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ChessBoxing
July 25, 2008, 9:25 pm
Filed under: Athleticaesthetic

Yup, chess and boxing.  Not exactl riveting sports entertainment, particularly with the most monotone boxing commentator of all time.



Poop Doesn’t Count
July 24, 2008, 8:32 pm
Filed under: Visual Detritus

Oh man, sometimes a good ad can be, well really good.



Why America Is Fucked
July 24, 2008, 8:09 pm
Filed under: Visual Detritus

Clearly lots of people have lots of answers to this question, but this guy has an interesting perspective.  He’s describing the direction of the country and how we’re losing a connection to doing things well using a story about a sign to illustrate his point.  Its a little bit elitist, but I like it a lot.



On the moon nerds are spanked with moonrocks
July 24, 2008, 8:03 pm
Filed under: Visual Detritus

Ok, so that title has very little to do  with the content of this post, but the main feature of the content here is a nerd who would be stoned to death on mars.  I don’t want to ruin it, so you’ll just have to take my word for it, but lets just say he’s entertaining enough for me to have watched several videos in which he describes elements of the periodic table.  My favorite (so far) being Mendeleeveum (Md, in the second row of the bottom two added on rows).

Oh yeah, so what I’m linking to is a periodic table of videos, where this enormous nerd explains every element of the periodic table.

http://www.periodicvideos.com/index.htm#



Words Without Pictures
July 22, 2008, 8:35 pm
Filed under: Knowledge

Is a website by Charlote Cotton, the photo curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  There’s a new essay every month about some aspect of the current state of photography.  This months‘ is by Cotton, and its long, but worth the read.



Watchinga the Futabol
July 22, 2008, 8:33 pm
Filed under: Athleticaesthetic

Adorable, two guys filmed their Italian parents watching the 2006 Italy vs. France World Cup Final (home of the notorious Zidane head butt).

pastis_la_fnale.mov



I’m Baaack
July 22, 2008, 8:29 pm
Filed under: Uncategorized

I’m sure all your rss readers had my blog listed in the “orange typeface of death” or whatever they do with idle blogs, but I’m back to posting, thinking about doing more than just linkblog type stuff, so keep an eye on me in the next few weeks.