February 2012
4 posts
Also: Having “inexplicably” and “for no reason” in the same sentence is why I’m no writer. Or, maybe I mean that was supposed to be there, on purpose.
“Everyone is so worried about whether they win a championship. They don’t...”
– Charles Barkley Negativity about New England Patriots loss in Super Bowl XLVI is alarming
January 2012
8 posts
December 2011
5 posts
November 2011
11 posts
“In the spring of 2009, Zynga was courting MyMiniLife, a game company that later...”
– Zynga’s Tough Culture Risks a Talent Drain - NYTimes.com
Shocking news: the guys who make Farmville are a bunch of assholes.
“We need to get girls interested in computing by first grade. By fifth grade,...”
– Why Women Have an Advantage in Technology - NYTimes.com
“The next Steve Jobs will totally be a chick, because girls are No. 2–and No. 2...”
– Louis C.K.: The Next Steve Jobs Will Be A Chick | Fast Company
WatchWatch “Back In Your Head” From Tegan & Sara’s For The Most Part DVD - Stereogum
I was at this concert taping. I’m not in this video though. I sat in the back to the right, so I probably didn’t make the cut. The Get Along DVD/live album is out Nov 15th.
“GWAR was formed in Richmond, Va., in the mid-1980s and is known for its sci-fi...”
– Lead Guitarist of Metal Band Found Dead on Tour Bus - NYTimes.com
October 2011
8 posts
I haven’t made a mix in a long time, but I’d sequence Psychobuilding - Bird of Prey (TASSELS edit) into Charli XCX - Stay Away.
Get on it Tumblr DJs.
“Hosts opted to use some English words where Punjabi equivalents don’t...”
– Fans want Punjabi hockey broadcasts back
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Why Do Sandwiches Taste Better When Someone Else... →
From NY Times Food & Drink Issue:
When you make your own sandwich, you anticipate its taste as you’re working on it. And when you think of a particular food for a while, you become less hungry for it later. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, for example, found that imagining eating M&Ms makes you eat fewer of them. It’s a kind of specific satiation, just as most...
September 2011
6 posts
Countdown to Nudity: How Quickly Do Premium-Cable... →
“Filed Under: There Will Be Boob”
WatchSpank Rock - #1 Hit
Didn’t know there’s a new Spank Rock album out.
NHL players catch the "Roxy flu" in Vancouver →
ESPN article about Vancouver’s The Roxy nightclub.
August 2011
10 posts
Haruki Murakami: “Town of Cats” : The New Yorker →
9 page excerpt from the forthcoming 1Q84.
The Sun: B.C.'s top 32 secret fast food menu items →
blownspeakers:
You can order frings at Burger King!
The Two Cheeseburger Meal is still the only thing I’ll ever order from McDonald’s.
