December 2010
34 posts
“What are the differences between Mark Zuckerberg and me? I give private...”
– Julian Assange on SNL (via kateoplis)
nathanieljams:
Dog Days Are Over | Florence and...
nathanieljams:
Sleigh Ride | TLC
At some...
Watchsesamestreet:
Don’t worry, Cookie Monster. It’s only a dream.
poploser:
Yahoo! is closing down Delicious (WTF!) and merging Upcoming (which I seldom use anymore) into other Yahoo! products. Meaning I need to find a new way to make bookmarks. Fuck you, Yahoo! [via]
UPDATE: After poking around, I’m recommending people use Pinboard.
this made me sad, but pinboard may be a good replacement. le sigh.
Newsweek: What?! Manly Old Spice Dude Almost Died... →
newsweek:
Mhm! We really did interview him. The new Newsweek: so poppy and FUN!
“The Man Your Man Could Smell Like,” has been viewed more than 25 million times. Did you have any idea it would be this popular?
I had a feeling something good would come out of this because I almost died on set. In…
Newsweek: What?! Manly Old Spice Dude Almost Died... →
newsweek:
Mhm! We really did interview him. The new Newsweek: so poppy and FUN!
“The Man Your Man Could Smell Like,” has been viewed more than 25 million times. Did you have any idea it would be this popular?
I had a feeling something good would come out of this because I almost died on set. In…
Timeline of the Great Depression →
azspot:
1945
Although the war is the largest tragedy in human history, the United States emerges as the world’s only economic superpower. Deficit spending has resulted in a national debt 123 percent the size of the GDP. By contrast, in 1994, the $4.7 trillion national debt will be only 70 percent of the GDP!
The top tax rate is 91 percent. It will stay at least 88 percent until 1963, when it...
Watchtwentyfourbit:
Jason Segel and Jack Black Take On Bowie/Bing Classic
As anyone who’s seen a Jack Black or Jason Segel movie could tell you, they both possess some considerable musical chops in addition to their known comedic abilities (not to mention Black’s work in Tenacious D and Segel’s latest original composition). And now — while promoting their upcoming film adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s...
poploser:
Regret the Error puts looks at media errors and corrections from 2010. Best year-end list yet. [via]
poploser:
Regret the Error puts looks at media errors and corrections from 2010. Best year-end list yet. [via]
“Let’s just state the obvious here: we’re seeing the end of the open internet...”
– Wikileaks And The End of the Open Internet (via azspot)
Robert Reich: Why the Tax Deal Confirms the... →
robertreich:
Apart from its extraordinary cost and regressive tilt, the tax deal negotiated between the President and the Republicans has another fatal flaw.
It confirms the Republican worldview.
Americans want to know what happened to the economy and how to fix it. At least Republicans have a story – the…
Soup: A million dollars isn't cool. →
langer:
A curious thing happened on Friday, something that probably went unnoticed by most Americans, either because they were just waking up from their food comas and heading to the malls to do their part in helping corporate America pile on to its already record-setting profits, or else…