December 2009
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Rufus Wainwright sings “O Holy Night”...
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WatchA heartwarming Christmas tale. I can’t decide which part is my favorite…
The [4-year-old] child, Hayden Wright, was found around 1:45 am Tuesday, wandering the streets of his neighborhood. In a police reports, officers said he was wearing a little girl’s dress and drinking a beer…. The report said Hayden… snuck into a neighbor’s house through an unlocked...
Watchispendtoomuchtimeontheinternet:
how fucking cute is this shit going to be!?
At first I was all, really? And then I was like, aww. Then later I was all, huh.
Rage Against the Machine v Joe McElderry: Chart... →
This is a cool story. A British couple is doing their best to make Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” the number one song on the UK charts for Christmas, rather than the latest pablum from a TV talent show pop star.
FUCK YOU, I WON’T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
A great breakup song AND a great Christmas song....
“And Obama can say that you’re getting a lot, but also saying that [the...”
– Digby
MTA Mythbusting: Back Again (On Transport) →
This is a great essay on why things are so bad with the MTA in New York City, and more importantly, what should be done. (Thanks, Brian!)
WatchIt’s not the first video satire of the ways clients fuck up good design — I was a particular fan of Microsoft Designs the iPod Package — but it’s very clever and features some Chicago improvisors.
(via Clients From Hell)
WatchWait… is this a deleted scene from M. Night Shyamalamanama’s The Happening?
WatchOctopuses FTW.
(New Scientist via io9)
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Blackwater Guards Tied to Secret C.I.A. Raids (The... →
Every once in a while, the conspiracy theorists are proved right.
Uganda: A gay death penalty? (THE WEEK) →
“The fundamental dignity of every person, our right to be free, and the freedom to make moral choices are gifts endowed by God, our creator. However, it is not my personal calling as a pastor in America to comment or interfere in the political process of other nations.” — Pastor Rick Warren
Fuck you, Pastor Rick Warren.
An unidentified film executive calls me
weds:
”’[Los Angeles restaurant Orso] was a great place to take actors, because you could smoke outside,’ said a film executive, who did not want to be identified for fear of earning the wrath of less understanding nonsmokers.”
—“It’s Nearly A Wrap For Hollywood Power Lunches at Orso,” The New York Times, November 3, 2009 Hey! Tony! A film executive here. Sup? Awesome. Listen, I read your...
