February 2016
Month archive / 68 posts
Links: February 2016
The NYPD Is Kicking People Out of Their Homes, Even If They Haven’t Committed a Crime
“It’s an action about a place. It’s not about people,” says the NYPD, as it evicts innocent people from their homes.
The Lives and Lies of a Professional Impostor
“I think he doesn’t know where the lies stop and the truth starts anymore.”
Everyone Hates Martin Shkreli. Everyone Is Missing the Point
Last fall, Derek Lowe, a chemist and… See more →
The highlight of my weekend might have been eavesdropping on a 60ish white guy describing the plot of Boyz n the Hood to his wife.
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Metropolis
Looking forward to revisiting The Witch with @xwaldie’s perspective – especially about the ending – in mind. slate.com/blogs/browbeat…
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Yuen Woo-ping is a great action choreographer. He is not a great director. Though Michelle Yeoh lends the proceedings gravity merely by showing up, this superfluous sequel is completely absent the poetry of the original.
The most insightful – and dismally entertaining – read on the Trump phenomenon so far. rollingstone.com/politics/news/…
“We have work requirements for some welfare recipients, maybe it’s time to consider work requirements for senators.” nytimes.com/2016/02/25/opi…
Digital timekeeping via an analog sundial. Amazing. thisiscolossal.com/2016/02/a-3d-p…
Even if you take the data with a grain of salt, pretty much every word of this is fucking terrifying. nytimes.com/2016/02/25/ups…
Okay, it is clearly too early to be declaring “headline of the year,” so I’ll just start collecting contenders. twitter.com/NYTStyles/stat…
“Now, it’s a very InfoWars world… though it’s pure fiction, it’s sad to see Mulder and Scully get wrapped up in it.” theatlantic.com/entertainment/…
Had I finished the original X-Files run and known it actually stooped to Scully having Mulder’s baby, I would’ve skipped the 2016 reunion.
Today I renewed my @letterboxd membership, because awesome internet stuff doesn’t grow on trees. letterboxd.com/pro/
The winner of #GitContestABA is @jamesmiller! James, please email me at rob@robweychert.com to sort out shipping. twitter.com/jamesmiller/st…
To help protect safe, accessible abortion services from anti-choice legislators, consider donating to @ReproRights. twitter.com/robweychert/st…
John Oliver takes on disingenuous laws designed to put abortion clinics out of business. Don’t miss this. youtu.be/DRauXXz6t0Y
The Reckless Moment
Suggested alternate title: The Thankless Domesticity.
Props must be given to The Reckless Moment for being one of the rare films of its era to plainly acknowledge the raw deal women get in society. Of course, the film also reinforces said raw deal by billing its chain-smoking heart and soul, Joan Bennett, beneath James Mason, who gives a weak performance to a weaker character. Along with Bennett and the cacophonous existence written for her, Burnett Guffey’s… See more →
Adulthood will most assuredly not be returning my security deposit.
The candidate illustrations @benkirchner did for @washingtonpost’s 2016 election coverage are pretty fantastic.
The Witch definitely tops most modern horror, but it’s not the instant classic I hoped it would be. ★★★½ letterboxd.com/robweychert/fi…
The headline of the year basically wrote itself. twitter.com/washingtonpost…
Final reminder! I’m accepting entries until 11pm EST. #GitContestABA twitter.com/robweychert/st…
My talented buddy @bearskinrug walks us through his illustration process and philosophy on @whyy. whyy.org/cms/articulate…
It’s Friday. Don’t pretend you’re busy doing important things. Write a haiku and win a book. #GitContestABA twitter.com/robweychert/st…
“It’s not compromising... to choose a candidate that can appeal to the broad middle of America—it’s democracy.” thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/…
Trim one syllable and you’re in. #GitContestABA twitter.com/angelacolter/s…
Reminder for creative nerds who like free stuff that is good. #GitContestABA twitter.com/robweychert/st…
“Why are you refusing to take the eye test?” @hannahsbirch on how to navigate the DMV with a low-vision condition. propublica.org/article/my-sto…
I’m late to the Sass party, but a day after rereading @simplebits’ Sass for Web Designers, I have the bones of my own custom grid framework.
Almost a haiku! #GitContestABA twitter.com/davatron5000/s…
Trump supporters: “…the populist mosh pit that has kept him from hitting the floor despite his verbal stage dives.” nytimes.com/2016/02/17/art…
Some good entries are coming in. Think you can do better? Enter now! #GitContestABA twitter.com/robweychert/st…
This just needs another five syllables. #GitContestABA twitter.com/coryetzkorn/st…
Free copy of @ddemaree’s Git for Humans! Best haiku about modern web dev angst wins. Tag it #GitContestABA. Ends 2/19, 11pm EST. @abookapart
The Witch
I walked into the theater with my skin practically peeled back in invitation, but The Witch just couldn’t quite get under it, and I’m not sure why. The film is exquisitely crafted, with thoughtful attention to period details, desaturated cinematography that is underlit to terrific effect, and a spare, dread-inducing score. The script is an often compelling examination of a deteriorating family, and how communal isolation intensifies the ill effects of religious fervor and gender… See more →
Where to Invade Next
The Vanishing
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
Hail, Caesar!
Turd Cruz
Whores
Today I learned that @AOL’s homepage has a carousel with 42 articles in it, all of them weirdly bland clickbait.
What makes the limited/collector’s edition concept odious is that it celebrates not that you have something good, but that others don’t.
“When we share an idea or an experience, we both have it, it doesn’t diminish the value, it increases it.” sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/201…
“Bass solo, take one.”
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee is off to a great start. Super sharp, super funny. Scratches that Jon Stewart itch. youtube.com/playlist?list=…
Fascinating explanation of the water crisis in the western US, and a man who thinks commodification might solve it. propublica.org/article/can-wa…
Survive kidnapping. Confront husband at your own funeral. Become single mom of 8. Get told to stop snitchin’. NOPE. washingtonpost.com/news/morning-m…
Regulation “will stifle innovation,” say cable companies, whose services have not meaningfully improved in decades. nytimes.com/2016/02/08/opi…
“Send £1,500.00 via A Giant Gummy Lizard.” This TED talk is a pretty fun way to start the day. youtu.be/_QdPW8JrYzQ
RIP Jon Bunch from Sense Field. He was 45 years old. Here’s one I spun quite a bit back in the day. youtu.be/VnQ4DgQMf4U
Amy
Art and Craft
“By showing what is legal, [Martin Shkreli] has helped us to think about what we might want to change…” newyorker.com/culture/cultur…
“I think he doesn’t know where the lies stop and the truth starts anymore.” nytimes.com/2016/02/07/nyr…
The Color of Noise
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
Oh my god this is sublime. twitter.com/mashable/statu…
Beginning to think I should be documenting my evolving theory about my drop-off laundry service’s folding protocol.
Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas
I... don’t know what I was expecting.
“It’s an action about a place. It’s not about people,” says the NYPD, as it evicts innocent people from their homes. propublica.org/article/nypd-n…
If Donald Trump wins the GOP nomination, he should resurrect Morton Downey, Jr. to be his running mate.
This week’s are the first Daily Show episodes I’ve missed in eight years.
There is a uniformed guy changing light bulbs in the office today, and I can only assume he is a spy.