The Year in Comments: They’re G-R-R-R-E-A-T!
Most inspired comment in the wake of the tiger attack in SF: “Et tu, Tony?”
Kenny and Willie—two in-bred, retarded white tigers; Kenny’s shown above—are still waiting for their money.
The Year in Racism: Black Rage, Pt. 1
The year of nappy-headed hos, the year Eddie Murphy kept quitting, the year of the Jena Six, the year Bill Cosby quit being funny (Or was that more like ‘83?), the year of Barack Obama’s potential, we also learned that Kara Walker and Clarence Thomas are seething with a black rage nearly indistinguishable from each [...]
The Beast vs. Treebeard
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Palazzo sent along the link above, of a man that suffers a severe, bizarre form of leprosy that makes him look as if he’s growing roots. Couldn’t resist posting when I came across the video of the man that suddenly turned a deep, dark shade of blue.
Retro-Sexual
From DG Super Friend Christopher Palazzo comes my favorite find all week: A Flickr group dedicated to old porno stills. Awesome. Most of them evoke what I thought Europe would be like, when I was 14.
Best Music Videos 2007
Director File’s 10-best list for 2007. Amazing stuff here, needless to say. Special props though to the vids for The Liars, and Justice’s D.A.N.C.E. (of course) and Grizzly Bear (pictured above; love the the flowery crystalline private parts). But no Battles? For shame.
One little footnote: The font in which “Dance” is written in the [...]
Russia. Awesome.
I doubt that America—which has never suffered through Communism and prefers its morning cereal with milk rather than vodka—will ever produce something this awesome: Apparently there are communities of Russians whose pastime is interpreting written descriptions of improbable, slightly creepy scenes and then photographing the results. Some of the scenarios mentioned in the article:
“A Cheating [...]
Be On The Lookout
Today, the cops investigating the murder of 2 Indian ph.D students in Baton Rouge released sketches of the suspects. They’re a bit off. Like maybe the rest of the sketch artists moved to Houston after Katrina and the artist’s other gig is over at Mrs. Croxton’s 3rd-grade homeroom. I don’t even know why the artist [...]
Terence Koh
Since reading this interview with Terence Koh, I’ve been a little irritated about it. Koh comes off as materialistic, narcissistic, and nihilistic. Which is part of the point, and part of the appeal—his art and personage embody a particular moment (Dec 2007, Dow: ~14,000), in a particular place (downtown New York). Whatever. I get it. [...]
Louis Despont
Limited edition print by Louis Despont, based on patterns from an 1889 account ledger. At Element Editions. Via Art & Sex & Music.
My Stepmother Is an Alien=Sleepless in Seattle?
Thoughts while walking to go see The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: I’m pretty sure that My Stepmother Is an Alien and Sleepless in Seattle are the same movie. Consider:
Two schlubby guys, widowers=Dan Akroyd (MSIAA) + Tom Hanks (SIS)
Two hotties, curious=Kim Basinger (MSIAA) + Meg Ryan (SIS)
Two kids, insufferably articulate and poised=Akroyd’s kid, female + [...]