May 2013
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“Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth. That doesn’t mean that I...”
– Albert Camus, creative writing instructor
scottfriday replied to your audio post: DJ Hennessy Youngman’s CVS BANGERS VOLUME 2 The…
is this… i mean… like the pharmacy?
Yes, except with gratuitous mixtape air horns and gunshots
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Scandal Befalls McGruff the Crime Dog. →
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The Start-Up Ride Stops Here. →
Come in, close the floating glass door behind you and take a seat on the purple mitt chair. Laugh and high-five me as I tell you this: After a period of exponential growth from a single formica table into the hall of mirrors you find before you, the company has to rightsize. Ha ha ha! Show me those veneers—all that stands between this conversation and the rest of the office is a suspended glass...
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Thirteen Writing Prompts. →
earlhofert:
1. Write a scene showing a man and a woman arguing over the man’s friendship with a former girlfriend. Do not mention the girlfriend, the man, t…
Still classic.
“It’s okay to not be looking at what everyone else is looking at all of the...”
– The Annotated Wisdom of Amy Poehler
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Fugazi - “Instrument”
Fugazi Friday,...
Life is like a box of chocolates
Some people enjoy the really gross pieces.
Your dog could get really sick off of it.
It’s a lazy gift at best.
Is this leftover from Valentine’s Day? Jesus. Come on.
Venture Bros. season 5 premieres June 2nd →
The long wait is over soon. Thank god.
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WatchBill Hader and Fred Armisen playing doormen in an unaired sketch during which they couldn’t stop laughing.
From Splitsider’s Best Bill Hader Sketches (my personal favorite was always “Al Pacino Checks His Bank Balance,” if you can find a video of it)
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Myths, Misconceptions, and Superstitions About... →
Myth: Some spiders are deadly.
Fact: There is no spider species anywhere that can properly be called “deadly.” Obviously, a few people have died from spider venom, but I know of no species anywhere on earth capable of causing death in humans in as much as 10% of cases, even if untreated. If the person bitten obtains medical aid, death from genuine spider bite (“mystery...
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and Hall and Oates →
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Gin Doesn't Make You Sad →
Groundbreaking journalism.
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3 books, 1 weekend
The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth
Old school dystopian sci-fi. The main character is basically Don Draper except for the part where he travels to the moon and performs a couple heroic feats, all the murder and sinister corporatocracy aside.
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
It’s impossible for me to not like Chandler books, and chances are I could reread them...
WOW.
scottfriday:
that hyperbole and a half article about depression was like reading parts of my own history, word for word. i identified with that way, way more than i expected.
Exactly what Scott said. I’m already reading it again.
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XKCD's What If: Hair Dryer →
A brief story:
The official record for fastest manmade object is the Helios 2 probe, which reached about 70 km/s in a close swing around the Sun. But it’s possible the actual holder of that title is a two-ton metal manhole cover.
The cover sat atop a shaft at an underground nuclear test site operated by Los Alamos as part of Operation Plumbbob. When the one-kiloton nuke went off below, the...
I used to think I was pretty cynical when it came to politics. Not the most cynical guy, but competitive, you know?
Considering Mark “Hiking the Appalachian Trail” Sanford winning in South Carolina, and considering pretty much any of Congress’ shenanigans of late, I think it’s safe to declare that there’s no one more cynical than the GOP. The Democrats are a...
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WatchKyle Kinane produced a 20 minute pilot for a travel show. I can’t believe this isn’t a real series. (Mostly NSFW, use headphones, etc., via)
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