//synesthesia: Archive

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crystalised / the xx [2.0]

Sep 30th

“During the Clinton impeachment circus, I walked by William Safire’s lair. He...”

– maureen dowd. maybe the greatest anecdote ever.

Sep 30th

photoshop disasters →

Sep 30th

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samurai showdown / m. bison [not bad!]

Sep 29th

one of the better new yorker blog posts ever. →

haha: The new Nintendo video game Duck Hunt is a game about hunting ducks, right? Wrong! It is so much more. In this deep, rich cultural narrative, we are the ducks and society the gun. Simply try to lift the pistol to the screen and you will have an existential crisis of conscience. Why kill? Is it because we are told to? Or is it because we are designed to? This video game has bested Nietzsche...

Sep 29th

what's the matter with cultural studies? / the... →

well, shit: I’m not saying that it has had no impact. Cultural critics like Marc Bousquet, Cary Nelson, Andrew Ross, and Jeffrey Williams have written indispensable accounts of academic labor in America, and each has been inspired, in part, by some of the best work in the cultural-studies tradition, the branch that analyzes the social foundations of intellectual labor. But if you compare...

Sep 29th

the lie machine / rolling stone →

Sep 29th

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rollin’ / jackie chain ft. jhi ali

Sep 29th

in related news: THE BEST THING THE INTERNET HAS... →

Sep 29th

i really like the conjecture that cory doctorow wears a cape and rides hot air balloons through time.

Sep 29th

david cronenberg has decided to remake the fly →

Sep 28th

im late on this, but seriously: wtf →

Sep 28th

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kitty, daisy & lewis / going up the country...

Sep 28th

i bet he kinda wishes he picked up that oscar now

so im kinda on the fence on this whole roman polanski thing. one hand: yes, totally and completely deserves this one. no question. other hand: really lame way to get arrested, especially given the ubs shitstorm. although it is a little mindblowing to me that he would be involved in swiss/american horse-trading. very strange. it did, however, elicit a great piece of dialogue at the mt. pleasant...

Sep 28th

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“Why can’t I look good in a pair of AirForce Ones!?”

– white whines [seriously though.]

Sep 28th

asgarda: amazons of ukraine →

yes please: In the Ukraine, a country where females are victims of sexual trafficking and gender oppression, a new tribe of empowered women is emerging. Calling themselves the “Asgarda”, the women seek complete autonomy from men. Residing in the Carpathian Mountains, the tribe is comprised of 150 women of varying ages, primarily students, led by 30 year-old Katerina Tarnouska. Reviving the...

Sep 28th

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rome / phoenix + devendra banhart [via disco...

Sep 28th

one more for the road: david remnick on rob... →

[don’t miss the last sentence. priceless.]

Sep 28th

“On June 10, 2000, Queen Elizabeth II opened the high-tech Millennium Bridge,...”

– rational irrationality / john cassidy [the good analogy department]

Sep 28th

just raising the bar, aren't we / the future of... →

Sep 25th

and one more thing...

hey guess what lily allen. no one fucking cares.

Sep 25th

some shit, man

so i was recently reminded that the noun of assemblage for crows is an “unkindness.” in light of our recent conversation about crows, this seems like an imminently counterproductive and self-fulfilling way to be addressing our crow brethren. i propose: an armada of crows. way better. i think if i’m going to launch any serious campaign to get crows on team brady, square one has to...

Sep 25th