January 2012
3 posts
“But a funny thing has happened since the rise of professionalism. The tenets it...”
– The Believer - Haterade
“They record CD’s that become “keepers”, the mainstay of your...”
– Pitchfork’s 9.5/10 review of Save Ferris’ It Means Everything on the Wayback Machine
December 2011
3 posts
“Storytelling is still important, but it’s not enough. The best question I think...”
– What Do Advertising Agencies Need To Do To Thrive In 2012? @PSFK
“No medium has ever survived the indifference of 25 year olds.”
– Institutions, Confidence, and the News Crisis « Clay Shirky
Hot Topic: Pepper Spray, Police Violence, and... →
amyrebeccaklein:
So pepper spray is in the news again—this time because two police officers, whose M.O. can only be described as “overreacting,” took it upon themselves to squirt streams of the fiery stuff straight at a group of students seated on the U.C. Davis quad.
Watch the video on YouTube. It’s a…
November 2011
2 posts
“The United States faces a daunting challenge in creating jobs: at current rates,...”
– The growing US jobs challenge - McKinsey Quarterly - Economic Studies - Country Reports
September 2011
2 posts
3 tags
“The US Postal Service story is not a unique situation. It is the situation. And...”
– A VC: What Is Going On?
August 2011
1 post
July 2011
9 posts
“Sally Cameron earned her master’s degree from Yale in 1980. The Washington Post...”
– Bad Job Market: Why Media Is Wrong About Value Of College Degree | The New Republic
“Our ancestors didn’t concern themselves with what is the appropriate age to have...”
– Teen Sex: What’s the New Normal? | Dollars and Sex | Big Think
“The age of consent in Italy is fourteen…
According to the World Economic...”
– Silvio Berlusconi’s Hedonism : The New Yorker
wugazi:
The Most Common Regrets People Have on Their... →
“The implications of the propriety vision were not good. In Gates and Ellison’s...”
– Why the Browser Matters // ben’s blog
Watchkenyatta:
Install a bot to create relevant activity for you on Facebook or Twitter
from regine:
rep.licants.org allows people to install a bot on their Facebook and/or Twitter account. The bot will combine the activity the user is already having on other channels such as youtube or flickr with a set of keywords selected by the user to attempt and simulate that person’s activity, feeding their...
June 2011
6 posts
The Rise and Inglorious Fall of Myspace -... →
He was the poster child for the Myspace lifestyle.
Women in comics: They’re now, they’re wow — get... →
ladiesmakingcomics:
The latest round of outrage over the matter of women in comics was sparked off when DC’s relaunch had only three “distaff” members. In all the talk-talk there was some along the lines of Adam P Knave’s Why Aren’t There More Women in Comics? which points out the lack of a welcome mat for female creators…Knave takes pains to point out that he’s talking “mainstream” comics,...
“Perhaps if there were women demonstrating outside the courthouse every day it...”
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don’t push your guilt on us.
So sorry, juror who believes “a woman knows when she is penetrated,” that we weren’t present outside the courthouse before the verdict to tell you what you already seemed to know. It’s obviously our fault that you acquitted two cops who raped someone. (via...
May 2011
2 posts
Skillshare: Skillshare Community Ambassador... →
skillshare:
We know you’re out there, just itching to unlock the potential of Skillshare in your own communities (thank you for your impassioned emails & eager tweets!), and we couldn’t be more ecstatic and hopeful about the change we know you’ll create. We believe in the power of community and know that…
April 2011
7 posts
Watch(via Meet The Faces Behind Facebook | News Video | MTV)
Amy Rebecca Klein: Amy Andronicus Presents: Japan... →
amyandronicus:
Japanese and American punk bands come together for Japan All Night! A Punk Rock Benefit for Japan, featuring Tokyo riot grrrls The Suzan, with all proceeds benefiting Second Harvest Japan. Saturday, May 7th, 10:30pm The Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn NY $15 at …
Sidney Lumet, 86, Director of Modern Film... →
This was the story of Howard Beale: The first known instance of a man who was killed because he had lousy ratings.
RIP Sidney Lumet.
Rocketships, Jellyfish: Week of Ben Franklin →
rocketships-jellyfish:
In which I submit myself to the sleep regimen of our favorite founding father.
Last week, upon returning from SXSW for Solvate, I came back to Trust Art to find that the crew (Jose & Seth) had given headquarters an awesome makeover.
I also found them on a new kick — a…
Ben Franklin’s sleep routine > polyphasic sleeping. More productivity,...
March 2011
22 posts
“They’re fucking gross, man. Look, I love beautiful girls too. I think everyone...”
– Amy Poehler on American Apparel (via mollylambert)
Watchstaff:
We had a great time at Tumblr Reads About Music! Thanks to the community and all the performers for coming out on Friday. Stay tuned for info on upcoming readings in Chicago and LA!
/cc @AmyAndronicus
This was an amazing night!
“If you’re a dude just trying to do right and get by without being a steaming...”
– Where Have All the Dude Blogs Gone? « Thought Catalog (via interweber)
Meh. A “dude trying to do right” blog sounds booooring. Not Tucker Max dudes have plenty of great reading material in the Awl, Hairpin, This Recording, Amy Andronicus, and… EVERYTHING ELSE EVER WRITTEN.
...
“I’m either going to kill myself, or I’m going to turn this into a game. After...”
– Thanks to @avantgame for this recovery framework game. That & Star Wars helped my girlfriend recover from a concussion. She is now able to rock out touring with the Pogues. #superbetter
via Super Better - or how to turn recovery into a multi-player experience
