November 2009
47 posts
October 2009
54 posts
Don’t Stop me now! « Charlestown Primary School →
Yes. A children’s chorus performing Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now”. Keep your eye on the little boy about four in from the right on the front row, and the other kids bopping in the back row. And the whole group just gets more and more into it as the song progresses. Perfect Friday afternoon cute.
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The Steamy Hot Fuzz Slash Fiction Tweets: October... →
If you follow Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, or Nick Frost on Twitter, you probably saw all this unfold in real time. If you didn’t: well, here’s the Wright-Pegg-Frost “Hot Fuzz” Twitter slash-fic-a-thon from Oct. 19, summarised by Edgar Wright on his blog. Hilarity.
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ontd_political: BANNED IN THE USSR →
The most amusing thing about this list? That while “homosexuality” was apparently a key reason for banning certain bands in the USSR, the Village People weren’t tagged for it.
Idea for Tumblr Pro
disorganization:
anarchivist:
softculture:
hungryghoast:
jhnbrssndn:
I’d gladly pay $10 a month to have a dashboard free of the following:
photos of Andy Warhol
photos of any of the Beatles
photos of Bob Dylan
that Jim Jarmusch quote
anything that has more than 100 likes or reblogs
Just throw in that Banksy quote on advertising and I am so on-board with this.
Can I add any...
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Photos: Rare Snapshots from Early Star Trek... →
A gallery of vintage photos from “Star Trek” conventions of old. Awesomeness.
Essay - The Collider, the Particle and a Theory... →
I am not a scientist, but I find this fascinating: the thesis that the Large Hardon Hadron Collider is being stopped by the particle they’re trying to create, extending back through time to stop itself. Sure, as theories go, it’s so far out in left field you might need binoculars to see it. But it’s fun to think about for those of us who have never quite stopped being...
From "Shakespeare in Love", the truest words ever...
Henslowe: Mr. Fennyman, allow me to explain about the theatre business. The natural condition is one of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster.
Fennyman: So what do we do?
Henslowe: Nothing. Strangely enough, it all turns out well.
Fennyman: How?
Henslowe: I don't know. It's a mystery.
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The Doctor Who News Page: Barry Letts (1925-2009) →
RIP, Barry Letts. He presided over the period of Doctor Who that was my introduction to the show, the era where Jon Pertwee played the Third Doctor. Thanks, Barry.
Mooninite Random Quote Generator →
Because everyone knows that the rocket they sent to the moon was really an attack on those little 8-bit bastards.
“Yes, on the moon nerds get their pants pulled down and they are spanked with moon rocks!” —Err
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BBC - Doctor Who - The first ten logos... Which do... →
The BBC provides its own overview of the history of the Doctor Who logo.
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Apple Beachball →
This reminds me of what it’s like to use Safari.
