February 2009
Retweeting @ncroal: Im in ur feed, takin ur tweets: http://is.gd/kXSQ Oh! Oh! Take Me!
Skynet Watch: L of a Change as Computer Goes on... →
ncroal:
Skynet now controls Williamsburg. Must. Not. Panic. (via cjhyde.)
People! When will you wake up?!!!!
If you believe in media conspiracies, you should...
antikris:
soupsoup:sharingtime:
(cough)
Oh, but we have. We’ve not only conspired to make a truly obscene profit (I’m eating a condor egg omlet right now!), we’ve managed to convince everyone we’re broke…
8 Reasons Why the Oscars Bombed This Year →
popvox:
Was it just me, or were the Oscars like the longest episode of “American Idol” ever? First, Ryan Seacrest interviewed all the contestants—oops, make that nominees—on the red carpet. Then, the stage…
Actually, I thought they were kinda good. Of course, I only watched the first 20 minutes…
NYC Tumblrs vs LA Tumblrs
brianvan:
If geography weren’t such an issue, I’d challenge all you West Coast peeps to a survivor bar crawl in a neutral territory. A Tumblr Meetup Standoff.
(it is pleasantly surprising to see that there are Tumblr drinking crew juggernauts developing in the big cities. It’s almost scary that it’s become so connected and frequently occuring.)
Careful, BV. This is exactly how Tupac’s...
My More Talented Friends →
Kris has a new movie coming out, and he’s on posters in the LES:
And here’s the film:
Posted in New York Tagged: movies
Today in Amazing: The_Real_Shaq Really is The Real...
This, from a guy in Phoenix who tries to verify that Twitter Shaq is Real Shaq by going to the diner where Twitter Shaq said he was eating at that very moment, is pretty great, mainly because they walk in and Shaq is actually there. Best part:
“You go talk to him” I said, while tugging nervously on my dress. “No, you go talk to him” Sean replied while flipping his hair. We...
In Which the True, Ugly Impact of the Economic...
Spotted: JA and MA having lunch at the aforementioned soup place. Strangely, NonSociety has yet to report this…
O, Shaq, We 2 R 1
sarahfrank:
Yes, Yes I will. RT @THE_REAL_SHAQ To all twitterers , if u c me n public come say hi, we r not the same we r from twitteronia, we connect
A Special Allen Street Tumblrs Alert
brianvan:
Apparently we live in Recession Special Central.
And my mother thinks I’ve done nothing with my life…
In Which the University of Chicago Law School...
From a story on the school’s site:
Anonymous allegations of licentiousness are a common, if not accepted, form of speech on bathroom walls. Typically, few people view the written attacks before they are removed.
Such is not the case with the Internet, where anonymous postings of nasty comments, largely unregulated, remain indefinitely for worldwide view. Like the bathroom wall graffitist,...
Three Words: Snuggie. Pub. Crawl. →
caro:
Holy Jebus. Also, there are already 31 people registered for the as-yet-unscheduled NYC version!! (via miltnr)
Paging Frank/Soller
Because even in Cali we take time out to watch Ep. 3 of ‘The District’
How Much Will You Pay Me To Go Away?
Hmm. From PE:
A blogger asks reader to pay to see his next post (people can also pay to keep it from going live). If he gets a net positive $50, it goes up.
Retweeting @sarahkliff: You have the press pass to my heart. http://tinyurl.com/d79wda
Joaquin Phoenix: Before the Letterman Fiasco,... →
popvox:
Some actors travel everywhere with their entourage. Then there’s Joaquin Phoenix. He arrived at a press junket in New York on Wednesday for his new movie “Two Lovers” with an entire camera crew….
This is fairly awesome. Money quote:
I think it’s hard for us to understand what’s going on with you. And you made the announcement so quickly on a red carpet. For you, I...
Kagan rebuts: Afghanistan is not Obama’s Vietnam: http://www.newsweek.com/id/184376
We Are All Sussex Spaniels Now →
Backstage at Madison Square Garden
Notes from the 133rd Westminster show:
Because we are cheap, we watched Tuesday’s final session of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show from…
This is the only place in the world where you’ll hear guys screaming f- yeah, pulik! But the spaniel will win
Yeesh did the terrier just take a leak?
This Just In: ‘The District’ Episode 2 →
Nwk’s team brings another fun installment of our MTV/DC show
more about “This Just In: ‘The District’ Episode 2”, posted with vodpod
Posted in Journalism, Video
Yes We Did →
On the street in 1938 in Greenhills, Ohio, a WPA project
Now that the barn has collapsed, there are only two buildings still standing on my great-grandmother’s old farm–the…
Electric Cartels: Is Bolivia the Saudi Arabia of... →
(via inadvisable)
Oh, A, don’t you know Kurt Cobain is the Saudi Arabia of Lithium?
Acutally, I Think 'Ghost Tweet' Was a Jarmusch...
kurtsoller:
Do you know anyone who ghost tweets? As in, runs a twitter of a person, celebrity, or corporation. If so, lemme know.
See, I thought I liked Adam Gopnik, what with his... →
(via kurtsoller)
Ah, Kurt—you’ve learned a very important truth at a young age…
Today in I;m Surprised this took so long: The Christian Bale soundboard: http://tinyurl.com/absmzb
Are You Getting Laid or Laid-Off This Week? →
whatcriscilikes:
(via nickmcglynn)
Man, the one for me (Pisces) is spot on….
This is New York →
I’ll take Manhattan: The city, brick by plastic brick
This set of Lego representations of New York, from Christoph Niemann in the NYTimes, is fantastic.
Posted in Awesome, New…
sarahfrank:
Yes. This is a shameless self-plug.
But please, put down the guacamole, step away from the chip dip, momentarily stop posting Bruce -isms, images and animated gifs, and watch this video.
The NEWSWEEK video staff attempts to reimagine Obama’s first 100 days as if it were directed by the creators of MTV’s “The City.”
Word. As someone who’s seen both, I can honestly say...