PUT YOUR BEARD IN MY MOUTH
Sweet Seals For You, Always
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Lint Roller? I Barely Know Her
trying on a metaphor
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Claire Keane
occasionally subtle
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Keni
he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
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I'd rather be in outer space 🛸
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Syriana
In this politically-charged triptych, a veteran CIA agent uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins. Meanwhile, an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a questionable merger of oil companies and an energy analyst both experience personal tragedy and opportunity while visiting Arabian royalty.
(7.0/10) IMDB
Because it brought me joy during hellacious traffic this week. I present the song of the week for February 10, 2016: Clarence “Frogman” Henry’s “Ain’t Got No Home”. Honorable mention to Madeline Kahn’s cover and, of course, this scene from “The Lost Boys”.
(via Clarence "frogman" Henry - Ain't got no home - YouTube)
“What’s New On Netflix This Month!”
http://www.somethingawful.com/news/netflix-june-2015/
SO FUNNY!
One latter-day Medici posted a review of my book on Amazon complaining that even 99 cents was too expensive for what was just a “blog post.” I’ve often wondered if he was writing that comment in a Starbucks, sipping a $6 cup of coffee that took two minutes to prepare.
Amazon’s New Plan to Pay Authors Every Time Someone Turns a Page - The Atlantic (via justin-singer)
The people entering the workforce today value flexibility and autonomy; they choose location over career and job rotation over promotions. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average 55-year-old spends 10 years on a job while the typical 25-year-old spends three. This younger cohort will even choose flexible schedules and remote work over increases in salary. The idea of lifelong employment with a pension no longer applies (and those pensions aren’t sticking around, either).
In the Future, Employees Won’t Exist | TechCrunch
So people with 35 years in the workforce have spent more time with their current employers than people with 5 years in the workforce have spent with theirs. Pretty big leap from that near-tautology to “the idea of lifelong employment no longer applies.” Also a pretty poor analysis of the source data, which implies if anything the opposite of a trend toward shorter job tenure.
(via justin-singer)
Inexplicably bad property photographs. It's that simple.
Thanks internet!
I hate the smell of cooking.
Karl Lagerfeld in a very, very long list of things he hates, which includes children, intellectual conversations, New Year’s Eve, custom clothes, and being touched (the last two being related). (via putthison)
In case you missed it…
Congrats to these wonderful people.
Zaron Burnett III:
HBO’s slogan for years was: “It’s not TV, it’s HBO.” The sense that HBO is special has long been part of its marketing. Its static intro makes that statement elegantly. More than just taking us somewhere special, into a uniquely HBO place, static (ironically) breaks up our mundane moments and creates a place for us to escape.
Catherine Johnson:
As a representation of a television switching on at the beginning of the programme and off at the end, the HBO logo evokes the impression of an appointment to view with each programme, creating a separate and special place in which its programmes are encountered.
Burnett III:
It’s more than just branding. HBO’s Static Intro is an incantation for our emotions. It signals us to get ready to feel.
The intro remains one of the most vivid memories I have from watching television as a kid. When that logo appeared, I knew something I was about to watch, be it a movie or a show, would be special. It was not just TV, anyone could watch TV, it was HBO.
Vancouver: Never before have I been in a city that was as able and eager to strike up a conversation.
I miss vancouver so much.
A wealthy woman attempts to do her impoverished school friend Anita a favor by purchasing some of her many dogs and putting them to sensible use. Her generosity is repulsed at every turn, and Anita foolishly and irresponsibly begins acquiring even more animals, none of which are used to make a practical winter coat. Altruism is pointless. So are dogs. A cat is a far more sensible pet. A cat is objectively valuable.
Ayn Rand Reviews Children’s Movies - The New Yorker (via rachelfershleiser)
Joe Pesci had trouble with not cursing during filming. Chris Columbus advised him to say “fridge” instead. (x)
Home Alone (1990)
We have an update from Jules Yap, Ikea-hacker in chief, from episode 128! She was invited to the Ikea mothership in Sweden and reports back:
I was nervous, actually, about meeting the “IKEA people”. Before the trip, I play a thousand different permutations of how the discussions could go. I brainstormed possible “objections to my site” and how I would counter them. I did my homework and downloaded charts of my site’s pageviews, unique visitors, Facebook Likes. I practised my poker face and steely gaze. And told myself to remember to breathe.
Instead, I was surprised. They were open, warm and came bearing hot cinnamon rolls. A few IKEA co-workers, when they knew that I was in the building, came to say hello and affirm their support for IKEAHackers. I think after the third handshake, my apprehensions melted away.
At the end of the discussion, we agreed that there would be a written agreement - that IKEA will continue letting me use its trademark as long as my site does not bring harm or damage to the IKEA brand. And no, they will not be paying me or employing me. :D As of now, I have yet to receive a draft of the agreement. My lawyer is on standby to vet it with a fine tooth comb. Till I sign the dotted line, I can’t really put this behind me yet.
"Everyone’s favorite marijuana procedural"? We’ll take it!
Read the entire piece here.
