11/08/2009
11/07/2009
11/06/2009
BAD: The Michael Jackson Cell Phone
My eyes hurt. Even worse than a Vertu.
11/06/2009
» Steak House or Gay Bar?
The new game all the cool kids are playing.
11/05/2009
Work by Ben Frost. Someone I can never figure out if he’s worth taking seriously or not. Nice homage to Clash artwork here tho’.
11/04/2009
“ You almost never from a Lynch movie get the sense that the point is to “entertain” you, and never that the point is to get you to fork over money to see it. This is one of the unsettling things about a Lynch movie: You don’t feel like you’re entering into any of the standard unspoken and/or unconscious contracts you normally enter into with other kinds of movies. This is unsettling because in the absence of such an unconscious contract we lose some of the psychic protections we normally (and necessarily) bring to bear on a medium as powerful as film. That is, if we know on some level what a movie wants from us, we can erect certain internal defenses that let us choose how much of ourselves we give away to it. The absence of point or recognizable agenda in Lynch’s films, though, strips these subliminal defenses and lets Lynch get inside your head in a way movies normally don’t. This is why his best films’ effects are often so emotional and nightmarish „
motel de moka » Imaginary soundtrack for a David Lynch movie.
Quote from David Foster Wallace on an always fun mp3 blog.
11/04/2009
Obsessives: Soda Pop - CHOW.com (via chow)
I’m not sure if I’ve posted this before but I’m going to again. Lovely mini documentary and well worth taking ten minutes out of your day to watch.
11/03/2009
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Sesame Street - C Is For Cookie (Larry Levan remix)
Egg City Radio recently posted some Sesame Street disco LPs, and I was quite pleased to find a remix by Paradise Garage legend Larry Levan. (Granted, “Me Lost Me Cookie At The Disco” is equally wonderful.)
Thanks to Tristanjay7 who pointed out where to hear this in the comments after I posted the sleeve the other day.
(Plays: 1,181)
11/03/2009
That ain’t shot from some Star Wars clone movie. That’s a district of Russian skyscrapers in Moscow shot during low clouds. (via English Russia » Cloudy Weather
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11/03/2009
My friend Jenny’s excellent Sylvia Plath costume.
Sick. But funny. Anyway, random fact. Since we switched to North Sea gas from coal gas we used to use, the number of people dying from sticking their heads in the oven has fallen dramatically as it’s a lot less toxic. True fact (if a bit late for Mrs. Hughes).
11/03/2009
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Stewed Dog, Wedding Style
First, kill a medium-sized dog, then burn off the fur over a hot fire. Carefully remove the skin while still warm and set aside for later (may be used in other recipes). Cut meat into 1” cubes. Marinate meat in mixture of vinegar, peppercorn, salt, and garlic for 2 hours. Fry meat in oil using a large wok over an open fire, then add onions and chopped pineapple and sauté until tender. Pour in tomato sauce and boiling water, add green pepper, bay leaf, and Tabasco. Cover and simmer over warm coals until meat is tender. Blend in purée of dog’s liver and cook for additional 5–7 minutes.
„Jonathan Safran Foer’s Modest Proposal: Let Them Eat Dog
Classic piece of contrarian thinking containing the following recipe. Just so you know. I bet the second step smells terrible. And don’t get offended. I like dogs as much as anyone. This article will involve the death or harming of any cute dogs. Srsly.
11/03/2009
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What is liquid smoke?
Liquid smoke is very simply smoke in water. Smoke usually comes as a vapor, but there are ways to condense it and turn it into liquid and that liquid can then be carried in water.
How is it different from regular smoke?
Regular smoke is a vapor, and it is difficult to store. Is one healthier than the other?
It seems that the liquid smoke can be substantially healthier because there are carcinogenic compounds that can be removed. A lot of the carcinogenic compounds [found in direct smoke from charcoal or wood] do not dissolve. But by dissolving the compounds into water, they can be removed.
So, it’s like a water bong?
Correct.
„The Secret of Liquid Smoke
11/03/2009
» Emails From Crazy People
What it says. The one about going to Mars is particularly bats.
11/02/2009
ISO50 - The Blog of Scott Hansen » Simon Page
Lovely retro graphics. More on the link.
11/02/2009
“ They say the gesture allows a bug named Cytomegalovirus, which is dangerous in pregnancy, to be passed from man to woman to give her time to build up protection against it. The bug is found in saliva and normally causes no problems. But it can be extremely dangerous if caught while pregnant and can kill unborn babies or cause birth defects. „
