le hamcat

so legit #viligr

Mon, 06 May 2013 23:09:10 -0400

so legit #viligr

abbyjean: Pessimism | World Of Wonder

Sun, 05 May 2013 00:20:56 -0400

abbyjean:

Pessimism | World Of Wonder

"I believe strongly in high and low brow, serious and funny–marrying them–not only reach more people..."

Sun, 05 May 2013 00:20:20 -0400

“I believe strongly in high and low brow, serious and funny–marrying them–not only reach more people but to have a greater impact. I think people who use GIFs most successfully are using them that way. But really when you ask, What is a GIF?, it’s essentially a punch line.”

- I talked to Publishing Perspectives about GIFs and the art of self-promotion. (via annfriedman)

I’m sorry I couldn’t resist.

(via therumpus)

nerding out over #AndyGoldsworthy #art #sculpture (at Storm King...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:43:00 -0400

nerding out over #AndyGoldsworthy #art #sculpture (at Storm King Art Center)

"Puffing on a cigarette, with an AK-47 rifle slung casually on his shoulders, this seven-year-old..."

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:45:24 -0400

“Puffing on a cigarette, with an AK-47 rifle slung casually on his shoulders, this seven-year-old Syrian boy’s childhood appears well and truly over.”

- Sara C Nelson (via soupsoup)

Vine Presents: The Ghost King

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:39:39 -0400

johneveretttrowbridge:

A fully edited one is on the way but until then please enjoy it in 7 parts.

Part 1: https://vine.co/v/bDPiEi7alDz

Part 2: https://vine.co/v/bDPvFHgH3qx

Part 3: https://vine.co/v/bDPHhAjvbb0

Part 4: https://vine.co/v/bDP0vbIregh

Part 5: https://vine.co/v/bDxBLYEgLnI

Part 6: https://vine.co/v/bDxKQiAetav

After Credits Twist Ending: https://vine.co/v/bDxhVlHTAEb

this is a remarkable piece of artistry

newyorker: I saw and heard something remarkable just a few hours ago, something I’m not likely to...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:35:19 -0400

newyorker:

I saw and heard something remarkable just a few hours ago, something I’m not likely to forget until all the mechanisms of remembering are shot and I’m tucked away for good. Philip Roth celebrated his eightieth birthday in the Billy Johnson Auditorium of the Newark Museum last night with the most astonishing literary performance I’ve ever witnessed….

David Remnick on the Roth-endorsed, Roth-attended 80th birthday celebration of Philip Roth: http://nyr.kr/160afX8

if youve never read american pastoral idk what youre doing with yourself

Whenever I meet anyone when I'm drunk

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:34:32 -0400

whatshouldwecallme:

yep

fek: Fuck Time Warner. But also, well played, Direct TV Social...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:23:25 -0400

fek:

Fuck Time Warner. But also, well played, Direct TV Social Media Guy. Good hustle.

#slowclap

"SXSW is the 21st-century equivalent of a medieval market town, just with more horseshit. It’s an..."

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:43:33 -0400

“

SXSW is the 21st-century equivalent of a medieval market town, just with more horseshit. It’s an orgy of capitalism, an unrestrained, unselfconscious celebration of sales, marketing, branding, and “gamification.” Even the dumbest of memes have been recruited in the service of sales. Grumpy Cat is here, and she wants you to buy Friskies. For a gathering so driven by the pursuit of money, the question of who has it—and who doesn’t—goes almost completely unmentioned. There are talks about social and civil rights issues—feminism, race, female genital cutting—but words like “inequality” literally aren’t on the schedule. (A search for “taxes” returns a session that mentions how awesome it would be to have a robot who could do them.) Maybe that’s because everyone knows that almost everyone here coughed up several hundreds of dollars for a conference pass, and hundreds more for lodging. Conversations about inequality are awkward. Conversations about futurism, tech triumphalism, entrepreneurship, and the “intersections” thereof reign supreme. There’s almost no talk of religion, electoral politics, or labor unions—anything that smacks of old-school collective action. This is a place of unfettered technological optimism, where coders and entrepreneurs can solve any societal problem. SXSW has a politics, but it’s one that mirrors the technolibertarianism of the Reddit generation: civil liberties (read: free speech, Larry Lessig, and Aaron Swartz), entrepreneurship, and individualism.

Maybe it’s unfair to expect a conference that’s essentially a glorified trade show to concern itself with a broader sort of politics. But SXSW is a big deal: Hundreds of media outlets cover it, and its overall tone sends a message to attendees and the broader culture.

”

- Nick Bauman, South Buy Southwest: At America’s Biggest Tech Conference, It’s All About the Sell

The hucksters have taken over. SxSW has jumped the shark: the shark has a giant Coca-Cola logo on it, and Jump The Shark^tm is an app where you can superimpose your friends’ faces on Fonzie jumping the shark.

(via stoweboyd)

#Preach

Whenever I check my bank statement

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:20:59 -0400

whatshouldwecallme:

nedhepburn: Chart of the Day/Month/Year. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:01:57 -0400

nedhepburn:

Chart of the Day/Month/Year.

UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

"The great thing about South By is that practically everyone here is talking about the newest..."

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:19:13 -0400

““The great thing about South By is that practically everyone here is talking about the newest cutting-edge ideas, but the whole scene still has this super-chill underground vibe,” said the 33-year-old who went to business school, makes a six-figure salary, and develops marketing strategies for a living.”

- SXSW As Cool And As Real As It Gets, Reports Marketing Associate | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source (via bobbyfinger)

coketalk: These have just gotten better and better.

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:08:33 -0400

coketalk:

These have just gotten better and better.

oh its such a perfect day/ im glad i spent it with you

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:07:29 -0500

oh its such a perfect day/ im glad i spent it with you

amen

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:26:40 -0500

amen

howswally: The cameraman that filmed this deserves an...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:39:58 -0500

howswally:

The cameraman that filmed this deserves an Oscar.

preach

family photo

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:21:03 -0500

family photo

O Pioneer!: Crystal

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:50:19 -0500

O Pioneer!: Crystal:

richardlawson:

Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of one of my best friends dying. To say that it’s been on my mind all week almost makes it sound like it hasn’t been on my mind all year, but in the past few days the knowledge of her and of the loss, the memories of both the good parts and the really shitty,…

this is so sad and so good.

A very ill ham with a bagel blanket

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:32:01 -0500

A very ill ham with a bagel blanket