June 2009
Adam Sandberg is a giant hit.
lonelysandwich:
The 2009 MTV Movie Awards have started and it’s official. THE INTERNET LOVES ADAM SANDBERG.
Oh, Internet.
May 2009
Sigur Rós Recording New LP →
via Pitchfork:
“For a while, Sigur Rós were totally and completely reliable— they’d release a brain-busting album, spend three years consulting with their mystic muses (or whatever) and then release another brain-busting album that was pretty similar to the previous one. But then came last year’s uncharacteristically wily Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, and now the...
The High Cost of Poverty: Why the Poor Pay More →
givemesomethingtoread:
Having little money often means no car, no washing machine, no checking account, and no break from fees and high prices.
Easy Solutions #1 →
So, you’re in love with one of your friends, but she has a boyfriend and probably wouldn’t have sex with you anyway.
What you will need: 1 x knife, 1 x ring, access to a sunbed, the ability to grow a beard.
Step One: Place the ring on your wedding finger and avoid contact with your friend for a month.
Step Two: Stop shaving and use the sunbed to gain a tan.
Step Three: After a...
Rethinking the Global Money Supply →
Less reliance on the U.S. dollar by international reserves would be widely beneficial
By Jeffrey D. Sachs
The People’s Bank of China jolted the financial world in March with a proposal for a new global monetary arrangement. The proposal initially attracted attention mostly for its signal of China’s rising global economic power, but its content also has much to commend it.
A century ago...
ATHEISTIC MATERIALISM IN ANCIENT INDIA →
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“Various societies at different times have dazzled with their bursts of creative and intellectual energy. Historians have a penchant for dubbing them Golden Ages. Examples include the Athens of Herodotus, the Baghdad of Haroun al-Rashid, and the India of the Buddha. But though India has long been famous for its “ancient wisdom”, the few historical...
Harmonic 313 - Battlestar
Seriously, Warp Records is still the fucking shit.
Can we all just cool it...
…with the creative self-stroking for a bit? It’s getting a little stuffy in here (tumblr).
150 Minnesota moments we'd just as soon forget →
stuffaboutminneapolis:
ceejerr:
Nov. 30, 1960: Novelist Ernest Hemingway undergoes shock treatment for depression at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn. He commits suicide in Idaho a few days after leaving Minnesota.
Ira Glass on Colbert -
You’ve all probably seen this, but for those who haven’t, it’s funny.
Preview of the upcoming Bibio album. I’m very excited about this release.
Ha!
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawesome.
"Don’t Listen to Jenny McCarthy" →
“Do you remember what happened the first time an idiot publicly ran his mouth about measles mumps and rubella vaccinations leading to autism? Rates of MMR inoculation dropped by over 10 percent almost immediately. But don’t worry, not everything went down. One statistic went skyrocketing from 56 all the way up to 1,348. Do you know what that statistic was? The number of confirmed diagnoses...
If I see anymore tilt-shifted photography, i’m going to shit.
Ten Most Wanted: Celebrities Who Promote Harmful... →