May 2009
“I get the strong impression, talking to people, that the penny hasn’t fully...”
– John Lanchester
“The recent haggling over Guantanamo Bay is such classic Democratic Party...”
– Matt Taibbi takes a shit with his suit on. By which I mean he still hangs onto this romantic fantasy of a Democrat President as being anything other than a paid-up lickspittle of the ruling class. Don’t believe me? Check out his closing paragraph:
“I still like Obama, in a lot of...
OKAY
bingoparaphernalia:
thecurvature:
So you know what pisses me off? When my country goes and invades another country despite my extreme disapproval and protest, and spends billions of dollars invading that country, killing lord only know how many innocent people, including children, oh, and then locking people up only to torture and rape them — and then, AND THEN, I find out that people are...
But it would make a lovely coaster.
langer:
A Kindle goes for $359.00 and plugs into a collection of 285,000 available titles, so out of curiosity I searched Amazon for the availability of the last $359.00 of books I’ve purchased to see if my obscure tastes could justify an investment in THE FUTURE OF THE BOOK AKA MANKIND’S BIGGEST LEAP FORWARD IN LIBERAL ENLIGHTENMENT SINCE THE PRINTING PRESS (or however the fuck they’re touting...
Why Do All These Homosexuals Keep Sucking My Cock? →
gnomechomsky:
sparo:
The Black Keys - I’ll Be...
britticisms:
“Southern Point” by Grizzly Bear
...
President Obama helps the public to stop seeing... →
abbyjean:
apsies: ntkg:
In the wake of President Obama’s election, the traditional Republican advantage on national security issues has evaporated. Asked May 10-12 which party is better at handling “national security,” 43 percent of respondents said Republican and 41 percent said Democratic — a statistical tie.
That contrasts with the 14-point advantage (49 percent to 35 percent) that...
“It annoys me that the burden of proof is on us. It should be: you came up with...”
– Ricky Gervais, on atheism [via] (via asprettyasasong)
If I could trade, I’d be happy to admit the existence of as many deities as you like in return for the never-having-existedness of Ricky Fucking Gervais.
“Gay marriage is a threat to our culture — why? Because, if you haven’t noticed,...”
– irredenta: Readings, Readings
julia allison.
bagcoffee:
bringonthetragedy:
i don’t really have the slightest fucking clue how “tumblarity” works.
all i know is that thanks to the kindness of some of my new tumblr amigos and followers, and a silly article about time travel-related sex, i somehow shot up. apparently, i’m ranked 2 below JULIA ALLISON?!
she’s at #2,807 and i’m #2,809.
isn’t she famous or something?!
this is just a...
work rant
reconnoitre:
One thing I hate about the fashion industry is that no matter how much it progresses technologically, we still have websites that look like this.
So not exciting.
Sourcing new materials for garment production is part of my job, and internet sourcing often makes me cringe.
Ah, but I think you missed what they did there, R: they called the web-site “sew exciting”! Do...
superdoofus-stratodrive:
there’s a long story...
BBC Internet Blog: How To Say: "Web 2.0"? →
“A truly free market would be of precisely no use to capitalists, as Marx himself...”
– Zunguzungu (via wireporn)
Digital divide
I’ve been punctuating a sultry holiday afternoon with video iChats with my daughter in my LOUD TELEPHONE VOICE, discussing the research report for her final project, on the aesthetics of Cold War Polish film poster design. Not sure what my stocky neighbour, who delivers skips (dumpsters) for a living, and could hear every word as he set up his barbecue next door, made of it.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-5-24) →
George Abdo (24)
Eagles of Death Metal (3)
Rip Rig & Panic (2)
Langhorns (2)
The Heliocentrics (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
snuh:
The Shangri-Las: Remember (Walkin’ In The...
Just got quotes for life insurance. £70/mo for...
Last June, as the Presidential election gathered pace, I posted the following quote from Chris Floyd, on Barack Obama. It got no likes, no reblogs, and no comments, possibly because the growing army of Obama supporters was in no mood to hear their man attacked from the Left at that point. But those liberals who are now worried or confused by some of the President’s policy decisions might...
“It is one thing to point out that Islam can be practised in ways that repress...”
– Bartlett’s Bizarre Bazaar: National Feminists
“Many women just don’t get Muslim feminists. Some believe that you can’t be...”
– Fatemeh Fakhraie
“How is it possible that “the world’s only superpower” is threatened by the likes...”
– Paul Craig Roberts (via azspot)
Watchbuffleheadcabin:
President Pre-Crime: Obama proves himself a greater threat to civil liberties than either GWB or Tony “28 Days” Blair.
“One of the fables we live by is that some day the killing will stop. If only we...”
– Derrick Jensen [via] (via anthropophagous)
Watchpieto:
A short clip from Stuart Hall on Race: The Floating Signifier - Stuart Hall a key figure in Cultural Studies and Professor of Sociology at The Open University talks on race as a discursive category. Introduction by Sut Jhally.
alohanico:
The Kills - Black Balloon (Vega Remix)
Oil Industry Braces for U.S. Trial on Rights... →
buffleheadcabin:
azspot:
Fourteen years after the execution of the Nigerian author and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by Nigeria’s former military regime, Royal Dutch Shell will appear before a federal court in New York to answer charges of crimes against humanity in connection with his death.
The trial, scheduled to begin on Wednesday, will examine allegations that Shell sought the aid of the...
zaftig
wordjournal:
adjective • /zɑf.tɪg/ • having a full rounded figure; pleasantly plump.
From Yiddish zaftik “juicy”, “succulent”.
semisetadrift:
New Order, Age of...
topherchris:
I wonder if it’s feasible for a Twitter client (like my favorite, Tweetie) to display tweets based on groups of Twitter users created by the enduser. I like following lots of people in the same way I liked seeing all replies, but it would be great to have “sub-timelines” of users I organize into a single-level taxonomy.
DestroyTwitter does that.
The Winding Path of Capital →
anthropophagous:
David Harvey interviews Giovanni Arrighi [via]
www dot theinternetisnotbovvered dot com
emmas:
Now Tumblr wont allow me to Preview my post, which is another sign from God that I should just delete, and move on.
Which I have.
Nooooooo! Please don’t.