Cool Shit 2/11

Matt Taibbi, writer for Rolling Stone (and one of the better investigative journalists out there, in my opinion, reporting on the sins of the government), did an AMA on Redditt. (For those who don't know - an "AMA" is "Ask Me Anything.")

I don't know, do you want a list of songs about one night stands? Because one exists. And here it is. Of course, it doesn't include Norwegian Wood, by the Beatles, which I thought was about a one night stand John Lennon had. Hold on one second as I go wiki it in real time...ok, so it seems, the song isn't about a one night stand, but about an affair - though the description of its meaning by both Paul and John is a little vague on the details, so I'm going to pull an audible and say it WAS about a one night stand, possibly changing the canon of the Beatles in doing so, but hey - where were we?

(A lot of the above might have to do with the fact that I'm currently listening to Tame Impala, a band that some might suggest sound like some of the trippier Beatles catalog, myself included. Listen for yourself...



Quick - get the Weathergirls back together. I smell a new hit (though rhyming anything with "spice" and making it work is going to be difficult. Also, raining spiders might be the next title of my nightmare.)



Movie trailer for Leviathan - a documentary about commercial fishing off the New England coast...though there are many television shows that depict this lifestyle, this movie looks to perhaps take a different visual approach to it. So if you ever thought Deadliest Catch wasn't visual enough to give you the whole picture of what it's like to go out to see for weeks on a fishing boat, this movie is for you. (Warning, if you get seasick easy, this might not be for you):



And then there's this most awesome thing of taking a love of Legos and combining it with a passion of curling, to make this.

Links of Interest 2/24

On the one hand, this is cool, because I like Ian McShane. On the other hand, it's terrible, because there's no need for a new Pirates movie.

Want a visual guide to help you better understand the sport of curling? Ask and you shall receive.

I'm not sure chatroulette can ever be addictive, but this article makes a case for it. Don't know what chatroulette is? You're better off.

Here's a look at what ABC has cooking in the way of sit coms for the upcoming 2010 season.

A list of the 50 greatest working directors. Kinda of a copout, simply because I bet there are few people out there that can even name 20 current working directors.

Talking with Bob Newhart.

The Bloom Box. Real or a Stephen King plot device? (via kottke)

The Post Office is dead; long live the Post Office.

Another essay on the awesomeness of The Big Lebowski.

Some Facebook groups are mildly clever. Some are simply annoying. And then there are these.

Links of Interest 2/19

Really want to know where to start with JG Ballard (author of Crash)? It happens to all of us.

Looking to shorten your lengthy URLs AND give them a slightly suspicious and scary vibe? You've come to the right place.

Photos from Battleship Island.

A look back at Roger Ebert's 1970 Esquire interview with Lee Marvin for Esquire - or as I like to call him, the most awesomest man to ever live.

Don't think death and time sympathizes someone? See how we as a society are making Hitler a punchline!

Just because a movie is good doesn't mean it's going to make a lot of money.

A deeper look into the sport of curling.

HBO has turned the Ricky Gervais podcasts into animated shows.

What did Back to the Future get right in their predictions of the future? Let's take a look back...to...the...future...or just go to this link.

I take no responsibility for anything that happens if you try any of these.