April 2009
34 posts
Monsters of Podcasting: Before, During & After. →
Public Discourse, Why Conservatives Should Care... →
ACE HOTEL →
Looks like I know where I’ll stay next time I’m in Portland or NY.
The GAF Collection, Collected →
“Criterion”-esque video game covers. Fun to identify the old favorites, some are fantastic
The "I Can Read Movies" Series - a set on Flickr →
Movies imagined as vintage penguin book covers
Eight Films in Black and Red - a set on Flickr →
Cool alternate movie posters
A List Apart: Articles: In Defense of Eye Candy →
David Hellman .net - Braid →
The art of Braid, original files.
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History →
Just started listening to this podcast. It’s incredible, so far. I’m listening to an episode on slavery as a human institution throughout world history. Very well thouht out, so far. I want to listen to his series on the Punic Wars.
Prost! →
Had drinks with Kurt and Mike here tonight. Food was OK, but the beer was pretty great, even though I’m not normally an import beer drinker. I like a nice local microbrew.
“He’s like a fictional character, but he’s real. First off, his mother was a...”
– Bob Dylan, upon reading Barack Obama’s autobiography.
Baker Tweet →
A really cool idea, excellent example of Twitter’s potential. I would never look at a bakery’s website (let alone Facebook or something), but if I got a little update about what they were putting out…
Ben →
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I have the same thing. Beer and Twitter, my two vices.
merlinmann posted a photo:
Seen here, confronting multiple addiction issues as a parallel process. Which scales.
Alki 4th of July without Elliott Bay fireworks?... →
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Suck! After the Space Needle fireworks on New Year’s, that was the other big event I was looking forward to enjoying from my deck.
Thanks to Barbara for calling our attention to…
"Look, twitter can only out-Facebook myspace for... →
“Look, twitter can only out-Facebook myspace for so long until web 3.0 comes along and makes Instapaper the new tumblr. Garyvee AJAX reblog. iPhone.” - Lee Sharingtime: “a snippet from my…
China and Russia want a new global reserve... →
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Quickly everyone! Tinfoil hats on! Get out your Templar, Illuminati, and Freemason field guides out!
At Wednesday’s G20 summit, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev suggested creating…
Best Thing I Saw Today #45: The Caspian Sea... →
“The Soviets had a monopoly on this fascinating technology, relying on a little-known principle of physics - the “ground effect” - in which a dense cushion of air hugging the ground can…
The Cambodian of Greenwhich Village →
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I was actually unaware that Cambodians had a sandwich tradition. Matinay’s mom mostly makes soup. If they’re anything like Banh Mi, though, I’m all about it. Also, “Num Pang” just…
KRT corruption: The Economist names names →
In the most direct language to appear in the press yet, The Economist names officials accused of taking kickbacks at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.
Three of the court’s staff, who spoke on…
The Omni Group →
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Corey, I saw on your Delicious a recent bookmark of these guys. They’re my dream job.
How can you not love a company that sponsored this site’s RSS feed for four straight weeks,…
More West Seattle food news: Skillet cooking up a... →
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I’d go.
The portable cuisine of Skillet may soon turn up on this side of the bay. Thanks to Clint for the tip - he saw it in the Skillet newsletter, and we found it on their…
"When I awoke the following morning, it was April.... →
“When I awoke the following morning, it was April. As delicately rendered as a passage from Truman Capote, fleeting, fragile, beautiful. April, made famous by T. S. Eliot and Count Basie.” - …
YouTube - Extreme Sheep LED Art →
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This is 10 kinds of awesome.
Damn Fine Tea →
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Neat labels, but 2oz. of Dragonwell for $9 is a ripoff. Tao of Tea has 3oz. of the good stuff for $11.
You haven’t had real tea until you’ve tried it in its natural,…
Free Cage →
The first movement of John Cage’s 4’33” is free on iTunes today. For the uninitiated, that’s one minute and forty-five seconds of silence. For free. Sssh. I’m listening. thx, liam m. Tags: …
Beer Fountain →
It has been 122 years, but it looks like Henry Weinhard’s vision may finally come true: if the Portland City Council approves the measure, the Skidmore fountain will flow with BridgePort IPA on July…
The Spaghetti Book Club →
A review of Cinderella, by Shanie, age six: One day there was going to be a fancy ball. Cinderella wasn’t going to get to go, but then something very exciting happened. I liked to read this…
Verizon Turns to the Clouds →
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These guys got me last year, but I’m not buying it this time around.
When it comes to cell phone providers I feel like you fall in one of two camps: iPhone users with AT&T…