January 2010 Archives
Ringo Starr wore an Electric Fetus tee to the Grammy's. Holy sh*t that's awesome. This has to be Christian's doing. #
Reviler! Everything you wanted to know about what's going down in the [super mega awesome kickass Twincy++] music scene. #
Axe Cop. Written by a 5-year-old and illustrated by his 29-year-old brother. #
Hitler responds to the iPad. Heh, stupid iPad. #
WI court denies prisoner's request to play Dungeons & Dragons. Thank god they still have Lord of the Rings. #
It's official: the iPad has arrived. #
State of the Union Drinking Game. I know I shouldn't support making fun out of a serious note n' all, but damn I need a [censored] drink right now. #
Unhappy hipsters. Looking forward for the iPad posts to start rolling in. #
You know how computer screens in movies and tv shows looking nothing like real life? A movie designer explains why. #
Tube map of the Milky Way. Whatever you do, DON'T PASS OUT! Gonna be a looooooong ride home. #
The unhealthiest city in America. I wish I could put Jamie Oliver in my pocket and take him home with me. For me? #
And so it begins ... Favre return "highly unlikely". #
Arcade Expressionism. What did we do for geeky, arty humor before teh interwebz? #
How to make the best chili ever. The last time I made homemade chili was when I was ... 16? This might be a weekend project. #
Annnd cue Conan spending more of NBC's money. The winner of the Kentucky Derby, that he bought, wrapped in a mink snuggie, brought out to watch ... f*ck it, go watch the clip to see how it ends. You go on with your bad self Conan! #
An interview with the guy who did the Sherlock Holmes opening / closing credits. Which is basically typofile sex. So gorgeous. #
The engineer's guide to drinks. Engineer sketches make me hott. With 2 Ts. #
These typographic playing cards make me hott. With 2 Ts. #
This equation kicks Pythagorean right in the teeth. #
Conan is so effin' P.I.M.P. In an effort to spend all of NBC's money he dressed up the world's most expensive car as a mouse and set it to the world's most expensive song to license, "Satisfaction." #
The unofficial, unpublished introduction to an unfinished memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert. !!!!!!!! Let me just say that this is why women love her: because she talks openly about her journey. Damn woman. #
The Ford logo that almost was. #
Bon Iver to open a music venue in Eau Claire. Awman, you probably don't know this but Eau Claire is my alma mater. The one cool thing to happen to the city in the past 30 years and I missed it! #
It's like God created a cake JUST FOR ME. The only thing it's missing is moar sparkle. #
The White Stripes documentary 'Under Great White Northern Lights' will receive its U.S. premiere during SXSW. Fuck I love Jack White. I'd follow him around with a camera anywhere. And I might even take some pictures! #
Dessa's got a vid for her new single 'Dixon's Girl'. And I kind of love it. #
Saints are Super Bowl-bound unless ... Read to the end, trust me on this one: "I'm 100 percent sure the New Orleans Saints will beat the Minnesota Vikings in Sunday's NFC Championship Game. Other than getting lucky on your wedding night, this is the closest thing to a lock." #
The Vatican declares that 'Avatar' is no masterpiece. Thank god we know their stance on fictional stories. In other news, Haiti was flattened by an earthquake... #
Cat on cat. I can't believe I'm really linking to cat-on-cat action (totally SFW). #
Puppy Cam v2. The same dog that had the litter last year just had another litter. Prepare to be destroyed by the cute. #
The Crayola Crayon color evolution: 1903-2010. A picture best told in, uh, pictures. #
Poor Madison, WI. Rich. #
Rules of the one-night stand. "No loitering," hahaha. #
Dear hipster girls of Austin... "Although I own a Moleskine, I have to be honest with you - I don't really write in it that much. I went to the Chuck Close show at the Austin Museum of Art and I'm pretty sure I didn't get it." #
Jared Allen on the state of the mullet. We likeses Jared Allen. #
The Devil writes Pat Robertson a letter. "I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, so I'm all over that action." #
Everybody is an artist. *sob #
What boyfriends & girlfriends *really* want from each other. Google autofill, the fountain of all knowledge. #
First person Tetris. Except this time the first-person is the Tetris piece. Play sober for your own sanity. #
How to make a Michael Cera movie. Annnnnd roll credits. #
T-shirts for both sides of your brain. Ow, my brain hurts a little reading those. But in the good way. I think. #
Polaroid has named Lady Gaga a 'Creative Director.' Which is code for _______. #
Pixel girls. Prolly nsfw. #
The trailer for Tim Minchim's 'Storm' is a lovely display of animation and type. #
Star Tribune names former Time exec as its new publisher. I wonder if this means we'll get a swimsuit edition. #
From director Jean-Pierre Jeunet ('Amelie', 'City of Lost Children' etc) comes the trailer for his new film 'MicMacs'. #
Anyone else besides me wonder who does those AMAZING SNL portraits? NY photographer Mary Ellen Matthews. I would get her coffee for her everyday if she'd let me. #
Brave window washers take on the world's tallest building. I'm not gonna lie, looking at these pix makes me a little dizzy. #
Best and worst jobs of 2010. Dental hygenist #10. Apparently even in a recession people don't give up getting their teeth checked. #
What are your most anticipated movies for 2010? Looks like there's a lot to look forward to this year. #
Why is that stupid Smashburger is so smashingly good? You probably don't want to know how much butter they fry that stuff in. Not knowing always makes it taste better. #
Crop circles. Wow, busy like bunnies! #
The world's most difficult roasted chicken recipe. "Put the chicken in the oven. Go away for an hour. Watch some TV, play with the kids, read, have a cocktail, have sex." #
69 albums anticipated in 2010. Radiohead, Feist, Iron & Wine etc. all still just rumors, but damn it could shape up to be an awesome year in music. #
Twin Citians pick their 'Bests of the '00s'. Wow, I can't believe 'Memento' came out last decade. That seems like another lifetime ago. #
Hear this first taste of Peter Gabriel's haunting take on Arcade Fire's 'My Body is a Cage'. Ah-mazing. I can't wait for this to come out. [FF to the 10 minute mark] #
Clients from hell. Something like this happened, um, near me: "My client was an outdoor events company and upon seeing a competitor using a blue sky in their advertising, emailed me telling me to call this company and let them know that they had to change the colour of the sky in their ads,"because we own copyright of blue skies in this country so no-one else can use them." #