July 24, 2006
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An open letter from Steely Dan to Luke Wilson, in re: his brother's new film, which takes a bit from their song Cousin Dupree (including its name).
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Portfolio of the Saved by Science exhibition.
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July 23, 2006
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This 1985 synth medley w/ Herbie Hancock, Howard Jones, Thomas Dolby, and Stevie Wonder (!) is so futuristic, you'll swear it's 1986. And what's up with Dolby's hair?
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July 22, 2006
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This is the least frightening, most disco-fabulous haunted house ever.
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There's some great stuff here. However, none of it is in the month of my birth (May 1979), where I get stuck with the Pope and a story about The China Syndrome.
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July 18, 2006
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Ooh - I want to be a zombie. Or maybe I want to shoot zombies.
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Never mind. I don't want to be a zombie anymore. And who knew that the Samaritans were so cool?
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July 16, 2006
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July 14, 2006
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Sigh.
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Big budget blockbusters as surrealists visions.
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July 13, 2006
Sad News.
This came in an email from my friend Doug:
sad news.
sadder news.
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July 11, 2006
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Wow - this commercial is positively awesome.
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July 08, 2006
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holy audio goodness!
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July 07, 2006
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On how compression is killing music.
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July 06, 2006
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Always good to read a reminder and get angry again.
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This article from 6 years ago, about corporate naming firms, sounds at times like an overlong piece from the Onion. To wit, this gem from the president of one of the firms: "But if it's your own brand, how can you possibly be objective? I mean, would you
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Interesting background to the oddly named street on the way out to Las Vegas
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silkscreening tutorial
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Willy Wonka and ballerinas! I'm flying with the wrong airlines.
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Sometimes, when you love the internet, it loves you back.
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Lots of stuff to watch here.
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Interview with Winterbottom re: The Road to Guantanamo.
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Large collection of b-movie and exploitation film posters (some NSFW here).
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July 05, 2006
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Yes! - Now you too can make all of your photographs look like stills from the set of an A-Ha video!
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David Hasselhoff, crying in slow-motion.
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Because the Ultimate Bacon Sandwich wasn't gross enough.
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Not much left to be said about Coulter, but Olberman pretty much nails it.
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Their new album, The Trials of Van Occupanther, is fantastic.
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First - the tagline: Friends Say Buckalew Told Them He Did It Out Of Boredom, and then, the biggest understatement ever: A psychiatrist has diagnosed Buckalew with mental health issues.
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Boy howdy, I love me some UBUWeb. Slate had a pretty good (if sad) profile about Goldstein shortly after his suicide three years ago that's worth hunting down.
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If you've ever wondered what that would look and sound like, well, here you are - three videos of the group performing a tvotr song, a bauhaus song, and a pere ubu song.
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As good a time as any to mention that, if you've never seen Fishing With John, you really should check it out.
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Whew - this is gonna save me a lot of money and time I would have had to spend hanging out with lifeless-eyed creepy people!
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