March 2012
Anonymous asked: Where are you moving to?
I’ll be moving in about a month, so a few more things will come up for grabs here on tumblr. Stay tuned.
Prizes will include a couple unique McSweeney’s publications, a Polaroid Colorpack II Land Camera (Fujifilm still makes film for it), and more.
WINNERS
By a nose: LOPEZDISPENSER
2nd place: WHISKEYROBOT
YES there was a secret consolation prize. Send contact info by fanmail or something. I’ll hit the post office on Monday.
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Stream Zammuto's self-titled album @ SPIN →
Nick Zammuto was 1/2 of The Books and he is really damn good at making music. Here he is playing with his kids and making a percussion track by scratching the end grooves of a vinyl record.
This album sounds like Bon Iver on caffeine and amphetamines. In a very good way. It hits shelves Tuesday.
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Insane Charities I Will Found with My MegaMillions...
Planned Grandparenthood (gives babies to any overbearing parent/grandparent who passive-aggressively asks you when you might spawn)
Maps Without Borders
Habitat for Yog-Sothoth
Coalition United for Tiny Elephants (C.U.T.E.)
Robert Smith’s Race for The Cure
Red Croissant
Dr. Steve Brule for President (Married News PAC)
National Association for the Advancement of Boozy Brunch
Hovering Art Directors →
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The Mountain Goats, Owen Pallett, and Anonymous 4... →
Here is a crystal-clear recording of the 89-minute performance at NYC’s Merkin Concert Hall (haha merkin) thanks to NPR Music. Anonymous 4 is an all-female classical vocal quartet, they open the show. Owen Pallett plays violin and put together the arrangements of John Darnielle’s songs.
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“It is proper to demand more from the man with exceptional advantages than from...”
– Theodore Roosevelt in The Atlantic, August 1894. We need more blustery, grandiose essays from our politicians. (thanks Andrew!)
WatchObligatory China, IL appreciation post. Brad Neely is America’s wacked-out sweetheart.
WatchThe 2012 edition of A.V. Undercover is under way, and it’s good so far, but basically I just want to see Ted Leo (above with “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”), Cursive, and The Mountain Goats (also) just take turns covering everything.
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Text Post
So I had an anxiety thing tonight. It’s not common, thankfully, but it pops up from time to time. For me anxiety comes on like a stomach ulcer and THE TUMS. THEY DO NOTHING. So then I can’t sleep, so then I get anxious about sleeping, so then it goes on and on and on until finally the part of me that’s tired can smother the part of me that’s convinced the world will end.
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"So they live one day at a time. It's not like... →
me: maybe if i quit social media i could rehabilitate my faith in humanity
John: you would think that would work but it doesn't.
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“My first advice is to listen to reason when they formulate their positions....”
– Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, offering election advice to Mitt Romney and the rest of the Republican field. (via theatlantic)
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“My parents were aware of race. As I got older, they would share stories about...”
– Roxane Gay, “A Place Where We Are Everything”
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"Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?" →
Based on title alone, I will read this memoir.
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Frank Rich: "The GOP's Problem with Women" →
Here’s that 5 page summary of GOP misogyny I know you were all looking forward to. Includes bonus material like pre-Nixon history (Republicans kind of liked women and contraception back then) and Mitt Romney’s track record as a Mormon ward bishop in Boston (he was a real dick).
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“When we tell stories about creativity, we tend to leave out this phase. We...”
– The Importance of Frustration in the Creative Process, (via wilwheaton)
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