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Whether or not gays should be championing the institution of...

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:45:42 -0500

Whether or not gays should be championing the institution of marriage is still a vital topic for debate, but what Prop 8 really boils down to is a creepy effort to keep queers in their place. Second-class citizenship is so 20th-century. Time for a change!!!!! (via * * * MY COMRADE: From Sea To Shining Sea, Pissed-Off Queers PROTEST Proposition 8 * * *)

3000+ photos of London by David Hubert (via Vimeo)

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:24:33 -0500

3000+ photos of London by David Hubert (via Vimeo)

An annotated version of Moby Dick

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:36:42 -0500

An annotated version of Moby Dick: (via rocketboom)

"Teaching children to use Windows is like teaching them to smoke tobacco—in a world where only one..."

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:09:16 -0500

“Teaching children to use Windows is like teaching them to smoke tobacco—in a world where only one company sells tobacco.”

- Boston Review — Richard M. Stallman: Not Free at Any Price

Another Amazing Thing About This Election?

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:16:00 -0500

amandine:

All the political songs from the last 8 years suddenly seem dated.

Change really can happen overnight.

John Ashcroft and I would have to disagree. This country’s still got a lot of flyin’ to do.

Watch:

Until next Halloween.

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:56:00 -0400

Until next Halloween.

reckon: mogadonia: laialadaia: kanamit: grassfights: Christop...

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:47:24 -0400

reckon:

mogadonia:

laialadaia:

kanamit:

grassfights:

Christopher Walken reading “The Raven” by guess who

Beautiful vowels Eunoia is the shortest word in English...

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:41:38 -0400

Beautiful vowels

Eunoia is the shortest word in English containing all five vowels - and it means “beautiful thinking”. It is also the title of Canadian poet Christian Bok’s book of fiction in which each chapter uses only one vowel. (via BBC - Today)

Experience: A 37-year case of insomnia | Life and style | The Guardian

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:09:44 -0400

Experience: A 37-year case of insomnia | Life and style | The Guardian

Dear Mr. John Hodgman: After payday tomorrow and approximately...

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:15:01 -0400

Dear Mr. John Hodgman:

After payday tomorrow and approximately 3-4 weeks for delivery, you will be mine. Oh yes, you will be mine.

There is a line that should not be crossed in anything that is...

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:11:00 -0400

There is a line that should not be crossed in anything that is socially and culturally acceptable and we feel that John McCain has overstepped that line yesterday. He and his associates have started sending out mailers that essentially alludes to the idea that Barack Obama is a Terrorist. That sort of messaging is inappropriate and completely unacceptable. If you’d like to do something about it, go here and donate to the Obama campaign so that his campaign can fight back! (via Theme | RNC calls Obama a Terrorist)

The New Novel by Ed Park, Personal Days. Published by Random...

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:49:00 -0400

The New Novel by Ed Park, Personal Days. Published by Random House

Do you still have my copy of Personal Days? You know, the Ed Park novel that I “borrowed” from Laars, who bought it because the L.A. Times compared it to Vonnegut and he hearts Vonnegut. He liked it a lot…anyway, let me know if you’re through with it, because I need something to read…The cover looks like this, just to jog your memory:

burningfencepost: Fudge (xxxviii) I’m very glad Fudge is...

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:02:06 -0400

burningfencepost:

Fudge (xxxviii)

I’m very glad Fudge is back. Truly a visual splendor with literary merits.

"I remember once when I rubbed pumpkin pie filling all over my face and nobody laughed, said..."

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:27:00 -0400

“I remember once when I rubbed pumpkin pie filling all over my face and nobody laughed, said Pendleton Potts. A few years later I siad to Glorious Jones, Remember when I rubbed pumpkin pie filling all over my face and nobody laughed? And she said yes. I don’t know, I think that really sums up marriage.”

- From Awesome, a novel by Jack Pendarvis

Margaret and Helen

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:04:06 -0400

Margaret and Helen:

My name is Helen Philpot. I am 82 years old. My grandson taught me how to do this so that I could “blog” with my best friend Margaret Schmechtman who I met in college almost 60 years ago. I have three children with my husband Harold. Margaret has three dogs with her husband Howard. I live in Texas and Margaret lives in Maine.

The Unfinished Swan is a surreal maze game set in an entirely...

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:45:00 -0400

The Unfinished Swan is a surreal maze game set in an entirely white world. Fortunately you can splatter paint to help you find your way out. (via The Unfinished Swan)

The Unfinished Swan - Tech Demo 9/2008 from Ian Dallas on Vimeo.

Sister Cecilia Gaudette, who last voted for President Eisenhower...

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:13:57 -0400

Sister Cecilia Gaudette, who last voted for President Eisenhower in 1952, has registered to vote and says she will vote for Democrat Barack Obama.

(via BBC NEWS | Americas | 106-year-old voter chooses Obama)

Vogel5050

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:18:29 -0400

Vogel5050: New York collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, with the help of the National Gallery of Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, have launched a national gift program entitled The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States.

H.O.W | Helping Orphans Worldwide | Alison Weaver | Natasha Radojcic | Founding Editors | Literary Journal

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:39:59 -0400

H.O.W | Helping Orphans Worldwide | Alison Weaver | Natasha Radojcic | Founding Editors | Literary Journal: H.O.W. is an art & literary journal that donates its submission fees to an orphanage that specifically houses and supports both HIV positive and HIV negative children.

Donna Brazile: “If I Were Running This Campaign”

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:19:00 -0400

Donna Brazile: “If I Were Running This Campaign”: On Saturday, October 4th, Jeffrey Toobin hosted a panel discussion with Donna Brazile, Alex Castellanos, Edward J. Rollins, and Joe Trippi. As reported earlier, Brazile stole the show. Brazile’s impassioned closing remarks begin at 1:12:10.