January 2010
3 posts
Better Late Than Never? A Welcome Gift for Conan O’Brien - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com Source: artsbeat.blogs.nytim… On Tuesday night, Norm Macdonald finally brought Conan O’Brien the gift basket he’d been meaning to give the “Tonight Show” host since the summer. Norm MacDonald: Funny man, or funniest man?
Jan 20th
‘How Bad For The Environment Can Throwing Away One Plastic Bottle Be?’ 30 Million People Wonder | Th Source: www.theonion.com WASHINGTON—It’s fine, it’s fine, thought Maine native Sheila Hodge, echoing the exact sentiments of Chicago-area resident Phillip Ragowski, recent Florida transplant Margaret Lowery, and Kansas City business owner Brian McMillan. … Thank...
Jan 20th
NMA 2010.01.19 動新聞 美國深夜脫口秀大風吹 Source: www.youtube.com 美國深夜脫口秀大風吹 Thanks to Chris Tasler, I have seen the most accurate, unbiased piece on the Conan/Leno conflict thus far. Yup, Conan is in fact the Hulk.
Jan 20th
September 2009
7 posts
www.facebook.com Source: www.facebook.com     Holy crap, this is the best rally sign of all time… OF ALL TIME!    
Sep 24th
A ghostly embrace Source: www.flickr.com Mary and Travis’ reception at DAR Rainer Chapter House     Probably one of my favorite pictures I’ve taken recently.    
Sep 24th
l-userpic.livejournal.com Source: l-userpic.livejourna…     Let’s just get this right out front: Tonight’s show? Twee to the maxx. If Vyvyan of the Young Ones were hosting my show, this jacket would say “Very Twee”    
Sep 17th
Does facial reshaping? - Yahoo! Answers Source: answers.yahoo.com if you get work done on your face and get facial r…     I think this is a new candidate for “how is babby formed? how girl get pragnent?” status.    
Sep 15th
DealExtreme: $13.63 Placenta Essence Whiting & Revitalizing Facial Mask Powder Source: www.dealextreme.com DealExtreme.co Price: $13.63 - Free Shipping - Placenta Essence Whiting & Revitalizing Facial Mask Powder (Health & Beauty Home & Office) with free worldwide shipping!     Yes. Placenta. That you rub on your face. While watching “Silence of the Lambs.”    
Sep 12th
Petition for the Public Option Source: yeswestillcan.org As featured by Keith Olbermann, over 60,000 of us who volunteered, staffed, voted for, or donated to President Obama’s campaign have signed this petition, asking him to stand firm on the public option in his speech next Wednesday. Can you join us?     Any legislation that doesn’t include the Public Option is a betrayal and a...
Sep 8th
It is very important that you know, this game is NOT wacky. | TweetPhoto Source: pic.gd | Contact | Blog | Press | Apps | API | Help | Biz Dev | Invite Friends | Widget | Terms | Privacy Powered by Rackspace. © Copyright 2009 TweetPhoto, Inc. All Rights Reserved.     It is very important that you know, this game is NOT wacky.    
Sep 2nd
August 2009
9 posts
cat pictuer its really nice Source: desmoines.craigslist… Beware any deal involving Western Union, Moneygram, wire transfer, cashier check, money order, shipping, escrow, or any promise of transaction protection/certification/guarantee. More info     It is really nice. A $100 nice pictuer.    
Aug 28th
imgur.com Source: imgur.com     I hope this is not a hoax, because this is pretty much my favorite person in the world right now.    
Aug 26th
Robocop on a unicorn | Boing Boing Gadgets Source: gadgets.boingboing.net     This could make my day, any day.    
Aug 26th
Take Action | 1Sky Source: bit.ly Now we face an uphill battle in the Senate to pass a clean energy bill that President Obama can sign. Senators need to hear a strong message from business owners like you: Supporting clean energy policy means supporting American businesses. …     It’s crunch time, so if you’re an Iowa business owner that supports a clean energy economy,...
Aug 26th
Jimmy Dean Sausage Complaint call Source: www.youtube.com A complaint call made to the Jimmy Dean Sausage 1-800 number     The best consumer complaint call ever made in all of time. “I don’t eat that. I’m not from the North!”    
Aug 24th
Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle | Mother Jones Source: www.motherjones.com Obama sips it. Paris Hilton loves it. Mary J. Blige won’t sing without it. How did a plastic water bottle, imported from a military dictatorship thousands of miles away, become the epitome of cool?     Bottled water is not only vanity, but also violence. Don’t drink Fiji. Don’t drink bottled. Tap water...
Aug 21st
Take Action | 1Sky Source: bit.ly Now we face an uphill battle in the Senate to pass a clean energy bill that President Obama can sign. Senators need to hear a strong message from business owners like you: Supporting clean energy policy means supporting American businesses. …     Hey there, are you an Iowa business owner who supports a clean energy economy? Send a letter to Harkin and...
