January 2010
84 posts
“Someone told me that the guy who wrote Eat This, Not That! used to do Julia...”
– Alex Carnevale, This Recording
This personifies the Gawker-y, NYC-insider-y cubicle-journalism clusterfuck/circle jerk who’s universe I’ve dipped in and out of for the last four years or so, because of occasional bouts of it making me HATE MYSELF AND ALSO EVERYONE ELSE.
Also, sometimes...
“Kirstie Alley’s first Tweeter this morning started with “GOOD...”
– Videogum: Kirstie Alley and Joy Behar are in a Twitter Fight
“I found [Leonard] Cohen to be far better in both voice and presentation in his...”
– Ed Koch: Not a Leonard Cohen Fan
Young Money Metaphor Lesson
From “Pass The Dutch” —
Weezy: “She’s colder than Your Honor.” VERDICT: Nice one!
Short Dawg: “She rollin’ like a baby stroller.” VERDICT: You’re doing it wrong!
“David: My pizza palate isn’t like the ones of pizza bloggers where they...”
– The New Domino’s Pizza Recipe: An Extended Taste Test Review From Both Coasts (And an Appreciation of Domino’s Exquisite Online User Experience) | The Awl
1) I’m not sure why I’m reading a pages-long IM conversation between strangers RE: the new Domino’s recipe.
2) PIZZA BLOGGERS
Lifetime Movie or Megadeth Song? →
I did sadly well on this. But my first CD purchase was Symphony of Destruction, soooooo…
A Weekend With Rap Radio
Listened to terrestrial rap radio on and off all weekend. Some observations:
Hot 97 is basically a long Drake mixtape at this point. I heard “Money to Blow” (just his verse, of course) 5-6 just in casual listening.
There isn’t anything resembling Lil’ Wayne fatigue, at least among rap radio programmers.
From the shower, I heard a couplet involving “Snooki”...
The Hairs, Electric Virgin →
Free EP out on Holiday Records today. (This is Kevin of Knight School with me on bass).
1. Duh! x12 2. Vikings, Pirates & Dudes 3. Ghetto Control 4. Houseplant Song
Letterheady →
Notable letterheads throughout history. Everything from Pixar to Lawrence Welk to the California Church of Scientology. From the minds behind (the brilliant) Letters of Note, of course.
“I heard an unconfirmed rumor earlier today that Ricky Gervais was seriously...”
– /film
Contemplating the potential awesomeness/potential trainwreck factor here.
