Where there is happiness — friendship, adventure, affection, security — there is also, inevitably, disappointment. That’s life.

— A. O. Scott, NYTimes Film Critic, from his article, Unleashing Life’s Wild Things on Screen, a great review of a fantastic movie, as well as a full genre of complicated kids’ movies that I feel the world needs a lot more of.

Comments (View) | Posted 1 day ago | November 6, 2009 |

Once again, Chris Ware has forced me to stop everything I’m doing and relish in every beautifully colored, fantastically-detailed isometric frame. This time, through a 4-page + cover story in this week’s New Yorker. (via Kung Fu Grippe)

Once again, Chris Ware has forced me to stop everything I’m doing and relish in every beautifully colored, fantastically-detailed isometric frame. This time, through a 4-page + cover story in this week’s New Yorker. (via Kung Fu Grippe)

Comments (View) | Posted 1 week ago | October 27, 2009 |

You’re probably thinking, Why in the world would I text someone while jumping off a high dive?

— Seriously funny. McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Five Other Activites During Which Texting Can Be Dangerous.

Comments (View) | Posted 2 weeks ago | October 22, 2009 |

Blind Pilot in San Francisco

Blind Pilot in San Francisco

Comments (View) | Posted 2 weeks ago | October 21, 2009 |

Jonathan Coulton and crew cover TMBG’s Flood in its entirety. Their cover of Minimum Wage is a wonderful thing in and of itself. (via @ironicsans)

Comments (View) | Posted 3 weeks ago | October 16, 2009 |

If you really want to know why the financial system nearly collapsed in the fall of 2008, I can tell you in one simple sentence.

— From a brilliant — and brilliantly short — op-ed piece by Calvin Trillin in the NYTimes. I’m not smart enough to know if it’s true or not. via Daring Fireball

Comments (View) | Posted 3 weeks ago | October 14, 2009 |

Way cool animation created with cardboard. Give it a few seconds before giving up on it — it takes a while to really kick in. via @zefrank

Comments (View) | Posted 3 weeks ago | October 12, 2009 |

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