October 2008
52 posts
“She has the instincts, she shares my worldview. I would remind you that there was a obscure governor from Arkansas, that not too many years ago — that gained the presidency.”
- John McCain commenting on his confidence in Sarah Palin’s readiness, should she need to serve as President of the United States
I always laugh a little bit when McCain refers to Bill Clinton as...
WatchBe Don Draper.
40+ Streetartists You Should Know Besides Banksy →
“To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight...”
– Undecided - David Sedaris
RNC shells out $150K for Palin fashion →
Listen to the first single from Guns N' Roses'... →
And be underwhelmed!
“You notice John [McCain] continues to cling to the notion of this guy Joe the...”
– Biden questions ‘notion of this guy Joe the plumber’
In the pilot for his new talk show, Dangerous... →
Oblique Strategies on your iPhone →
From the product description:
Oblique Strategies (subtitled, “over one hundred worthwile dilemmas”) is a deck of cards created by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt first published in 1975, and now in its fifth edition.
Each card contains a phrase or cryptic remark which can be used to break a deadlock or dilemma situation.
Search for it in the App Store. It’s free!
“McCain occasionally remembers to stress matters like honor and to disown...”
– Vote Obama. McCain lacks the character and temperament to be president. And Palin is simply a disgrace. - By Christopher Hitchens
“While I regret this development, I am not in mourning, for I no longer have any...”
– Christopher Buckley leaves National Review after Obama endorsement
Joe Frank: Off the Radio →
L.A. Weekly’s profile of the legendary eccentric radio storyteller.
“Palin’s response is the kind of political “big lie” that George Orwell warned...”
– Palin’s home state paper, the Anchorage Daily News, calls out her lie (via sasharappaport)
WatchSplinter
There doesn’t seem to be many promising horror movie releases scheduled for this Halloween, but I am looking forward to Splinter. Somehow I ended up on their mailing list and they sent a link to this trailer the other day. I thought it looked pretty sweet.
If you happen to be in NYC and want to see the movie for free, Fangoria is hosting a free screening at Two Boots Pioneer...
Lil' Wayne & The Roots - A Millie (live) →
Singing Sand →
From the article:
“The spirits whispered names and played ominous music — sounds that scientists now believe to be the vibrations of sand particles in unison on dunes of a certain slope and make-up. The phenomenon, known as singing or musical sand, has been found in about 30 sets of dunes in the world, and each has its own accent.”
The article includes four sound clips. It sounds...
“A girl I knew told me she had a room in a brownstone in Williamsburg. I pictured...”
– Conan O’Brien on his first New York apartment (via deleteyourself)
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The Sound of Young America Interviews Louis CK →
Louis CK is easily the best stand up comedian working today. If you haven’t heard of him, pull your head out of your ass and check out this footage of him winging it on stage at Rififi here in NYC.
WatchHere’s the Biden/Palin debate sketch from last week’s Saturday Night Live that everyone was talking about.
WatchVersion of A-Ha’s “Take On Me” where the lyrics have been replace with a literal description of the video. Reminds me of Mystery Science Theater.
(via Laughing Squid)
Did Toby Young Plagiarize Passages From the... →
This post on New York Magazine’s New York News Blog presents what they claim is evidence of plagiarism in Toby Young’s memoir, How to Make Friends and Alienate People. Interestingly, the first comment on the post is from Young himself. I read this book a few weeks back and loved it. I have to admit, while his method of citation seems a little dodgy, it doesn’t look like out and...
