Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Column
Atlantic News Perspective #147 (June 27, 2005)
Gross National Happiness, drive-by paintballing and attack of the ants.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Gross National Happiness, drive-by paintballing and attack of the ants.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Music
Ween are releasing "Shinola Vol. 1" (a collection of odds, ends, and leftovers from around our studio and contains killer new mixes of a lot of songs that have been floating around the web in really crappy fidelity for a long time...12 songs deemed "too brown" to be put on any of their commercial CDs) on July 19th on their own Chocodog label. The CD can be Pre-Ordered here and will be available through their own site shortly.
Quotes
"So I broke both his ribs." - some girl on Spring Garden Road commenting on how she handled it when her boyfriend called her a stunned cunt.
"It's not a boob job. It's a boob career." - me commenting on the latest incarnation of Pamela Anderson on the cover some men's mag.
"Buckle tuckle." - Beth's description of a guy wearing a t-shirt that is only tucked in such a way that you can see his belt buckle.
"Who has more fun than people?" - a co-worker recalled this phrase from his youth.
Magazines
50 Best Magazines | Chicago Tribune
Note: Local magazine focusing on "Buddhism, culture, meditation, life" comes in at number 29.
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Comic
Toothpaste for Dinner | Slate
A slide-show tour of the most addictive comic on the Web. By Sam Anderson
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Film
Broken Flowers | d. Jim Jarmusch
Note: The trailor features a great track ("My Own Memory" by Yègellé Tezeta) that I have always liked from Ethiopiques, Vol. 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale, 1969-1974.
Halifax Locals
What do you get when you take one deep fry cook, four bands, six pairs of pants and one shared passion for seafood? If you're lucky, you'll get The Rolling Chowder Travelling Revue featuring BA Johnston, Windom Earle, The Intesteens, Away Ri'o and a huge assortment of other bands sailing across the Maritimes this summer in search of buried treasure and great discounts on seafood.
Sincerely,
Frank W. Peterson
President of the Rolling Chowder Chain of Family Restaurants
The Rolling Chowder Travelling Revue
1) any of various usually burrowing marine and freshwater bivalve mollusks of the class Pelecypoda, including members of the genera Venus and Mya, many of which are edible.
2) a thick soup containing fish or shellfish, especially clams, and vegetables, such as potatoes and onions, in a milk or tomato base.
3) remarkably full-featured and sturdy wheel that brings a lot to the driving experience.
In unrelated news, The Lost Tape of Dan Norman Cummings has been unearthed and digitized.
Monday, June 20, 2005
Column
Atlantic News Perspective #146 (June 20, 2005)
Returning the rock, perfect attendance and stealing cars.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Returning the rock, perfect attendance and stealing cars.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Friday, June 17, 2005
Prank
Architecture students created a stir Friday by erecting a sign announcing Wal-Mart was coming to downtown Halifax. (CBC Nova Scotia)
Halifax Locals
The Halifax Pop Explosion wants you...to apply yourself.
File under Viral Videos:
DJ scratches The Imperial March. (starring Skratch Bastid and featuring The Centaur)
NXNE Blog by Jon Bruhm
Ermine tour Blog by Chuck Teed
Content courtesy of The Coast.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Column
Atlantic News Perspective #145 (June 13, 2005)
Toxic rockets, striking a flagger and stealing rocks.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Toxic rockets, striking a flagger and stealing rocks.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Friday, June 10, 2005
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Quote
"Steve Jobs finally beats Bill Gates. And with the sale of Apple to Intel, Steve accepts the position of CEO of the Pixar/Disney/Sony Media Company." - Robert X. Cringely's prediction after the Apple/Intel partnership(I, Cringely)
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Irony
Well, I spent my lunch hour hitting three stores downtown looking for a book on productivity. I read about it in The Coast plus it seems to have set some bloggers on fire. (Note: even though I am the first to order this kind of crap off the net, I was told it was in stock at Scotia Square and I was in a want-it-now state of mind, I guess.)
Monday, June 06, 2005
Column
Atlantic News Perspective #144 (June 6, 2005)
Trawling for trouble, ferrying to Boston and Boy Scout survivor.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Trawling for trouble, ferrying to Boston and Boy Scout survivor.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Sunday, June 05, 2005
Quote
"Of all the people I know of he is the first candidate for suicide. Because as wrong as I may be, he is in conflict with his own self and his own missed childhood and with society and with his imagination and his wrongdoings, which he cannot see as wrongdoings—if there are wrong-doings. But he's a deeply tragic figure and he touches my heart deeply...You know, I would be the one to do the definitive film on him." - Werner Herzog on Michael Jackson (Village Voice)
Music
"He makes a sound somewhere between a yodel and a hiccup." - The New York Times on Coldplay.
"It's an album so strong and so unexpected that it may change the way people hear all its predecessors. And that's just a start. Listen long enough, and this album might change the way you hear lots of other bands, too." - The New York Times on the White Stripes.
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Celebrations
How did you celebrate National Doughnut Day yesterday?
Well, I actually missed it. Plus it might be just a US thing...
"Dear Canadian Friends of Krispy Kreme, Due to a technical error, you were sent an email regarding National Doughnut Day. This e-mail was only supposed to go to Friends of Krispy Kreme in the United States, since National Doughnut Day is a U.S. event. We are sincerely sorry for this error and hope you can bear with us as we solve the technical problems that caused this problem. We greatly value our Canadian Friends and appreciate all your support."
Friday, June 03, 2005
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
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