January 2009
Playboy interviews Steve Jobs at 29 →
walpaper:
unalone says, “This is an astounding interview. Jobs, young and innocent and unaware that he’s about to be kicked out of Apple, talks about Apple and the future of the industry. There are too many gems. Jobs introducing a computer to a kid at a celebrity-filled party.”
via markn
Comedy Central in HD??? When did that happen?!?
New In Town is about as typical a rom com as you could get. Go only if you’re not looking for anything special. It basically says, I’m a boring date.
LIVE: Watch Kevin Corrigan try to eat everything... →
annnna:johnzanussi: (via adamgotterer)
Now you don’t have to eat alone in front of your computer. Kevin’s with you.
Pittsburgh schools on a two-hour delay Monday... →
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Reminds me of countries changing their time zone to facilitate World Cup watching.
Musicians and Bands who use twitter →
(via kl7) Helpful.
FOTC - 2009 Tour
Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday & Saturday, February 6th and 7th, but as a very special Flight of the Conchords fan you have access to the exclusive pre-sale beginning this Monday, February 2nd at 10 AM. Just find the link to your city’s venue, or follow the asterisk to the link below, and enter the password “sugalumps.” 4/6/09 – Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Performing...
Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance: How Watchmen... →
kaiticalamity:(via jamiewatson)
Now that’s how you title an article!
The thing about Watchmen that people should know is that when it came out there was absolutely nothing like it. Up until then comics were about the same thing: a guy in tights fighting another guy in tights and saving the girl – that was it. The only touch of reality might be Peter Parker getting a cold.
“Our president’s approval rating is somewhere between pictures of baby pandas on...”
– Rachel Maddow (via uoma) (via soupsoup) (via thewordunheard) (via fareastmeetswildwest)
Inside a movie marketer’s playbook: Reporting &... →
Per Emily’s suggestion; I have a feeling I’ll really appreciate reading this.
The game changer →
givemesomethingtoread:
This is a condensed, almost shorthand account of what needs to be done to turn the global economy around. It should give a sense of how difficult a task it is.
GMSTR is something I like even more than Instapaper. Which is a lot. I like to read, get it?
718-971-5245
david:webmarc:
Srsly. Call it. Right Now.
HAhahah. 111111111111111111. 234. 5. 69.
“Everybody loves a hero. People line up for them, cheer them, scream their names....”
– Aunt May (via ragdoll)
Will Watchmen Watch the "Watchmen"? →
whatafoolbelieves:
What a Fool Believes Press writer Josh Luft attempts to find out whether or not watchmakers and night watchmen, two occupations with ties to the comic Watchmen, will be watching the upcoming film adaptation.
This is not an angle I considered.
“Answer e-mails from junior people before more senior ones. Junior people have...”
– Nassim Nicholas Taleb, gadfly author of The Black Swan (via brianbolter) (via ohnoitsthecops)
“Teaching, you learn an enormous amount. The cliche turns out to be true: the...”
– David Foster Wallace (via jacecooke)
“Sometimes I have to remind myself that blogging is one of the most pointless and...”
– kaytee says… (via soupsoup)
Ten Reasons to Like the Pittsburgh Steelers →
(via azspot)
I’ll take “They Aren’t the Cardinals for 100, Alex.”
Learning cursive writing is pointless so here's an... →
jratlee:
Lisa Jones, who teaches third grade at Edgelea Elementary, said she’s noticed that consequence of the de-emphasis, not just by schools but by society: “The most difficult part for me is that now they can’t read it, because they don’t see it anywhere.”
(via hasketsbasket)
The most time consuming part of my SATs was copying that honor code in cursive.
The Rum Diary (2010) - News →
Johnny Depp’s next film will be the Hunter S. Thompson adaptation The Rum Diary, according to The Bad And The Ugly. The Rum Diary focuses on struggling writer Paul Kemp (Depp) as he becomes involved in a complicated love triangle at the run-down newspaper in Puerto Rico where he has just been employed. Kemp is based on the late gonzo writer Thompson’s experiences…
“TV has never been better. Someday, we’re gonna look back on this period as...”
– Ira Glass on why the death of network television is awesome [A.V. Club]
“I was driving home Tuesday night, the roadway was deserted and pure ice, and it...”
– DC Books Examiner: The best books and stories about snow, ice, and wintry mix
I read this book with Will (the writer here) in our senior year post-modern fiction class.
“If someone decided to re-make “Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang”, (a movie I fucking...”
– David Cross, putting things in perspective (via stryker)(via fatmanatee)(via themattsmith)
Very true. And I loved CCBB.
When No News Is Bad News →
givemesomethingtoread:
A former managing editor of The Chicago Tribune probes the collapse of the newspaper industry and tries, mostly in vain, to find hope for the future of journalism.
“Find out the name of the brand so I can give it to my other generals.”
– Abraham Lincoln on learning that Ulysses S. Grant drank whiskey when leading his troops. (via sazerac) (via mandalay)
mareen:
kings of leon – sex on fire
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Obama's White House →
jeralyndwile:lanajoy:alcaniglia:
Great article describing how Obama runs the White House in terms of dress code, hours, etc.
“What do I have to do to get nominated for an Oscar, make a movie?”
– Colbert