Aug 20th
listening to "Passion Pit - Sleepyhead" →
by request from live listener. and eeeetsagooood! (this message brought to you by mario)
Aug 13th
Debate Over Plastic Bags Heats Up In Seattle Source: www.npr.org In an effort to reduce plastic and paper waste, Seattle’s city council imposed a 20-cent-per-bag charge last year. But the American Chemistry Council helped fund a petition drive that forced the issue to a city-wide ballot that is coming up on Aug. 18.     Ahh, the American Chemistry Council. The newest addition to...
Aug 11th
July 2009
9 posts
listening to "fatalist palmistry - Why" →
Had this in my head for the past few hours. Fatalist Palmistry by Why? Great song.
Jul 21st
Adam Yauch has cancer, Beastie Boys shows canceled Source: www.avclub.com In a video announcement at the group’s website, Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch announced that he was recently diagnosed with cancer of a salivary gland and lymph node. The prognosis seems positive—he …     Hope he makes a full recovery. MCA is one of my musical heroes.    
Jul 20th
Make Up- Born on the Floor Source: www.youtube.com Ian Svenonius led 90’s band with this fantastic 45 from 1999….     You should all be dancing right now. Or at least toe-tapping a little. Can’t believe it’s been ten years since this came out.    
Jul 16th
Pittsburgh’s Morse Code Message Gets Jumbled Source: www.npr.org Every night since March 1929, a bright, red beacon has flashed on the Pittsburgh skyline. In Morse code, the beacon spells the city’s name. But graduate student Tom Stepleton noticed over the Fourth of July that it spelled “Pitetsbkrrh” instead. And a week later, it changed again.     Well, that does it....
Jul 14th
Index of /mix/OneTrainMayHideAnother Source: cli.gs     New mix for a friend and shared with all ya’lls. “One Train May Hide Another.” Some TV on the Radio, Elvis Costello, The Knife, Beastie Boys, Yo La Tengo, Neutral Milk Hotel, Tom Tom Club and more. Dig it up!    
Jul 10th
Bang feat. M.I.A. - AOL Video Source: video.aol.com Bang feat. M.I.A. Video on AOL Video - Bang feat. M.I.A.     Don’t dance too hard and drop your laptop.    
Jul 8th
Watch the latest Music Video by Letters To Cleo from Wholesale Meats and Fish | See Awake Online | V Source: www.vh1.com Vist VH1.com VSPOT to view Awake Online, the latest Music Video from Letters To Cleo from -     Forgot about this song completely until I heard “Here and Now” at the Ikea in Brooklyn. Was waiting for the Ikea Fairy to bring the Ikea ferry back from Manhattan and...
Jul 8th
The Pre-Taped Call-in Show from Mr. Show from Greatest Comedy Sketches Source: www.funnyordie.com In a hysterically unsettling portrayal of barely controlled frustration, David Cross hosts an absurd pre-taped call-in show (on his own show, Mr. Show), and can’t understand why his listeners can’t grasp the concept.     Probably the silliest premise for a sketch of all time, and...
Jul 7th
Allied Media Conference | Allied Media Conference Source: www.alliedmediaconfe… Rest up, because you will barely have time to sleep during AMC weekend. We’ve got incredible nighttime events going on every night from Wednesday to Sunday. Click on the links below for more info:     This looks super fun and informative. The scholarship level attendance fee is $30 and a crash pad is...
Jul 7th
June 2009
12 posts
the pixies - u mass Source: www.youtube.com In the sleepy west of the woody east is a valley full, full o’ pioneer we’re not just kids, to say the least we got ideas to us that’s dear like capitalist, like communist like lots of things you’ve heard …     Neena, this is the song I mentioned at Smash that reminds me of Grinnell. No offense, Grinnellians.    
Jun 29th
io9 - Michael Bay Finally Made An Art Movie - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Source: io9.com Critical consensus on Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen is overwhelmingly negative. But the critics are wrong. Michael Bay used a squillion dollars and a hundred supercomputers’ worth of CG for a brilliant art movie about the illusory nature of plot.     Perhaps the best movie review...
Jun 28th
Matthew Dear “Don and Sherri” Source: www.youtube.com From the album Asa Breed on the Ghostly International label, this video premiered on MTV2’s subterranean, 10.22.08. Directors Judy Welfare and Jeremy Hollister capture much of the song’s fervent busyness by using a special 5 camera rig splayed out in a semi-circle and attached to the bed of a truck…     One...
Jun 28th
www.poets.org Source: www.poets.org (sign at a railroad crossing in Kenya) In a poem, one line may hide another line, As at a crossing, one train may hide another train. That is, if you are waiting to cross The tracks, wait to do it for one moment at Least after the first train is…     Perhaps my favorite poem from my favorite poet, and it’s beautiful to hear him read it aloud. ...
Jun 28th
This Is Fake D.I.Y. Source: www.youtube.com Music video for “This Is Fake D.I.Y.” by bis.     Raygun! Raygun! We got a raygun! This is fake D.I.Y.    
Jun 27th
HardTime :: Illusion Source: vimeo.com The coolest illusion you will ever see!     It’s true. This is probably the coolest illusion you’ll ever see, and it’s pretty funny too.    
