July 2011
31 posts
it's cute when people do this
from philolzophy
People who believe they have any authority to request—or, more typically, demand—that the author alter or remove a portion of the post. This is almost as bad as people who leave comments that are like “where is the philosophy” or “you used to write more like X and now you write like Y, write like X again.” Sorry I missed the memo that says you’re supposed to write exactly what...
The Oatmeal - State of the Web
Funny funny
Today, it became evident what the last ten years...
From the Atlantic
From the Atlantic
From the New York Times:
The study, which used data collected by the Census Bureau, found that the median wealth of Hispanic households fell by 66 percent from 2005 to 2009. By contrast, the median wealth of whites fell by just 16 percent over the same period. African Americans saw their wealth drop by 53 percent. Asians also saw a big decline, with...
A Facebook Comment on a Thread About My Hipster...
“Teenagers with Cell Phones” is not a thing.
Flowchart here:
Large version here
girl + corn dog, 2 views of girl, 1 of corn dog
i drew this today because i like to draw what america looks like in my head, which is mostly american apparel models and fair food.
i also colored it in really badly on photo shop
Klout
Klout is wrong.
I do enjoy this, especially since one of them is @aurist, a British teenager I don’t know IRL.
Minneapolis Copywriter Meetup
Let’s get more copywriters into one place than HAVE EVER BEEN BEFORE. What will come out? A jingle? 1,000 headlines? A disaffected screenplay? Who knows!
Event information:
Tired of sitting in your hovel all alone, writing furiously in the voice of a “caring mother,” “devoted farmer,” or “sensual bather?” Tired of dealing with copywriter amnesia,...
“shari’s passover surprise”
once when i was like 3 i peed my pants watching lamb chop. my grandma was really nice about it.
this reminds me of “the rescuers,” the disney movie with by far the sexiest trumpet jazz soundtrack.
i want to swim in this today but it kind of looks like it might be a zoo and some weird animal might already be there.
my parents' reactions to my writing
“becky, the way you portrayed grandma in this story is very offensive.” - mom, 4 years ago
“becky, wait to write a memoir about me until i’m dead so i don’t have to see what you say.” - mom, 2 years ago
“would you recommend that your mom and i not read this website?” - my dad, after i left him alone with the tangential for an hour
“you...
How to Be Katie Sisneros
1. You want meat. You’re not sure when this occurred, but suddenly your lungs need to inhale buffalo sauce to survive, and if you don’t get grease all over your hands, they are going to shrivel up and become unable to type, pick your belly button or scratch your dog.
2. Cheese. Did you mention cheese? You want your wedding to involve at least one bird drowning in a cheese fountain,...
People of Pitchforks in GIFs
Some of Jay Gabler’s GIFs are truly eery.
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Stuff I Been Doing
I created a real website for myself over the last couple weeks. It’s not a portfolio/resume thing, because I’m not looking for a job, but it’s more just a house of all the stuff I do. (Other than my beloved weird land of Tumblrs.)
People have asked me to help them design a website after seeing this and The Tangential but the depressing truth is that they’re just...
Quit Patronizing Me, Netflix
If you must know, the quality was GREAT.
I have a question though - How come on all kids shows about witches, witchcraft never really works? Every time they use a spell, they end up destroying the universe or at least their reputation in the 7th grade. It’s like the lesson of witchcraft is “don’t use witchcraft.” Wouldn’t it just die out eventually?
i can be dumb sometimes
i just remembered a time in high school when my english teacher was looking through my iPod and for some odd reason I had a bunch of recordings of Michel Foucault speaking and I was like, “Haha it’s some guy named Michael Foocalt talking in French.”
My teacher’s voice reached a very high pitch for a man and he clarified, “Mee-SHEL foo-COH?” He looked at me like...
this is funny
4 Drunk Conversations I Need to Stop Initiating
4 drinks: I just love your boobs. Can I just say that? Like, seriously, every time I see your boobs my boobs just get all sad inside. I mean it–your boobs are like these two amazing pillows filled with whipped cream and mine are like these pathetic little windsocks on a still day.
via Thought Catalog, by Chelsea Fagan
lol windsock on a still day.
my weekend in GIFs
saturday i woke up and i was like i want some chicken strips and a bloody mary so i did it. i made my friends come and i art-directed some gifs, while jay gabler secretly took one of me.
angela finished my bloody mary.
jay gabler walked into a bar …
sarah was hungover.
then we went to a pool party.
i had heat stroke but i went to see koo koo kangaroo play on sunday...
The Tangential: Life's Hard Questions - Answered... →
i was raised on magazines. i spent almost all of my allowance on them until i got a job, when i started buying subscriptions. it wasn’t till i discovered esquire and gq that i realized i was getting played by girl magazines. not that i don’t love them - i do - but there’s no way in hell they are going to teach you how to invest in the stock market.
thetangential:
Here are...
A.V. Club's Down-to-Earth Guide to Drinking Your...
I wrote this. It took 4 years of research.
If you want a guide to the choicest glass of pinot or gastronomic drinks that emit small prisms, this is not it. This guide has taken great pains to shove aside any pretense of classiness that may be associated with imbibing the beloved molecule, ethanol. Instead, get ready to plan nights around your reptilian brain, skipping off across the Hennepin...
so i just saw frida, here are my main opinions
i know this movie’s old, but i’ll say my thoughts anyway.
• i’m no “frida expert,” but to me she seems like a sad, spooky, frustrated woman. i doubt she was a spicy, energetic salsa dancer who was cool with major problems after throwing a jar across the room. i’ll blame the producer instead of salma hayek, just cuz … she so pretty.
• why was it in...
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Your perfect New York date?
Eating dinner at Sel De Mer after ingesting Xanax then walking a little before going to my apartment to do things on the internet, shower, drink green juice, have sex, sleep.
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