April 2008
63 posts
Happy "The Tyra Banks Show" Day! →
The Reverse Cowgirl: Grand Theft Are You Fucking... →
Gillian Blease - Illustration →
Spike Lee Partners With Nokia To Make Film For... →
[via CinemaTech]
By hiring Mr. Lee for the project, Nokia is seeking to combine the populist appeal of user-generated content with the power of a famous director’s pedigree. The film will have three acts, each three to five minutes long, with the theme loosely based on the concept of humanity.
-Laura Holson
Jenna Bush has co-written a children's book... →
…with her mother. Click the link to get to the book’s Amazon page and watch the video interview - cringeworthiness ensues.
Louis Vuitton Sues Darfur Fundraiser for Copyright... →
Time Well Wasted - Sponsor Intro [Video] →
adorably silly
there are so many ways a man could show you his love like a walk on the beach or...
– David Cross, preaching abstinence on “Tim and Eric”. Old but still great.
Among his more fastidious devotees, Pope Benedict XVI is valued most for the...
– The Washington Post
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Revenge of the Slow →
Bruce Sterling article/opinion piece about the slow food movement.
Here’s a comprehensive reply to the article from SlowFoodBlog.
Gnarls Barkley | ELPUOC DDO EHT →
The entire album backwards in one 38-minute MP3 file. Better than you would expect - and it’s a free download.
2008 [January - April 16] Playlist
1. Free - Pharaohe Monch
2. Sweaty - Muscles
3. Favorite Son - Green Day
4. Phantom Pt. II - Justice
5. What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers
6. Beneath the Waves - Ayreon
7. Run - Gnarls Barkley
8. Je Veux Te Voir - Yelle
9. December Train - Steve Jansen
10. Never Been In Love - SongsToWearPantsTo.com
11. Black Bubblegum - Dillinger Escape Plan
12. Don’t Fight It - Steve...
Gnarls Barkley - “Run” Live @ SNL 04/12/2008
Fucking great - the intensity of the backing band clinches it for me.
Less Than 25% Of 2009 Associated Press Revenue... →
From the chairman’s report at AP’s annual meeting in Washington D.C., where William Dean Singleton added:
Broadcasters, internet companies and international subscribers now provide the lion’s share of AP revenue.
to 0dark30 re: bh spring 08
no
[edited for clarity]
Cellphone Companies Becoming Content Providers:... →
[via Moco News]
The strategy we will use is FEAR.
– Greenpeace, in a March 2008 presentation describing the details of their activist campaign against genetically modified ingredients in European beer
Google, Yahoo, Facebook, AOL, eBay and Others... →
The coalition has submitted a letter to Assemblyman Richard Brodsky), the bill’s sponsor, calling his proposal “would have profound implications for the future of Internet advertising and the availability of free content on the internet.”The letter was written by the group’s attorney, Jim Halpert. (Yes, that is his real name. Can’t wait to catch the new episode tonight…)
Mobile Device Makers Need To Expand Beyond Western... →
The research firm Gartner points out that 68 percent of the world’s population is women and children, but the majority of mobile devices are “designed by men, for men.”