I know I’m in the minority on this one, but as a Lego-obsessed child I read on the instructions to refer to them as “Lego bricks” and not “Legos.” As an update, semi-OCD child, I followed this rule and still do to this day. Someone brought this issue up here where they pass on this …
The soundtrack project continues. You can listen to these songs on Apple Music or Spotify. Beck: “Heart Is A Drum” Battles: “Africastle” The Meters: “Cissy Strut” Stevie Wonder: “Sir Duke” Boogie Down Productions: “I’m Still #1 (Numero Uno Re-Recording)” Cutty Ranks: “The Return” People Under the Stairs: “1 Up Til Sun Up” Beastie Boys: “Pass The Mic” Siouxsie and the Banshees: …
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Don’t Know How to Party
From kottke.org: The United States of Ignorance According to a recent survey of citizens in 14 countries, the United States ranks second in the amount of ignorance about things like teenage birth rates, unemployment rates, and immigration. …Then again, what do Americans hear about constantly on the news? Unemployment, Muslims & immigration, murder, and teen pregnancy. …
This weekend I went riding with some friends at some basketball courts in Foxboro, MA (which are seldom used for basketball) and shot some video. Not an amazing edit — we’re just riding for fun, not to blow minds — but it’s another sample of what can be done with an iPhone. Not to get all …
Remember when I said this blog was dead? Well, right after I posted that, I saw something that drove me crazy enough to raise it from the dead (at least temporarily). More vertical video. It’s a huge pet peeve of mine and I’ve ranted about this before, but I recently saw a video of some Buddhist …
Jason Kottke says blogs are dead: Sometime in the past few years, the blog died. In 2014, people will finally notice… Instead of blogging, people are posting to Tumblr, tweeting, pinning things to their board, posting to Reddit, Snapchatting, updating Facebook statuses, Instagramming, and publishing on Medium. Of course he doesn’t mean that all blogs …
Another year, another soundtrack. You can listen to these songs on Apple Music or Spotify. The Lonely Island: “Spell It Out” Thes One: “Trippin’ On A Tambourine” The New Pornographers: “Mass Romantic” Grouplove: “Raspberry” Foster the People: “Houdini” Julian Casablancas: “11th Dimension” The Strokes: “Partners In Crime” Man Or Astro-Man?: “Defcon 5” Beastie Boys: “Too Many …
U2: The Joshua Tree The background photo on our version is from our vacation in Wyoming — wrong national park, but good enough! Bad puns on the reverse side: “Wishing U2 a merry Christmas and hoping all is quiet on new year’s day (with our without you).”
In late August ex-New Englander Matt St. Gelais was back east visiting family & friends, and we were able to get together for some riding at our usual Cambridge spot. Cambridge Flatland – Aug 31, 2013, a set on Flickr.