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danhacker: The new Coen brother’s film ‘Burn After Reading’ Red Band Trailer Man, can’t...

May 30th

“The interesting thing about Danny [McBride], he’s...”
— David Gordan Green, which, as...

May 30th

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This song was in Iron Man and i think that was the first time i’d heard it in years. Another...

May 30th

David Gordan Green set to direct 'Your...

May 30th

If i had stairs, i’d do this.

May 30th

Back for an hour

Finally watched Lost (amazing) and now i have 15 pages of dashboard to get through before i leave at...

May 30th

We've got to take a break, Tumblr

I just got home from seeing Iron Man, which means that, like Brit, i missed Lost. So no Tumblr for...

May 30th

To all Top Chef Conspiracy Theorists

May 29th

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Junior Boys - In the Morning This is just the jam i need to carry me through the end of the day....

May 29th

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thisrecording: Mariah Carey’s first pitch in Japan. She is the greatest. Thank god she has that...

May 29th

“It kills me how sad it is that jesus died before eating...”
— Mindy, talking (and talking)...

May 29th

Yeah, i know this is everywhere already, but there’s a...

May 29th

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The Band - “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” If you haven’t seen The Last...

May 29th

Why gas is so expensive

May 29th

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RZA - You Can’t Stop Me Now King Geedorah used this same sample a few years back, but...

May 29th

Eddie Murphy is back as Axel Foley in...

May 29th

“I have to admit that I’ll be happy when this week is over...”
— Balk. Shit, i’ve been...

May 29th

Holy shit, it’s a real Catbus. (via szymon)

May 28th

Somebody wants to remake Plan 9 from Outer...

May 28th

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squashed: This video is posted to honor a man who said today, “I just ended my political career.” ...

May 28th

Grabb.it TV will consume the rest of your...

May 28th

Lars Worm - Totally Staged Forest Illumination 

May 28th

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Yttling Jazz - “Tokyo Hyatt” This Is Bjorn Yttling’s (of Peter, Bjorn & John...

May 28th

state of the state, or bush is a dried up...

May 28th

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Paul Rudd is the best screensaver ever.

May 27th

Is Barack Obama Muslim?

May 27th

I’ve met a lot of babies with no personality. Now i...

May 27th

This is interesting. Apparently Bravo filmed Top Chef contestants Andrew and Spike (along with...

May 27th

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This video of a guy interacting with a lion in the wild is insane.

May 27th

Balloon leaves Fournier behind, soars into...

May 27th

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Sebadoh - “Got It” Seriously, why aren’t they plaing Bakesale? 

May 26th

“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s...”
— John Kenneth Galbraith. Zing.

May 26th

I had this book when i was a kid. It was one of my favs. It...

May 26th

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An oldie but a goodie.

May 26th

“Why the Justin Long face?”
— Meat Plate (or Tyler Town, to...

May 26th

eatsleepdraw: humpty dumpty prepared for his fall…

May 25th

Classic Cartoons of the '80s

May 25th

toomuchawesome: Oh man, please be true please be true...

May 24th

“I always get “busting a nut” mixed up with “popping a cap.”...”
— your monkey called. I’ll...

May 24th

“After the Beatles, [Soul II Soul] were the next British...”
— DJ Roy the Roach, from the...

May 24th

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No Age - “Sleeper Hold” And with that, i’m out. 

May 23rd

J3 Concepts does great work.

May 23rd

I really want this picture to be real.

May 23rd

I don’t know if it’s cause it’s designed...

May 23rd

I’m so bored right now, but i’m also feeling...

May 23rd

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DJ Shadow - “Midnight in a Perfect World” skeetonmischa: A perfect jam for a rainy...

May 23rd

Saints promotion pays edgy tribute to Sen....

May 23rd

IML (International Mr. Leather, Google it if you’d like) is happening in Chicago this weekend...

May 23rd

One of the many great winners of Good 50x70’s Global...

May 23rd

How to Ruin a Joke

May 23rd

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Here’s the Spanish version of the new trailer for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. There...

May 23rd

SurveyUSA estimates that at least 18 million...

May 23rd

yourmonkeycalled: Anywhere’s Tokyo-ier Than Here ...

May 23rd

Thousands of Outdated Gas Station Pumps Can't...

May 23rd

“You know what, the more I have thought of this,...”
— Rawb, in response to this...

May 23rd

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“A Really Really Brief History of Donkey Kong” by Gabe Swarr. I love his style.

