August 2011
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elspethjane:
(via Frolicat Bolt Laser Cat Toy » Coolest Gadgets)
I HAVE THIS. It costs less than $20 and it’s the best cat toy EVER.
Laser cat toys make me kind of sad, mostly because I don’t feel like our cat is entertained by them. Lasers and shinies (the reflections of light off shiny objects) just seem to get him intensely wound up and frustrated. YMMV, of...
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Strange Bedfellows
animalsbeingdicks:
Jorge knew from the start that he and his dorm mate weren’t going to get along.
For the chihuahua-lovers on my list.
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Press Release: National Zoo Animals React to the... →
This is pretty fascinating: a roundup of unusual animal behaviour at the National Zoo before, during, and after yesterday’s earthquake.
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New music: Florence and the Machine – What the... →
Via the Guardian, for them of you on my list who are fans.
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http://oneweekoneband.tumblr.com/post/9291213508 →
oneweekoneband:
I wanted to kick off our second Duke Ellington day by talking about some of the barriers people can have to getting into very old music like this, and why I think it’s important to at least understand it, rather than relying on second-hand recreations from decades later.
This entire post is excellent and you should go read it.
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“Q: [Mark Millar] still lives in Glasgow, is there a chance of bumping into him?...”
– Grant Morrison, interviewed in Rolling Stone, via The Beat.
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Question for the peanut gallery.
Do you listen to classical music, and if so, what are some of your favorite forms, composers, performers, etc?
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David Tennant: 'My bedpost really has very few... →
Excerpt from the interview, presented without further comment:
Tennant smiles. Silence.
“But it is bonkers, isn’t it?” Silence.
“Did you actually go out and seek the daughter of a Doctor to mother your child?”
“That’s exactly what I did, yes, and there were very few candidates available. It was a limited field.” He grins.
“It is unlikely, isn’t it?”
“I know, but seriously,...
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The title of your father's profession is now your...
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ponywithafez:
The Teacher!
The News Director…? Huh.
The Unknown.
—-that sounds pretty cool.
The Programmer?
Uh
ok
The...
All my favorite British men have dressed in drag,...
geoff-lestrudel:
watsonyourharryteninch:
John Barrowman (The most fabulous man)
John Simm (Master of my heart)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlly, that little black dress looks brilliant)
David Tennant (Will always be my Doctor, Doctor Davina)
Matt Smith (Doctor, Who is she?)
Christopher Eccleston (Sounds like from the north, but she rather travel south)
Cillian Murphy (That...
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WatchI’m not sure it gets more twee than a music box that plays Beirut’s “Scenic World”.
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American Drink: Other New Orleans Bars of Note →
americandrink:
Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop - 941 Bourbon St. Some say it may be the oldest bar in the United States. Other say it was originally owned by the pirate Jean Lafitte. All I know is that the bartender at this cave-like tavern served us a mean Bartender’s Handshake and gave Chris 10 ounces of 120 proof Green Chartreuse. Maybe it was because he couldn’t see. See, it’s all candle-lit...
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"What Work Is", by Philip Levine
We stand in the rain in a long line waiting at Ford Highland Park. For work. You know what work is—if you’re old enough to read this you know what work is, although you may not do it. Forget you. This is about waiting, shifting from one foot to another. Feeling the light rain falling like mist into your hair, blurring your vision until you think you see your own brother ahead of you,...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-7) →
The Divine Comedy (41)
Talking Heads (16)
Felix Buxton (15)
soy un caballo (13)
Patrick Wolf (11)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“Monday a deputation from the parish of Bethnal Green waited upon Mr Peel to...”
– An account from September 24, 1826, posted at Spitalfields Life. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
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“What’s happening now isn’t a protest or, as Darcus Howe put it, an...”
– Dorian Lynskey, “Why the Specials’ Ghost Town is still the sound of a country in crisis”
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Instant CSI →
Endlessly useful.
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Guardian — London riots: before and after... →
I can barely look at this.
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