April 2009
Working in Publishing means...
Never being able to trust Amazon’s recommendations.
“The Pulitzers gave awards to everybody! I mean, they gave out 15 awards to...”
– Stephen Colbert, whining about not receiving a Pulitzer Prize (via inothernews)
ROCK IT OUT FOR RAPP!! on Apr 30, 6pm at Arctica,... →
The Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) is a program of The Center Against Domestic Violence which provides education, prevention and intervention around teen dating violence in New York City schools. Please join our staff in struttin’ their stuff behind the bar while supporting our program! Part of the proceeds from the night will go to V-Day’s Global Movement to End...
Top 10 books on April 29, 2009 and in 1961
dalasverdugo:
sharingtime:
From Amazon today:
Conservatism
Da Vinci Code 2
Vampires
Vampires
Inspirational Christian novel
Vampires
Vampires (by a different author than the other 3)
Set of four books… about vampires
Pop-science
Vampires
Publishers Weekly from 1961:
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper...
No Mother’s Day card for Mrs. Faraday this year.
This Is Your Brain on Schadenfreude (New York... →
psychotherapy:
…First the experimental subjects watched people playing a game in which some cheated (bad people) and others played fair (good people). Then they watched the same people suffering from a painful stimulus. The empathy circuits lighted up in both men and women when bad things happened to good people. When bad things happened to bad people, the women in the study were still empathic....
Steve Wiebe sets Donkey Kong Jr. world record →
mattedits:robhuebel:
I love this guy so much.
Finally we get the ending we really wanted. And during Tribeca FF week too!
Watchjeffrubinjeffrubin:
The running! The throws!! The catches!!! This week on Bleep Bloop we take a look at this season’s baseball videogames with Will Leitch, founder of Deadspin and editor of New York Magazine.
REMINDER: We’re going to be doing a Bleep Bloop meetup over Xbox Live soon. Details will be at twitter.com/BleepBloopJeff
Watched especially for Leitch. Baseball video games are my least...
Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One... →
Author @JoelComm is having an event today at the B&N on 5th Ave and 46th st. at 6pm. The book is Twitter Power and the only business/Twitter book available right now.
Plus, he’s a nice dude. Check him out if you’re interested at all.
Watchandrewglennflavin:
rickyv:
Real Life Twitter by Dan.
“Just got to New York City. What are good things to see and do here?”
Ok, this is great execution.
“Basically, everyone should listen to Anamanaguchi more and Girl Talk far less.”
– - 8 NYC Bands You Need to Hear: 2009
http://anamanaguchi.muxtape.com/
via yvynyl
(via poortaste)
Instapaper’s Marco Arment Goes iPhonespaz! →
marco:
Are people supposed to link to their own interviews on other sites? Probably not. Oh well, I am. Here.
Ok, this is a great interview and worth reading if just for Marco’s geek anecdotes (geekecdotes?).
“It’s like someone coming up to you, sticking a gun to your head for 15...”
– Wall St. worker Bill Privett has the best quote on the incident.
The Day After Military Planes Flew Too Low Over NYC - Gothamist
“3) The Kindle. Electronic readers like the Kindle are going to have a huge...”
– From a list on “The Future of Publishing” from The Rumpus. Also see their coverage about a new on-demand book printing machine. I’m really loving The Rumpus, lately. (via glynnis)
“The fact remains that getting people right is not what living is all about...”
– Philip Roth, American Pastoral (via scout) (via glynnis)
“Even if we manage to avoid a repeat of the Great Depression, the world economy...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - Money for Nothing - NYTimes.com (via wiesen)
shityeahitscool:
The Gaslight Anthem - Red at...
Crimes committed by Ferris Bueller during his Day... →
rocketboom:
A list of crimes committed by Ferris Bueller along with each crime’s corresponding entry in the Illinois State, County or Municipal penal code.
Because this is the most pressing question of the day.
via mikeharkness
I feel like you need to know these things.
pilnick:
The Lovin’ Spoonful - Summer in the City
Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switches to... →
allisonandgeoffrey:
Proud of my home state and proud of Arlen. What took you so long? You rarely voted with W after 2006. - G
Likewise.
Banned Books on Google Book Search →
fascinated:
Badass: 42 classics that are among the books people repeatedly attempt to remove from libraries (via culturite)
Watchdanhacker:
The trailer for the new Alexis Bledel film ‘Post Grad’
This film stars Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, Michael Keaton, Rodrigo Santoro, Craig Robinson, Demetri Martin and Fred Armisen.
‘Post Grad’ is slated for release on August 21st.
You had me at Alexis Bledel and ‘Friday Night Light’s Zach Gilford
Damn. Awesome. I’m gonna have me a “Matt Chat.” I wish I...
“To be popular, brands need to have a personality and be someone that people want...”
– How to Get the Most Out of Social Networks and Not Annoy Users - Advertising Age - Digital (via tylerhwillis)
WatchDaily Dose of Duke
[Part II of the 1978 BBC Documentary on HST]
