Anne Frank’s sewing machine for sale in St. Paul (HUH?)
Unfortunately, the foot pedal and power cord were stolen by the Nazis. WHAT?
This must be somebody’s incredibly tacky idea of a joke. My mind is boggling.
Unfortunately, the foot pedal and power cord were stolen by the Nazis. WHAT?
This must be somebody’s incredibly tacky idea of a joke. My mind is boggling.
Two evils, one video.
Who ever thought I’d be linking to something on the George Lopez Show?
Wow. This is pretty catchy.
[urlesque]
By Parry Gripp.
*Advice: Read and employ this advice from the Chicago Manual of Style. On using hyphens. It will be the most useful thing you learn all day. Unless you also read the super-long items that follow this one. [coudal]
*The Internet: This is a long read (and I am now only mostly through it), but I can already say it’s worth perusing. Clay Shirky and Evgeny Morozov talk about what the Internet is, could, and should be. Also, here’s Shirky on the collapse of business models.
*Games: OK; this talk, on Cultivated Gaming, is long, too. But equally well considered. Plus, the dude (A. J. Patrick Liszkiewicz) quotes Aristotle and Howard Zinn while totally taking apart Farmville.
*Alcohol: 7-Eleven will begin selling its own branded beer. I can only wonder what Howard Zinn would think of this development.
*Talking: Hikari Takano interviews Vincent Gallo. It’s audio, and you can hear cars in the background. And here is part two. I didn’t hear any cars on that one. [sloganeerist]
*Music: Can there ever be a “system” for recommending music to people that is better than what we currently call serendipity?
*Copyright: Videos from the Hitler “Downfall” meme are being pulled off YouTube. I generally hate memes, but I have long loved this one. I could watch a dozen of them in a row, regardless of topic.
*Art: Jack White talks about aesthetic constraints and how they fuel creativity. It’s almost like The White Stripes were a haiku he wrote for himself. [murketing]
*Things That Are Probably “Fake”: Graffomat’s graffiti vending machines sell spray paint cans.
*Local: Jason DeRusha has been crowned Best Tweeter in the Twin Cities. Try reading some of them.
*Today’s links: F. Brainier than witty today. Apologies. That’s what happens when I’ve been away too long.
*Writing: The Awl digs into scary bearded Christian rockers, WinterBand. “If you close your eyes and pretend you’re not listening to a crew of inflammatory religious fanatics who dress like homeless warlocks, they’re actually pretty hilarious in a campy sort of way.”
*Gratuity: The Consumerist links to a bunch of tipping articles, including a New York Post article on “tip-jar madness.” I have long thought that the history of tipping would be a good topic for a longer treatment.
*Chilling headline of the century: “Lynchings in Congo as penis theft panic hits capital.“
*Food: The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wants a warning label put on KFC’s Double Down Sandwich. I have a lifelong fascination with gluttony. [coudal]
*Money: This weekend, This American Life ran an episode that, with reporting from ProPublica, told the story of Magnetar, a hedge fund that made money during the economic downturn by FUELING the collapse.
*Film: Is Chasing Amy the worst movie of all time? Read this post if only for the sexual bons mots. I don’t know if that phrase means anything, but it should be a thing.
*Today’s links: F.
Weezer, kings of the internet, do an impromptu performance at an L.A. park. This video is LADEN with ads.
I blogged about this fan-made, crowdsourced version of “Star Wars” many moons ago. Now it is coming to fruition? WHAT? Some of the costumes (and physiques) are INCREDIBLE.
[the indomitable waxy]
A Ramones cover. Or is it a The Ramones cover?
[mefi]
