February 2012
21 posts
Thanks to Time Out Chicago for the shout out in... →
Upstairs Gallery has quickly become one of the most reliably interesting places to see an improv or sketch show in Chicago. A super collaborative, supportive environment that breeds experimentation. One of my favorite places to play. Nice work, dudes!
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Hey friends! If this is your first time on the site here’s some more info about us. We’re a small DIY improv/comedy space. All...
Sonic Drive-In Revives ‘Out of Work’ Spokesmen →
I was wondering what the story was behind this. I figured it was all Sonic-orchestrated but was waiting on the reveal. Well played, Sonic. You got yourself a NYTimes feature, some viral exposure and best of all, a great dude gets a great gig back. MAYOR!
The most interesting man of the 20th Century →
John Fairfax died last week at the age of 74. His obituary in the NYTimes is a thing of beauty:
He crossed the Atlantic because it was there, and the Pacific because it was also there.
He made both crossings in a rowboat because it, too, was there, and because the lure of sea, spray and sinew, and the history-making chance to traverse two oceans without steam or sail, proved irresistible.
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KINDLE!
I just got my kindle and figured out how to use Instapaper to deliver online articles straight to my device for free. Now I have access to almost everything I want to read without being stuck in front of my computer! I’m beyond excited about this.
So. many. articles. already! Especially this one!
Santorum is still Santorum!
In light of Santorum’s recent press, I was worried that the original meaning of his name may have gotten lost in Google. But not to worry, friends! Spreadingsantorum.com is still the #1 result when googling “Santorum” and the #3 result when googling “Rick Santorum”.
Everything is as it should be. Carry on.
Procatinator →
Cats. They’re just whatever most of the time. Except when they’re looped to some of my favorite songs of the 80’s and 90’s.
Oh boy. So. Many. Good. Ones.
via Clifford
Corporate bummer, dude.
Groupon HR just nixed the nickname I wanted to put on my 1-year anniversary tracksuit. Apparently “Luvs2fart69” violated some sort of HR policy (though I’m not sure why because farts are just butt sighs and 69 is a real number that exists…)
Now I need to come up with a new name. Tough times at Groupon High.
Did anyone else forget about Rodney Dangerfield...
Because I did.
via Jesse
Wonder Dog: A Golden Retriever Reaches a Raging... →
An Atlanta family struggling to cope with the emotional explosions of their adopted son (who suffers from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome), turns to a service dog agency that specializes in providing dogs for people with emotional and behavioral disorders. The results are a testament to the transformative and healing power of dogs. It’s a little gift from the universe that we co-evolved so...
Publishers destroy Scary Stories to Tell in the... →
The publishers of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark decided to completely change the artwork in the books for the upcoming 30th anniversary. What a bunch of ASSHOLES! The pictures were the best part of those books! Ugh. I guess I’ll just have to stock up on all the originals for future generations to appreciate.
UGH! Look at how they’re ruining it:
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January 2012
18 posts
Six new breeds to debut at Westminster Dog Show →
You can’t keep a good Xoloitzcuintli down!
I DID IT! Honduras, here I come!
Heading to the Bay Islands in Honduras from February 25th-March 4th to learn to dive. It took me a whole damn month to pull the trigger, but I bought the flight so I’m going! Travel tips welcome (Bay Island-specific or otherwise).
Infinite Drunk Ron Swanson →
Worth clicking.
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C-SPAN apparently fielded three prank calls today while live on the air, with each of the callers (or one repeated caller) asking about Mitt Romney’s penis. I’m glad someone finally brought it up! I’m tired of Republicans talking about my uterus. I wanna talk about their penises.
Via the Dailywhat:
The first two calls led off with legitimate questions about factors...
Tiny, Cozy Sleeping Quarters
I’ve always had a fascination with tiny, cozy, efficient sleeping spaces. As a kid, one of the recurring stories I’d tell myself before bed was that I was a professional soccer player/stand-up comic/100-meter dash World Record holder/Jane Goodall crossing the Atlantic in a cargo ship. The entire story revolved around my sleeping quarters, consisting of a simple cot...
NYTimes: 45 Places to Go in 2012 (Luxury spending... →
I love travel lists, but the focus on luxury travel will forever confound me. I get that the NYTimes’ travel readership has an influential affluent demographic, but the simultaneous desire for “authenticity” and “luxury” will always be hypocritical. In one breath they praise St. Vincent in the Caribbean as a gem because it’s remained largely untouched by...
I thought it was a cookie!
Turns out, it’s a sexy sex coin!
From the NYTimes:
A bronze disk recently discovered in the mud near the Putney Bridge in London seemed innocent enough, but on close inspection it has turned out to be one of the oldest pieces of British pornographic art, according to the Guardian.
The bronze, which has been turned over to the Museum of London, dates to around the first century A.D.,...
Detroit Police Stations to close after 4pm each...
From the Chicago Tribune:
Detroit, which has one of the highest crime rates of large American cities, plans to close its police stations to the public for 16 hours a day — including the critical overnight hours — as the cash-strapped city struggles to slash costs. Public-facing desks at the eight stations that represent the eight precincts or districts of the Detroit Police Department...
December 2011
28 posts
Facebook, Google, PayPal, Amazon and others may... →
I hope this happens, not just because the passage of SOPA would be unimaginably destructive to society on so many levels, but also because this would be interesting as hell. Like a temporary digital apocalypse…
Despite a number of warnings from social network and web hosting companies about its potential for governmental abuse, some say that H.R. 3261, commonly known as the Stop Online...
Click here and then select "I am under 21" for the... →
This has made me laugh so hard today. Making it must have been just as fun.
Via BRENT
This is the future of education: MITx
Building upon their OpenCourseWare program (which provides free public access to all of the schools’ undergraduate and graduate course materials), MIT has announced the upcoming 2012 launch of MITx, their new open-source, scalable learning program which will be free to anyone around the world with internet access. MITx will provide online teaching of MIT courses as well as certification for...
Quit castrating sheep with your teeth!
My favorite piece of advice from my Dad this Christmas was a dire warning: “Stop castrating your precious sheep with your precious teeth - it will give you diarrhea and maybe worse. Also, we paid a lot for your braces. Also, it’s disgusting. So just stop it, okay?”
Apparently this practice is common enough at ranches that the CDC figured they should remind people that it’s...
I hope you like that shit pie you baked for...
From the City Pages in my sweet hometown comes a satisfying smackdown on Senator Amy Koch. As Senate Majority Leader, she was a major force behind the bill to amend the MN Constitution to define marriage as solely between a man and a woman (which passed in May and will be voted on by the citizens in November 2012). Her conviction about the sanctity of marriage didn’t apply to herself of...
