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powells: fuckyeahbookarts: betterbooktitles: Jon Klassen: I...

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:39:46 -0500

fuckyeahbookarts:

betterbooktitles:

Jon Klassen: I Want My Hat Back

Lessons children’s books probably shouldn’t teach us… but on the other hand… I Want My Hat Back is literary gold. That adorable blood-thirsty bear really wants his damn hat back! I like to think the real lesson here is about never giving up :D

I Want My Hat Back was one of our absolute favorite books of the year. But yeah, that really is what it’s about.

Spoiler: That rabbit had it coming.

archiemcphee: Imagine going about your normal shopping routine...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:18:50 -0500

archiemcphee:

Imagine going about your normal shopping routine at your local mall, when you go to step into an elevator only to discover that a giant hole appears to have been cut out of the bottom! Would you still step inside? This awesome 3D illusion, created by artist Andrew Walker, recently shocked unsuspecting shoppers at Southside Shopping Centre in Wandsworth, London.

It’s some pretty creative guerrilla advertising to inform the public about the opening of the Nemesis Sub-Terra ride at Alton Towers Resort on March 24. The ride, described as “a psychologically and physically thrilling experience,” takes visitors on an underground journey through an elaborate network of caves.

“When creating the illusion inside the lift we considered some our most common fears including heights, darkness and claustrophobia that are also a core part of the new attraction,” said spokeswoman Katherine Duckworth.

“The reactions of the public were fascinating and we can’t wait to see what happens when people come and experience the new attraction for the first time.”

[via My Modern Metropolis]

Can we get one of these installed at Geyser of Awesome headquarters?

This is terrifying.

redwoodcephalopod: teenarcher: 30 years on, and dude is still...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:58:20 -0500

redwoodcephalopod:

teenarcher:

30 years on, and dude is still my hero.

Geezer rules, PETA is the most awful thing and gives a terrible name to folks like you and me who are vegetarian or vegan and not militant assholes about it. Their campaigns are cheesy, misogynistic, and often pedantic too.

And if anyone would like to challenge my pedigree, I’ve been veg since I was 7 or 8 years old. COME AT ME, BRO

Reblog for Asa commentary. PETA ran ads exploiting Dr. Tiller’s killing. The very worst kind of opportunism.

Geezer and a lot of other vegans are cool tho. I wish there was an animal-rights organization with their type of visibility who didn’t churn up fodder for Wyatt Cenac bits.

Who are they even convincing? It’s like one big Daniel Bryan heel promo. [Aside: holy cow, the two top titles in American wrestling belong to a straight-edge babyface gimmick and a heel vegan gimmick. Throw in a crazed vinyl collector character and I might buy cable. Not really.]

I’ve been meaning to do a food diary for a week to see how ethical the animal products I eat are. Purchasing sustainable meat is noble activism from where I chew.

I am so sure this post > the Grammys. I BET YOU ANY MONEY.

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:51:46 -0500

I am so sure this post > the Grammys.

I BET YOU ANY MONEY.

perpetua: “Ni**as in Paris at Midnight” just had to happen,...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:47:03 -0500

perpetua:

“Ni**as in Paris at Midnight” just had to happen, right? The wonderful inevitabilities of the internet!

The most I’ve ever enjoyed Woody Allen.

pbsparents: Excuse me while I pick up my jaw from the...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:42:51 -0500

pbsparents:

Excuse me while I pick up my jaw from the ground.

Let me rephrase: MISTER ROGERS CAKE.

Nom.

lynwoodd: Fahamu Pecou In your face.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:21:21 -0500

lynwoodd:

Fahamu Pecou

In your face.

Bidding Jezebel adieu.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:46:25 -0500

Bidding Jezebel adieu.:

tinypapercuts:

I’ve been a Jezebel reader/lurker for going on three years now. One of the things that drew me to the site was its attention to creating an intelligent and supportive commentariat, mostly made up of woman-identified people (though not entirely) who communicated openly with the editors about their expectations and standards. Though the comments section was never as on-point with questions of race and nationality as I would have liked (I get why LaToya hated writing about race for Jezebel), in recent months that seemed to improve some. I’m thinking, specifically, of Melissa Harris-Perry’s excerpt from SISTER CITIZEN that was published there a few weeks ago.

And then last week, Anna North (with whom I’m currently terribly embarrassed to share a first name) published a story that included still shots from the rape of a British journalist in Libya. Shots that showed the woman’s body, along with other identifying features. When the commentariat (rightfully) called her on this terrible decision, the editors issued a terse note justifying their decision to publish the photos on the grounds that “the video is the story, so removing the photos would be un-reporting it.” Rather than taking down the photos, they increased the pixellation on them (which made one photo look much more invasive than it really was). Many long-established, starred commenters who complained about the editors’ approach were summarily banned. Others requested to be banned; others left angry comments and flounced out.

