June 2007
71 posts
Dorothy, "Softness" →
via 20KFG
The Fall of New York City →
Simpsons avatars on flickr →
“Miers and Rove may “gong” any question, for any reason. A gong will...”
– The White House’s Conditions Under Which Harriet Miers and Karl Rove Will Testify Before Congress
“I would like for you to superglue flyers for my books onto Starbucks windows and...”
– Glaring Eeeeeeeeeemissions: Now We Also Hate Miranda July - Gawker
“The Wellington Arms pub in Southampton is fighting back against a smoking ban in...”
– Boing Boing: Southampton pub declares itself an embassy to skirt smoking ban
“No longer was the vice president focused on procedural rights, such as access to...”
– Pushing the Envelope on Presidential Power, part 2 of the Washington Post’s excellent profile of the Cheney Vice Presidency
“But the real obstacles to a deal were Lech Kaczynski, the Polish president, who...”
– I am the President and my twin brother is the Prime Minister. Nice!
Sarkozy Takes Center Stage in Europe - New York Times
“I’m a hustler baby/That’s what my daddy’s made me/…/If i...”
– Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler / The Hype Machine
Badger Theatre Movie Phone →
Minus the Bear, "Dr. L'ling" →
OMG this song rules.
Shepard Fairey interview on Gothamist →
Dude got some crazy police stories.
24-hour Treadmill Endurance Run →
In progress! It’s the guy that Wired profiled while back.
OSTEL - Das DDR Hostel →
“MICHAEL MOORE: Geez, I wish I could tell you. You know, I’m being investigated...”
– Democracy Now! | An Hour with Michael Moore
Truckin' →
via Ryan, the great Sabini.
How children lost the right to roam in four... →
via stephruns
Český sen! →
If this movie plays DC, go see it.
1 877 565 5678
“#3 asks “is it the governments job to adjust prices?” Yes. That’s precisely what...”
– Freakonomics Blog » Hurray For High Gas Prices!
“But he still chooses to prioritise his sport. Arguably, he is as fluent in...”
– BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | Beckham exit ‘will not hurt Real’
“It’s so hypocritical for any network in this culture to go all puritanical on...”
– Pigs With Cellphones, but No Condoms - New York Times
“A shadowy group in France has issued the French government with an unusual...”
– BBC NEWS | Europe | French wine-growers go guerrilla
handwirebot, what lunch? →
“The film was five years in the making at a cost of $100,000,000, with a cast of...”
– :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: War and Peace (xhtml). Also, from wikipedia: “It has been estimated that if inflation is taken into account, a film of this magnitude would cost over half a billion dollars today, making War and Peace the most expensive film ever made.” I think we need to...
The Branding of Polaroid, 1957 - 1977 →
I was accosted, assaulted with battery, and tased... →
Six Flags Song. →
via WFMU
“A simpler-seeming solution would be to set up some sort of website, where those...”
– Yankee Fog: Losing the Edge
Jonzun Crew - Pack Jam →
Telly Savalas / Burt Reynolds →
“Well one thing, John and I are hoping to make an electronic record. We’re really...”
– Sam Prekop of Sea and Cake Please let this come true!
Radio Scratch →
Unbelievable hour-long podcasts of Lee Scratch Perry and his variations. Only way it could be better is if they dropped the bit-rate down under 100, where dub works best (see Dr Dick’s Dub Shack, which has unfortunately bumped up from 16 to 62kbps).