January 2010
2010…holy crap. No jet packs, flying cars, moon bases or giant black rectangular monoliths (near moon bases). What the hell?
December 2009
Hollywood Royalty →
givemesomethingtoread:
Two sides of Grace Kelly.
Rediscovering Central Asia →
givemesomethingtoread:
It was once the “land of a thousand cities” and home to some of the world’s most renowned scientists, poets, and philosophers. Today it is seen mostly as a harsh backwater. To imagine Central Asia’s future, we must journey into its remarkable past.
The Catalog of Nautilus Designs →
I’m in no position to call someone else a nerd, but wow. This is simultaneously impressive and pathetic…but mostly impressive.
Estate - In the Red
My favorite men in MPLS>
Chromoscope →
genius (local) blogger award: enemyswim →
(via yesterdayifeltlikegod)
THANKS!
Bachmann’s family farm received $251,973 in federal subsidies between 1995 and...
– Yasha Levine, Michelle Bachmann: Welfare Queen (via soupsoup)
Top 10 Ugliest Sports Uniforms →
Actually, I would argue that these are some of the best uniform designs. Just saying.
Crunks 2009: The Year in Media Errors and... →
Flight 253 Hero Wants To Get Paid →
(via soupsoup)
Happy Life Day! Holy shit this is weird.
bunch:
The Star Wars Holiday Special: When will Lucas release the original footage? It’s the Zapruder of classic television.
[via]
Vimeo's 25 favorite videos of 2009 on Vimeo Staff... →
everythinginthesky:
dalasverdugo:
Includes links to individual staff members’ faves.
The Decade in Music Genre Hype →
tumbledore:
Good rundown if you can put up with the disgruntled old person “voice,” which I find to be one of the most unbearable things in the world to read. I get it bro, those darn music bloggers with all their free time and free content and letting people listen to music instead of read about it are almost forcing you to get a real job, sucks.
The Fall of Mexico →
givemesomethingtoread:
In the almost three years since President Felipe Calderón launched a war on drug cartels, border towns in Mexico have turned into halls of mirrors where no one knows who is on which side or what chance remark could get you murdered. Some 14,000 people have been killed in that time—the worst carnage since the Mexican Revolution—and part of the country is effectively under...
Alice's adventures in algebra: Wonderland solved →
givemesomethingtoread:
What would Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland be without the Cheshire Cat, the trial, the Duchess’s baby or the Mad Hatter’s tea party? Look at the original story that the author told Alice Liddell and her two sisters one day during a boat trip near Oxford, though, and you’ll find that these famous characters and scenes are missing from the text.
Welcome Back! →
This is wrong. Just plain wrong…and awesome.
GoldenEye - Still the best first person shooter... →
Agreed. And I will take any of you pricks on, any time, any place.
2009: The Year In Lists →
bunch:
Rex’s annual compilation of all the year’s best of lists. The best of the best of the best.