Bart’s Prank Call to Sweden
I loved the Scandinavian reaction (both the bartender and the patrons) to Bart Simpson’s prank phone call…
Sox Win ALDS!
Amazing game last night, and it was very cool to have been there for it. I obviously didn’t watch the game on TV, but it’s amusing to read the differing opinions on the announcers’ alleged bias: “…I could bitch about the absurdly pro-Boston telecast…” — Halos Heavens “Then I watched the game and saw the …
Sox Win ALDS!
Amazing game last night, and it was very cool to have been there for it. I obviously didn’t watch the game on TV, but it’s amusing to read the differing opinions on the announcers’ alleged bias: “…I could bitch about the absurdly pro-Boston telecast…” — Halos Heavens “Then I watched the game and saw the …
Freestylin’ Retrospective Book
Growing up riding BMX, Freestylin’ magazine was the shit — very cool, informative, great photos. Every month we couldn’t wait to get the new issue in the mail. I just found out that a very limited edition Freestylin’ Retrospective Book was recently published and from the sounds of it, it’s nearly impossible for us old-school …
Like rain on your wedding day*
Jeff: Do evangelical Christians realize the staggering irony of dismissing Obama’s message of “hope” as meaningless and ineffective? * Not ironic
Mighty Snake
Amelia drew a picture and told the story of Mighty Snake. I took her drawing and recorded story, then put it all together in iMovie. You can see the result here…
Love = Carlton Fisk
A poem in which each instance of the word “love” is replaced by “Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame Catcher Carlton Fisk”. (via kottke)
Last.fm + YouTube Mashup
I’ve been meaning to check out Last.fm + YouTube = music tv goodness for a while, and it’s pretty cool: If you have a Last.fm account, plug it in and watch videos by bands you like. It’s like a personalized MTV (back when MTV actually played videos, of course). Here’s “my” channel.
Rapha Interviews Brian Chapman
Rapha (a cycling clothing company) interviewed eight of the top custom frame builders in the U.S., including Circle A Cycles (where my brother is a builder). Custom frame building is both a science and an art. It is an ever-evolving process of geometry, wizardry and psychology, all brought together in an effort to understand the …
Font Conference
I thought this was hilarious. Typeface humor…God, I’m a design nerd.