March 2010
32 posts
February 2010
49 posts
“The sum effect of participation in such services as Google Buzz, Twitter and...”
– The Rag and Bone Shop of the Self: Social Media and Networked Subjectivity « Generation Bubble
CBC Radio 3 Podcast - "Mimeography" by Junior... →
Check out these music videos made with user-submitted photographs. A very cool idea.
“Scientists have been surprised at how deeply culture—the language we speak, the...”
– Begley, on cultural neuroscience. (via newsweek)
Is NBC Trying to Start Another Cold War Through... →
“Google and Facebook’s entire business model is based on the notion of...”
– Lyons, on Buzz, etc. (via newsweek)
Google - Moscow-Vladivostok: virtual journey on... →
I definitely want to do this train trip in the future.
Japandroids - Art Czars
“The eminent linguistic philosopher J. L. Austin of Oxford once gave a lecture in...”
– Steven Strogatz in The Enemy of My Enemy - Opinionator Blog - NY Times
A Thought on Evan Bayh and Partisan America
robertreich:
Not long ago I was debating someone on television. I thought the discussion was going well until the commercial break when a producer said into my earpiece “be angrier.”
“Why should I be angrier?” I asked him, irritated that he hadn’t appreciated the thoughtfulness of debate.
“That’s how we get channel surfers to stop and watch the program,” the producer explained. “Eyeballs are...
Tea Party Lights Fuse for Rebellion on Right - NY... →
America is crazy.
The Atlantic | How a New Jobless Era Will... →
WatchRiversyde (via Justus Zimmerly)
My latest masterpiece.
Chris Hedges on the Zero Point of Systemic... →
Adbusters is often too melodramatic and this article certainly seems to be a little over the top, but it’s an interesting read.
Rhododendron - Bloc Party
Yes, U.S. Intel Agencies Are Authorized to Kill... →
(via newsweek)
Well that’s comforting.
Another great skateboarding session and a very bruised and battered backside.
Would anybody like to come over for Florentine pork sirloin tonight?
Watchthatrainwater:
If Famous Directors Directed The Super Bowl.
This is fairly accurate!
2010 Winter Olympics - The Highfliers by Ryan... →
noahkalina:
(via lapuravidagallery)
Mayer Hawthorne - The Ills
This is a good song...
Cultural program for youth through Skateboarding... →
Go vote to support this excellent cause.
“Palin and Edwards are two of an American archetype, opportunists playing to...”
– Grifters’ Tale - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com
Live primary results • Chicago Tribune Election... →
It’s like watching a horse race, but more boring and with no fear of losing money.
Today is not unfolding as expected.
How on earth am I going to cook a 7 pound roast tomorrow when I’m at school all day?!