linkspam is kind of revolted by people right now
Boingboing has an interview with a scientist who studies multi-tasking. It links to a couple of tests for multi-tasking.
As an antidote to the distasteful Anonymous, I give you William Shakespeare, Gangster. Heh.
By way of Bookslut: did you know that we call folks "guys" because of Guy Fawkes? I did not!
So apparently Michael Moorcock really really hates Tolkein. Also Lewis & Richard Adams. But Robin McKinley and Ursula Le Guin and Philip Pullman are okay. Good to know, then.
This is so cool: this guy sketch-tweeted his running of the NYC marathon.
Monkey See has a nice appreciation of Morena Baccarin's work in Homeland; I admit that, like writer Mike Hirsh, I had mostly taken Baccarin as a lightweight. It's nice to see she's doing so well.
Box Office Magazine has a review of J. Edgar, the biopic about the FBI's notorious leader. J. Edgar functions as a Wikipedia page dipped in makeup, an assemblage of half-truths, gossip, innuendo and the occasional historical fact, all drenched in latex and drained of color. It's the cinematic equivalent of the animatronic Lincoln at Disney's Hall of the Presidents: stiff, jerky, mechanical, fake. Yoiks.
This might be the most awesome piece of chalk art ever.
Want to see if your email has been compromised? Check pwnedlist.com. And no, you don't have to enter a password.
If you buy honey at the grocery store, be wary: apparently a lot of honey is being sold which might have been imported from China and contaminated with additives, like heavy metals. Honey-laundering! The world astonishes me sometimes. In other words, get your honey from farmer's markets or co-ops if you can.
Just last week I reread Nightwatch, which is one of Terry Pratchett's meditations on western civilization, particularly the role of police in a modern, diverse society, dressed up as a fantasy novel with dwarfs, trolls, and were-wolves. I was reminded of Commander Vimes' strong opinions regarding the civilian status of police when I came across this article regarding the increasing militarization of American police since 2001. Hmm.
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In television news, I have caught up on The Good Wife! Woot!
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.
As an antidote to the distasteful Anonymous, I give you William Shakespeare, Gangster. Heh.
By way of Bookslut: did you know that we call folks "guys" because of Guy Fawkes? I did not!
So apparently Michael Moorcock really really hates Tolkein. Also Lewis & Richard Adams. But Robin McKinley and Ursula Le Guin and Philip Pullman are okay. Good to know, then.
This is so cool: this guy sketch-tweeted his running of the NYC marathon.
Monkey See has a nice appreciation of Morena Baccarin's work in Homeland; I admit that, like writer Mike Hirsh, I had mostly taken Baccarin as a lightweight. It's nice to see she's doing so well.
Box Office Magazine has a review of J. Edgar, the biopic about the FBI's notorious leader. J. Edgar functions as a Wikipedia page dipped in makeup, an assemblage of half-truths, gossip, innuendo and the occasional historical fact, all drenched in latex and drained of color. It's the cinematic equivalent of the animatronic Lincoln at Disney's Hall of the Presidents: stiff, jerky, mechanical, fake. Yoiks.
This might be the most awesome piece of chalk art ever.
Want to see if your email has been compromised? Check pwnedlist.com. And no, you don't have to enter a password.
If you buy honey at the grocery store, be wary: apparently a lot of honey is being sold which might have been imported from China and contaminated with additives, like heavy metals. Honey-laundering! The world astonishes me sometimes. In other words, get your honey from farmer's markets or co-ops if you can.
Just last week I reread Nightwatch, which is one of Terry Pratchett's meditations on western civilization, particularly the role of police in a modern, diverse society, dressed up as a fantasy novel with dwarfs, trolls, and were-wolves. I was reminded of Commander Vimes' strong opinions regarding the civilian status of police when I came across this article regarding the increasing militarization of American police since 2001. Hmm.
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In television news, I have caught up on The Good Wife! Woot!
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.