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chasewhiteside:

Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” Rally - Interviews w/ Participants

On 8.28.2010, Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally was held on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.  The purpose of the rally, which Beck claimed to be “non-political” despite featuring Tea Party-favorite Sarah Palin as a speaker and its being attended entirely by conservatives, was unclear.  The participants spoke abstractly about the need to restore “honor” and “pride” to a country that had lost it.  When pressed for when our country had lost its honor, most cited the election of Barack Obama.

borders on tl;dr but is kind of mysteriously illuminating and especially notable for the guy at about 9:40 who almost directly quotes a recent onion article.

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Hello again, old pal.

Hello again, old pal.

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other optical experiments from the hood canal.

other optical experiments from the hood canal.

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some sparkler experiments while camping.

some sparkler experiments while camping.

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alicetiara:

Inside ‘Mad Men’: On Set and Behind the Scenes of the Emmy- Winning Show | Rolling Stone Music | Photos

The accompanying article isn’t entirely available [rs], but the pictures tell a pretty decent story on their own.

alicetiara:

Inside ‘Mad Men’: On Set and Behind the Scenes of the Emmy- Winning Show | Rolling Stone Music | Photos

The accompanying article isn’t entirely available [rs], but the pictures tell a pretty decent story on their own.

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Aug
30th
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We messed up the timing on Dum Dum Girls and Ezra Koenig messed up his vocal cords, but at least we got to see Beach House, last night at Marymoor Park. 

We messed up the timing on Dum Dum Girls and Ezra Koenig messed up his vocal cords, but at least we got to see Beach House, last night at Marymoor Park. 

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I assumed it was among the uninspired subplots, never guessing that it was really egregious product placement. What’s next, indeed?

I assumed it was among the uninspired subplots, never guessing that it was really egregious product placement. What’s next, indeed?

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chonasaur:

one of the best trailers i’ve seen for a music festival

Looking forward to returning to Portland for MFNW this month. We’ll be staying dorm-style at the ACE this time around.

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What are we to make of Chris Milk’s experimental interactive video for “We Used to Wait” (from Arcade Fire’s the Suburbs) not working 100% for people whose childhood homes are so sufficiently non-urban that Street View still hasn’t become available?

What are we to make of Chris Milk’s experimental interactive video for “We Used to Wait” (from Arcade Fire’s the Suburbs) not working 100% for people whose childhood homes are so sufficiently non-urban that Street View still hasn’t become available?

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The “day use” area at the campground was a lot more magical at night.

The “day use” area at the campground was a lot more magical at night.

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We went car camping this weekend. The parkinglot campsite had some nice trees.

We went car camping this weekend. The parkinglot campsite had some nice trees.

Aug
29th
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This is the only member of Vampire Weekend to make it to the stage tonight at Marymoor Park.

This is the only member of Vampire Weekend to make it to the stage tonight at Marymoor Park.

Aug
28th
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Vice anti music issue

Vice anti music issue

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bustr:

bluishorange:


glenda:

bestrooftalkever:

Have you ever walked around in Lower Manhattan and noticed a trail of paint on the sidewalk?

About 3 years ago, one of my friends in school decided to follow the trail around and noticed that the trail produced the image that you see above; a strange-looking rendering of what appeared to be the word “momo.” MOMO, we found out, was the name of an artist that used to be based in NYC, and sure enough, the one responsible for tagging his name across the width of Manhattan.
After requesting a meetup, MOMO told my friend that he accomplished this task by fixing 5 gallon paint buckets to the back of his bike, poking a hole in the bottom of the containers, and riding though the West Village, SoHo, Greenwich Village, East Village, and Alphabet City. Momo made the tag in 2006. Some parts of the line have been covered up by roadwork and redone sidewalks but most of the line is still visible.
To me, the interesting thing about the line is how both similar and different it is to regular graffiti. Essentially, most graffiti writers enjoy seeing their name on things. The bigger they can paint it and the more visible their tag is, the more people will notice their conquering of the city. MOMO created the largest tag in New York, yet the scale of his work here, so massive that it can’t all be viewed at once, means that thousands of people will walk on it each day and never even notice it. It’s simultaneously the biggest and smallest artistic statement I have seen in my time here.
MOMO made a video about the line which you can see here.
If you ever walk over it, now you’ll know what you’re looking at.




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bustr:

bluishorange:

glenda:

bestrooftalkever:

Have you ever walked around in Lower Manhattan and noticed a trail of paint on the sidewalk?

About 3 years ago, one of my friends in school decided to follow the trail around and noticed that the trail produced the image that you see above; a strange-looking rendering of what appeared to be the word “momo.” MOMO, we found out, was the name of an artist that used to be based in NYC, and sure enough, the one responsible for tagging his name across the width of Manhattan.

After requesting a meetup, MOMO told my friend that he accomplished this task by fixing 5 gallon paint buckets to the back of his bike, poking a hole in the bottom of the containers, and riding though the West Village, SoHo, Greenwich Village, East Village, and Alphabet City. Momo made the tag in 2006. Some parts of the line have been covered up by roadwork and redone sidewalks but most of the line is still visible.

To me, the interesting thing about the line is how both similar and different it is to regular graffiti. Essentially, most graffiti writers enjoy seeing their name on things. The bigger they can paint it and the more visible their tag is, the more people will notice their conquering of the city. MOMO created the largest tag in New York, yet the scale of his work here, so massive that it can’t all be viewed at once, means that thousands of people will walk on it each day and never even notice it. It’s simultaneously the biggest and smallest artistic statement I have seen in my time here.

MOMO made a video about the line which you can see here.

If you ever walk over it, now you’ll know what you’re looking at.

!!!