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February 2008
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Tina Fey talks about Hillary Clinton →
men never ask for directions
I completely forgot to post this when I heard. Because of this guy’s stupidity, I had to wait FOREVER for my train. The Oregonian (click and check out the video!) reports that Steven Stein of Vancouver drove his car into the Goose Hollow Max tunnel at 4:30am. He told police that he was “on his way home”. Nice one. Rumor on the street was that he was trying to commit suicide,...
i love office humor
Donna: (email) This email is to inform you that I just received this information on our migration to Active Directory. You will not be able to work in the office Saturday or Sunday, March 1 and March 2 and there are no exceptions. Make plans to take work home with you if you need to finish up something that can't wait until Monday the 3rd.
Dave: (reply) Given the great inconvenience this forced non-work period will cause, I believe we should be compensated with a voluntary non-work period of equal length...
what is your new name? →
Would make me… Snotty Bubblebuns.
“Sometimes I’m half prodigy, half moron.”
– Chelle
the history of art in airports →
“Venus” “King Kong”
jacksonpollock.org →
Have seen this one before, very neat way to entertain you.
moonstruck
Were you able to see the lunar eclipse last night? A total eclipse of the Moon occurs during the night of Wednesday, February 20/21, 2008. The entire event is visible from South America and most of North America (on Feb. 20) as well as Western Europe, Africa, and western Asia (on Feb. 21). During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon’s disk can take on a dramatically colorful appearance from...
“Maybe this world is another planet’s Hell.”
– Aldous Huxley
movie review
Teeth 1 OUT OF 5 RATING: 2.5 Writer-director Mitchell Lichtenstein’s (artist Roy Lichtenstein’s son) feature debut is a horror comedy combining elements of atom-age 1950s horror films with mythology and feminist theory. The result is a B-movie satire—with a few funny and gross moments. A risky idea that in my opinion has turned into a lower-tier Troma production. Dawn (Jess Weixler)...
affairs of the lips: why we kiss
Researchers are revealing hidden complexities behind the simple act of kissing, which relays powerful messages to your brain, body and partner. A kiss triggers a cascade of neural messages and chemicals that transmit tactile sensations, sexual excitement, feelings of closeness, motivation and even euphoria. Kisses can convey important information about the status and future of a...
survival in space unprotected is possible, briefly →
This research is interesting, but, um, please stop throwing dogs and monkeys out of the airlock.
Saturn's moon has vast oil reserves →
Now all we have to do is a build a pipeline…
what is the violence of the global? →
Jean Baudrillard explains how “today’s terrorism is not the product of a traditional history of anarchism, nihilism, or fanaticism. It is instead the contemporary partner of globalization.”(@whoknew.org) Who Knew is an information design network devoted to ‘difficult content’ - ideas and issues that are commonly misunderstood and censored. Every 3 months, students...
little discoveries
Watch Five bands were commissioned (by GAP) to write five songs based on five different colors. Five directors then shot music videos of each song/color. The result is Sound of Color. Dntel, one half of The Postal Service, lends his signature sound to the color Red. Director team Blip Boutique take us on an inspired journey into a world where the real meets the imagined—call it the world of Red. Be...
what is your favorite author's favorite word?
In David Lodge’s 1984 novel, ”Small World,” a literature professor fond of computer programming presents a novelist with a fantastic discovery: by entering all the novelist’s books into a computer, the professor can determine the novelist’s favorite word. The computer knows to ignore the mortar of sentences — articles, prepositions, pronouns — to get to...
definition
Zen·zi·zen·zi·zen·zic –noun 1. The zenzizenzizenzic of a number is its eighth power. This term was suggested by Robert Recorde, a 16th century Welsh writer of popular mathematics textbooks, in his work The Whetstone of Witte, published in 1557, although his spelling was zenzizenzizenzike. The word is obsolete except as a curiosity; the Oxford English Dictionary has only one citation for it. It...
retro shades →
Super Sunglasses is a line of retro acetate sunnies whose shape is based loosely on an oversized interpretation of RayBan’s original Wayfarer. The glasses come in a distinctly late ’70s-early ’80s palette of hot pink, grass green, and off-white. Next season, Beckerman will add more hues, alternate silhouettes, and even some funky metal decorations. For more information, see (link).
“One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the...”
– Andre Gide
i'll take ya to the candy shop →
Flowers and candy are Valentine’s Day gift givens… for her, that is. This year guys, think outside the box of chocolates with Graffiti Bars from Alison Nelson’s Chocolate Bar in the West Village. Ten legendary street artists transformed wrappers into works of art—Blade’s Milk Almond, Crash’s Milk Cafetto, Lady Pink’s Banana Milk, and more—of which a portion of...
celebrating the future of meat →
Remembering the past, cherishing the present… and celebrating the future of hats - made from meat! View different styles and even learn how to make your own “Base-Bull” Cap. This is not a joke.
behind the scenes of the conan/stewart/colbert... →
definition
flib·ber·ti·gib·bet [flib-er-tee-jib-it] –noun 1. a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. 2. Archaic. a gossip.
culpable conservatism →
Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese, with Pure Products USA, have collaborated together as Ligorano/Reese since the early 80’s. Their work examines contemporary trends in society and the media through the manipulation of images and sound from print, television, internet, and radio sources. Read here about the exhibit at the New York Public Library - featuring photos of George Bush,...
State of the Union tagcloud →
A look at what President Bush said in his final State of the Union Address delivered Monday night. Each word is scaled in proportion to the number of times it was used. Roll over a word for its frequency.
WatchYouTube UFOs. Recent UFO sightings in Stephenville, Texas, can be found on YouTube as “video evidence” of aliens. Discovered, were an amazing array of fake flying saucers, some of which look surprisingly real. At least, we think they’re fake.
Welcome to Clubsofa (1998) Clubsofa was a series...
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“I’m not equating Hillary Clinton to Stalin, and if I did I apologize to...”
– Ann Coulter
it's a birthing centrifuge!
How comfortable would you be calling this your “intellectual property”? (link) SOURCE: description available through Google Patents.
Lifetime television movies of the future
Teleported Away: The Vanishing of Petra Campbell
I Am Daphne: A Clone's Story
Mom at 165
Jetpack Nation: Our Children Are Falling From the Sky
A Virtual-Reality Helmet to Die For
Dune Girls: Best Friends on Mars
I Loved a Robot: A Mother's Betrayal
Murder in a Small Moon Outpost
These Arms Aren't Mine: An Intimate Portrait of Bionic Sisters
From Child Star to Serial Killer: The Capture and Trial of Abigail Breslin
He Loved His Hoverboard: The Kidnapping of Carl
Not Without My DNA: The Nora Duke Story
Coed Cyborg Call Girl
tragedy of the commons explained with smurfs
Or as the smurfs would say, “We need to smurfercise our smurfs and smurfibilities as stocksmurfers.” Check it out here.
vegas hit by the blue screen of death
The Paris Hotel marqui in Las Vegas suffered a spectacular “Écran Bleu De la Mort” recently, according to pictures snapped by a vacationer. Photos show they finally got the system booted by morning, but that WASN’T VERY PRETTY EITHER. (props to The Daily WTF.)