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the lego vault

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:33:21 -0500

Gizmodo got to visit the secret Lego vault, containing every set they ever created. It's almost Proustian. (PS Sorry for the lack of updates recently. We're moving, having a baby, and starting a new job, maybe in that order. Hopefully I'll be back on track soon.)

Bronx Zoo

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:32:38 -0500

Bronx Zoo

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:58:26 -0500

Central Park Zoo

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:01:19 -0500

Bronx Zoo

Wed, 21 May 2008 15:47:30 -0500

obama/roth

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:28:04 -0500

Not to make this blog all-Barack all the time, but apparently Obama said in a recent interview that his sensibility was partially shaped by the books of Philip Roth. Like I needed another reason to like the guy. (Umm, I'm assuming you've all read American Pastoral? The Human Stain? The Plot Against America? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?)

the anti-talking heads

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:12:35 -0500

the anti-talking heads:

New York Aquarium

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:05:53 -0500

vote obama

Mon, 05 May 2008 06:32:56 -0500

I like this man:

Staten Island Zoo

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:36:30 -0500

demon days

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:56:18 -0500

Here's a new interview with Robert Forster about finishing one of departed band-mate Grant McLennan's last songs "Demon Days." It's a good tune, making an impact with short direct lines and a simple, subtle melody, like so much of McLennan's best work. The Evangelist, the new Forster solo album the song is featured on (released in the states tomorrow), also hits the mark as a sad and funny tribute. It's not where I'd recommend one start when beginning with The Go-Betweens (try Before Hollywood or Tallulah), but like the best of either McLennan or Forster's work, it's an album that sinks in and rewards repeat listens. I need to write more about these guys sometime soon. (I've added "Demon Days" to the top of my muxtape.)

trapped!

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:21:07 -0500

Here's a time lapse video of a man trapped in an elevator for 41 hours. As Kottke points out, it's not easy to watch.

brooklyn at heart

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:04:49 -0500

Pregnant? Brooklyn? New Hampshire?! Brooklyn at heart explains all.

Intolerance extremis

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:34:59 -0500

This is a link to a video I don't have the heart to embed on my own blog. Intolerance is an ugly thing, and the four "talking heads" featured in this video live in the gutter, live beneath the gutter. Makes me want to puke.

links about black postcards

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:23:44 -0500

Liz Phair wrote about Dean (formerly of Luna) Wareham's memoir "Black Postcards: A Rock & Roll Romance" in last week's nytimes. Sasha Frere-Jones also chimed in. I'll have to put this on my list. And maybe add a Luna song to my muxtape (an online service that just keeps getting better). (on a different, but not completely unrelated, note: Bob Dylan won a Pulitzer?!)