December 2009
In Which Sleep Is As Simple As Closing Your Eyes -... →
This autobiographical blog post someone else wrote about themselves is a creepily accurate description of my own state of mind.
Evolution of the Hipster: 2000-2009 - Paste... →
Yeah….
Town Happy with "Charlie Brown" Xmas Tree - CBS... →
The cutest.
The bookstore-less streets of Laredo | Jacket Copy... →
So fucking depressing.
WatchWhat English Sounds Like to Foreigners
An Italian song written to sound like English, only it’s gibberish. This is kind of an awesome song anyway. I remember learning about this in a History of Theater class in college. It’s called Grammelot—nonsense language made to sound like a real language by tone and inflection.
In Which These Are The 100 Greatest Writers Of... →
I haven’t decided how much of this list I agree with, but I’m definitely interested. (PS I’ve never read Faulkner. Am I going to writer’s hell?)
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Letters to Santa... →
“Hail, Santa, King of the Elves!
Many thanks for the male-enhancement products you brought me last year. But as my wife has since forsworn me, I will not be needing them again.”
Iran Says 3 American Hikers Will Be Tried Over... →
This just makes me angry.
“Days and months are travellers of eternity. So are the years that pass by. Those...”
– Matsuo Bashô (trans. Nobuyuki Yuasa)
WatchThe octopus revolution. IS COMING.
jeffscherer:
Octopuses FTW.
(New Scientist via io9)
The Gig Economy - The Daily Beast →
“The white noise of the free fall.”
Jon Ronson on telling his son the worst swearword... →
“There’s nowhere to go after limone,” I say. “Limone is the Everest peak of swearing.”
Dave Eggers →
Dave Eggers answers the question: “Are you taking any steps to keep shit real?” in a totally amazing diatribe
Natalie Portman to slay zombies - Variety →
Natalie Portman and Richard Kelly are making a movie version of “Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.” O M G
’Wicked’ actors don’t let scuffle stop Ohio show -... →
Wow, I really wish there was a video of this.
WatchThe decade according to 9-year-olds : clusterflock
Wow, this makes me feel old. But my god, this bit—“I’m afraid of a doll that walks like a human and kills like a murderer.”
“What the fish birthed was a raucous girl
A vagabond daughter with dictionaries...”
– Marty McConnell
WatchUltra-Realistic Modern Warfare Game Features Awaiting Orders, Repairing Trucks | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
