Tortoise re-releases Standards (1,000 copy LE) on red vinyl - Our copy has already shipped—get yours ASAP!
The Orwell Diaries - “From 9th August 2008, you will be able to gather your own impression of Orwell’s face from reading his most strongly individual piece of writing: his diaries.” This is freakin’ awesome, in case you didn’t know.
Hamlet (Facebook News Feed Edition) - “Ophelia joined the group Maidens Who Don’t Float.”
Garfield Minus Garfield - While not new, G-G is still worth a second look. “The result is astounding; all of a sudden, an unfunny, dated comic strip becomes a dark feature about a lonely, possibly insane man.”
How to blur your license plate - Californians, look no further! Now you can speed through those red lights!
American Voices: Wal-Mart wants Republican president - What do you think? “It’s true. We all know how Wal-Mart just barely squeaked by during the Clinton administration.”
Remember the Debates? - Recently The Atlantic’s James Fallows took on the laudable but unenviable task of watching all 47 of the primary debates. He arrives at some fascinating conclusions…that were hard to see when the debates machine gunned through the early part of the season.
Continue reading ‘August 16, 2008 Link Roundup’
Hot on the heels of Sen. McCain’s Obama=Paris Hilton ad and news that 86% of Americans could be overweight by 2030, WSJ’s Amy Chozick speculates that perhaps beanpole Barack isn’t fat enough to win the US Presidency.
And if it wasn’t embarrassing enough that Slate’s Timothy Noah sensed “racial subtext” in Chozick’s piece (”Would you want your sister to marry one? Would you want a whole family of skinny people to move in next-door?”), the perceptive Aaron Barnhart at the Kansas City Star notes that the story is nothing new; it actually appeared six months ago as a parody on The Onion.
Here’s to good journalism; check it out here:
Continue reading ‘When McCain Likens Himself to Teddy, Should Obama Look to Taft?’
Interview: Nas - The AV Club talks to the man whose debut, Illmatic, is widely considered “one of the greatest rap albums, period” (and is still unsurpassed by Nas himself).
Red Red Meat Reunite - The Illinois Entertainer reviews Red Red Meat’s much-anticipated reunion show.
Via His Blog, David Byrne Announces Collaboration With Eno - Owl&Bear is just taking this opportunity to promote Byrne’s blog, which is full of great insight from one of America’s most interesting living artists.
Interview: Edgar Wright - Just watched Hot Fuzz again last night, so this interview is timely and welcome.
Continue reading ‘August 1, 2008 Link Roundup’
Man Man Videos on Blogotheque - We really, really hate those Man Man jerks–for being so damn good.
Bon Iver DayTrotter Sessions (MP3s) - “Enough has been made out of the cool side of the pillow.”
New Calexico MP3: “Two Silver Trees” - “The song ‘Two Silver Trees’ is fairly indicative of what’s to come from Calexico throughout Carried to Dust, their new full-length album that features appearances by Sam Beam, Douglas McCombs, and Pieta Brown.
Continue reading ‘July 22, 2008 Link Roundup’
Your guide to the WALL-E controversy - This is an amazing article about WALL-E’s latent fascism that everyone should read.
Continue reading ‘July 11, 2008 Link Roundup’
Stupid Filter Tricks: OneNewsNow.com - The Christian website has a filter that automatically turns the word “gay” into “homosexual.” This did not fare well when the site reprinted an AP article about Olympics-bound sprinter Tyson Gay: “‘It means a lot to me,’ the 25-year-old Homosexual said. ‘I’m glad my body could do it, because now I know I have it in me.’”
Continue reading ‘July 6, 2008 Link Roundup’
Fisheries, Not Whales, To Blame For Shortage Of Fish - Now what the fuck am I going to do with all these “Blame the Whales” bumper stickers that I had printed up?
Baseball, apple pie, and kicking your fucking ass: 21 hilariously hyperbolic pro-America songs - I really need to get a boot. I feel so un-American when I try to insert my shoe into foreigners’ asses.
Continue reading ‘July 1, 2008 Link Roundup’
Unabomber’s cabin is on display in D.C. – The tiny Montana cabin where Ted Kaczynski hid now stands a few blocks from the FBI headquarters in Washington. The interactive exhibit will allow visitors to type their own manifestos, carve ornamental pipe bombs, and quietly stew with social anxiety in an isolated area.
Continue reading ‘June 20, 2008 Link Roundup’
Man Man Interview - Pitchfork interviews members of Man Man, one of Owl&Bear’s most favoritest bands. Just remember who did it first. While you’re at it, feel free to grab this sweet Man Man show that we just posted.
Continue reading ‘June 19, 2008, Juneteenth Link Roundup’
Road Rage Linked To Automobile Bumper Stickers - This doesn’t surprise me at all. I’d imagine that having a “W” sticker (in support of Weezer, of course) could increase your odds of getting your ass ridden.
The media overdo the death of Tim Russert - The media overdid the death of someone? Maybe someone needs to catalog the appearance of “the media overdid the death” articles after the reasonably surprising death of anyone famous.
Continue reading ‘June 17, 2008 Link Roundup’
Gays expected to flock to CA for same-sex marriage - Maybe conservatives will change their tune on gays once they realize that local economies stand to receive hot beef injections–of cash.
Continue reading ‘June 14, 2008 Link Roundup’
Vinyl Shower Curtains Release 100 Toxic Chemicals - According to the article, “These chemicals make up that “new shower curtain smell” unique to PVC vinyl shower curtains and shower curtain liners.” I wonder what kind of damage I did when I cuddled up to my new shower curtain the other day?
Moving Toward a Greener Blacktop - Don’t tell me they’re going to take the fun out of “new blacktop smell” too.
Continue reading ‘June 13, 2008 Link Roundup’
This Day in History is our attempt to make sense of the top 20 Google searches on any given day. We reserve the right to edit and abridge this list as we see fit, which is especially dependent on how tired we are by the time we get into the 15s.
Continue reading ‘Top 20 for January 9, 2008 at 4PM’
