July 2011
1 post
Watchmediation:
thisistheglamorous:
They Might Be Giants - Tubthumping
Not only does it make complete sense that TMBG perform this song for AV Club’s Undercover, not only is it awesome to see TMBG pile in as many people as possible to sing with them (and awesome/funny to see Dan Telfer rock out in the background), but I guarantee this will make you happy.
you know what this is awesome
I just...
June 2011
27 posts
Watchbestmadeco:
Summer Interlude: Northwoods of Minnesota
Happy Solstice, MN. Make it count.
Arts Orbit: Minneapolis, get rid of these freaking... →
mediation:
artsorbit:
Someone has got some explaining to do.
When I moved into my present apartment in Northeast Minneapolis, I thought I had moved somewhere real urban and tight, you know? Some place I could show my friends and not have to hide. Or like throw a dirty cover over the syrup stains on my couch.
But…
NO WAY KEEP THE TURKEYS
MNSpeak moving back to it's old domain, but on a... →
Big news for my pal Taylor and Secrets of the City. Feels like a fantastic and exciting change. Congrats, Taylor!
freshmn:
WHOA. So MNSpeak is gone. But it’s back?
mnspeak:
_taylor_ posted a press release to Secrets of the City announcing big news for Secrets and for MNSpeak:
Ladies and gentlemen, we have an exciting announcement: Secrets of the City and I are in the process of taking up...
Ten responsible ways to recover from a night of... →
utnereader:
For whatever reason, a mid-morning exodus to Taco Bell or White Castle isn’t on the list. Weird.
Who knew doing it was a good hangover cure?
“Racism is complicated, but this I know: If you’re white, and a person of color...”
– Heems (of Das Racist)
(via elitc)
Simple, but true.
I’ve always thought it was crazy for a person to say, “You’re marginalizing me” and have the response be, “No, I’m not”. Anything is better than that. Even “I don’t care” would be...
May 2011
17 posts
Watchideasareawesome:
Amazing vinyl picture disc can be played as a self-contained film.
Well, that’s pretty cool.
mediation:
You can’t institutionalize discrimination of gays and lesbians and also wonder why/feel bad that kids kill themselves because of bullying.
Well said, Taylor.
Tale of three boys found in a dinghy in the middle... →
youmightfindyourself:
Samu says he’d reached a point beyond fear. He gave up hoping they’d be found. And that, strangely, made him not as scared. He wasn’t afraid to die anymore. He no longer cried. He just sat there in stunned silence with nothing to say. He once demonstrated his sea stare for me, relaxing his face, letting his eyes go soft. It was haunting and fascinating, the human version...
April 2011
15 posts
“During his presidency, no one ever questioned whether George W. Bush was...”
– Is Obama an ‘affirmative action president’? (via robot-heart-politics)
Oh, USA. Your grand priorities.
(via mehreenkasana)
Fantastic quote.
(via squee-gee)
In a country where the conservatives are calling for bootstraps and earning your way in the world, they seem entirely nonplussed by the...
Scott Snyder Uncovers Bizarre Background Character... →
This is very curious.
besidestheobvious:
Perhaps it is appropriate that the writer of Detective Comics has uncovered a mystery, and over the weekend, Scott Snyder did just that.
On Sunday he started Tweeting that he had noticed that the same two men had been appearing as background character or extras in all the…