David Bowie and Arcade Fire perform “Wake Up”
I did not think I could love this song any more than I already do, and then David Bowie opened his mouth. (via Son)
Read MoreThe Day the Movies Died
Mark Harris wrote an insightful and depressing article on the state of Hollywood movies. (via @njudah)
Read More1940s-era Coca-Cola billboard in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights to be covered up
How disappointing. From the article: “The suddenly infamous Bernal Heights Coca-Cola billboard will apparently be covered up with siding in the hope that it can be preserved until a possible historic designation makes it legal to display once more.”
Read MoreMiddle East Protests: A Country-by-Country Look
I mentioned this recently on Twitter, but it is worth mentioning here too.
Read MorePrague Astronomical Clock 600th Anniversary Show
I love how at the beginning someone says, “That was so anticlimactic.” And then … (via OJ)
Read MoreObama administration to end enforcement of Defense of Marriage Act
From the article: “President Obama believes that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and will no longer defend the 15-year-old law in federal court, the Justice Department announced today.” What a birthday!
Read MoreVirtual Birthday Party!
It is my birthday today, and I would like to spend it in the company of my friends. Current technology can only go so far, but I am leveraging that little bit of it to celebrate it virtually with as many folks as possible. Since I am old, this is going to be old-school: starting at 14:00 PST, my webcam will be streaming and I will be in my IRC channel, #cygcam on irc.freenode.net. Hop on over to my birthday page (and give it a while to load) to join in the fun.
Read MoreDelicious to Google Bookmarks
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Read MoreCom Truise, “Innerfacer”
I am a brand-new Com Truise fan, and I am not entirely sure why. Maybe because there is a distinctly ’80s movie montage music feel to parts of it. (That is a compliment from this unabashed fan of the ’80s.) Here is a relatively new track, “Innerfacer”, from the Cyanide Sisters EP. If you like it, you can purchase the EP via iTunes or Ghostly. (via XLR8R)
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