We’re in the middle of a massive site launch at work. Crazy things happen when a bunch of nerds are really busy. The Failure Monster (pictured above) is one such crazy thing.
But we do not fear it. We laugh at its paper fangs.
Okay, I know I’ve been throwing a lot of stuff at you today, but this NYT article — Generation Sell, by William Deresiewicz — should be required reading/discussion material for people interested in our generation.
Courtesy of Slate, see how long it takes Mitt Romney to earn your salary. (Hint: it’s less time than the amount of time you have in your head right now.)
Hilarious + Depressing. (Hileprous? Deprarious? Whatever.)
Watch this video:
And read this article:
How I Learned to Live Google-free
…what do you think?
I wonder what it would be like to try using the web without Google or Facebook for a little while.
I might try it at some point.
Gingrich promised a U.S. moon base by the end of his second term as president. And he has plans for its statehood.
A vote for Gingrich is a vote for silver jumpsuits and flying cars.
(I’m George Jetson and I approve this message.)
Today, I opened up WordPress to find that I had six spam messages waiting. I always secretly hope that one of the many spam comments in my filter will be a thoughtful comment that somehow got tangled up with the junk.
Sadly, this was not the case today. Maybe next time.
…by arguing for the merits of art or media that people “just don’t get.” I love looking at something and saying, “Well, that seems really lousy,” and then digging until I figure out what it is people could love about it.
If you have any art or media that you “don’t get” or “don’t see how it’s art” or “can’t understand why people like that,” feel free to mention it (even rant a bit, if you want!) in the comments, and if I can, I’ll figure out what’s good about it and make you mad by offering a defense of said object.
That sounds fun, right?
Look at this. What a great photo for this headline on the January cover of National Journal. You gotta see it up closer, but everyone else is leaning forward, and Romney almost looks like he’s moonwalking … and he’s doing so with a great big campaign trail smile on his face.
Regardless of your politics, this is just a nice piece of design.
I know what I’m rooting for.
Also, other items of interest from the just-announced Oscar noms:
