December 2010
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Dec 31st
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Dec 27th
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Listenoldhollywood: Billie Holiday - I’ve Got My Love...
Dec 27th
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“That’s what writing is. You’re keeping people alive in your head.”
– Carl Reiner
Dec 27th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 16th
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New Yorker Profile of Shigeru Miyamoto →
I can’t seem to get enough of The New Yorker’s coverage of gaming. Found this study of Nintendo’s game design legend (Mario, Zelda, Star Fox, Pikmin) totally fascinating. Now I’ll turn it around and read the reviews, fiction, and pithy cartoons in IGN.
Dec 16th
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Part of "Painkiller Deathstreak" (The New Yorker) →
Someone erudite and new to gaming, and yet totally open to considering video games on their merits, plays through the year’s biggest games. Great knack for observational details I hadn’t considered in games I’ve tried or even played through. And only someone writing for The New Yorker would compare mastering the XBox controller to learning all the parts for a Dave Brubeck chart,...
Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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thedailywhat: This Is Funny, You Should Watch It of the Day: It simply wouldn’t be Christmas without Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as David Bowie and Bing Crosby performing a duet of “Peace on Earth” and “The Little Drummer Boy.” [fod.] Bizarrely word-for-word. The original is really nice too.
Dec 13th
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Dec 11th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 8th
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“Re Mark Greif’s essay “The Hipster in the Mirror” (Nov. 14): I am compelled to...”
– The best reader letter to the NY Times ever. Also, she HAS A POINT. (via negevrockcity) I think I cried a little when I read this. (via skybarn) I read this yesterday night and wanted to blog it. I mean. “I resent this borrowed term which conceals its true yuppie identity”!!!!! ZING, HIPSTERS!...
Dec 7th
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Fragments from "WikiLeaks! The Musical." →
Ben Greenman’s new current events musical might be my favorite one. (via McSweeney’s)
Dec 4th
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Dec 4th
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Dec 4th
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Word Of The Day: "chunder"
V.-to throw up violently
Dec 3rd
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“Humanatee” — Dir. by Phil Payson My friend Phil made this as his thesis film, and has since recut it. Like if manatees had their own Sgt. Pepper and it was a fun movie.
Dec 3rd
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Dec 3rd
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Dec 3rd
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