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This looks like it just might be refreshingly old school.

Just when I thought they couldn't be more helpful, my friends at Microsoft are teaching me how to party! youtube.com/watch?v=1cX4t5-Yp…

This is the most coherent and detailed Virtual Stan mention I’ve seen in a long time.

"Monetizing the Hate" makes me sad. I have thick skin, but I'm not sure I could handle the nastiness Dooce absorbs: dooce.com/hate

I’m not particularly interested in the boycott or the game, but I was amused by the Fail Whale graffiti in the screen shot.

I’m really intrigued by this. The look and feel is great, and the gameplay has real potential. I’d like to see a more challenging level to know if it lives up to that potential.

A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles, Volume 1 (1628–1900) has arrived, and I am in love. amazon.com/Type-Visual-Histor…

Chucky does it again. Very funny stuff.

Astonished by the simple beauty of Vectorpark's latest diversion: windosill.com

As always, the details are perfect, and I’m especially fond of the all-caps post on the Facebook wall.

No no no no no no no no. No.

Congrats to @jasonsantamaria and the whole @typedia team on today's launch! Typography geeks, welcome to your new home: typedia.com

Struggling to simultaneously work and watch the live stream of the World Air Guitar Championships: airguitarworldchampionships.c…

When I first heard about this awhile back, I had serious doubts about chiptune Miles covers. But I have to admit the samples on the site sound kind of awesome.

We’re seriously not past this shit yet? "Something’s wrong with the TV! It’s got these black bars up and down it! I think it’s broken, Robbie, help me!"

Wow, Bob Mould mentioned in the same breath as Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix: movies.nytimes.com/2009/08/14/mov…

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As of last night, William Ocean is our two-time US Air Guitar champion. This short video "interview" of him is hilarious.

Video of my first round performance last night at the US Air Guitar Brooklyn Invitational (courtesy of Juris Rocktor): youtube.com/watch?v=vOoGfBwWw…

Congrats to all at Happy Cog and Airbag on their exciting merger today! A match made in heaven: happycog.com/news/2009/08/mer…

Yeesh.

The middle story about the Tanzanian albinos is fucking crazy.

Lest you think you live in a modern world, be aware that people are making luck potions from murdered Tanzanian albinos. boston.com/bigpicture/2009/07…

I can’t wait to try this.

This would be impulse purchase #2 for today thanks to Drawn.

The first sentence is priceless.

I don’t think the font itself has much going for it beyond the gimmick, but I am completely amazed by that driver’s control.

What the fuck is this doing in a newspaper?

Um. Kaboom. I can finally talk about one of the things I’ve been working on.

Psst. Hey. Musicians. Want your music in Rock Band? Soon you can do it yourself. Behold, the Rock Band Network! rockband.com/rock-band-networ…

I get the sense this idea was well-intentioned, but you know what they say about good intentions. Who would be shocked to see Hollywood arrive late to the digital age with a calculated plan to line executive pockets on the backs of scores of faceless artist drones?

I can’t decide who’s stupider in this story: The dipshits who left iPods and laptops in their unlocked cars, or the dipshits that managed to get caught stealing them.

Remember Kevin’s design vigilante concept? This guy is doing it. Awesome.

I’m really curious to see how far into its hallowed halls popular culture will let this crabcore nonsense get. I have a sinking suspicion that it won’t be long before it’s not even fun to laugh at it anymore.

Today is 7-Eleven Day, and the people of Boston should feel free to take advantage of my Free Slurpee Treasure Map: maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&gl=…

The fact that waivers are necessary for this is disappointing, though not at all surprising. I enjoyed all of the self-conscious, pseudo-scientific justification for childish behavior in adulthood.

RSVPing to the US Air Guitar Brooklyn Invitational on August 5th: "Windhammer accepts." Tickets go on sale Saturday: brooklynfungwah.eventbrite.com

This piece pretty much sums up exactly how I feel about the whole hipster thing.

I really hope this has online multiplayer.

This is part of a massive series for the current No Doubt tour, and they’re all pretty nice. Check out the rest.

I was blown away by this until I learned that they’re just doing separations in Photoshop and tracing them. Still kinda cool.

I fucking love this guy.

This is a good, broad introduction to heavy metal in all its shades, for anyone who’s interested.

This isn’t too close to home, this IS home.

Video from my performance last week with my a capella brothers in Megabreath (apologies for the poor audio): youtube.com/watch?v=ASONIYXRN…

If this is in fact the final box art (and I’m really skeptical that it is), this is some seriously half-assed shit. Ordinarily I’m a fan of understatement in design, but everything about this is awkward: the composition, the wording of the new features, and especially the reworked logo (which I know IS final), complete with phoney-baloney Photoshop spray-paint effect. I feel pretty confident that my obvious bias barely factors into my opinion on this.… See more →

I love when Sutter does geometric stuff like this. I hope he keeps developing this style and plays more with line thickness and contrast.

If this is real, it is officially the best thing I have ever seen.

Streaming tracks from the new Tortoise record coming out this month (trts.com), battling the logistics of seeing them this summer.

I love Philly, and I’ve never seen "Parking Wars," but from what I gather, it’s 100% accurate.