May 23rd

These are the covers for the the new hardback reprints of...

May 23rd

“If Adam doesn’t let you sing the Muppets song [before his...”
— toomuchawesome: Erin, a true...

May 22nd

Man admits having sex with 1,000 cars

May 22nd

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Sonic Youth - “Unmade Bed” Now that you’re in his arms, babe, know that...

May 22nd

uhhuhher: I‘ve never seen better looking frog eyes ...

May 22nd

“Shit is the tofu of cursing.”
— David Sedaris. Nothing but...

May 22nd

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chuckmore: Every Mortal Kombat Fatality Ever I got bored about half way through. So kinda did...

May 22nd

Tibet and China: 7 questions

May 22nd

“It’s easy for me to get into a fight with [kids] for some...”
— Amy Sedaris

May 22nd

mills: Many suns (for an explanation, see Supernice’s...

May 22nd

Big Brother is your newest contact

I find the whole Gen X/Millennials feud on Radar pretty hilarious/ridiculous (mainly because both...

May 21st

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Rjd2 - “1976” This is actually exactly what i thought a video for this song would look...

May 21st

101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less

May 21st

This self-contained aromatic herb garden would be perfect...

May 21st

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David Bowie - “In the Heat of the Morning” One of my favorite Bowie tunes ever. 

May 21st

Buffy becomes academic subject

May 21st

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El Camino del Ray You might not want to watch this if you’re afraid of heights, or even if...

May 20th

“The world is about to end in 2012 … ’cause the Mayans made...”
— Lil Wayne. Even if...

May 20th

Wanna be in my gang? Meet the Uber-Fan

May 20th

As i mentioned last week, Whit and i had our engagement...

May 20th

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Watch as Steven Spielberg lies his ass off about the E.T. game for Atari. Good thing he made up for...

May 20th

Worldometers - Real Time World Statistics

May 20th

eatsleepdraw: little drawing of owls eating a papaya....

May 19th

Web hosting

So i’m putting together a web site for me and Whit’s wedding and i was wondering if...

May 19th

“On the one hand, vegetarianism is healthy and humane. On the...”
— Gruber. Can’t argue with...

May 19th

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This song is just ok, but that penny is hilarious.

May 19th

Top 50 Cult Books

May 19th

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LL Cool J - “Big Ole Butt” I’m not really sure why the ladies love Cool James. He...

May 19th

This is from an amazing collection of graffiti pictures over...

May 19th

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Why did i not know that Ira Glass and Phillip Glass were related?

May 19th

For those not interested in the Sad Trumbone,...

May 18th

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This montage of scenes and dialouge from Coen Brothers movies is incredibly well put together. Man...

May 18th

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Broken Social Scene - “Cause = Time” Love this song. That riff in the middle gets me...

May 18th

szymon: Ecostore ADVVery cool. 

May 18th

Alan Keyes to start a new political party.

May 16th

Introducing Fizz Cup, for when you want a root beer float on...

May 16th

“Nothing gets prospective jurors booted faster than telling...”
— Advice from the R Kelly Trail:...

May 16th

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Great song, great video.

May 16th

andrklein: I know I’m probably in the minority here, but I really think Iron Man could’ve been...

May 16th

Alphabet Games - Try and guess the movies...

May 16th

Sad Trombone

May 16th

danhacker: I’d want to go here some day just because its...

May 16th

Fire near Daley home linked to cougar case?

May 16th

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britticisms: “Hold On” by Holy Ghost! What a jam. I want more.

May 16th

“i think she’s scaring everyone off with her endless...”
— Ace, referring to Mindy, on...

May 16th

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Kraftwerk - Tour De France Start the Friday off right. 

May 16th

Stine gives Columbia 'Goosebumps'

May 15th

Hot Chip is coming back to Chicago for two...

May 15th

Thanks to my Ray Smuckles quote from earlier, Mindy and i...

May 15th

Untangle: Today's special treat for the OCD...

May 15th

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Clark and Michael: Live Linxxx Dating Tape Bitches do love knowing your favorite color. Everybody...

May 15th

“He’s saddin’ so hard a poem came outta his face.”
— Ray Smuckles. That’s...

May 15th

Clark and Michael

May 15th

This is Robert, my best friend and Best Man. Though it make...

May 15th

Michael Showalter's First SPIN.com Blog

May 14th

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Stephen Colbert sympathizes with young Bill O’Reilly.

