February 2012
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ShortFormBlog: U.S. scores diplomatic breakthrough... →
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the deal The U.S. got North Korea to agree to curb its nuclear testing and enrichment processes and allow outside investigators to monitor its main reactor, which is a fairly major breakthrough for the countries.
the perk In exchange, North Korea will get 240,000 metric tons of food aid….
“Wrong again, Obama! We should have nuked them and swung our big, American...
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How to Remove Your Google Search History Before... →
On March 1st, Google will implement its new, unified privacy policy, which will affect data Google has collected on you prior to March 1st as well as data it collects on you in the future. […] If you want to keep Google from combining your Web History with the data they have gathered about you in their other products, such as YouTube or Google Plus, you may want to remove all items from...
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“I think Facebook is colossally dull. I think it’s like everyone coming to live...”
– Jennifer Egan, author of A Visit from the Goon Squad, opining on the worth of certain technologies in Capital New York. (via tragos)
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Game Review: Catherine
It’s not every day you stumble across a psychological puzzle game about infidelity. Catherine, made by the same folks responsible for the Persona series, is a nightmarish decent into the mind of a 30-something-year-old loser named Vincent who, like most guys, has a crippling fear of marriage. Vincent spends most of his days getting hammered with friends and being in...
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January 2012
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“Born to Die never allows tension or complexity into the mix, and its take on...”
– Pitchfork’s review of Lana Del Rey’s “Born To Die”
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“We believe that the next step in copying will be made from digital form into...”
– The Pirate Bay announced a new category of torrents called Physibles, which allow users to share 3-D printing designs.
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The Best Thing About the Kindle?
I can finally read the books I was too embarrassed to read on the subway. Subway riders are intimidating. I always feel like I have to read a Murakami novel to fit in. But now I can read The Hunger Games without judgement. (It’s actually not too bad.)
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“I was at the movies yesterday and before the movie started they had this long ad...”
– Mindy Kaling (via flordemort, megalong) (via swansoning) (via nom-chompsky) (via stfuconservatives) (via ruthpower) (via pricklylegs) (via memewhore)
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“What are we supposed to do? Go to the library like the common masturbator?”
– Jon Stewart (paraphrased) on Wikipedia’s black out.
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The (very likeable) fall and rise of Jimmy Fallon →
Looks like The AV Club beat me to it. I also noticed the favorable air surrounding Fallon lately. It reminds me of the “golden years” of Late Night when Conan O’Brien started to evolve and grow momentum from his rough earlier years. What worries me though is if all the young people are watching Jimmy, Jon and Stephen, who’s left to watch Conan?
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“I hate when I’m at the Golden Globes and some dude hands me Meryl Streep’s...”
– David Fincher (via moreteavicarr)
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Best of 2011
I know it’s 2012 now and 2011 feels so….er, last year, but the site’s been down for the past week so I’m just now getting around to posting my list. As you probably already noticed from everyone else’s list this year, 2011 was somewhat lackluster. There were gems here and there but they were easily forgettable. There were also a lot of albums released by critically...
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December 2011
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10 Reasons Not To Vote For Ron Paul →
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1. Ron Paul does not value equal rights for minorities. Ron Paul has sponsored legislation that would repeal affirmative action, keep the IRS from investigating private schools who may have used race as a factor in denying entrance, thus losing their tax exempt status, would…
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“But the chilling takeaway of this whole debacle was the irrefutable air of...”
– Writer Joshua_Kopstein from Motherboard in a popular blog post about why Congress needs to start learning more about the Internet.
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SOPA Emergency IP list →
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So when these assfucks in DC decide to ruin the internet, here’s how to access your favorite sites in the event of a DNS takedown
tumblr.com 174.121.194.34 wikipedia.org 208.80.152.201 # News bbc.co.uk 212.58.241.131 aljazeera.com 198.78.201.252 # Social media reddit.com 72.247.244.88 imgur.com 173.231.140.219 google.com 74.125.157.99 youtube.com 74.125.65.91 yahoo.com...
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“Kim Jong-il did not die on the run, or in a hole, or behind bars, or on the...”
– The New Yorker, “After Kim Jong-Il” (via inothernews)
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Spotlight on...Chang-dong Lee
Chang-dong Lee is quickly becoming a can’t-miss director. His most notable films, Oasis, Secret Sunshine and Poetry are powerful character pieces that all showcase why he’s quickly becoming one of my favorite directors. The director has a natch for breathing life into quiet, quaint characters who are thrust into abnormal situations they can’t control. I first caught notice of...
