October 2010
40 going on 28: Travel Tips for Visiting Rangers... →
“6. Did you rent a car? Good move! You’ll find plenty of convenient free parking all over the city. Just look for curbs painted blue and marked with a guy in a chair. This is Tourist Parking, and the guy in the chair is a lazy tourist who just wants to sit down. Like you!”
Animal parts everywhere: the return of pig 05049 -... →
Fascinating and kind of disgusting 9-minute TED talk on the many products containing pig parts… I didn’t know about many of these, like concrete and bullets.
Best Practices for Being Authentically Slow Food -... →
Best Practices for Being Authentically Slow Food -... →
Is OpenTable worth it? - Chris Cosentino and Mark... →
Interesting article on the economics behind OpenTable, which were pretty eye-opening to me. Those fees seem awfully high, but at the same time, if a restaurant’s not on OpenTable I’ll usually just make a reservation somewhere else, because I’m lazy. In that case, the $10 for my $200 bill for 4 people seems cheap, because in the alternative they wouldn’t have gotten our...
Eight Myths About Vegetarians and Vegetarian Food... →
“‘I was stunned and delighted when obsessive music people appreciated ME!...”
– Superfans: They Love You First. They Book You Shows. It Gets Complicated - Seattle Music - Reverb
Awww, I was so glad to see that John Roderick appreciates his superfans. I was a little nervous when I saw this article because I thought it was going to regard the annoying nature of all those people...
The Extra Lens: Undercard < PopMatters →
Mostly favorable review of the new album from John Darnielle’s side project. Personally, my favorite track on the album is “How I Left the Ministry” — the lyrics are just the perfect example of Darnielle’s unique skill in capturing a momentary slice of life. The instrumentation’s a great accompaniment as well. Definitely give it a listen.
Cat bin woman Mary Bale fined £250 | World news |... →
Wow. Criminal that she didn’t even get a paltry 6 months in jail. She needs to be off the streets where she’s not able to harm other animals.
eMusic Switching to Pay-per-Track System →
Bummer… so what used to get you (on my plan) 50 tracks a month for $20 will now get you as few as 26 tracks under the new system (continuing members get a monthly “bonus,” in my case I’ll pay $20 for $23 of music). Not sure whether I will keep my subscription. Probably not. We’ll see how many tracks are actually only priced at $0.49, which they say will apply to...
The Many Ways To Listen: The All Songs Considered... →
This might be the first music radio station I listen to in at least 10 years!
LOLCat Bible Translation Project →
This is also an oldie but I was just remembering how hilarious it is.
“Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem. Da Urfs no had shapez An haded dark face, An Ceiling Cat rode invisible bike over teh waterz.”
“How do brewmasters at craft breweries choose whether to have a really long beard...”
– Twitter / @john roderick
Debate in New York Governor Race Verges on Farce -... →
This recount makes it sound like it was hilarious (or a sad corruption of our democratic system, depending on how you look at it I guess).
Cat People Are People Too - NYTimes.com →
A hilarious read for all cat lovers. Thank you to JDK for the link.
“I don’t know how magnets work,” I say, to put him at his ease....”
– Insane Clown Posse: And God created controversy | Music | The Guardian
The Corin Tucker Band - Doubt →
Oh Corin, how I missed your caterwaul. This is my favorite song on the new album.
What Did They Ever Do to This Guy? Creator Weezer... →
“Why would anyone try to raise $10 million for the sole purpose of persuading Weezer to break up? In a telephone interview on Wednesday evening, James Burns, the architect of the Web-based fund-raising drive covered earlier on ArtsBeat, explained the motivation for what he admitted was a “silly” campaign.”
“‘New research from Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin found that...”
– Alcohol Makes You Think Everyone Is Out to Get You | Discover Magazine
Why So Many People Can't Make Decisions - WSJ.com →
“‘4. When friends say FALSE things about you. In 90 percent of these cases,...”
– John Roderick: Shit-Talking’s Only a Problem When You’ve Got Something to Hide - Seattle Music - Reverb
As always, my love for John Roderick knows no bounds.
Apple Making Verizon-Ready iPhone by Year End -... →
FINALLY
