I feel loss
Disco diva Donna Summer has died of cancer at age 63. She provided the voice, with Giorgio Moroder producing, for this landmark song:
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Pictures of Matchstick Men
First recorded in 1968 by Status Quo, this Wikipedia entry classifies Pictures of Matchstick Men as “bubblegum psychedelia.” That may be true, but I like it anyways. In any event, to catalogue them for my purposes, here is Status Quo performing the song on Tops of the Pops. I will follow will some favourite cover [...]
Sun, September 25 2011 » Music Monday et al, multimedia » Comments Off
L’affaire Assange: The animated version
The Guardian published the lurid details of the sexcapades of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in Sweden — activity that has led to two complaints of sexual assault being filed against him. The incomparable NWAtv has now created one of its signature animations (seen first on Twitter):
Wed, December 22 2010 » Main Page, Media, multimedia » Comments Off
Young journos: There’s a reason this vid went viral
I’ll be the last person in the world to post this (from multiple sources): I would suggest the cautionary aspects to this video, while hilarious, are quite true. But it does downplay the rewards of having a great job in the business — which can happen when you’re at a weekly newspaper, and not just [...]
Thu, December 16 2010 » Media, Minutiae, multimedia » Comments Off
The **top** of the CN tower
I both hate and fear heights, but I found this to be as fascinating as it was stomach-churning. Seen via @csaila on Facebook:
Fri, December 10 2010 » Main Page, Minutiae, multimedia » Comments Off
Squirrel stew as austerity dish?
The BBC explores whether squirrel should resume its traditional place in the American stew pot. I particularly liked this quote from William Hovey Smith, who lives on his family’s old plantation in the great state of Georgia: “I do not cook the squirrel heads, although my mother dearly loved them – squirrel brains,” he recalls. [...]
Sat, November 27 2010 » Main Page, Minutiae, multimedia » Comments Off
Just looking at this will make you fat
You can watch the TurBaconEpic, a 79,046-calorie monstrosity, being assembled at the Epic Meal Time channel on YouTube. I first saw reference to this at The Globe and Mail via Facebook. Essentially, here are the ingredients: deboned quail cornish game hen bacon strips veal-pork sausage chicken bacon-croissant stuffing bacon strips boneless duck boneless turkey more [...]
Fri, November 26 2010 » Main Page, Minutiae, multimedia, photos » 1 Comment
Speedy J – ‘Ping Pong’
A nice bit of trance posted by Matt M over on Facebook. I liked it so much, I’m archiving it here:
Wed, November 24 2010 » Main Page, Music Monday et al, multimedia » Comments Off
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