...Chevy's new "make your own commercial" promotion is the best thing in the world.

As seen in today's ( New York Times... )

Just a got around to reading an excellent New Yorker article all about the old Hutong districts of Beijing.

I posted one Hutong photo -- from my own travels through Beijing -- a few months back, but now I'm inspired to post the rest.


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...( was the Greatest Thing in the World. )

... is the best thing in the world.

Not the food itself -- which will almost surely be greasy and over-salted -- but the actual NAME of the entree, which is: "Beef-stuffed Eggplant and New Potato Parcels."Why is that name so great? I'll tell you why ( Read more... )

...are the best things in the world.

Oh, you don't believe me? Then click here, hater.

I am a fair-weather fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers ( Read more... )

...is the greatest thing in the world. Oh you'd like to know why, would you? Check it ( Read more... )

What can I say? Life is hectic.

And yet, being a true indiepop geek, I can find the time to repost this delightful bit of news, as seen on Flavorpill:

Belle and Sebastian release a live version of their classic second album, If You’re Feeling Sinister (recorded earlier this year at the Barbican in London), via iTunes today. All profits go to the ( Read more... )

Just heard an uncomfirmed [UPDATE: it's confirmed] report on an indiepop listserv that Mana "China" Nishiura died in a car accident in Delaware today [UPDATE: turns out it was a few days ago -- see comments]. China was the drummer for Japanese cutecore heroes Shonen Knife. If true [UPDATE: it is], it's a really awful loss.

... This classic footage of the Tienanmen Square Protestor is the best thing in the world.

I dare you to watch without getting chills.