January 2009
11 posts
Learn without studying? I'm so there →
Finally, some clever slacker has created an app that teaches a new language without damaging your hard-earned 0.3 second attention span… high five to you, sir.
The ecstasy of influence: A plagiarism, by... →
This old but most excellent piece has a certain resonance when I consider my long and storied work history, not to mention I kinda hate Jonathan Lethem. Okay, hate is a bit strong. I really didn’t dig Fortress of Solitude which everyone and their mom raved about, but his articles/odds and ends are solid. My friend Keith says anyone who starts off quoting Donne gives him a boner, and fuck...
The Rude Pundit: Regarding Motherfuckers... →
claytoncubitt:
“Here’s something one hopes the Obama administration has learned from the past couple of days: You need to expect that motherfuckers will fuck their mothers. It’s just what motherfuckers do. They fuck their mothers. It’s right there in the word. If you put John Boehner’s mother in front of him, he will fuck her. Because he is a motherfucker. It’s what he knows. It’s what all...
At the movies →
In an awesome move that makes me want to pee all over my office chair, Mandy Stein and Ben Logan are making a Bad Brains documentary. This is great timing because I was going to do a story on Minor Threat/Ian Mackaye, and if this isn’t fucking kismet, I don’t know what is.
I want candy →
NYT headline:
Sweet Deal to Promote Tweeny-Bop Girl Group
Seriously, guys, “Clique Girlz?” I don’t think it can get any more depressing than this. Also, if I see the word ‘tweenage’ or ‘tween’ used in any sort of editorial capacity again, I am going to anthrax the shit out of my entire office.
