November 2008
15 posts
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in...”
– Marcel Proust (via enquotations, gtmcknight)
The Lavatorial Review →
YES!
“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But...”
– -Kurt Vonnegut
Recession-proof advice.
“America is obsessed with potential and dismissive of accomplishment. I fought...”
– The profile of Penny Arcade in this week’s Observer is well worth your time. (via alexbalk)
“… get outside yourself, and realize that everyone and everything has its...”
– Patton Oswalt’s speech to a graduating high school class. It doesn’t read as well as it must have sounded, but still a good read.
I think of this when I meet someone who at first glance looks like they have it “all figured out.” They immediately become approachable,...
WatchTalking about music blogs on Norwegian TV. This is from May and well done.
Суд назначил лингвистическую экспертизу... →
Russia is a land of incredible contradictions. For instance, there are lots of anti-foreigner hate groups (via Current.tv), but, as this article describes, the TV channel that airs South Park is close to getting sued for “spreading the message of extremism”.
No English version of article is available at Kommersant, but it essentially says that the head of Protestant churches in...
Человеческий фактор: взгляд в себя →
Человеческий фактор: взгляд в себя (Human factor: A look at yourself)
This is fully in Russian and is an incredibly interesting mix of stories and analysis of mountain hiking in the south of Russia. If you can read it, you should, really intense and insightful.
Two more articles here: Человеческий фактор, and О “неподобном” поведении в горах via tritseratops.
WatchSebastien Tellier - La Ritournelle (video)
The video is no less awesome than the track. Whoa.
WatchWow. Best use of streaming live video EVER.
WatchTrentemøller - Moan (feat. Ane Trolle)
Whoa, had no idea there was a video for this track and how awesome!