.”
The Ulterior Epicure takes amazing pictures of food. "If he must travel to visit a restaurant and can eat there only once – especially if there’s no tasting menu – he calls well in advance to ask if the chef can prepare a special multi-course menu just for him." (Detroit Free Press) Collection by states. Saffron Brioche at Joel Robuchon at The Mansion. Soupe aux Truffes Noirs at Paul Bocuse.
#..this is my area....#
Your World of Text is an infinite grid of text editable by any visitor. The changes made by other people appear on your screen as they happen. Everyone starts in the same place, but you can scroll through the world using your mouse. [more inside]
COURSE #13 MIMETIC ALMOND
Dinner at El Bulli: The Best Restaurant in the World. a comic book style guide with videos.
Comic Confrontations. Comic mashups featuring Judge Judy
Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy vs. Glenn Beck.
Tracie at Jezebel imagines Judge Judy Sheindlin delivering smackdowns to various deserving recipients. [more inside]
There's a "U" in Falkner
Faulkner Friday: William Faulkner's connection with the University of Mississippi was a varied one, including a stint as an abysmal postmaster. Regardless, Ole Miss has put together a vast website dedicated to the writer. Learn about his life, his family tree, his home at Rowan Oak, and even a FAQ for those common questions. Learn about his novels, his short stories, and his poems. And if that's all old hat, how about information on his work in Hollywood, a source of academic resources on the writer, a listing of other websites on Faulkner, and lastly, a page of trivia, quotes, and quizzes.
2$, same as in town.
Dolphin-headed artist Nate Hill has riled his Brooklyn neighbors by delivering bags of candy crack in the wee hours, just like a real drug dealer (he has moved on from giving FREE BOUNCY RIDES).
Silent Conversation
Silent conversation, a truly beautiful flash game that has you trying to touch as many words of a poem as you can.
(Yes it does have Williams Carlos Williams) [more inside]
A perfect double taper.
George Brett, baseball Hall-of-Famer, has had an illustrious career. But even great men can have truly humbling experiences. Luckily, George is the kind of guy who isn't ashamed to discuss HIS humbling experience at great length (Language NSFW). And it's good to know that there is no tale so tragic that it can't be turned into a catchy song (Language and hilarity NSFW).
Derailing for Dummies
Derailing for Dummies: A helpful tome for any time you want to win an Internet argument.
Phriday Phlash Physics Phun
Physics Games is a collection of browser games that all have at least a rudimentary physics model. Some of the games I've enjoyed are Roly Poly Eliminator, Totem Destroyer 1 & 2, Demolition City and Red Ball. Most are fairly simple but some are complex, notably IncrediBots 1 & 2, which might as well require an engineering degree (slight hyperbole). My absolute favorite type of game on this site is the destroy-castles-with-a-trebuchet game, handsomely represented by not one but three games, Castle Clout, Castle Clout: Return of the King (no Tolkien connection) and Crush the Castle. All this is but a small sample of what's on offer.
Morenatti, a conflict photographer
Some recent photographs by the renowned photojournalist Emilio Morenatti, Newspaper Photographer of the Year in 2009, who recently lost his foot in a bomb blast in Afghanistan. [more inside]
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin.
Fancy a coffee with Dominic West? Rather tasty British actors in slightly ridiculous soft focus sell instant coffee, using sexy literature. [more inside]
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