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Lady Gaga Barbie Dolls

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:09:45 -0500

Lady Gaga Barbie Dolls:

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The artist Veik has produced a number of custom Lady Gaga Barbie dolls and they are awesome. [via MTV Buzzworthy]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/veik11/sets/72157621855594581/

The Apple Tablet Will Be a Laptop

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:43:48 -0500

The Apple Tablet Will Be a Laptop:

Sippey believes the iTabletSlateTab will be a laptop with a touchscreen where the screen can fully wrap around. I almost agree, which means it’s time for me to stake my claim in the tablet…

Explaining Metropolitan Diary

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:39:55 -0500

Explaining Metropolitan Diary:

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“The woman, you see, is wondering where the diamond district is. Why does she wonder this? Because she enjoys diamonds, as all members of her sex do, and would most likely prefer to own…

The Ballad of That Guy From Titus Andronicus (As Told To Matthew Perpetua)

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:42:53 -0500

The Ballad of That Guy From Titus Andronicus (As Told To Matthew Perpetua):

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Well done, Matthew. In an alternate universe, this story would be published as a Shouts & Rumors piece.

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Metacritic's Best Music of the Decade

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:22:01 -0500

Metacritic's Best Music of the Decade:

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They look at the best average score of all of an artist’s albums released in the 00s (minimum of 3 albums). The winner: Spoon.

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howsyrface: maura: what are the first three words you...

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:17:56 -0500

howsyrface:

maura:

what are the first three words you see?

mine: bail, fool, leave.

(via: blurintofocus: love, tin, dirt / whatisastephy: pogo, coke, and malice / biancaduenas: secret, man, fool / stardustandsupernovas: “sorg, the swedish word for sorrow”)

Mine: these, maniac, naked. THAT IS FAR TOO REVEALING, INTERNET

Woh, mine were SECRET, NAKED, DREAM. Amazing.

What's Not to Like?

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:42:38 -0500

What's Not to Like?:

There a number of gestural ways for readers to indicate interest in content on the web. They all go by different names and representations, which makes it difficult to determine the right solution…

Gourmet's Favorite Cookie Recipes: 1941-2008

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:27:34 -0500

Gourmet's Favorite Cookie Recipes: 1941-2008:

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They chose one favorite cookie from each year. I want someone to make a slider showing each of these cookies as you scrub across. [via Bobulate]

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Roger Ebert's Best Films of 2009

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:27:33 -0500

Roger Ebert's Best Films of 2009:

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Just added half of these to my Netflix queue

http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/12/the_best_films_of_2009.html

Beautiful Information Graphics Prints

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:17:17 -0500

Beautiful Information Graphics Prints:

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Happy Hannukah to me? [via H&FJ]

http://www.historyshots.com/store.cfm?IDCategory=1

New Scientist on the perfect way to slice a pizza

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:43:17 -0500

New Scientist on the perfect way to slice a pizza:

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“Readers were invited to prove two specific cases of the pizza theorem. First, that if a pizza is cut three times (into six slices), the person who eats the slice containing the pizza’s…

Foreign Policy's Top 10 Stories You Missed in 2009

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:22:46 -0500

Foreign Policy's Top 10 Stories You Missed in 2009:

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http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/11/30/the_top_10_stories_you_missed_in_2009

Dock Ellis and the LSD No-no

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:04:47 -0500

Dock Ellis and the LSD No-no:

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In 1870, Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD. Listen to him tell the story with some fantastic illustrations by James Blagden. I could have linked to Youtube,…

Canabalt Scoreboard Upgrades: User Scores, Historical Data

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:35:20 -0500

Canabalt Scoreboard Upgrades: User Scores, Historical Data:

Remember the Canabalt Scoreboard I built a while ago? I decided to add a couple things. Semisecret, the game’s creator, is going to be adding a global leaderboard in the next update, so I…

A Town in Sichuan, China

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:30:29 -0500

A Town in Sichuan, China:

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Seeing this blew my mind today. I just can’t imagine how different my life is from those living in this village. [via david]

http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=208958

I'm with Team Outside

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:02:28 -0500

I'm with Team Outside:

There was a raging debate on Twitter yesterday about punctuation and quotations. Most people came down on the side of putting punctuation inside the closing quotation mark and that’s how…

Wizard Smoke

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:02:26 -0500

Wizard Smoke:

You should watch it in HD (via @AdaptivePath).

The Making of Fantastic Mr. Fox

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:58:12 -0500

The Making of Fantastic Mr. Fox:

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WANT

http://pentagram.com/en/new/2009/11/the-making-of-fantastic-mr-fox.php

Liam Finn And Eliza Jane: Shards Of Sound

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:49:03 -0500

Liam Finn And Eliza Jane: Shards Of Sound:

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This is a good song. I love NPR’s Song of the Day. You can download the song for free at Amazon today. I also recommend Liam’s awesome album, I’ll Be Lightning.

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Neil Young Sings Fresh Prince on Fallon

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:31:53 -0500

Neil Young Sings Fresh Prince on Fallon:

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[via AV Club]

http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/clips/neil-young-sings-fresh-prince-112309/1178883/