March 2008
26 posts
WatchIt turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks. Bowie is six-years-old and just learned how to play fetch yesterday. And! She remembered how to do it again this morning.
“Oh sweet lady
With your face like a cream oval
And your nose like a delicious...”
– A Poem (Unfinished) about Mrs. Gideon by Howard Moon
Intended Play 2008 →
Matador is giving away some of their music. They are bawsome. (“Awesome” is so 2007.)
“She called me the ‘ever defiant Joe Francis,’ ” he howls. “Fuck yeah, I’m...”
– Joe Francis compares himself to Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Jesus and MLK without irony. Then he threatens poor Maria Menounos with physical violence? I think it’s clear from this quote alone that he is fucking insane.
“People are eating dirt* for dinner in Haiti, Ben Bernanke; you can let Bear...”
– Moe Tkacik, in Dear Ben: Please Explain How This Freaking Crisis Really Effects Me *
WatchJake and Amir are funny.
Miss Guided: My New Favorite Show
Beau: You hit the students?
Bruce: Yeah. I punch them in the mind. It's called *teaching*, Chuck.
Beau: Oh, it's Beau.
Bruce: Actually I prefer Chuck. I give everyone nicknames, just like the president.
“1. add unflattering Flickr tag, “Fat asshole with a unibrow”
– Five “Web 2.0” ways to break up with your boyfriend, by Merlin. via Filmoculous
Go here and download Cat Power’s cover or “The Dark End of the Street.” I posted a video of her recording the song, which was not released on her latest album. But she performed it live for Black Sessions. The French have all the luck, but at least they’re sharing.
“Hello. I have a big box of used cat and kitten hats that I have collected over...”
– Best of Craigslist [via tim]
“There are too many images. Too many cameras now. We’re all being watched. ...”
– Robert Frank, in this month’s Vanity Fair (not available online.) It is probably the last interview with him, ever. Before I came across this article, I thought he was already dead.
“Some say it’s the natural evolution of the women’s movement; others argue it’s a...”
– Allesandra Stanley, in “Who Says Women Aren’t Funny?”
