July 2010
15 posts
fuckyeahkurtvonnegut:
PLAYBOY: In some of your books—especially The Sirens of Titan and Slaughterhouse-Five—there’s serious notion that all moments in time exist simultaneously, which implies that the future can’t be changed by an act of will in the present. How does a desire to improve things fit with that?
KURT VONNEGUT: You understand, of course, that everything I say is horseshit.
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The Best Magazine Articles Ever To Keep You Busy... →
The Best Magazine Articles Ever
The following are suggestions for the best magazine articles (in English) ever. Arranged in chronological order. Stars denote how many times a correspondent has suggested it. Reader notes are in italics. For a great way to read long-form magazine articles on a tablet device see review here.
* Vannevar Bush, “As We May Think.” Atlantic Magazine, July 1945.
**...
“Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don’t be sorry.”
– Jack Kerouac (via pinkhotel)
Hey, if this gig doesn't work out, at least I have... →
(scroll to second photo lol)
Omaha factoid! →
AFI has a list of the 100 Greatest Actors of all Time. (They have a list of Actresses, too. But, it doesn’t so much fit with the Omaha fact I am trying to give you here. I am not ignoring the ladies, so much as don’t have a use for their list right now.)
Anyway, the list of 100 Greatest Actors of…
Humphrey Bogart
Cary Grant
James Stewart
Marlon Brando — FROM OMAHA
Fred Astraire —...
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popculturebrain:
Trailer: The Social Network
This time with real life actual footage!
Floored. Completely. Sure I was expecting a good script and performance but I wasn’t expecting the visual assault that lays ahead. Damn.
This actually does look pretty damned good. Aaron Sorkin’s involved, and I hope it’s more like the first few seasons of The West Wing or the...
WatchWish Lanterns. We launched these Wish Lanterns (surprisingly still legal and can be found online HERE), and sent the most beautiful sight into the skies of Montauk on the 4th of July. Did you see them??
“Having stuff blows. Liquidity is the new luxury!”
– David Karp (via dpstyles, minimalmac)
Lose it. Just once. See what happens. →
Repeat After Me: You Can't Afford Free →
I can’t afford “free.” The minute someone comps your meal, or sends you a gift, or whatever it may be, (for no reason whatsoever) is the minute I feel like I owe them a favor in return. It’s incredibly frustrating. I won’t get into the nitty gritty of the specific freebies I’m still paying for in one way or another (usually my time), but I will say that I was...