The woman in the video could have easily been any of us. I know for damn sure I wouldn’t want my rape broadcast all over the Internet, and it shocks and disappoints me that a site known for its anti-rape activism would choose to publish photos so potentially damaging to the victim. It violates basic journalistic ethics, not to mention the set of ethics the site itself tends to preach. The writers must know by now how many survivors read Jezebel. You don’t sell out your readership for page views.

I’ve never been a Jezebel commenter, but goodness knows I’ve contributed to Jezebel’s (and Gawker’s) page views over the years. That’s all over now. I won’t be reading Gawker daily anymore, either, as I’m certain the new Gawker editor had something to do with this series of poor decisions— even if only to help create a culture where page views are more important than journalistic integrity. Anyway, the Persephone Magazine article linked to above breaks down precisely what’s so fucked up about all this in clearer terms. Check it out.

If you read Jezebel, read alladat above and click the link. Not okay.

jakefogelnest: Whitney Houston’s isolated vocal track on “How...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:36:13 -0500

jakefogelnest:

Whitney Houston’s isolated vocal track on “How Will I Know.”

Whitney is what everyone tries to be at the talent show.

archiemcphee: This awesome wheatpaste depicting Edgar Allan Poe...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:33:01 -0500

archiemcphee:

This awesome wheatpaste depicting Edgar Allan Poe as an astronaut was created by TOVEN and placed, quite appropriately, on a wall in Baltimore not far from the ill-fated poet’s gravesite.

[via Streetsy]

New frontiers.

gotemcoach: It’s a movement. (via @COuye) #lastNBAreblog

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:08:40 -0500

gotemcoach:

It’s a movement.

(via @COuye)

#lastNBAreblog

upnorthtrips: TRIPPY MANE Sarunas!

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:57:02 -0500

upnorthtrips:

TRIPPY MANE

Sarunas!

journo-geekery: @ThreeShipsMedia/@dougwray on Instagram, (…Via...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:46:50 -0500

journo-geekery:

@ThreeShipsMedia/@dougwray on Instagram, (…Via Erik Hamilton on Facebook. Sigh.)

Tumblr: Anonymous asks, ‘I bet you fuck donuts LOL’

Vimeo: Here’s an excellent short film about a donut shop in my neighborhood

MySpace: Oh man is that gallery of me eating donuts in ‘07 still up

3blocks: hawk crunch. Yup.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:40:02 -0500

3blocks:

hawk crunch.

Yup.

Inside Breaking News: 'Thanks for melting our servers, you jerks'

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:16:28 -0500

Inside Breaking News: 'Thanks for melting our servers, you jerks':

breakingblog:

@BreakingNews Thanks for melting our servers, ya jerks. ^JK
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) February 2, 2012

The Atlantic jokingly sent us this tweet today after we sent out their story on the Susan G. Komen foundation. Over the last few months, we’ve noticed that we’re sending…

Spread it.

onaissues: Head over to the Atlantic to see an awesome set of...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:49:52 -0500

onaissues:

Head over to the Atlantic to see an awesome set of photos and a 15 minute documentary that look at how newsrooms worked in 1970.

A Fascinating Look Behind the Scenes of a Newspaper in 1970

People, there’s an antigay slur in this. Also, the movie...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:36:01 -0500

People, there’s an antigay slur in this.

Also, the movie is in the genres ‘for ages 8 to 10’ and ‘for ages 11 to 12’ and rageviewing the title is dumb UNLESS this was just a neat gimmick to get thousands of people to applaud/spread gay-bashing in which case bravo, terrible job well done.

Kinda classic Tylerpedia right here, maybe I’ll start fact-checking hoaxy stuff on Tumblr again, too.

MURK AVENUE: I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY'

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:58:32 -0500

MURK AVENUE: I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY':

murkavenue:

CLUE 1:
“went to short dogs house,
they was watching Yo MTV
RAPS”
Yo MTV RAPS first aired:
Aug 6th 1988
CLUE 2:
Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on:
Feb 23 1993
CLUE 3:
”The Lakers beat the Super
Sonics”
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release…

I REFUSE TO TRUNCATE THIS.

The Puzzler: Those healthy Tyler genes

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:31:47 -0500

The Puzzler: Those healthy Tyler genes:

pzlr:

One of my favorite bits of trivia:

John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, who was born in 1790 and who served in office from 1841 to 1845, has TWO living grandsons.

The math is straightforward, if a little incredible: Tyler had fifteen children (eight with one wife and seven with…

Autoreblog

eyesonfremont: New Line: 141 These are my next pair.

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:33:34 -0500

eyesonfremont:

New Line: 141

These are my next pair.