January 2009
WatchThough if you want some unadulterated Stereolab, this is one of my favorite songs of theirs. It’s also a fantastic video. It reminds me of the work of Kara Walker.
Alice Sur Scène Tim Gane and Sean O’Hagan
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“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most...”
– Ernest Hemingway (via i1326)
drugstoredj:
Olivia Newton-John - Magic
“in time of daffodils(who know
the goal of living is to grow)
forgetting...”
– (via eecummings)
Roubini: “The risk of a near-depression shouldn’t... →
chfdigital:
Nouriel Roubini, who called what was to come a few years before it happened, talks with Bloomberg News at Davos.
WatchI’m not a fan of Madonna’s music by any stretch, but I’ve always liked this song. I remember this video was released while I was living in London, and it caused quite a stir because of its references to Diana’s death (which had only happened about half a year or so earlier).
Dinner at the National Arts Club
It was a really lovely evening. And the food was delicious. I had salmon pate, a ribeye steak and a piece of a lemon cake called a Charlotte Royal something or other. And we went through about three or five bottles of wine.
This tradition really is fantastic. And I’ll post photos once I get the film developed.
drugstoredj:
Bruce Hornsby- The Way It Is
Great...
That’s Life Bono
Yes, it’s a cover of...
Gopher Mambo Yma Sumac
discosucks:
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like...
Lares and Penates
I know you may find this hard to believe, but there are words (or, I suppose, phrases in this case) that even I have never heard before. From today’s Wordsmith comes this:
Lares and Penates PRONUNCIATION: (LAR-eez and puh-NAY-teez) MEANING: noun: 1. Household gods: the benevolent gods in an ancient Roman household. 2. Household goods: a family’s treasured possessions. ETYMOLOGY: From...
Thanks, Blakeley
Got an email a short while ago from John over at Thrillist. They’ve fixed my settings, and I shouldn’t be receiving any more emails with the Atlanta edition in it.
Very cool. Much appreciated.
Now, do you know anybody over at T-Mobile?
“Years ago, reporters for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer are reporting this week,...”
– Link to the Seattle P.I. Story. Side Note: The Seattle P.I is up for sale, there are no potential buyers and the paper could be closed as early as this Spring. This would leave Seattle with one daily news paper. Who will be reporting these stories in the future? Thom Hartmann (via azspot) (via...
drugstoredj:
Till Tuesday - Voices Carry
You Heard It Here First, Thursday Edition
caro:
rach:
You know what’s going to be rad? Martin Scorsese’s show for HBO, Boardwalk Empire. Well, he’s just producing it. But it’s about the seedy underbelly of Atlantic City in the prohibition era, and if anyone has been to AC now, they know that with even more saltwater taffy, less geriatrics, and some forbidden sauce, that place must have been the total sex during its time. The heavily...
And While We're on the Topic of Not Responding in...
This is hardly a big deal, but it is slightly annoying. I will say off the bat that I like Thrillist and read it daily when it appears in my inbox. But for some unknown reason, they signed me up for Thrillist Atlanta without asking me beforehand. And I’ve unsubscribed from it. And I’ve emailed them to ask them to stop sending it to me.
Not only did nobody ever respond, but I still...
T-Mobile Can Suck It
Last week when my SIM card died, it took me a few minutes (OK, longer than that, if I’m going to be completely honest here) to figure out what had happened. I realized it by pulling the SIM card out of my phone and seeing that one side was basically scorched. Not such a big deal, as the next day I simply wandered over to the T-Mobile store across the street from where I work and bought a...
Happy Birthday Bono and the Edge
A cover of the...
Recovery.gov →
fimoculous:
In his speech for this $819 billion stimulus package (which just passed the House, 244-188), Obama mentions a new website, Recovery.gov. Nothing there yet…
NYC Lomo Gallery Store →
ckck:
A heads-up to analog photography lovers in the New York area: the Lomographic Society International have just opened up a gallery store in New York. It’s located on 41 West 8th Street, just a few blocks north of Washington Square Park. I really want to go check it out tonight after work, but the weather sucks.
drugstoredj:
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson -...
Wall Street’s Socialist Jet-Setters
In Maureen Dowd’s latest column, she essentially winds up by calling for criminal prosecution of the Wall Street scumbags who caused the current financial crisis. Before that, she simply goes to town describing their idiocy, greed and cluelessness, with a particular emphasis on John Thain, the former CEO of Merrill Lynch.
In an interview with Maria Bartiromo on CNBC, Thain used the...
I Found Out That I Have a Hole in My Shoe the Hard...
Stupid slush. The bottom of my right sock was soaked when I got to work this morning.
Time to buy a new pair of shoes, I guess.
Don't Forget About Me by the American Breed
Does anybody have an MP3 copy of the song Don’t Forget About Me by ’60s jazz/rock band the American Breed? It came on last night while I was listening to Soundelicious, and I was totally blown away.
Unfortunately, neither Amazon nor iTunes has it and a web search turned up nothing. I couldn’t even steal it for free on Acquisition (because it wasn’t there). Amazon has a...
iCal Just Reminded Me About Friday's Dinner at the...
I’m looking forward to it. This is one of my favorite yearly traditions. Even if I did put off buying a new suit for so long that there’s absolutely no chance of picking one out and getting it tailored by Friday at 8pm.
Baby Lulu Stereolab
One of the groop’s best...
Cuomo Subpoenas Thain Over Merrill Bonuses →
unburyingthelead:
msbadkittie:
‘Andrew Cuomo, New York’s attorney general, said Tuesday that he has subpoenaed John A. Thain, the former Merrill Lynch chief executive, over bonuses paid out by the firm just before it was taken over by Bank of America.
Mr. Cuomo also said that he has subpoenaed Bank of America’s chief administrative officer, J. Steele Alphin, on the matter. Mr. Thain said...
An oral history of the Bush White House →
unburyingthelead:
spaceships:
In the words of key actors. Riveting and appalling. (via Vanity Fair)
Gross
I got to the bottom of my red eye (a cup of coffee with a shot of espresso in it), and there was an eyelash sitting there. I just hope to hell it was mine.
spiegelman:
cajunboy:
“You will recall that Bill Kristol was the droolingest of the drooling dorks who went over to Sarah Palin’s house for a crabcake orgy while he was cruising the frigid waters of Alaska with all of his National Review and Weekly Standard friends, who up until that point were all virgins. After this transcendent crab-fucking fest, Kristol decided that Sarah Palin had to be the...
Unauthorized Streaming of Movies is a Copyright...
I would never, ever encourage such a thing. It’s evil. As somebody who works in the entertainment industry, I’m aware of how much effort goes into such endeavors and people who don’t cough up $12.50 to see chihuahas dancing or Jennifer Aniston costarring with dogs are just plain evil.
Again, I say it: evil.
So don’t do it.
classix:
talkingtalking:
Van Morrison - “Baby...
Remember
by Christina Rossetti
Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay. Remember me when no more day by day You tell me of our future that you plann’d: Only remember me; you understand It will be late to counsel then or pray. Yet if you should forget me for a while. And...