December 2009
45 posts
Joke's on You Al Qaeda
detroitgorilla:
Bombed out is our local aesthetic, murder and terror don’t scare us - especially when it’s only attempted.
We elect scarier people than you to office and we pack more heat than all the irate Baathists you can find in Baghdad.
We are not suggesting you keep trying to murder us, we’re only saying these wannabees you keep sending can’t hang and are far less imposing than parking...
Future Holiday
I was at a big box store, shopping for DVDs I myself bought from the same place awhile ago. The price was ten bucks higher for each one then I remember paying. I took a picture of the cover with my Amazon app, found the price I wanted and shipping was less than Chicago sales tax. I order with one click shopping and boarded my robot sleigh back to my moon home.
NUDIE COHN | RHINESTONE COWBOY « The Selvedge Yard →
The Big Sleep : Philip Schultz →
HEY LOOK AT ME I HAVE AN ENGLISH DEGREE. LA-DEE-LA-DEE-DAH.
So i renewed my New Yorker subscription after a year and half break. i already have a stack stretching back a month. But I read this poem, a review of a new play about Victorian vibrators, most of a Roman Polanski profile and ear marked DeLillo and DFW short stories to tackle on vacation.
Hot Chicks with Fists in their Mouths →
Fan-Made, Feature-Length Legend Of Zelda Movie →
So I’ve talked about this before, but back in the day, my buddy told me about people he worked at a game company with would go out at lunch and fake sword fight on the company’s basketball court. These are people who made all other decent nerdiness pale, or rather tan, by comparison.
Super nerds have got to go. The same way hippies suck everything fun out of progressivism, fan-made...
“He’s getting that transplant!” Brown told the audience....”
– Dot Com pledges his support: ‘30 Rock’ actor Grizzwald (Grizz) Chapman reveals severe kidney condition on ‘Dr. Oz Show’
Del the Funky Homosapien Brings the Ruckus -... →
“Apparently, a bunch of former and current Dap-Kings got together, called themselves El Michels Affair, and released a full-band instrumental version of Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers) earlier this year. They called it Enter the 37th Chamber. And now a bunch of rappers are rhyming over those instrumentals and it’s being released next year as…what else? Enter the 38th Chamber, of...
"HE COULD DIE, DON'T ASK WHY" →
Life Imitates Several Years of Diabetes Jokes.
I will buy a charity Save Grizz shirt.
Juggalos for Jesus →
One of my favorite bits of ICP triva: their albums were supposedly built around secret “Joker Cards” puzzle pieces. In the end, the final one end up being God. Murderous psycho clowns rapping about killing hillbillies for Jesus.
Tonight is Aoki Night in Detroit
Gorilla on his (well our) obsession with the Japanese Bluths (replace frozen bananas with Japanese steakhouses).
detroitgorilla:
Steve Aoki is djing tonight Dec 10 at Vain Ultra Lounge, 1500 Woodward (I know, I never heard of it either).
I only bring it up because I want to mention this NY Mag article on his father, Benihana founder, champion wrestler, speedboat racer, and national backgammon...
Fake Bob Lefsetz →
Rage Against The Machine For Christmas Number One →
Neko Case programs TCM tonight →
detroit admen cope with tough times →
I can’t decide if i hate Toby Barlow or if I want him to be my dad. I’ll let you know if I get around to reading his book.
fuckyeahdetroit:
wikipalmer:
A great article featuring my friend Chris Balicki.
I enjoyed this:
Ludwig takes solace from a quotation on the wall, this one from another famous adman, Elmore Leonard. Leonard, who wrote copy for Campbell-Ewald before...
“The domestic component alone has forced us to use a TFB unit,” said...”
– Investigators Still Piecing Together Weird-Ass Clues In Fucked-Up Tiger Woods Crash | The Onion
clientsfromhell:
Client: We love your WordPress theme designs. How much would it cost to have you do themes for us? We would be giving you pretty regular work, maybe as many as a couple a week.
Me: Well, my usual fee for a commercial site would be $1500 to $2000 but if you’re going to be bringing in consistent regular work maybe we can work out some sort of deal.
Client: Oh, we were thinking...
“The cruelest thing you can do is quote someone verbatim, which makes even smart...”
– emusic interview: chuck klosterman at 17 dots
They’re paraphrasing, I’m sure.
“Yesterday, for example, I found myself wondering if I could pummel Cera with my...”
– Nathan Rabin, on Second guessing the prospect of an Arrested Development movie | Film | The A.V. Club Blog | The A.V. Club
“His casual-yet-somewhat dorky look has become the mainstream, and he is no...”
– yourscenesucks.com
Sigh. BTW 2002 might get my vote for best year of the decade.
“You don’t need to go to art school to know that blue and yellow don’t go...”
– (via clientsfromhell)
