Evolution of the Hipster. (via i.imgur.com)
Maybe it comes from my years watching wrestling, but I’m a sucker for a good entrance. Think Undertaker. Or Tony Stark’s entrance during the beginning of “Iron Man 2.”
That being said, poor Apollo.
Happy Independence Day.
Andy Ihnatko on the iPhone 4’s FaceTime:
And which when you think of it, FaceTime represents the strongest of all possible strong-arm tactics in family marketing. “Well, sure, Dad … I suppose you could buy an Android-based phone, if that’s what you really want,” a seven-months-pregnant daughter will say via email. “I guess I assumed you’d be buying an iPhone 4, like the one I have. Because, you know, I thought you might be interested in seeing your new grandson’s first steps and his first word and all of those other little milestones. Oh, well, no worries … his other grandpa is buying an iPhone. I suppose little Tralfaz will just form an unseverable lifelong bond with him instead.”I will be purchasing an iPhone 4; it’s only a matter of time, and saving up the $300 for the top-end model. Like when I bought the iPhone 3G, I’m glad I waited through the in-between round (iPhone 3GS) before making another purchase, because this was the one worth waiting for.
Palin has figured out that this is really all you have to do to win elections in this country — flatter middle Americans’ moronic fantasies about themselves…
It’s basically a risk-free strategy. You get up on stage and you say, ‘I’m just like all you idiots. And you idiots rock!’ People will fall for this stuff.
I, Sarah Palin, Goes Redneck - Matt TaibbiAt our tenth reunion, held at the now-disappeared Moose Club in Champaign, there was still a little unfinished romantic business in the air. Twinges of old jealousies and heartbreaks. We noticed those who had once gone steady, the boy’s class ring worn on a chain around the girl’s neck, resting between her breasts in a gloat of possession. Now they had married others, but that night they smilingly took the dance floor together…
Looking at my classmates, I wondered if perhaps the person we are at 18 is the person we will always be, despite everything else that comes our way. All that happens is that slowly we become more aware of what matters in life.
Talking ‘bout my generation - Roger Ebert’s JournalDeftones - Back To School (Mini Maggit) (via deftones)
Every Deftones video should have some sort of exploding glass scene.
That being said, the new Deftones album is another winner - not quite up to Saturday Night Wrist perfection, but it rocks.
This one, though. Man. I’m so glad it was the Deftones that survived the nu-metal scene in the late ’90s - early ’00s.
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb - Live 8 (via oatzy)
How can you watch a reunited Pink Floyd, with Roger on stage with the band for the first time in 26 years, and not fucking weep?
The greatest guitar solo in rock history, an example of everyone in the band getting an equal share, and the last time a complete lineup getting on stage and showing how it’s done.
Fucking tears.
Earth - The Pale Blue Dot, by Carl Sagan (via Big Contrarian)
“How many rivers we had to cross before we found our way.”
Miss you, Carl.
Roger Waters - Three Wishes (via floydiantheo)
One of the saddest songs I can think of on record. And not weepy sad, but lost opportunity sad - a kind of timeless sad. Which is what makes the song so great.
Roger’s “Amused to Death” album really has some gems stuck in the cynical, world-weary whining he gets away with. This is my favorite.