March 2008
28 posts
“James Collins, whose new novel, Beginner’s Greek, is about a man who falls for a...”
– - It’s Not You, It’s Your Books by Rachel Donadio via Too Much Awesome
WatchMy e-friend Lee Kazimir’s film “More Shoes” about walking from Madrid to Kiev is screening at the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival in Texas this upcoming week. Go see it if you’re in the area: Saturday, 29 March, 10:00pm @ Angelika 7 Sunday, 30 March, 7:15pm @ Magnolia 4 Monday, 31 March, 3:15pm @ Magnolia 4 More info at his website here.
Future Me →
Write e-mails that will be delivered to your future self. Read others’ anonymous letters.
“BLESSED!!!!!!!!”
– A former co-workers current gchat status. Considering mine is ‘work’ I kind of feel she’s taunting me.
Russians as seen by Americans as seen by a Russian
Something today has prompted me to create a list of the top most recognizable Russian and Eastern European characters in American culture: Boris and Natasha from Rocky and Bullwinkle (1960’s) - I’m more familiar with the pinball game than the cartoon.. The bad guys from Russia with Love (1963) Yakov Smirnoff (1980’s) - I loathe that “in Russia” joke. I really do. ...
Google Image labeler →
what a weird “game”
ten visual artists i have been thinking about →
A thread full of artists I’m unfamiliar with but will definitely explore. Tons of images.
Buy a secret for 5$ →
An interesting project by David Horvitz
Wikipedia entries I read today
- Dawn Langley Simmons (prompted by This American Life episode titled after her) - Orlando: A Biography - Vita Sackvile West —- - Christine Chubbuck (discovered through the 90 day jane nonsense) - Budd Dwyer - and finally, List of unusual deaths Yeah, interesting day.
