November 19, 2009

Cousins - Vampire Weekend

The latest single of their new album, Contra. I like the video, think I really like the song, but hope it’s catchy and appealing enough to make this second album a hit.

November 19, 2009 - 10:28am   |   PERMALINK
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FILED UNDER: music vampire weekend 
See profile pic on left. It was very tempting to send, but I’m trying to stay on good terms with Norris Marketing.

See profile pic on left.

It was very tempting to send, but I’m trying to stay on good terms with Norris Marketing.

November 19, 2009 - 4:34am   |   PERMALINK
FILED UNDER: northwestern norris 
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-15)

  1. The National (20) 
  2. Clipse (14) 
  3. Jay-Z (11) 
  4. Brian Eno & David Byrne (7) 
  5. Frightened Rabbit (5) 

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

November 19, 2009 - 4:27am   |   PERMALINK
November 18, 2009

How can anyone think that AT&T offers a “better experience”?  There are millions of people waiting for the iPhone to be offered on anything but AT&T for a reason, it’s not just a matter of opinion.  I hate Verizon in some quarters but I really can’t complain when I can make calls in the basement of a concrete bunker.

November 18, 2009 - 11:59pm   |   PERMALINK
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Is Not Afraid

New tumblr started by John Gruber on who and who isn’t afraid of terrorists.  Love Bloomberg.

fraidycats:

Michael Bloomberg:

“I have great confidence that the NYPD, with federal authorities, will handle security expertly. The NYPD is the best police department in the world and it has experience dealing with high-profile terrorism suspects and any logistical issues that may come up during the trials.”

November 18, 2009 - 2:55pm   |   PERMALINK
FILED UNDER: terrorists bloomberg nyc 
November 17, 2009
Star Wars: Trench Run Game Released for iPhone

This may be one of the biggest things holding me back from springing for the DROID.

November 17, 2009 - 9:48am   |   PERMALINK
FILED UNDER: droid star wars iphone rock and a hard place 
November 16, 2009
Not even sure what to say to this.  I thought it was Billy Dee when I first saw it…

Not even sure what to say to this.  I thought it was Billy Dee when I first saw it…

November 16, 2009 - 12:41pm   |   PERMALINK
FILED UNDER: michael jackson lando lookalike 
NYT: Mistakes in Typography Grate the Purists

Three people have sent this to me now.

“I think sometimes that being overly type-sensitive is like an allergy,” said Michael Bierut, a partner in the Pentagram design group in New York. “My font nerdiness makes me have bad reactions to things that spoil otherwise pleasant moments.”

I’m not quite as bad as some of these cases, but bad type really does grate me.  The Norris Center is covered with poorly designed type, and is probably a larger part of my hatred of the place than I would admit.

November 16, 2009 - 11:57am   |   PERMALINK
FILED UNDER: type Typography nitpicky 
November 15, 2009

Video from the top of the Burj Dubai

Can you imagine what it’s like to work up there?

November 15, 2009 - 10:34am   |   PERMALINK
FILED UNDER: really high oil money 

Animation: pitcher Dock Ellis’s no-hitter while on LSD

SO worth the 4:32 of your time.

“It’s so easier to pitch with the LSD because I was so used to medicating myself.  That’s the way I was dealing with the fear of failure.”

November 15, 2009 - 10:28am   |   PERMALINK
FILED UNDER: drugs baseball animation