June 2010
10 posts
Various YouTube clips of the US goal vs. Algeria →
The NYTimes has a great page up that has videos at locations across the country that captured the moment of Landon’s goal to beat Algeria
60 Pianos To Be Scattered Around NYC →
hayekd:
mytododoitlikeitlist:
From the Huffingtonpost.
Please, people of NYC, share that with us. Original website for NYC here.
This is going to be chill zone 22.
Someone needs to post a “no playing chopsticks” sign similar to the “No Playing Stairway to Heaven” sign they have at the music store in Wayne’s World.
Couple finds their paths crossed when 3 & 5 years... →
A couple is getting married and while looking for childhood pictures to use at the wedding find that their paths crossed when they were children, at Disney of all places…
Interview with John Sculley →
He fired Steve Jobs from Apple- wonder if this helped Steve come back stronger with the leadership abilities he has today?
“When I heard that BP was destroying a big portion of Earth, with no serious...”
– Dilbert’s Scott Adams in the WSJ. I had a similar predicament about purchasing stocks of Tobacco companies 2001-02, and ultimately decided I didn’t want to invest, though their fundamentals were solid. I’m still thinking about investing in BP, has my moral compass changed over the...
May 2010
12 posts
“BP wants Twitter to shut down a fake BP account that is mocking the oil company....”
– JIMMY FALLON, Late Night
(via the New York Times)
(via inothernews)
(via palahniukandchocolate)
(via jayparkinsonmd)
(via fred-wilson)
“I tell them to think of Woodstock,” he said. “The first one was free, but it...”
– New York Times article about the founder of the P2P service Limewire and his challenges in negotiating with the labels…
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Joe’s Garage by Frank Zappa. Really fun...
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April 2010
1 post
February 2010
3 posts
Rick Rubin to produce new Gogol Bordello album |... →
davehyndman:
Very cool, though my vote for a Rick Rubin produced artist is U2. Something I’d really like to hear. Still, the Gogol Bordello album should be fun.
aewsome:
Neat!
This is great news! Can’t wait to hear it.
January 2010
21 posts
zing!
Jon Stewart: How many followers do you have?
Bill Gates: Uh...how many do you have?
Jon: I don't Twitter! I'm busy!
bijan:
In The Sun - She & Him
Brand new...
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“How Bad For The Environment Can Throwing Away One Plastic Bottle Be? 30 Million...”
– THE ONION (of course)
Second Sun by Assembly of Dust (with Mike Gordon...
“Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it’s...”
– Any letter from Conan O’Brien opening with “People of Earth:” and ending with the above is worth a read. Look forward to seeing where he lands!
Susan Boyle is the Greatest Singer of All Time...
It is nice to see Susan Boyle succeed. Feel good story!
catnipforhipsters:
I chose to completely ignore the whole Susan Boyle phenomenon here at Catnip when it first hit the web, but I just found the numbers on Susan Boyle’s debut album too fascinating not to share. Here is how it breaks down:
• I Dreamed A Dream is the biggest debut on the Billboard charts since it started using...
“In 2008, 13% of graduating Seniors from Harvard applied to Teach for America”
– This NYTimes article reports on a study that people who completed Teach for America are less active in society than those who dropped out of the program or were accepted but did not enter Teach for America.
However, the part of the article I found most surprising is the 13% of Harvard grads...
Noisiest Places in NY →
Fun list of the noisiest places in NYC- people say New Yorkers are loudest but most of these locations are full of tourists…
1. 93 decibels: F, V, B, D platform, Bryant Park
2. 87 decibels: Corner of 42nd St. and Fifth Ave.
3. 83 decibels: West Side Highway
4. 78 decibels: Herald Square
5. 76 decibels: Times Square, near the military recruiting station
6. 74 decibels: Union Square,...
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December 2009
15 posts
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