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How cool would it have been if Refused’s “Fallon” performance incorporated The Roots? Still, they were great, as usual. feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pitchfork…
Very, very sad we lost our little friend yesterday, but glad she passed comfortably at home. Rest in peace, Sweeps. instagr.am/p/Ln4OFqBMwP
This is the one day of the year that brings to the fore my sole regret in moving to NYC: its paucity of 7-Elevens. newsfeed.time.com/2012/07/11/fre…
Zip-It proves love and hate are the same thing. Concurrent dry-heaving revulsion and tremendous satisfaction. Get one. zipitclean.com
Whoever you are, and whatever you do, take a few minutes to read this piece by @kissane. You’ll be glad you did. incisive.nu/2012/how-to-ki…
Very sad to hear that Lorenzo’s – the best drunk slice in Philly – has been gutted by a fire. I hope they bounce back. blog.philadelphiarealestate.com/blackened-pizz…
If you need an explanation of why @jessicahische and @StrangeNative are my favorite creative power couple, try this: jessandruss.us
Louis C.K. is aiming to take the extortionist sting out of ticket sales. I really hope this works and catches on: buy.louisck.net/tour-dates
Installed my air conditioner yesterday in advance of the heat wave. It was pretty much the inverse of this: youtu.be/E87raPj9m0A
A magnificent solo piano performance of Mastodon’s entire Leviathan album in one uninterrupted take: youtube.com/watch?v=h85KV5… (via @kolbywolby)
Hey NYC friends, I’m curating a fun segment in @notcoming’s Mix Tapes screening tonight at 92YTribeca: 92y.org/tribeca/ticket…
Call them curators, scrapbookers, bloggers, pachyderms; I don’t care. I just want the good ones to keep at it. theawl.com/2012/06/you-ar…
Dan Rather’s insightful deflection of the myth of “the liberal media”: thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-may-…
If I know Todd Solondz, the way they’re marketing his newest film is waaayyyy off. trailers.apple.com/trailers/indep…
The article is “A Camp for Sports and Avoiding Gay Sex” and the last paragraph is priceless. philly.com/philly/news/201205…
The first six words of this headline tell a much more amusing story than the rest of it: nyti.ms/JTTzaU Also: Pakistan, grow up.
“Having listened to the CDs on three different pairs of headphones and two different stereo systems…” Oh, fuck you. feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pitchfork…
“I am Steve Albini, ask me anything.” And there goes my day. reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment…
“Polling showed that […] younger voters [were] opposed to the amendment.” Is it time to put a cap on the voting age? nyti.ms/JcnHQv
Filmmakers: Your work is collaborative. You should know better than to typeset your own titles. Hire a designer. trailers.apple.com/trailers/indep…
“How to Enjoy Turntables Without Obsessing Over Them” does the exact opposite of what it promises. I’m done with vinyl. nytimes.com/2012/04/19/techno…
Radio Time Machine (radiotimemachine.herokuapp.com) is neat, but its use of Billboard charts makes it painful. I’d love a CMJ NMR option. @westervelt?
Oh, hey, here’s an interview @aarron did with me about the musician templates I recently designed for @Mailchimp: mailchimp.com/musician-templ…
Dramatically restructuring a business model is no small task, but come on, the magazine publishers aren’t even trying. nytimes.com/2012/04/12/techno…
Any refusal to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Lame gets an unconditional thumbs up from me. facebook.com/notes/guns-n-ros…
The day has come. @mike_ftw’s new book, Design Is a Job, is available. I have read it. It is so, so good. abookapart.com/products/desig…
Outstanding piece by @shamblanderson, examining a phenomenon that has long troubled me, which he calls “stupid games”. nytimes.com/2012/04/08/magazi…
This is so wonderful. A panoramic time lapse view of everything Jimmy Stewart sees through his window in Rear Window: vimeo.com/37120554
If you are not yet a fan of @mSutters’s distinctive, grotesque genius, it is never too late to start. birthdaystreet.com/2012/04/ha…
Fun fact: @jasonsantamaria didn’t know I was in this photo when he captured it. instagr.am/p/I8PcbJgZ44/
Dreaming of a civilization where one can have a remotely desirable lifestyle without constantly fucking people over. m.motherjones.com/politics/2012/0…
Thinking of the amazing things that could be done with all the time and energy devoted to producing artificial wealth. theatlantic.com/magazine/prin…
If @lanyrd is to be believed, there are at least 2838 speakers at SXSW Interactive this year. That’s… madness. lanyrd.com/2012/sxsw-inte…
Even if Björk’s work doesn’t connect with you, it is impossible not to admire her. nytimes.com/2012/02/06/arts/m…
One man, forty-four arrests, zero convictions (until now). Who sucks more at their job: the criminal or the law? philly.com/philly/news/2012020…
This video of a washing machine self-destructing really is kind of beautiful, and @jkottke’s commentary is spot-on. kottke.org/12/02/through-destruct…
Shocking exposé on this new “tattoo” trend of applying permanent ink to one’s skin. Also, apparently the sky is blue. philly.com/philly/news/201201…
At the behest of @fchimero and @kissane, here is my favorite hour of Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs: rd.io/x/QFyuL0tIpw
“We need to think about products over posters and people over page views.” That @FictiveCameron is a gem. alistapart.com/articles/an-im…
Any obsession with this video would be unhealthy, and mine is that. youtube.com/watch?v=ozoTzk…
“…results from 8 of 1,774 precincts could not be located for certification.” Iowa’s pretend election runs a tight ship. nyti.ms/yHqWRw
Ah, so Paterno’s only failing was his ignorance of the very concept of child abuse. Sandusky should try that defense. washingtonpost.com/sports/col…
Why does this article about using Skype for music lessons make no mention of latency, the concept’s chief impediment? nytimes.com/2012/01/11/us/mus…
Devo said it best: “Freedom of choice is what you got. Freedom from choice is what you want.” nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazi…
The entire show Fucked Up played in the round last month in NYC is now online. I was there and now you can be too: pitchfork.com/tv/special-pre…
Current status: youtu.be/pbTULjLtKP4
David Bazan (ex Pedro the Lion) does an excellent cover of Low’s “Just Like Christmas”: avc.lu/sNRotO
Even more shocking than the allegations against Sandusky is that his lawyer lets him continue to dig his own grave. nyti.ms/u4Iq5Y
With the right combo of key art and hack writing, you’ll have any movie figured out before you even see the trailer. trailers.apple.com/trailers/param…
If you haven’t seen Texts from Bennett yet, you’re missing out. textsfrombennett.tumblr.com