January 2012
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Korean Cuisine: Time Saving Tricks →
troisroyaumes:
A lot of these tricks are ones I use already (having learned them from my mother) but wrapping the ginger in saran wrap is a great idea.
I really ought to freeze chopped shallots like that - I can’t use up two bunches in a week, but I need to have access to shallots at basically all times. Does it change the texture, one wonders (ginger does freezer burn when sliced, but...
“What’s strange is that crime has continued to fall during the recession. On May...”
– “Raise the Crime Rate.”
Your must-read of the day.
(via marathonpacks)
See also: The New Yorker’s “The Caging of America” by Adam Gopnik:
Zimring insists, plausibly, that he is offering a radical and optimistic rewriting of theories of what crime is and where criminals are, not least because...
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Apple x China
helen-of-troy:
How the U.S. Lost out on iPhone Work
In China, Human Costs Are Built into an iPad
Can someone also do an article about the dozens of Chinese people lined up inside the Apple soho store every day to buy iphones and ipads to sell back to people in China, where the comparative cost of the same product is twice as what it costs someone to buy in the US? Irony is not the right word...
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What to call baby? | The Japan Times Online →
It would be nice to see a top 10 for each of these years; I wonder if it’s mangaka picking trendy names for their characters, or if the influence goes the other way around? I mean, I’d never have imagined that “Ren” with that particular kanji would be popular.
Apparently there are a lot of 14-year-old girls named “Moe” out there right now…
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“Was at Damon Albarn’s studio today. Quite possibly the most musical wonderland...”
– William Orbit’s public facebook page, Jan. 13, 2012 (thanks to GU for pointing this out)
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New semi-imaginary writing project
Reviewing every 80s Canto-pop LP in the radio station team’s collection. …I’ll return them once I’m done! Promise!
(This is semi-imaginary because I can’t even really type hanzi on my Mac, and although a good chunk of eg. a Leslie Cheung or Sandy Lam record from 1986 is dance music - which is what I want to talk about, mostly - the hit singles tend to be ballads, and...
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“The police arrived at Dotcom Mansion in Auckland on Friday morning in two...”
– “7 Charged As F.B.I. Closes A Top File-Sharing Site.”
Way to fulfill the recording industry’s stereotype/fantasy, bro. “Dotcom Mansion?!” (via Mack)
This story gets more and more like a BAD cyberpunk novel every minute. (See also: Swizz Beatz being kinda-not-really the CEO.) Lisbeth Salander due...
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Reading Pazz & Jop →
Got up early enough today that I could justifiably spend an hour drinking tea and reading the essays.
I just went and listened to “Rolling In The Deep” on YTube, which… finally informed me which song it was, ahaha. That is, I assumed I was familiar with it by osmosis, but there was no tune attached to the title in my head (no such problem with “Someone Like You”)....
I am starting a new thread XD
@Tari: yes, precisely - I’m interested in why the breakdown in communication happens. The person who thought Inception was pretentious, for instance, was absolutely convinced Chris Nolan was talking down to the audience by selling his storyline/concept as “deeper” than it actually was, whereas I simply didn’t perceive that at all. What’s more, this wasn’t...
“After all, what is the difference between pretentiousness and seriousness? Only...”
– John Darnielle (via insomnius)
As I keep saying, pretension is a non-existent quality on the author’s part; it’s a process that occurs in the mind of the audience.
(via minimoonstar)
I tend to disagree! I mean, I am in no way denying that the audience-judgement side exists; also, no-one sets out...
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“After all, what is the difference between pretentiousness and seriousness? Only...”
– John Darnielle (via insomnius)
[…]
well, wait
1. “This is not being pretentious; it is being fraudulent” is kind of like saying “X isn’t committing fraud, he’s lying.” Everyone’s just using different words here; they all come down to intent-to-deceive which Sabina calls fraudulent, other...
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“After all, what is the difference between pretentiousness and seriousness? Only...”
– John Darnielle (via insomnius)
As I keep saying, pretension is a non-existent quality on the author’s part; it’s a process that occurs in the mind of the audience.
(via minimoonstar)
I tend to disagree! I mean, I am in no way denying that the audience-judgement side exists; also, no-one sets out...
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“After all, what is the difference between pretentiousness and seriousness? Only...”
– John Darnielle (via insomnius)
As I keep saying, pretension is a non-existent quality on the author’s part; it’s a process that occurs in the mind of the audience.
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I have to admit
I’m starting to feel like I’m writing a Charlotte/Serge ship manifesto, here. 6o_O;
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Popular Songs Re-Written as Shakespearean Sonnets... →
katherinestasaph:
microphoneheartbeats:
cureforbedbugs:
tanghuevan:
cureforbedbugs:
Fair Usher, I would have a word with thee. – Pray, Kells, tell all; I’ll gladly hear thee speak. I’ve met a maid whose aspect charmeth me. She’s named T.T. and hath a rosy cheek. – Alack! Black day! This cannot be the truth! What sayest thou? Thy homie bids thee tell! – I too have bed this wench; my...
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quite a three pipe problem: Replies →
troisroyaumes:
inkstone replied to your post: Adding to the long to-watch list
OMG 120 eps?! The plot of that Joseon romance sounds pretty ace though.
minimoonstar replied to your post: Adding to the long to-watch list
I have been waiting for Vampire Idol ever since it…
there is a vampire heaven where K-pop has been banned
there is a vampire heaven where K-pop has been banned
there...
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“The way Americans have made these basslines lately, they’re aggressive,...”
– Nitsuh on US dubstep, lol. (via marathonpacks)
Reblogging for various ppl who I think would be interested in the continuity Nitsuh draws here between Skrillex’s previous scene band involvement and what he’s doing now.
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“During the United States occupation of Japan, the V-Disc collection in the...”
– V-Disc (Wikipedia article, unattributed)
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"Jesus Fever," Kurt Vile. 132 plays. One weekend... →
imathers:
teenageart:
marathonpacks:
Pay it forward!
Nicola Roberts “Gladiator” n/a (probably around 60 times)
Johnny Boy - “You Are the Generation That Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve (Crews Against Consumismo Extended Mix)”
Which makes sense, because it’s awesome. The remix doesn’t seem to be on YouTube, but the almost-as-good album version is here.
Pet Shop Boys -...
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The Internal Clitoris « Mosex : blog →
I’d heard of the research but you really do need the 3D images to understand what’s going on there. (Can animated GIFs be far behind?)
This makes me feel TOTALLY JUSTIFIED IN EVERYTHING, by the way. XD In the sense that I always knew the anatomy drawings bore no relation to how things worked on the ground, at least in these here parts.
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Tricky - “Hakim” This is one of those...
December 2011
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STM emergency codes →
One of these was called yesterday for Snowdon metro and I wondered what that was about.
Watchmicrophoneheartbeats:
screwrocknroll:
edwardok:
People often used to ask me: “Edward, you have such a clear speaking voice. Can you sing as well?”
If you watch this video of me massacring “Call Your Girlfriend” at karaoke, you will know the answer is “no”. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t love every minute of it.
We went to karaoke tonight! Ed did “Call Your Girlfriend.” We also did...
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Pink Martini and Saori Yuki - Is That All There...
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Thunder and Roses, by Theodore Sturgeon (1947) →
A couple of weeks ago I bought a Theodore Sturgeon anthology - every short story he wrote ever is currently in print in 13(!) massive trade paperback omnibuses, but I figured I’d start with something less shelf-invasive. I read this story (the first one in the collection), then put the book down to give myself time to get over it before continuing. I am still not over it. XD; You know how...