“I think something I joke about with Adam is his, and You Look Nice Today’s fanbase, is largely composed of a particular kind of person who really cares about fonts.”— Jesse Thorn, on the type of people who need a little help dressing like a grownup. As someone who cares about both fonts and looking dapper, I’m pretty excited about Put This On.
Sweet.
Related: A Continuous Lean. It’s by boys for boys, but I love it anyway (and wish I could buy the Hamilton Oxfords for every boy I know).
Take 10 or 15 minutes out of your day today and rate/review some of the apps you use on your iPhone in the App Store. Most people have tons of apps on their phones, many of which they love, but we’re all guilty of forgetting or not bothering to review them in the store.
Let’s make this afternoon the first official Rate iPhone Apps Friday.
I rated and reviewed 12 applications today, including BirdBrain (★★★★★), Wikipanion Plus (★★★★★) and Alive 4-ever (★★★★).
A capital idea! (:
I rated 15(!) including: Pano (5★), AccuFuel (4★), Momentile (5★), One Bus Away (5★), Scrabble (4★).
Wow!Indeed. Red shift as three dimensions. I wish I’d thought of that in the context of astrophysics in college.
“We occupy a very tiny place in the heavens.”
furyandsound (my entry):
At some point, I’ll stop saying it, but the ISO50 crew got it right. Again.
This time it’s with a collection of cover/mixed tracks from a handful of the musician’s Jakub’s seen this summer.
Great artwork, great tunes. Go forth and enjoy.
“The whole scene is like that robotic vacuum cleaner Roomba: progressive, there to help but also, in a way you can’t quite pinpoint, really menacing.”
Hahah. Oh man. You now know why I turned down UCSC after visiting my senior year…
I used to lived and worked in London (where I met London herself). One Casual Friday afternoon, the office Hooray Henry, whom on this occasion donned a pink polo, turned to the room and asked:
Does anyone have any Phil Collins on an iPod?
He was serious. I can’t say I’m a fan of Phil Collins. I can’t say I’m a fan of R&B boy band Naturally 7. But one doesn’t have to be a fan of either to appreciate the musicality of this a cappella rendition of ‘In The Air Tonight’, live in the Paris Subway. Even the commuters are getting into it.
— via my latest love Ryberg Curated Video, from Melbourne.
Yes. What whileyouweresleeping said.
A while back— days, months, years? I don’t know and it doesn’t matter— I watched this and realized that In the Air Tonight is no longer Phil Collins’ song. It’s impossible for me to hear any other version of that song, including the excellent Cadbury Gorilla one, without thinking of this.
Look at this. I mean, the talent and the balls to perform this tight, on a train— that means in public you pussies and that guy with his back to all of this, couldn’t look more like a douche. Yes, I’m small for noticing.
No, you’re not: he looks ridiculous; the way he looks behind him and then tries to be sly once he realizes he’s on camera.
He reminds me of the folks walking straight past Joshua Bell performing in the Metro. I don’t understand how you pass up either. Fools.
Sam Taylor Wood
For J. Also: go see it @ Curated by Jon-Kyle, it’s way mo’ betta there. (Stumbled on to via Laura’s tumblelog round-up.)
Gran Patron Burdeos Tequila
If you’re ready to take your celebratory boozing to the next level, Gran Patron Burdeos Tequila ($740) is just the stuff. Distilled from the finest blue agave, this ultra-premium dark tequila is matured in a blend of American and French oak barrels and aged for a minimum of 12 months. It’s then distilled again in vintage Bordeaux barrels from France. Each unleaded crystal bottle comes in a black walnut box with a special corkscrew and a crystal bee stopper. Be sure to sign up for the Uncrate-approved Patron Social Club.
Yes. ($740! Eep. But still.)
Also, what better way to procrastinate than by plundering my iTunes library?
I can’t sleep, so why not! (Mixing and matching w/ Neven Mrgan’s iTunes Stats and tossing in one of my own, too.)
Number of Songs: 7,557
Number of Albums: 1,309
Most Recently Played Song: Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder [Explicit]
Most Played Song: Cee-Lo - Kung Fu Fighting
Most Played Song that maybe you haven’t heard: Fred Everything - Mercyless feat Wayne Tennant
Most Recently Added Album: Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports
First Song Alphabetically: Birdy Nam Nam - Abbessess
Last Song Alphabetically: Dr. Dre & LL Cool J - Zoom
Smallest Song Numerically: Amerie - 1 Thing
Biggest Song Numerically: Binary Finary - 1998 (Original Mix)
Shortest Song: The Cinematic Orchestra - The Projectionist (0:07)
(2nd Shortest Song): Rahzel - For the Ladies (0:09)
Longest Song: Michael Tilson Thomas & the SFO - Appalachian Spring (35:52) [there are longer, but they’re DJ mixes, not songs]
Shortest Song with a 5-star rating: The Cinematic Orchestra - Voyage (0:23)
Longest Song with a 5-star rating: Dave Matthews Band - Seek Up (Live @ RR) (13:29)
First Album Alphabetically: Ray LaMontagne - Acre of Land
Last Album Alphabetically: Matisyahu - Youth
First Album Numerically: Quadrant - 1.1
Last Album Numerically: Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
Most Recent iTunes/Amazon Purchase: Demi Lovato - Here We Go Again (what?)
First Five Songs That Pop Up On iTunes DJ:
Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire - Eugene
Solar House - Freedom
Matt Morris - Betting Man
Fuel - Bad Day
edIT - Certified Air Raid Material
“But John survived, grew into Nick Stahl and has now matured into Bruce Wayne — I mean Christian Bale, all grizzled cheekbones and frayed vocal cords — while the original T-800 runs the State of California.”— And this is why I love A.O. Scott.
That’s why I love A.O. Scott, too. (You pulled the very quote I had sitting here in a draft. Sneaky!)
Some of my favorite writers (Matthew Baldwin and Avery Edison amongst them) are reading Infinite Jest this summer. This is a swell idea, one I’ll happily try to participate in.
I tried once before, unaided, and after 30 hard-fought pages, the book sat on the shelf for more than a year before it was finally returned to its owner.
Perhaps it is time to try again!
Potentially the year’s most annoyingly phrased and delivered line of dialog as we head into the moviegoing summer.
Word.
My affection for Christian Bale’s ability to enter stage left and steal whatever scene he’s in notwithstanding: can we dispense with the Batman-whisper? It grates.
Will Arnett and Alec Baldwin are the only ones who can do the menacing whisper, so just stop it, Christian Bale. (NBC is way too good at pulling down non-authorized videos and way too sucky at having enough [good] clips on hulu…there’s nary a “‘talking like this’ contest” video to be found. Lame.)
Heads up, Deep V Neck. ‘Cos Kindergarten Pajama Tank Top is coming for your shit.
Noooo!
I love the handful of days each spring and fall when the sun lines up like this during my morning commute.
Well, that’s lovely, that is.