Jun 26th
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia (Live) Source: www.youtube.com the year punk broke(1991)     It’s hard for me to imagine a single thing I’d change about this song. One of my very favorites. And by the way, you can’t really see it with low quality video, but Lee Renaldo is running a SCREWDRIVER up and down the neck of the guitar as he plays.    
Jun 25th
Midwest Academy Source: www.midwestacademy.com Midwest Academy is a leading national training institute for the progressive movement. The Academy advances the movements for social change by teaching a strategic, rigorous, results-oriented approach to social action and organization building. …     Looking for some organizing work and to increase your knowledge? Then you should definitely...
Jun 24th
Matthew Sweet- Sick of Myself Source: www.youtube.com This speaks for itself.     Hey friends, come see Matthew Sweet with me tomorrow at 6 pm at the Simon Estes Amphitheater for only $12. Should be good good stuff.    
Jun 18th
mattdenner.com Source: mattdenner.com     Made a mix for someone. Since it’s on the internet, I might as well share. So, enjoy some fantastic newness and oldness.    
Jun 13th
Susan Boyle: Her sadness and our shame Source: www.telegraph.co.uk Britain’s Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle is paying the price for instant fame - and we should look to ourselves for the culprits     I’m glad to see that someone has published what I have been thinking. Since I first saw the video being spread, it concerned me that perhaps the popularity was not based on...
Jun 3rd
The Washington Independent » Tom Tancredo Staffer Pleads Guilty to Karate-Chopping Black Woman Source: washingtonindependent.com For years, conservative writer and activist Marcus Epstein has worked with the mainstream of the immigration restrictionist movement. He wrote speeches for former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) during his …     This is way too good. Thanks Josh Robinson.    
Jun 2nd
May 2009
19 posts
Live Tonight: Allen Toussaint’s The Bright Mississippi Band At The Village Vanguard Source: www.npr.org The New Orleans legend plays the intimate NYC jazz club tonight. Hear the concert and watch a live video feed. (Don’t worry if you miss it, the show will be archived for future listening.)     Sharing because this is the first time I’ve seen someone “first” an...
May 22nd
bit.ly Source: bit.ly     is not enjoying using a Mac at the studio with the insufficient right click. However, you should still dig the hot Soul Power Double Hour jams streaming live via Shoutcast at http://bit.ly/hHF6c    
May 22nd
What would you do if you found out Georges W Bush is your dad? - Yahoo! Answers Source: answers.yahoo.com What would you do if you found out Georges W Bush is your dad?     Oh man, I love Yahoo Answers. And who is this Frenchman, Georges?    
May 22nd
One shot: J.otto Seibold’s mystery game sprites - Offworld Source: www.offworld.com Artist and children’s book illustrator (and former star of my now-defunct record label) J.otto Seibold previews a mysterious set of video game sprites via his flickr. I’m sure I have no idea what’s going on here…     I so hope that this becomes a game, and on a platform I already...
May 22nd
Boston Police Department Via Twitter: We Will Let You Know When The Zombies Come Source: consumerist.com The first surprising part of this story is that the Boston Police Department has a Twitter feed They use it     Government transparency at its best.    
May 22nd
BBC - Newsbeat Source: news.bbc.co.uk An 18-year-old has secretly painted a 60ft drawing of a phallus on the roof of his parents’ £1million mansion in Berkshire. It was there for a year before his parents found out. They say he’ll have to scrub it off when he gets back from travelling.     This is pretty hilarious. Apparently, the kid wanted to get the roof on Google Earth. Kinda...
May 20th
Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away, sung by Miss Piggy Source: www.youtube.com There was an assignment in my class in which we were to give a short presentation on pretty much any subject. I decided to make a music video. Thanks Perezhilton.com for being the first to feature my …     Perhaps a little disturbing, but pretty funny and well-done. Wonder how this would go over at ISU    
May 20th
ShamWow Guy in Jail - CollegeHumor Video Source: www.collegehumor.com With an infomercial legend in your prison, you’ll be saying wow every time.     I’ll admit, I was suspicious of how funny this could actually be after seeing some pretty lame parodies. But, this is actually pretty funny and it’s at least worth it for the final few moments.     
May 19th
www.buy.com Source: www.buy.com This massive, full-functionin’ pirate ship is ready to sail as soon as its out of the box. Its equipped with a working six pounder with lights and sound that you control through a transmitter button. Twin propellers provide rapid movement through the water.     Ed Hardy Pirate Ship. This has gone way too far. But, at least, if this sort of thing is still...
May 15th
Aziz is Bored - REBLOG THE FUCK OUT OF THIS. WARNING: AMC theaters are running FAKE IMAX’s and charg Source: azizisbored.tumblr.com My name is Aziz Ansari. I’m an actor/comedian based in Los Angeles.I play Tom Haverford on the new show Parks and Recreation (Thursdays at 8:30pm on NBC).     Aziz is no longer bored. Aziz is pissed. And you should be too if you’ve paid extra...
May 13th