May 14th

eatsleepdraw: Taco Robot. Note that Taco Robot is not...

May 14th

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Black Heart Procession - “When We Reach The Hill (Joe Beats Experiment Remix)” This is...

May 14th

Portion Size, Then and Now

May 14th

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Everybody has reblogged this for a reason. It’s amazing. 

May 14th

A collection of US presidential logos from...

May 14th

From the Unconscious Art of Demolition Flickr group. I love...

May 14th

“i hate that list….2 zadie smith books and no fucking...”
— This is the 1000th comment...

May 14th

Label the contires of North Africa and the...

May 14th

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This is one of my favorite things Chris Rock has ever done.

May 14th

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

May 14th

All Important tasks. (via marco)

May 13th

“I think we should gradually transform a quarter of our...”
— squashed. I think that might...

May 13th

alexbalk: Whatever my reservations about Obama, I have to...

May 13th

The 6 Most Frequently Quoted Bullsh*t...

May 13th

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Pavement - “We Are Underused” Indeed. 

May 13th

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Gordon Ramsay talks with Ricky Gervais about animal rights and product endorsements.

May 13th

Picture Day

Whit and i have are engagement photo session later today so posting will be light. We’re...

May 13th

1001 Fiction Books You Must Read Before You...

May 13th

toomuchawesome: I’ve never given two shits about Harrison...

May 13th

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Alec Baldwin talks about the new show he’s producing, possibly titled “Interplanetary...

May 12th

This American Life - The Giant Pool of Money

May 12th

Chicago Film Festival Announces a Dark Knight

May 12th

I love this mural by Maya Hayuk. All of her stuff is pretty...

May 12th

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David Bowie - “Rebel, Rebel” Possible contender for me and Whit’s first dance at...

May 12th

Guernica

May 12th

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Sorry everybody, but due to the increasing danger of e-worms, i’m probably going to just move...

May 12th

Out of Africa: Barack Obama in Pan-African...

May 12th

eatsleepdraw: Self-Esteem Robot #1

May 12th

Tracy Jordan:You know what, I’m gonna make you a mix tape. You like Phil Collins? Jack Donaghy:...

May 11th

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Whit and i watched They Live again tonight. I think most rational people can agree that this is one...

May 11th

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Siouxsie and the Banshees - “Hong Kong Garden” I’ve been whistlng this song all...

May 11th

Outtakes

alexbalk: A couple of weeks ago we did an Q&A with the great composer John Williams in...

May 10th

eatsleepdraw: How Monsters get through those awkward party...

May 10th

Gore Verbinski to direct 'Bioshock'

May 9th

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If you haven’t seen B-Unit and Whistle Pop sing this at karaoke (which i’m assuming most...

May 9th

Speed Racer has a 35 on Metacritic, which is...

May 9th

How The Presidential Candidates Would Handle...

May 9th

The New York Times has an article up about weird food...

May 9th

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Don Omar Ft. Pitbull - “Fuego” I think this could become Mindy and my trashy song of...

May 9th

Last week, to promote his new 33 1/3 book...

May 9th

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Poor guy. I like how it says “animals were emotionally harmed during the making of this...

May 9th

Why Biz Markie Should Have Known From the...

May 9th

Ugh

I woke up this morning, thought it was Saturday, and turned off my alarm, making me very late for...

May 9th

eatsleepdraw: vain veggies to make my furious fruit feel...

May 9th

ThingsIDidLastNight.com

May 8th

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madeinthedark: Hamlet 2. Steve Coogan, Amy Poehler, Catherine Keener, and yes, oh yes...

May 8th

The MTV Movie Awards Are 17 Years Old

May 8th

“I am a legend. I want to take drugs.”
— Amy Winehouse. Well there you...

May 8th

If you haven’t checked out Christopher David...

May 8th

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My Bloody Valentine - “When You Sleep” My excitement has not diminished. 

May 8th

The Top Five Lines From Soulja Boy's New New...

May 8th

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Though i’ve heard it before, this clip from This American Life is still pretty cool now that...

May 8th

Voices in Quartz

So the whole gang (minus Tyler Town) wen to go see Cut Copy last night and, while i thought it was...

May 8th

The Rooms by Sam Javarouh

May 8th

Neil Young Announces Collected Work With...

May 7th

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In celebration of the Cut Copy show tonight, here’s a video that’s sure to please both...

