May 2012
April 2012
Smurf Etymology
The Smurfs (French: Les Schtroumpfs) is a Belgian comic and television franchise centered on a group of small blue fictional creatures called Smurfs, created and first introduced as a series of comic strips by the Belgian cartoonist Peyo (pen name of Pierre Culliford) on October 23, 1958. The original term and the accompanying language came during a meal Peyo was having with his colleague and...
RIGHT.
Odd as it may sound, there are times when Sally reminds me of Lisa Simpson, another bright girl who’s constantly being failed by her family, her neighbors, and the world at large. We know from Simpsons episodes set in the future that Lisa turned out just fine, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Sally did, too, despite the forces arrayed against her.
- NYMag’s Matt Zoller Seitz, on...
RIP Rob Viscome, 1984-2002. →
This was the worst.
BUS YOUR OWN TRAY: Let's Talk About Unfollowing... →
I just say “you tweet too much for me,” and no one’s ever had a problem with that.
Watchwhatevs:
movingsideways:
bradofarrell:
ohheybill:
I have found the worst 28 seconds in the history of music.
DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE
This is hilarious.
SO GOOD.
WatchPEOPLE WHO GOT PAID IN THE VIDEO: the ‘viral marketing’ Gleeks.
PEOPLE WHO DID NOT GET PAID: the delivery-man.
Hate you, Internet.
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It feels like zero critiques of hip hop ever point...
vagabondaesthetics:
I mean I never hear people every talk about the 15000 rappers going through depression and usually dedicating several tracks off of their debut albums to talk about their addiction to drugs or pills or their suicidal tendency. The only exceptions are Eminem and Biggie’s one song Suicidal Thoughts. Outside of that, no one cares to mention it. Sad rock band makes a song about...
OKAY.
“Disliking hip-hop doesn’t make you a racist any more than liking hip-hop makes...”
– Jack Hamilton, “America Is Dying Slowly: Talking About Hip-Hop After Trayvon Martin” (Good)
“Entrepreneurs should leverage the trend of obscurity: Obscurity is good....”
– Peter Rojas, co-founder of gdgt.com and creator of Endgaget, Gizmodo, Joystqi and RCRD LBL (via hyuninc) RAPPERS SHOULD THINK ABOUT THIS TOO. (via tumblinerb)
