March 2012
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Barrett Garese: On advertising: Banksy vs. Gossage →
meganwest:
austinkleon:
This Banksy quote from Cut It Out has been making the rounds:
People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel…
Freedom From Advertising should be a Universal Human Right.
Off-Ramp documentary "Airborne: A Life in Radio... →
A must-listen for any Welles fan.
“People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a...”
– Banksy on advertising
Word.
Tested on Human - Blog - A Gentleman Reviews His... →
Look on my grooming products and despair!
““When I would read it in translation,” Mr. Gregory said, “there would be these...”
– Wallace Shawn and André Gregory Tackle Ibsen - NYTimes.com
For everyone who thinks adaptation is not “real” writing.
“In the meantime, Daisey has continued propagating the message by providing a...”
– Mike Daisey Makes His Entire Agony and Ecstasy Script Available on Twitter | Ear Bud
“The Dune Prequels by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Frank Herbert wrote...”
– 10 Science Fiction Prequels that Aren’t as Bad as Phantom Menace
Their names are killing words.
A Year Of Billy Joel: Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights... →
ayearofbillyjoel:
Song: Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
Album: Turnstiles (1976)
This post is dedicated to Brendan Haley who is a world class good guy.
From this day forward there are two types of people in this world:
1. Those who think Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)…
“I happened to be talking to a student about this yesterday, and brought up the...”
– Politics, Art, Representation (For the Umpteenth) - Parabasis
via Mike Daisey
Off-Ramp documentary "Airborne: A Life in Radio... →
Joanna and Evan Smith Rakoff: Interview « Canteen:... →
All Dead Mormons Are Now Gay →
The secret story behind Admiral Ackbar's "It's a... →
HAWESOME.
“So, I suggest that we as creators take a cue from each platform that we employ...”
– thachr = sara thacher » How Interactive Should Transmedia Be?
“Lately, I’ve been hard at work on Hiss Pop, a playful narrative experience, that...”
– thachr = sara thacher » Hiss Pop is Here!
If you are in San Francisco, attendance is mandatory.
Sherlock: A Perspective on Technology and Story... →
“HBO isn’t in the business of producing episodes in the traditional manner....”
– Did The Sopranos do more harm than good?: HBO and the decline of the episode | TV | For Our Consideration | The A.V. Club
Interesting. We may be hitting one end of the pendulum and about to start swinging back.
The New Running Game Where 'Zombies' Chase You :... →
Yay, Naomi!
There's going to be an Inspector Spacetime web... →
Dear Zod I love being alive now.
“It is a theatrical ebullience that Callow best summed up when writing an...”
– A life in the arts: Simon Callow | Culture | The Guardian
Are Those Brown M&Ms? Better Take a Closer Look at... →
WatchKeith Hernandez on the death of Gary Carter. via SNY
When I was growing up, Keith Hernandez was my favorite player.
His hitting was incredible. His defense was preternatural. The way he could read the situation and anticipate what was about to happen in, it looked like magic.
But the thing that I admired him for more than anything else was his honesty. Not the colorful honesty that serves...
“Just like that. Overheard that a guy he barely knew was in a spot, and he...”
– Gary Carter, In Memoriam « Baseball Nerd
RIP Gary Carter
“I should be a film editor. I’m a magician. And if I’m good,...”
– Brian Brushwood - Bizarre Magic: America’s #1 College Magic Show - News - 14 years ago: the day Teller gave me the secret to my career in magic.
A Year Of Billy Joel: Trying Again →
ayearofbillyjoel:
Earlier this month I let it be known that I would be happy to meet Billy Joel for lunch. This wasn’t just a whim, I had a good reason for it inviting Billy Joel to lunch, which you can read about here.
We’ll it’s been almost two weeks since I put this out there and I have heard nothing from…
I don’t see how Billy could turn this down.
“In recent days, production stills for HBO’s fantasy series Game of Thrones have...”
– On ‘The Voice’ and ‘Game of Thrones,’ How Hollywood Frames Plain People | ThinkProgress
“And then… The opening scroll happens. “The taxation of trade routes to outlaying...”
– Liz Tells Frank Stuff She Forgot Happened In Star Wars: The Phantom Menace « Liz Tells Frank What Happened In…
“Consider the declining appeal of homeownership. The idea that a couple should...”
– Adulthood, Delayed: What Has the Recession Done to Millennials? - Derek Thompson - Business - The Atlantic (via meganwest)
Shitstorm 'best English gift to German language' -... →
Would that make it Der Shitstorm? Das Shitstorm?
Or should the second S be capitalized: Die ShitStorm
“It’s all about choice. See, by only providing content through locked down, time...”
– Comment by an Anonymous Coward at Techdirt: Yet Another (Yes Another!) Study Suggests Hollywood’s Problem Is Dumb Release Windows That Cost It Money (via wilwheaton)
This is a brilliant comment, and worthy of another brilliant comment by someone dominating an industry that’s been far more affected...
“I do think the presence of a TrekTwitter would be deeply erosive to the power...”
– #shitsiskosays - Charlie’s Diary
I would totally watch that show.
“Agencies and clients alike often talk about viral marketing as if its...”
– Big Spaceship : Getting Past Viral