December 2009
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perks of being the only one on duty →
inserting one’s personal narrative (geeks, vegetarianism, fear of flying, fonts) into a group blog.
i would consider setting up voicemail if carl... →
indeed.
Just as Mr. Lucas brought “Star Wars” back with a whole new arc of stories that began before the original series, Scholastic is publishing a newly written prequel, “The Summer Before,” by Ann M. Martin, the original author of “The Baby-Sitters Club” books.
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Art, Schooled: Six Ideas for Taking Back Our Taxi... →
fek:
I am so, so, so psyched about this.
Meet my new column, Art, Schooled.
And meet my newest columnist, Ms. Kelsey Keith:
At what point do we start dismissing bad art with smirks instead of a belligerent scoff? Maybe when Las Vegas-based sign companies try to get all “contemporary” and “high-brow” on 500 New York City taxi cabs. Like one’s doing now. The mix of artists sounds like a bad...
Jesse Ashlock: I.D. Magazine 1954-2009 →
(via noahkalina)
“Lately, the i word I’d been thinking about most with regard to I.D. was ‘individual.’ In an era of ‘design thinking’ and ‘human-centered design,’ the loss of such a platform leaves a real void. As a contributor remarked to me over the weekend, there are certain stories that just aren’t going to be told anymore. I.D. wasn’t a redundant...
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immediately regretting that decision
i haven’t eaten meat in two years and had a piece of honey-baked ham tonight at christmas dinner. for dessert. it’s not THAT part i regret, but this little factoid that i stumbled upon when searching for the provenance of said juicy ham meat (did that pig have a name?):
Ham ‘n Goodys is a business founded upon faith. While Leroy & Emily Shoemaker are the owners, God is the CEO....
Watchfuzzco + michael moran = wood grain sheets, mulching, woodpaste, and sawdust angels.
ah, charleston. luh you.
animal collective // what would i want? sky →
1. this song from the forthcoming EP samples grateful dead.
2. the trippy time signature is 7/8.
duuuuuude. and by dude i mean "lindsay."
‘Captain EO’ Will Return: Michael Jackson never got the chance to make his comeback, but one of the stranger relics from his career will. Disneyland said that it would bring back “Captain EO,” the 3-D film that Mr. Jackson starred in for the theme park. The 17-minute movie, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by George Lucas, had its debut at Tomorrowland in 1986 before opening at other...
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tennessee tot found drunk, wearing a dress taken... →
related: tennessee is the fourth happiest state in the nation.
the only people on the planet who could make me...
Mary: Man, Sophia is OLD and kinda nuts looking. But her sternum is youthful, I noticed.
Balk: I am glad you are the one who said that.
Mary: Dude, she looked wild. And not like, yum, feral Italian.
Balk: Because I cannot. It would be like insulting God's girlfriend.
Mary: God's goomar.
Balk: She _is_ 75.
assignment:
i’m looking to hire someone to write a post for flavorwire detailing the ten best street art pieces in 2009. this is obviously subjective, but you’ll also be edited by me and i have snobbish, discerning taste. (half kidding, but which half?)
anyway. if this is a topic that you can easily expound upon, it could be well worth the ulysses s. grant and pageview bonus.
think about it....
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readers by author.
this is some kind of wonderful:
Margaret Atwood Women whose favorite color is hunter green.
William Faulkner People who are good at crosswords.
Cormac McCarthy Men who don’t eat cream cheese.
Mark Twain Liars.
Nicole Krauss Girls who intern at Nylon but end up moving back to the Midwest for their real job.
Anne Rice People who don’t use conditioner in their hair.
*where are lorrie moore and...
latke + nacho →
(i’d post a picture but i think we’re all aware that ain’t my peccadillo.)
crashing
this is not a good day.
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“Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” is a grammatically correct sentence used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated constructs.
“yo, chauncey, that is effed up.”
cooper union trivia
Expecting some future device to carry people up from the ground level, Peter Cooper specified a shaftway connecting the floors. An elevator was installed years later, once Elisha Otis had invented it.
also, it’s 150 years old.
désopilant
France’s obsession with the bottom is laid bare this week in a major new documentary and book charting how “les fesses” have shaped history. The highbrow study claims to demonstrate the huge contribution the derrière has made to civilization, mixing the views of top psychoanalysts, philosophers, scientists and artists. The role of les fesses in human evolution has been overlooked, claim the...
pantone's color of the year: discuss. →
skater clothes
original G3 iMac in bondi blue
actresses who were popular in 2002
hypnotiq liqueur
betty rubble
vintage punchbuggies
80s-era esprit
vanessa abrams
bob dylan: “i’ve seen all these decoys through a set of deep turquoise eyes / and i feel so depressed.”
turquoise jewelry purchased on a trip to the southwest when you were 17 and wanted to get drunk but you were stuck in...
good morning, highbrow
what’s the reason for writing about art?
art criticism is a form of city-building, quite as much as urban design, architecture or community activism. it is a contribution to urban intelligence, a strengthening of the public space in which citizens meet and recognize each other as parts of the civic whole. in the absence of a clear commitment to urban civilization on the part of the writer,...
lorrie moore i love you, BUT →
if a gate at the stairs was one of the “best” ten books published this year, then god help us all.