January 2009
27 posts
White House Unbuttons Formal Dress Code →
I love this.
Schools Phasing Out Cursive →
menstrom:
It’s about damn time. I never understood why such emphasis was put on an arcane form of penmanship. They may as well teach architectural lettering… at least it is legible. (via thedw)
Quick sidebar: I spend Saturday morning at an elementary school open house with a predominantly international student body and was legitimately SHOCKED by how many parents were concerned with their...
More Fallout From That 100-0 Girls Basketball... →
via AK
15 Most Bizarre Beards and Mustaches →
Worth it.
I would enjoy this phone →
If only it had a price. And if only I didn’t have a year left on my Helio contract.
“CIA Superior: What did we learn, Palmer?
CIA Officer: I don’t know, sir....”
– From “Burn After Reading,” a movie that I recently rewatched and have since decided is the perfect exclamation point to the Bush era.
Apple Keynote Wrap Up
soupsoup:
iPhoto 09 : Geolocation and facial recognition that syncs with Facebook and flickr.
iMovie 09 : Image stabilization for shaky camera recordings and has a cool new slow motion effect among a host of other new features.
Garageband 09 : It’s the most “exciting” feature, and a “true breakthrough”, which will help people to play a musical instrument. It’s called “Learn to...
This American Life: Scenes from a Mall →
The bulk of this episode was recorded literally half a mile from where I am currently sitting. Pretty awesome. Also: I can vouce for the kid selling T-Mobile phones. He is a great salesman.
Ten Best American Movies of All Time →
I love this particular list for the following reasons (in order):
1) It contains the film Groundhog Day
2) Stanley Fish, the list’s author, appears to have no significant background in film.
3) I like how both Sunset Boulevard and Double Indemnity were included as both films are from the same director and shot in the same style. This is fascinating because it says of the author far more...
