January 2011
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The Super Bowl art bet →
The Milwaukee Art Museum and the Carnegie Museum of Art have agreed to a Super Bowl bet! Even better: The museums have put major works by major artists on the line. The bet continues an annual tradition begun last year when MAN instigated a wager between the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Both museums are offering up significant impressionist paintings: The...
Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House
internetgrandma:
The neighbors’ dog will not stop barking. He is barking the same high, rhythmic bark that he barks every time they leave the house. They must switch him on on their way out. The neighbors’ dog will not stop barking. I close all the windows in the house and put on a Beethoven symphony full blast but I can still hear him muffled under the music, barking, barking, barking, and now...
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The 8 least-evil consumer banks (according to CNN) →
Overlooked Portions of Popular Songs Which, When... →
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Lesson 7: A Short History of the Norse Siege of... →
“Norse History for Bostonians” is my favorite McSweeney’s feature. Nowhere else do you get lines like this:
Well, I gottah say, it must’ah sounded pretty fuckin’ shitty tah the Franks ‘cause next thing yah know the Danes ahr siegin’ the fuck outtah that goddamned cathedral.
Andrew: Before the trip I should load up my iPod with all summertime music: Jimmy Cliff, The Beach Boys, The Go-Gos
Me: I've got a buttload of techno and some dismemberment plan. Abbey is bringing Kanye. This trip/house party thing won't know what hit it.
Andrew: NO DOUBT
Andrew: But seriously, nobody bring No Doubt
Gap Between Rich And Poor Named 8th Wonder Of The... →
PARIS—At a press conference Tuesday, the World Heritage Committee officially recognized the Gap Between Rich and Poor as the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” describing the global wealth divide as the “most colossal and enduring of mankind’s creations.”
“Of all the epic structures the human race has devised, none is more staggering or imposing than the Gap...
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Did you guys hear about the fire at the circus? →
Aaaaand the afternoon is shot.
“Jersey Shore will have more seasons than Arrested Development. Hope you’re proud...”
– Gizmodo’s Jason Chen. (via vanityfair)
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Watchcomedycentral:
Jon Stewart Disproves Megyn Kelly’s Nazi Claims
Discrediting Megyn Kelly’s laughable assertion that Fox News hosts and guests never compare opponents to Nazis is like shooting Nazis in a barrel.
Can’t we all just agree that everybody’s Nazis?
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The Twelves - BBC Essential Mix →
The Twelves, a pair of Brazilian DJs (apparently dubbed Brazil’s answer to Daft Punk), gave the BBC a two hour live mix and you can download it here. In the first 12 minutes, I’ve heard Karin Dreijer Andersson, Phoenix, LCD Soundsystem, a little Daft Punk and plenty of other squeaky, squelchy noises. If that’s your kind of thing.
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