July 2008
Read Giles Coren's letter to Times subs →
The Judica-Cordiglia brothers →
In the late 1950s and 1960s, two brothers from Turin claim to have intercepted dozens of transmissions of secret Soviet space launches, including those of cosmonauts who perished in space before…
Look At the State You’re In: Absaroka →
Description of the state of Absaroka… that almost was.
Crimes and Misdemeanors →
Lovely Venn-Diagram style representation of the moral failings of the Bush administration.
Itarille: Bellingham is beautiful, the people who... →
wilw: I met Randall Munroe this afternoon. Totally... →
mathowie: Watched some riders reach the pacific... →
wendyqualls: I'm so sick of hearing that Obama... →
"Citizen Of The World" →
By Patrick Appel A reader writes:
I’ve noticed that McCain, and the right in general, are latching on to Obama’s statement that he was speaking as a “proud citizen of the United States and a…
Knock Knock →
Gifts, Stationary and Unique Crap — I really like the high snark level.
“Now the time has come to awake from my daydream. That’s all...”
– The balcony is closed - Roger Ebert’s Journal
McCain Meltdown →
John McCain said this today in Rochester, New Hampshire:
This is a clear choice that the American people have. I had the courage and the judgment to say I would rather lose a political campaign than…
Death Imitating Art →
by Chris Bodenner My favorite film critic, Christopher Orr, reviews the latest Batman:
The Dark Knight’s villain may be a psychopath, but his tools are all too chillingly familiar: the…
Lost tapes of the Dr Who composer →
A hidden hoard of recordings made by the electronic music pioneer behind the Doctor Who theme has been revealed - including a dance track 20 years ahead of its time.
Don't Tell Naomi →
Salon’s McClelland revels in the delicious irony of Budweiser’s fall as “America’s beer” (it recently merged with Europe’s InBev) and the resurgence of local breweries. He writes:
But…
Should We Be Teaching This in "Social... →
(I’m still not feeling like I have much to add to the conversation at the moment, so instead I’ll just share some half-baked musings - yes, even more half-baked than usual. I write this even…
ddmeyer: Just married. →
1st gen iPhone battery life issues: it’s the apps? →
Shared by Adam
I’ve been noticing the same thing on my 1st gen iPhone. Glad to hear that my unscientific observations are confirmed.
I’ve had my original iPhone for over a year now, and I’ve had…
zachhale: Expired: Desktop Apps. Tired: Facebook... →
Barack Obama's super marketing machine →
Sounds like some impressive, quick build IT going on at the Obama campaign. What’s that line about suitably advanced things appearing to be magic?
wilshipley: Can't decide whether to try to... →
Where to Eat? Ask Your iPhone →
An interesting commentary on expert vs. group wisdom.
wilshipley: "I've been around the web and seen... →
gruber: Next week’s New Yorker cover: illustration... →
gruber: Having an emergency + phone + you think... →
textism: Compared to Fleischer (Satan’s willing... →
Fighting The Crack Epidemic →
Flint, Michigan outlaws baggy pants:
davewiner: I'm an optimist. I expect Obama as his... →
Warren Ellis » The Patchwork Years →
I know, I know… I’m curating. I can stop any time. Really I can.
Handwritten Typographers →
Cameron Adams asks: Do typographers exert some extraordinary control of the pen that laypersons don’t? Does a typographer’s handwriting influence the typefaces they produce?
And answers with…
“While the real-life grown-ups on TV were again rebooting Vietnam, the kids at...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - Wall-E for President
Writing advice from Zadie Smith: write it then put... →
Writing advice from Zadie Smith: write it then put it in a drawer. When you finish your novel, if money is not a desperate priority, if you do not need to sell it at once or be published that…
Bush Edits Jefferson →
Well: he needs to given his own view of religion in politics. Here’s the president’s citation from Jefferson in his speech at Monticello on July 4:
In one of the final letters of his life, he…
gfmorris: I know that Fisking is wrong, but... →
The View From Your Window →
Shared by Adam
This is darn close to my grandparents and family in Central Montana. Beautiful country.
Utica, Montana, 7 pm.
Mac OS X: Do not remove or modify SyncServices... →
Deleting this solved my iPhone’s habit of not syncing with the Address Book. I did it despite the warning that begins, “As if it were a swarm of bees, you should stay away from the SyncServices…
Coupon clipping halts 16 year decline →
Coupons are not as widely available or used over here in France, but we read the closely follow the 2-for-1 and other deals each week very closely. We also buy “special offer” products that are…
When in the course of human events.... →
Anything sound familiar? IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to…
gruber: Gave myself blistering burn on right index... →
A breakdown of what Viacom was granted and denied... →
Because I hadn’t seen one yet, I thought I’d compile a small breakdown of what Viacom asked the court to order Google to reveal - along with some excerpts of the ruling.
The breakdown: 1) The…
Pipes: Twittourette →