November 2010
WatchSo this happened this weekend….official style!
October 2010
cargohoo:
Aretha Franklin - Do Right Woman, Do...
“We’re all faced throughout our lives with agonizing decisions, moral...”
– Professor Levy, “Crimes & Misdemeanors” (dir: Woody Allen)
NEWS WEEK: How Would Ad Agencies Brand & Packaged... →
My company, Mother NY, was asked to imagine weed branding for a Newsweek feature. Dass wassuuuup.
“These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of...
Tumblr is purple to support equality but it is...
The movement for Domestic Violence Awareness is near to my heart and intentional or not, I’m glad the Tumblr team is shining a light on this!! Learn more about it HERE.
As someone who has been a victim of domestic violence, I know the dangers of its social stigma, re-victimization of women and just how easily abusive/sociopathic people can seep into ANYONE’s life. Stay educated and...
“At Your Luau Night,” Herman Dune
“Bring friends, bring your children and bring foot spray ‘cause it’s...”
– Prince (announcing his December residency at the Apollo)
A Barely-Coherent Rant About CMJ →
This is pretty much right on.
Even as a journalist I’ve had horror stories — getting in venues that are dicks about the badge quota (eventually, I just became adept at sneaking in to do my job); giving every inch of my apt floor, sofas, beds to friends’ bands; even standing outside of venues helping guard equipment thrown to the curb by the venue while the band tried to track...
The Kickstarter Blog: Creator Q&A: Punk... →
kickstarter:
Tom Henderson’s Punk Mathematics may be the first recorded instance of a math book going viral. A math professor at Portland State University by day and an improv comic by night, his unorthodox approach to teaching spoke to people and the project ended up raising 1200% of its original goal with…
I was trained early on to hate math with a passion. Where was this dude when I...
Watchstreeter:
Whoaaaa! Crazy hailstorm in Brooklyn. The Battery of Brooklyn, 2010, continues in full force!
Pardon my excited narration. I’ve never seen hail before. Fun fact: It hurts when it hits your hand bones!
OH HAAAAIL NO.
My car survived a goddamned tornado miraculously unscathed. Though I’m doubtful results will be the same after 30-minutes against giant icy balls of fury.
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“All this new love in autumn is irrefutable proof of global warming…”
– The inimitable Lucas
Al Pacino to Play Phil Spector in David Mamet Film
twentyfourbit:
Martin Scorsese might be hoping he can recruit the great Al Pacino to take on Frank Sinatra in the near future, but it looks like we’ll be seeing the Oscar winner tell the much darker story of another music legend in the meantime. ArtsBeat reports that David Mamet is writing and directing a movie for HBO about iconic producer/convicted murderer Phil Spector with Al Pacino set to...