May 7th

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Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - “Straighten it Out” I didn’t get to participate in...

May 7th

“The Wachowskis haven’t granted an interview in the decade...”
— Rants: The Wachowskis Still in...

May 7th

Obama biro yawne yo!

obama08: In 2006, Obama visited Kibera, Kenya, one of the worst slums in all of Africa. As he came...

May 7th

I can’t get over how awesome Dave Perillo’s...

May 7th

Malt on the Table: A Beginner's Guide to Malt...

May 7th

The world's 10 most disgusting beers

May 7th

Blues from Beyond the Grave

Last night, spur of the moment, Whit and i made some plans for a mini honeymoon in September (the...

May 7th

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Grinner was a good band and all, but their stage show was lacking something. That something was Ace...

May 6th

My Bloody Valentine are playing the Aragon...

May 6th

The 50 Greatest Commercial Parodies of All...

May 6th

“So I’m very particular now that I’m grown up. And I even...”
— Elaine Stritch, in an...

May 6th

This is my “Mr. Hot Dog and his Friends” mug...

May 6th

Actually, why not so serious?

In all the coverage of The Dark Knight, one of the more confusing things I’ve come across is...

May 6th

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova were on...

May 6th

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It’s the Tim, Eric & Zach vodka commercial that Absolut didn’t want you to see. (via...

May 6th

59 Things a Man Should Never Do Past 30

May 6th

mikecourtien: Nothing much to say about this, just let it...

May 6th

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Brendan Canning - “Hit The Wall” This is the first single from the next album in the...

May 6th

I present to you the largest collection of...

May 6th

dyfl: Marvel are leaving money on the table if they do...

May 5th

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butterflyeffect: My Bloody Valentine - Only ShallowThe best first 3 seconds in music. The rest...

May 5th

The Six Best Jokes From Wednesday Night’s...

May 5th

This real world version of Bowser is terrifying. He look a...

May 5th

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This collaboration between The Field and members of !!! is a little on the long side, but...

May 5th

How To Make Prison Wine

May 5th

Pitchfork gives the new No Age a 9.2. That...

May 5th

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Sun Ra and his Arkestra - “Face the Music” What a great Sunday morning song.

May 4th

Check out the new 'Dark Knight' trailer

May 4th

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Ratatat-“Wildcat (E*vax Remix)” I think this version is way better than the original,...

May 4th

eatsleepdraw: friday thoughts at work. -deborah Shit,...

May 4th

“The song features the line “guess who’s not a...”
— Maura, on the new single from...

May 2nd

Tomorrow is international “Shutdown day”.

May 2nd

5 Cats that Look Like Wilford Brimley. Kudos,...

May 2nd

“I even tried to catch a snowflake on the tip of my tongue...”
— Jack Donaghy. I’m so sad...

May 2nd

In honor of opening weekend.

May 2nd

In-N-Out Burger Wiki Entry

May 2nd

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Kid Koala - “Basin Street Blues” The HD music videos are my favorite part of...

May 2nd

What's Special About This Number?

May 2nd

“Eat a fat whore, Popsicle, i’ll kill your family!”
— This is the kind of thing...

May 2nd

This is from my friend Eli’s awesome collection of...

May 2nd

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Hot Chip - “The Warning” Even though i love their jams, this is still my favorite song...

May 2nd

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danhacker: G.I. Joe PSA 19 Don’t hide in a fridge Was there an epidemic in the 1980’s of kids...

May 2nd

The Colbert Report

samreich: The Colbert Report is my favorite show on television. Last night I visited my friend...

May 2nd

Liquor by Megan Troyer

May 1st

Largehearted Boy: 2008 Coachella Live Music...

May 1st

Is Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The...

May 1st

Sure, that baby elephant picture that’s been floating...

May 1st

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I knew there was a reason i stuck with MySpace. That reason is skanks. (via betterthancupcakes)

May 1st

The Final Jeopardy tumblr posts video of each...

May 1st

Paulville.org

May 1st

szymon: space invaders cutting boardI’m putting this...

May 1st

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Jonathan Coulton - “First of May” Now you know, so go get to it. 

May 1st

No wonder it took so long to get...

The attention to detail in GTA IV boarders on insane. For example, there’s a self-contained...

May 1st

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Biting IS important business. (via imperialist)

May 1st

“After Beanie Babies, only computer books are a worse...”
— your monkey called. Shit,...

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