January 2010
41 posts
“Turn to page 1,850 of the 1975 edition of the New Columbia Encyclopedia and...”
– Ink: Not a Word : The New Yorker
“Most experts will tell you that gambling is a game of chance; those experts are...”
– Timothy McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Dispatches from an Indian Casino.
“Ben Kinsley and Robin Hewlett staged collective performances and actions that...”
– Community Performance in Google Street View - we make money not art
Ask me anything →
Yes, I enabled this for this blog (okay it’s more an aggregator than a blog). Bring it ON, I say.
“There are many ways to conduct an interview. You can be very nice, ask questions...”
– The Rock’s Backpages Flashback: Journey As A Way Of Life - Rock’s Backpages —thanks to @andyzax for the tip
newwavetimewarp:
Family Fodder released their...
“This site is to celebrate the lives of five wonderful musicians who exiled...”
– The Blue Notes —a site dedicated to an ensemble with whom I’m a little obsessed
“With all that in mind, which is the hardest language? On balance The Economist...”
– Difficult languages: Tongue twisters | The Economist
“n 2020 we will look back on the last days of publishing and realize that it was...”
– Richard Nash: Book Publishing 10 Years in the Future - mediabistro.com: GalleyCat
“Most of my Twitter tweeple, in expressing their mild hopes for the decade, seem...”
– The WELL: Bruce Sterling: State of the World 2010
Auditions
katstories (this is just an excerpt, you sort of have to read the whole thing):
She struggled with her arms over her head and the fishnet covering her face for some time and then finally broke free, managing to get her top off without taking her wig with it. Underneath her top was a bra. Underneath her skirt was a French-cut metal mesh g-string. Underneath her bra were sequined pasties. She...