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Ladies and gents, the reason I left the game industry: youtube.com/watch?v=4RLAE3… (Not a knock on Harmonix, just an impossible design challenge.)
My thanks to @beep for introducing me to the very, very funny @LouisVsRick: louisvsrick.com
capitalism | ′kapətlˌizəm | n. Refusal to accept that a once-profitable system won’t sustain outrageous wealth forever. nyti.ms/sZZ4uk
Didn’t care about 11.11.11 until I realized it’s Nigel Tufnel Day. The date fits him like a flesh tuxedo. nigeltufnelday.tumblr.com
Congrats to @khoi and @thescottostler on the launch of @mixelapp! My first mixel: mxl.io/tmvIo5
Yay sports! nyti.ms/v37w3a
If you want to euthanize and gut a horse and writhe naked in its entrails, consider also finding a decent photographer. blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/20…
Moving the Edges of Logo Design
I’m curious to see how this will be used in static instances. I love the idea that frames from the animation could be selected at random, per usage. The type anchors the identity, but its ever shifting representation reinforces the concept of “current”. “Now” becomes “then” as soon as you say it. Very cool.
Flashback: In 2003, @pdalkner and @mSutters put me in a TV show they worked on. Here it is, made funnier by German: youtu.be/yOjSx4AYcpI
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon Shares Favorite Hip-Hop Lyrics, Pisses Off ?uestlove
Skip the drama and check Questo’s list. I love stuff like this.
Gates. Ballmer. Night at the Roxbury.
What… the… fuck?
Expert procrastination tip: recreate old mix tapes using the internet. rdio.com/#/people/robwe…
A 1,000 Piece Popsicle Stick Bomb
Jaw. Slack.
As someone disillusioned by counter-productive fundamentalist anarcho-activism, I must admit this is compelling: youtube.com/watch?v=odFygP…
Oh, you didn’t know it was Freestyle Friday? Maybe you should have yourself a little dance party. rd.io/x/QFyuL0dvuw
I’m not much of a celebrity hater, but Big Miracle’s trailer really makes me want to push Drew Barrymore down the stairs. trailers.apple.com/trailers/unive…
Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestial Lineage
Excellent review of what may be my favorite record of the year.
A two-year-old post by Carrie Brownstein that describes exactly how and when indie rock lost me: npr.org/blogs/monitormix/2009…
Whoever you are, you should know that @beep did a helluva job on that there bostonglobe.com.
Epic “Back to the Start” Stop-Motion Ad for Chipotle (Plus Bonus Making-Of Goodness)
A bit mawkish for my taste, but this is some great visual storytelling, and I love the look of it. Also, I refuse to believe that Chipotle doesn’t rely heavily on industrial agriculture.
Yes, I want to help get @MoseGiganticus on vinyl (kck.st/q3Q8Bn), and no, I don’t want to eff up the pledge total: yfrog.com/kja38p
Just so you know, @itscolossal was easily my favorite blog discovery from this summer. thisiscolossal.com
If you haven’t seen @jasonsantamaria’s beautiful new site yet, you should really get on it: jasonsantamaria.com
To get you in the mood for today’s Air Guitar World Championships, here’s Windhammer’s Round 1 from the National Finals: youtu.be/N1aG2A8HVbA
Good luck @NordicThunder, @cannonballmavin, and Zero Prospects at the Air Guitar World Championships! Starts 1:15 EST: ustream.tv/channel/agwc-2…
Questlove’s celebrity stories
Pretty easy to spend a whole day reading these. So good.
Deal Frees ‘West Memphis Three’ in Arkansas
This is the very definition of bittersweet. And Arkansas’s legal wrangling that keeps them from getting sued by keeping closed what should be an open child murder case? Well, I’m not sure how much more fucked up a thing can get.
“Give ’im a penny, boys!” feeds.theonion.com/~r/avclub/dail…
Music: Newswire: Steve Albini does not care for Odd Future
Click through and read Albini’s entire post.
Airbnb horror story
Jesus…
Last night’s biblical storm was a fitting prelude to what tonight will bring: etix.com/ticket/online/…
The Ruins of Villa Epecuen
There is something endlessly fascinating about seeing the aged and ruined remnants of a piece of civilization that existed in your lifetime.
Two days ’til I leave for Chicago. vimeo.com/26669407
Film: Newswire: Michael Bay demands that the nation’s projectionists help him save 3-D
Read the full response letter. It is enjoyable.
Awesome on awesome: awesome
Anything about Awesome is going to be a fun read, but how rad is that paper sculpture?!
Folgers had it wrong. The best part of waking up is the @usairguitar Windhammer trading card in your inbox. usairguitar.com/post/684704349…
Heartbreaking: “To the people who stole my Les Paul” vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rds/ms…
Details Emerge on the Lou Reed/Metallica Album
Even from the insurmountable egos involved, the bloated boasting on display here is a painful read. But I have to admit I’m curious to hear this record, even if it’s a morbid curiosity.
My TMZ debut is less scandalous than I might have hoped. tmz.com/2011/06/16/201…
DIY Weapons of the Libyan Rebels
Mad Max: Beyond Tripoli
Tour the Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet in this new trailer
I’ve been looking forward to this one for awhile. July!
Ladies and gentlemen, I present the infectious joy of @jessiarrington: ted.com/talks/jessi_ar…
Comedy: Newswire: Neil Hamburger’s “AXE body spray and sexual offenders” art contest didn’t go over so well with AXE
My favorite Neil Hamburger joke:
Why did the Red Hot Chili Peppers go under the bridge? Because there was a plate of shit there that they wanted to jack off into.
Thirty seconds into the new Tombs record, I was buying tickets to their NYC show next week. n.pr/iQtoEr (via @kevinmhoffman)
On Tyson’s Face, It’s Art. On Film, a Legal Issue.
Your daily reminder that intellectual property law is fucked.
Check out what the newspaper of record has to say about my @studiomates: nyti.ms/msznjv
Buck - Trailer
I saw this at SXSW. It’s fantastic.
Airpush — Push Notification Ads for Android
What a fantastically terrible idea.
Dropped off my bike for a tune-up while I’m away for the weekend. I assume the bike shops guys will do this: youtu.be/_S7AyiVfNdA
Sweet Valley Twins Are Back, and, Like Readers, Fully Adult
Somehow, this idea is even sillier than fan fiction.