Archive of October 2008
Now You Can Smell Good AND Be Blue!
I know I always wanted this: a new perfume called Wode by Boudicca comes in a container that looks like a spray can, and comes out bright blue before it fades away.
Prophetic “The Onion” Article from 1993
I don’t know about you, but it’s music to my ears.
Emmanuel Guibert uses a unique drawing/painting style to create Alan’s War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope.
Featured on Boing Boing.
Great little documentary following some absolutely adorable deaf kids in Denmark. Their conversations are like watching a beautiful ballet.
Lawrence Lessig looks at the facts and concludes that Sarah Palin would be the second least experienced vice president in history.
Cartoon-Off
The New Yorker’s Farley Katz vs. XKCD’s Randall Munroe. Munroe is the clear winner.
What an honor
Sarah Lawrence tops the list of the most expensive colleges in the nation. Lucky us.
I guess this means us.
Picture Generator
Need a new way to procrastinate on writing your conference papers? This random picture generator, supplied by Live Journal, will amuse for hours. Maybe even days. Proceed with caution.
Wassup 2008. (via DF)
Finally, someone gets it right. Various ‘Hollywood directorial takes’ on John McCain attack ads.
If you have seen The Office and The Office, you might possibly think this is hilarious.
A Boy’s Life
Hanna Rosin examines and attempts to navigate the rocky issue of transgender children. This is the kind of essay that any Sarah Lawrence student should read. I nearly cried, some of these stories are just heart-breaking.
Boys & Girls
“Tam and Kirsty are going together. Tam and Kirsty kiss at the park. They kiss at Kirsty’s house when her mum is at work…”
An educational ebook for Scottish teens about choosing if and when to have sex.
Post Typography
“We are the 32-oz. Big Gulp of Typography!
We are the Typography of The Masses!
We are the Times New Romans!
We are the Franklin Gothics!
We make our impact with Impact!”
And they also have a post hardcore band called Double Dagger.
Hence Graphicdesigncore.
Is it just me or does it always take interesting election characters for SNL to really be much good anymore?
Think Progress » Pfotenhauer Insults Virginians: ‘Real Virginia’ Is Only Where McCain Is Winning
Nancy Pfotenhauer, adviser to McCain, calls Northern Virginia “not real Virginia.”
On one hand, as an Arlingtonian of 18 years, I’m kind of offended. On the other hand, I’m also kind of flattered.
Stephen Fry in America
new mini-series on bbc1
Look in the mirror from the other side of the pond.
Watch Stephen Fry say ‘tough titties’ and make his own flavor of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.