Ithaca Mafia.

I Heart Cory Booker.

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:28:00 -0500

I Heart Cory Booker.

"Correction: January 29, 2012. An earlier version of this article incorrectly described imagery from..."

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:44:00 -0500

“Correction: January 29, 2012. An earlier version of this article incorrectly described imagery from “The Shining.” The gentleman seen with the weird guy in the bear suit is wearing a tuxedo, but not a top hat.”

- ‘Room 237,’ Documentary With Theories About ‘The Shining’ - NYTimes.com

Rounders is back with another short film project — and...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:28:39 -0500

Rounders is back with another short film project — and this time, it’s got 75% more SCARY in it. Check it out.

Six more weeks of winter, kiddies. Bing!

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:46:47 -0500

Six more weeks of winter, kiddies. Bing!

A Guide to Pairing Your Comics & Beer.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:07:43 -0500

A Guide to Pairing Your Comics & Beer.:

Man, oh man — two of my favorite things in the world. This could have easily been a throw-away, “ha ha!”-type list, but it’s not. Thoughtful, insightful (and yet, still hilarious) analysis. They nailed it.

I am definitely reading and drinking tonight.

Congrats on 30 Years, DL. Be sure to peep Dave’s Facebook...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:56:54 -0500

Congrats on 30 Years, DL.

Be sure to peep Dave’s Facebook timeline for clips and photos from the past three decades. Some fantastic stuff in there.

For the past year, my nieces — and now, my daughter...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:30:48 -0500

For the past year, my nieces — and now, my daughter — have been absolutely in love with what I consider the best interactive storybook on the iPad: “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”. It’s based off an animated short, that just so happens to be nominated for an Academy Award. Previously, you had to purchase the short, but now that the nominations are out, they’ve put it up online for everyone to enjoy.

New York In The 80's.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:38:00 -0500

It’s fairly easy to forget that just thirty years ago, New York was a very different place. Photographer Steven Siegel’s photos from that “gritty” 1980s-era might help you remember:

“I’ve been photographing the streets and subways of New York for the past 30 years. When young people today look at my shots from the 1980’s, they are aghast. To them, New York of the 1980’s is almost unrecognizable. And they are right.

Some older people are nostalgic for “the good old days.” For example, they remember the Times Square of the 80’s… And what they remember is not so much the danger but the grittiness and (for lack of a better word) the authenticity. Yes, there was sleaze, but there were also video arcades, cheap movies, restaurants, and weird places. These same people resent the “Disney-ification” of Times Square and the gentrification of virtually all of Manhattan and many areas of the boroughs, and the loss of cheap housing and local stores everywhere.

Others’ reactions to these same photos could not be more different. If they’re over a certain age, they remember the high crime, the twin crises of AIDS and crack, the racial tension, the lurid tabloid headlines about the latest street crime. They say: It was a nightmare, and thank God it’s over.

Of course, both views are right.”

Click for the Full Set: NY In the 80s.

The Arch.

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:39:00 -0500

The Arch.

They were all out of Orc.

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:39:00 -0500

They were all out of Orc.

The boys/back in town. With Lars in town to direct, and Spermy...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:37:54 -0500

The boys/back in town.

With Lars in town to direct, and Spermy with a week’s respite from the Renaissance — we all grabbed dinner with Le Deeb last night. Thanks for the ever-awesome folks at Joseph Leonard, we had a gut-busting meal (leaving us on the borders of food coma). Next thing you know, it’s two in the a.m. and Peter has somehow (yet again) sucked us into a retelling of The Homicidal Saco.

(Photos credit: Lars and Cor.)

Four Boys + 1 iPhone + Six Hours Of Drinking

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:16:00 -0500

Four Boys + 1 iPhone + Six Hours Of Drinking

JON STEWART LUVS THE DEAD KENNEDYS. I like to pretend that...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:23:00 -0500

JON STEWART LUVS THE DEAD KENNEDYS.

I like to pretend that “California Uber Alles” was playing at this show when the photo was taken. Always knew he was punk as f*ck. (Also, thanks for inspiring me to listen to the DK’s this afternoon, Jon.)

Know Your Roots.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:31:43 -0500

Know Your Roots.

A Trooper in the air (by Kalexanderson on Flickr.) Goldie sent...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:57:00 -0500

A Trooper in the air
(by Kalexanderson on Flickr.)

Goldie sent me a few of these shots he saw on Facebook, in where a Stormtrooper Pop is doing all sorts of adorable things with his Stormtrooper Kid. Naturally, it hit me right in the boo-boo.

After some internets investigation, I found the photographer: Kristina Alexanderson. She photographed these Über-precious clones, daily, for all of 2011. If you like this one — do yourself a favor and flip through the collection.

MEHR JANUAR: A Mix.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:55:00 -0500

Another byproduct of my return to 8-hour office workdays? Many more songs finding their way into the ol’ “Mix This” folder. Therefore, even though it is still January, I put together yet another playlist/mixtape — for those who might be inclined to such things. Enjoy “Mehr Januar (More January)”:

“Bottled In Cork” - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
“Black Night” - The Dodos
“Pitseleh” - Elliott Smith
“I Want The World To Stop” - Belle & Sebastian
“Ray Charles” - Chiddy Bang
“Guru” - Millions
“California Sunrise” - Dirty Gold
“I Think I Need A New Heart” - The Magnetic Fields
“Simple Song” - The Shins
“The Wagon” - Dinosaur Jr.
“Down On The Street” - The Stooges
“Wish” - Nine Inch Nails
“We Are Gonna Be Friends” - Bright Eyes, First Aid Kit
“We Used To Wait” - Arcade Fire
“Life In Vain” - Daniel Johnston
“Deep Down” - Calexico
“I Need Your Company” - Michael Kiwanuka
“Lost My Mind” - The Head & The Heart
“Try Colour” - The Jezabels
“Dark Center Of The Universe” - Modest Mouse

(P.S.: I dropped the coin for Spotify Premium. If you have the means, I highly recommend it. Preeeeemium, Dude. PREEEEEEEEMIUM.)

CLICK HERE FOR “MEHR JANUAR”.

nevver: Clash CIty Rocker

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:54:00 -0500

nevver:

Clash CIty Rocker

Euro 2012 Beer Tasting. From R to L: Russia, Greece, Poland,...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:14:00 -0500

Euro 2012 Beer Tasting.

From R to L: Russia, Greece, Poland, Czech, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Croatia, Sweden, England, Ukraine, France.

Oh, Canada.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:05:00 -0500

Oh, Canada.

"Why is it that when Republicans and Democrats need to solve the budget and the deficit, there’s..."

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:32:38 -0500

““Why is it that when Republicans and Democrats need to solve the budget and the deficit, there’s deadlock, but when Hollywood lobbyists pay them $94 million dollars to write legislation, people from both sides of the aisle line up to co-sponsor it?””

- Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian on CNBC. (via wilwheaton)