Thursday, February 26, 2009

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

pretty drawings

this dude makes some of my favorite comics. i met him once and made a fool of myself. check it out:

http://www.drooker.com/

Monday, February 23, 2009

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

cap their asses

"over the last 100 years, finance workers have mostly been paid wages proportionate to professionals in other industries — except for two periods: in the 1920’s through the start of the Great Depression, and in the 1980’s through the start of this economic downturn."

check it:
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/let-the-human-capital-exodus-begin/

comics

http://www.blambot.com/grammar.shtml

Friday, February 6, 2009

putin lectures waste

putin is ridiculous, in addition to being evil and loving Abba cover bands. located by catherine:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7875372.stm


learn something you would pay $40K for, but do it for free:
http://www.academicearth.org/


an artist documents the waste of contemporary american consumer culture. located by kss:
http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=7

Monday, February 2, 2009

the politics of eloquence?

if you are as intrigued as am i, discuss:

http://www.delsquacho.com/articles/ten-youtube-translations.php


(somebody took youtube comments and translated them into more 'articulate' statements. reminds me of that link a while back where those two guys were translating a rap battle.)

stufffff

tiny monkeys:
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/smallest-monkeys-world/6909


cool photography-- photos from the siege of leningrad overlaid w contemporary photos of the same locations:
http://englishrussia.com/?p=2235


immortal jellyfish:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22143