August 2008
brooklynvegan: 5 free Long Winters MP3s, 1 free... →
July 2008
Phillip Toledano - Days with My Father →
jeremyet:
Amazing pictures - loving and lovely text.
Top Ranking | Pitchfork →
skeetonmischa:
P-Fork gives the new Diplo/Santogold mixtape an 8 on their grading scale and I kind of have to agree with them. Listening to it today, I enjoyed it, a lot. A perfect blend of reggae and dub. I think that’s why I liked it because somebody did all of the heavy lifting in terms of reggae; Diplo found all the good tunes and put him on a cd for me to enjoy with sprinklings of Santi...
The Five Dollar Comparison →
tabrez:
To explore the relative value of five dollars we are collecting examples from around the world by asking people to submit photos of objects or services that cost the equivalent of $5.
All about you, the reader. (Part I)
dinahkid4:
Please comment with your answers to the following:
Where do you call home?
I would die without _______________.
Do you prefer music to movies or the other way around?
My top 5 favorite bands are: _______________.
I hate/love L.A. because __________________.
LAist: 5.4 Earthquake Strikes Southern California* →
yumwatch:
The comments for this post (which appeared on the site about four minutes after the actual quake, much faster than the LAT, which actually BROKE and was unloadable for about half an hour after the event)
are funny, informative, and a great survey of the reactions of people across the Southland. I love this one:
“Burbank report:
Was proofing a mashup in my car. Got to a bassy part,...
“For all the wild success of YouTube, Facebook, and other social-networking and...”
– So open it hurts: Web 2.0 visionaries Tara Hunt and Chris Messina blogged and twittered about their romance to all of geekdom as if it were one of their utopian open-source projects. Sharing their breakup has been a lot harder. by Web 2.0 visionaries Tara Hunt and Chris Messina blogged and twittered...
happiness
happycap:
Happiness is a really good hug.
“I’m falling in love with you
Balloons or no balloons.
It’s time I forget the...”
– The Format (via carmenmariah) (via beckypierson)
As the Tweet Turns, Episode 1, "The Scientist"
The subject rabbit displayed positive signs at first, exhibiting no major physical disturbances. 02:56 PM July 06, 2008 from web Thorne has been looking after Ivy. She has been adapting very well to the move, but I know she misses Ivanna. 03:43 PM July 06, 2008 from web Last subject turned violent before expiring. Still, cancer cell destruction is only partial. 05:30 PM July 06, 2008 ...
Mayakovsky
goldenfiddle:
Now I am quietly waiting for the catastrophe of my personality to seem beautiful again, and interesting, and modern. The country is grey and brown and white in trees, snows and skies of laughter always diminishing, less funny not just darker, not just grey. It may be the coldest day of the year, what does he think of that? I mean, what do I? And if I do, perhaps I am myself again.
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FLUXCAST #3 [with Lykke Li, Guided by Voices, and...
fluxcast:
DOWNLOAD IT!
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box “The Martin Show!”
Vanessihna & Allesandra “Gira”
Christina Aguilera “Ain’t No Other Man”
Quarks “I Walk”
Guided By Voices “Universal Truths and Cycles”
The Dø ”The Bridge Is Broken”
mrandmrsmays “B-05”
Tom Tom Club “Genius Of Love”
Arabesque “City Cats”
The Meters “Cabbage Alley”
Scissor Sisters “Backwoods Discotheque”
Lykke Li...
"Children on Their Birthdays:" The first line
When I was about 12, my father spoke directly to me about something. I remember this because it didn’t happen very often. What he said was a quote, the first line of Truman Capote’s short story “Children on Their Birthdays.” He didn’t say I ought to read it, but I think he did say he thought it was one of the greatest short-story first lines ever. Naturally I read...
Luna - Bonnie & Clyde →
edythe2:
Luna - Bonnie & Clyde via Seeqpod
NYT > A No-Frills Kitchen Still Cooks →
“I contend that with a bit of savvy, patience and a willingness to forgo steel-handle knives, copper pots and other extravagant items, $200 can equip a basic kitchen that will be adequate for just about any task, and $300 can equip one quite well.”
Mark Bittman: A No-Frills Kitchen Still Cooks
Questions Couples Should Ask (Or Wish They Had)... →
“On the corner, I got a light from a guy who does what I do for a living. He was...”
– tinyluckygenius aka the Unicorn’s tear: MIXING DRINKS WITH FLATTERY AND EASY CREDIT WITH YOUR DEALER
