December 2009
23 posts
November 2009
38 posts
B-Roll [November 12-24, 2009]
An interesting article on the intricacies of death-row prisoners’ last-meal requests, on Slate. [via rach] Agility, a Kuwaiti vendor, has been charged with fraud over an $8 billion Army food contract in Iraq. [via thedaytheytriedtokillme] Adam Cahan (CEO of video monetization service Auditude) writes about potential business models for TV Everywhere. What should be hailed as the more...
Thriller / Smooth Criminal [8 Bit Cover] - Saitone
WatchBetween - Directed by Tim Bollinger
“Incredible journalism is like incredible baby-making—it starts with...”
– Ta-Nehisi Coates
“Well, in Hollywood, it’s infinitely more professional; it’s therefore infinitely...”
– Christoph Waltz
Red Line a Leaky Death Trap, MBTA Basically... →
Oh man.
B-Roll, Mostly Inconsequential Edition [November...
Hilarious Penny Arcade comic on the obnoxious placement of downloadable content in fantasy games. A big move in the mobile ad space: Google acquires mobile advertising start-up AdMob for $750 million. Love the lists at the decade-in-retrospective special feature Newsweek 20/10: Louis CK wrote a piece on Dick Cheney getting shot in the face! Shaq writes about Michael Phelps! Paul Scheer and Dan...
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“This is the next wave of the net—not just information but habitation.”
– David Bohnett, co-founder of Geocities, in 1995
Google Dashboard →
“Check out how much personal information you’ve given this benevolent corporation!” - pile
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B-Roll [October 21-November 4, 2009]
Hivelogic posts a podcasting equipment guide intended for everyone from amateurs to aspiring professionals. A recap of the Purity Towers ARG summarizes what happens when a game treats player-created content (like newspapers for in-game political parties) as essential to the plot. China approves a Disney theme park in Shanghai. “Disney will own about 40 percent of the Shanghai resort, with...
Sweet Dreams [feat. Nicki Minaj / Lil Wayne] -...