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“Many of you are outraged and disgusted by some of the Golden Globe nominations....”
– Ricky Gervais via Twitter | (At least we have something to look forward to this year.)
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What's Playing Now (End of the Year Edition)
This will be the last edition of the year, which will then be followed by my usual “Best of 2011” list. Lots of great stuff this week: James Blake, Tarwater, LA Vampires, Pink Playground, Julia Holter and Yamantaka // Sonic Titan.
James Blake - Love What Happened Here EP (2011) It’s amazing how much output the British musician has put out within such a short amount of time....
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November 2011
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What's Playing Now (Nov 12-28)
This week we have new stuff from Floating Points, Salem, Ben Frost and Daniel Bjarnason, Maria Minerva, Onra, Saint Savior and Teebs.
Onra - Chinoiseries 2 (2011) The orignal Chinoiseries, released in 2007, was a great album of mostly samples of old Vietnamese music. Since Chinoiseries, Onra has diverged from that sound, which is even more apparent with the throwback r&b of 2010’s Long...
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WatchThe Simpsons Take On Procrastination
Last night’s Simpsons episode was actually good! In the episode, Lisa tries to write her own novel. She quickly realizes that writing is easier said than done.
Behold, the following clip is every writer’s greatest struggle:
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The Daily Show's Problem with Occupy Wall Street
Tonight last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart aired a piece with correspondent Samantha Bee about the Occupy Wall Street movement. The show has done only a few pieces about the movement so far, and it appears the show is being extra careful to not root too much for the protesters, lest their ring-wing criticizers accuse them of being biased.
This piece featured Samantha Bee interviewing...
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What's Playing Now (Nov 6-12)
Lots of new stuff this week, unfortunately I haven’t fully listened to most of these so I don’t have much to say about them at the moment. So this week’s addition will include quotes from notable music reviewers instead (hey, which is easy on me).
OK, this week we have new stuff from Oneohtrix Point Never, M83, Ólafur Arnalds, Burial and Jacaszek.
Oneohtrix Point Never -...
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Best Actors with "Alternative" Music Careers
Eccentric actor, reality TV star and former rehab patient Bai Ling just premiered her first song on iTunes today appropriately titled “Rehab.” The lyrics of the song go something like, “I got out of rehab / I got on the roof top / I stopped smoking / I stopped drinking,” and it has a strange low-fi, tribal quality to it. The internet thinks it’s terrible (and it is),...
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What's Playing Now (Nov 1-6)
Because of my hiatus a lot of this stuff isn’t exactly new, but I’m still playing catch-up. This week we have new stuff from Bjork, High Places, Blue Daisy, Apparat, Zola Jesus, Braids, Dva, Eleanoora Rosenholm, Maria Minerva, Soley, Matthew Herbert, Spank Rock and Syntaks. Whew! I’m already tired…
Bjork - Biophilia (2011) To be honest, this review probably deserves its...
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Anatomy of a Young Adult Fantasy Novel
Was on a little hiatus during the summer, but now I’m back. As you know, National Novel Writing Month is upon us! Every year I participate in NanoWriMo, and this year is no different. A few days ago I attended a Nano Kick-Off Party where writers mingle and talk about what novels they plan to write. After speaking with several writers, I noticed a trend when it came to genre preferences:...
June 2011
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5 Things to Help Improve Conan
Last year there was an almost fanatical obsession with supporting talk show host Conan O’Brien. After being kicked off The Tonight Show millions of fans rallied beside him, supported him on his “The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour” and then followed him to his new home on TBS. But now it feels like the Team Coco machine is running out of steam. TBS’...
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Showmanship Back in Electronic Music?
Electronic music has never been known for its performance art, but this year two electronic artists, Amon Tobin and Bjork (although I’m using the term loosely for the latter one) are releasing two new albums, each paired with exciting, new live shows. Amon Tobin will be kicking off a visually ambitious tour this year to coincide with the release of his newest album, ISAM. The live shows...
May 2011
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5 Weirdest Families in Film
Just finished watching the film Dogtooth (Edit: Actually, it was more like a month ago. I’ve been procrastinating on this draft forever). The film, which was nominated for best foreign film at last year’s Academy Awards, is about a bizarre family who intentionally keep their children isolated from the world and never let them leave the house. From intentionally lying to their children...