Sunday, July 5, 2009

Valerie Atherton's Playgound and Intellectual Department

Valerie Atherton's Playgound and Intellectual Department is a website about movies and movie reviews.

According to reader/friend Justin:
"I recommend reading her Star Trek Review, in which she claims Dane Cook inspired the 'Live Long and Prosper' hand gesture..."

Valerie an Valerie:
Facts:
I was born in Malibu, California.
I was a successful tween model for a few years.
In school, I was voted best smile.
I took some acting classes before, but the teacher was English and thought he was all that. La-me.
My heros are my parents, poor people who work hard or win a lottery and can live the American dream, famous women who struggled and did important things and made a difference.
Why the Blog?
I grew up being told by my parents and teachers and friends that there was something special about me, that I would go on to do big things. So here I am! I have decided that I want to be a writer because I think I have a unique perspective on things (a young, hip perspective from today’s generation) and can offer intelligent things to be read.
I call it Valerie Atherton’s Playground and Intellectual Department! Why? Because sometimes it’ll be silly like playing at a playground and sometimes it’ll make you stop and think about stuff.
xo -Val"


That's the tone. Justin goes on: "...I figured it would be obvious to those reading the reviews that this is a joke. Luckily, this is the interwebs and reading the comments to her blogs is just as entertaining as the ignorant article itself."

(From Justin)

Saturday, July 4, 2009

De-Classified: The Real People Behind Craigslist Ads


De-Classified:The Real People Behind Craigslist Ads is a photojournalism piece by Mark Andrew on nerve.com. Basically, Mark went out and responded to the ads, and photographed the posters. You know you always wanted to know who was posting those crazy things. The photography is great, and the layout tasteful. A+ project.

Mark Andrew is the resident photographer of the National Museum of Dance and the New York Institute of Dance & Education. So far as we know, Mark did not get killed in this venture.



(From Buzzfeed)

Friday, July 3, 2009

Man calls 911 over fast food

Man calls 911 over fast food is a CNN video clip about 9-1-1 abuse.

YES!!! This one goest out to all the dispatchers and EMS personnel who have ever dealt with a bullshit call. I don't think enough people know that you can get arrested for 9-1-1 abuse. Now you know, and the more you know... :)

8 more examples from Best Week Ever after the jump.

(From Best Week Ever)

Thursday, July 2, 2009

End Times

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End Times is a Daily Show segment where correspondent Jason Jones visited the office of The New York Times, interviewed Times executive editor Bill Keller and assistant managing editor Richard L. Berke, and mocked their aged news, lack of revenue, and landline phones. It was heartbreaking to watch. Like kicking a dog while it's down.

Response from the New York Times blog Art Beat:

Given that “The Daily Show” is dependent on other news media to provide you with your fodder, is it counterproductive to help bring down an organization that supplies your content?
I think the point of the piece is, really, if I could be serious for one moment, that without institutions like yours, the news would not exist. I think everyone has a genuine love of your institution here, because it’s the first paper that almost everybody reads here in the morning. You guys aren’t doing a bad enough job for us to make fun of on a constant basis. Every once in a while you slip up, and then you’re lambs to the slaughter. But you should really be more [terrible]. You’re doing too good of a job.

Why do I get the sense you’re just buttering me up, and your actual report will be much more scathing?
Exactly.


(From everyone)

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks

The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks is a blog about pesky extraneous question marks.

(From I forgot, sorry.)

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

42 Awkward Fanny Pack Photos

42 Awkward Fanny Pack Photos is a self-explanatory article on Buzzfeed.

My anti-favorite is that dog-shaped fanny pack. That's got to warrant a lot of double-takes. And the kids one. Please, think of the children!

(From my laziness)

Monday, June 29, 2009

File Dropper

File Dropper is a free website where you can upload large files, and download them again. Plus, it has cute icons.

I zipped up an entire work folder and was able to re-download it at home. It wasn't anything fancy, just a folder with 50 pdf articles plus a bunch of excel spreadsheets... But they survived the trip and that's what matters. I was able to give the link to my co-workers to do the same.

Solid A for ease and a non-scrambled transmodulation.

(From My serching the interwebs)

Sunday, June 28, 2009

40 Useful and Creative Infographics

40 Useful and Creative Infographics is an article on six revisions.com about pretty and informative infographics.

As an extremly infrequent coffee drinker, the coffee one clarified a lot for me.


(From Dan S.)

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Funny Street View Google Maps

Funny Street View Google Maps is a self-explanatory blog that chronicles interesting scenes captured on Google Maps Street View (akin to this previosly featured TOTI).

Pictures include anything from leopard print pimp cars in San Diego to an alleyway tummy show down in Barcelona. Sometimes the pictures have trouble loading and you have to click on the title of the entry. 
(From Sarah W.)

Friday, June 26, 2009

Your Favorite Michael Jackson Memory


Your Favorite Michael Jackson Memory is an article on Buzzfeed, starting the collective grieving process. Seriously, no one else is talking about anything else.

Let the poor-taste jokes begin.

(From everyone and their mom.)