Apropos of Everything

Katrina’s photographs are stellar.

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:01:12 -0500

Katrina’s photographs are stellar.

"His good looks and bohemian dress sense have won him thousands of online fans after a resident of..."

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:23:06 -0500

“His good looks and bohemian dress sense have won him thousands of online fans after a resident of Ningbo posted a picture online. Web users in China have called him the “Beggar Prince”, the “Handsome Vagabond”, and, most often, “Brother Sharp”.”

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Handsome Chinese vagrant draws fans of ‘homeless chic’ -
Asia, World - The Independent

This is why you’re disgusting. Check Out The Secret McMenu...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:22:17 -0500

This is why you’re disgusting.

Check Out The Secret McMenu Item That’s Sweeping SF, The Mc10:35 - The Consumerist

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Rube Goldberg machine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:03:30 -0500

Rube Goldberg machine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

In France, a Rube Goldberg machine is called a “gas factory.” They win.

Greatest Schwag In The History of Schwagginess: The Canon Lens...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:16 -0500

Greatest Schwag In The History of Schwagginess: The Canon Lens Thermos - Gizmodo

Joanna Newsom has a new album. Pretty cool if you like...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:50:36 -0500

Joanna Newsom has a new album. Pretty cool if you like beautiful women with beautiful voices playing the harp and telling you stories.

Listen

"Generally e-book editions of hardcover new releases will be priced between $14.99 and $12.99; a few..."

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:43:02 -0500

“Generally e-book editions of hardcover new releases will be priced between $14.99 and $12.99; a few books will be priced higher and lower… E-book editions of paperback new releases will be generally priced between $9.99 and $6.99.”

- Macmillan Blog » Macmillan CEO John Sargent on the agency model, availability and price

Hey look! CEO of large media company doesn’t understand that digital formats don’t have the same constraints of supply and demand as the old format. I’d like to hear his response as to how a “hardcover edition” of an e-book differs from the “paperback edition.”

Netflix Tops Blockbuster in Domestic Rental Revenue for the First Time | homemediamagazine.com

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:36:39 -0500

Netflix Tops Blockbuster in Domestic Rental Revenue for the First Time | homemediamagazine.com

Glottal Opera (creepiness via sff)

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:09:59 -0500

Glottal Opera (creepiness via sff)

"Actually, if you were to draw a pie chart of where I get news from, I bet I get a third from..."

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:37:07 -0500

“Actually, if you were to draw a pie chart of where I get news from, I bet I get a third from whatever people in Berkeley—specifically the parents’ at my kids’ school—are outraged about.”

- Michael Lewis: What I Read | The Atlantic Wire

"Bones” creator Hart Hanson says he based Brennan in part on an Aspie friend, but the needs of..."

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:23:38 -0500

““Bones” creator Hart Hanson says he based Brennan in part on an Aspie friend, but the needs of a broadcast network like Fox to get as large an audience as possible meant he couldn’t come out and say that. “If we were on cable, we would have said from the beginning that Brennan has Asperger’s,” Hanson says. “Instead, it being a network, we decided not to label a main character, for good or for bad. But those elements are in there.””

- How TV shows try (or choose not) to depict Asperger’s syndrome: Sepinwall on TV | - NJ.com

wtf?

Great image.

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:10:49 -0500

Great image.

A conversation with craigslist.com founder, Craig Newmark

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:01:42 -0500

A conversation with craigslist.com founder, Craig Newmark:

A great Charlie Rose interview with Craig Newmark, who is definitely a strange guy (see also this: http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/17-09/ff_craigslist). It’s extra interesting around the 16:00 mark, where Charlie grills Craig about craigslist’s value and Craig’s ownership in it—Craig is “coy” and evasive. And why not? He doesn’t need to tell me anything about his business.

Chomsky

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:47:20 -0500

Chomsky:

In a democracy it would be your government. For example, in a democracy the day when you pay your taxes, April 15, would be a day of celebration, because you’re getting together to provide resources for the programs you decided on. In the United States, it’s a day of mourning because this alien force—the government—is coming to rob you of your hard-earned money.

This could be you! This could be you in one year! (except you...

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:21:22 -0500

This could be you! This could be you in one year! (except you will still have a real head)

(via Live off Groupons for an entire year and Groupon will give you $100,000!)

"Monsters have a long history and high standing in the realm of cultural niches."

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:43:13 -0500

“Monsters have a long history and high standing in the realm of cultural niches.”

- Warren Pub. Co. v. Spurlock, 645 F.Supp.2d 402, 405 (E.D.Pa. 2009).

“Take a break from all that insider trading and kick back...

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:32:01 -0500

“Take a break from all that insider trading and kick back with your favorite electronica and the latest super slick the Blue-Qualizer. Whether you’re a cyborg from the future, or the recent past this sound sensitive flashing t-shirt is the way to go.” (via IKOR LedTee Sound Activated Equalizer T-Shirt - Blue-Qualizer - Black)

giving context to modern art is counterproductive

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:33:01 -0500

giving context to modern art is counterproductive

Photo

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:09:47 -0500

Los Angeles is delicious

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:18:15 -0500

Los Angeles is delicious:

“When it is 72 degrees outside and the surf is up and Vin Scully is calling the Dodgers game on the radio, there is no patience for casseroles or stews.”

This article makes me want to go there. Now.