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Monthly Archives: October 2006

Attack of the Hicks!

October 31, 2006 – 1:18 pm

 
For reasons best left unsaid, it entertains me to watch other people fending off swarming loyalista (nay, Unquestionista) fans when they cluster and attack in those occasional, apparently-random movements dictated by hive mind.
Here is the latest version, from Logged Hours, via Gawker. What is unique about the American Idol phenomenon is that, other than Simon and Paula, [...]

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the grinding devolution of the glorious communist dream

October 31, 2006 – 12:57 pm

In which we observe an experiment in Communal Anarchy descending, in the course of one growing season, into mere Existential Hedonism. Ain’t that always the way? Sigh…
Heartlessly stolen from Up In Ontario. This should give you some idea of the kind of city we live in.
The Tomato Man stand, Trout Lake Farmer’s Market, early in the [...]

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pic o’ the day: demons of outer space

October 31, 2006 – 10:18 am
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Fhtamily Cthurcle: Cthulhu Mythos/Family Circle mashups

October 31, 2006 – 10:10 am

I know I’ve already featured one of these brilliant mashups from Accordion Guy, but it’s Halloween and these images are unutterable shadow-paintings from beyond the veil. So there.

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Operation Global Media Domination: i luv Brian Atene

October 31, 2006 – 9:30 am

And also Steve Carrell and Stephen Colbert. But me wuvs Brian Atene best of all. Why? Check it out! I may have momentarily gone down six hundred thousand places on Technorati thanks to switching from raincoaster.wordpress.com to raincoaster.com, but I am #1 on Google when you’re looking for a horrific trainwreck of a video audition for Stanley Kubrick (CUE-brick!). [...]

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jackbooted Chinese authorities finally get SOMETHING right

October 31, 2006 – 8:31 am

They’re arresting the street hug thugs.
Reuters via Fark
Chinese appear not to have warmed to a “free hugs” campaign aimed at cheering up strangers by hugging them on the street, with some huggers even being hauled away by police for questioning, media said Monday.
The campaign hit the streets of Beijing, Changsha and Xian this weekend, with participants [...]

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Swing Blade: Swingers meets Sling Blade

October 31, 2006 – 5:52 am

I normally avoid picking from the most popular videos on YouTube, but this is so funny I cannot resist. If, however, you see me posting napping kittens or puppies, please feel free to beat me severely about the head and neck.

Made in 1997, this mock movie trailer has Billy Bob Thornton’s [...]

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fundraiser at Rare and Welcome to the blogroll Urban Diner

October 31, 2006 – 5:01 am

Background on the event is here.
 The MC: Tamara Taggart, CTV
The Music: Adam Woodall
The chefs:

Robert Belcham (C, Fuel)
Brian Fowke (Rare One)
Sean Heather (The Irish Heather, Salt, Pepper)
Colin Johnson (Parkside)
Neil Wyles (Hamilton Street Grill)

The catch:

All local ingredients
All items made from ingredients procured the same day

The menu:

Champagne & canapes
cauliflower & truffle shooter
pumpkin ravioli • beurre noisette emulsion • [...]

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You dress better than Kate Moss!

October 30, 2006 – 10:40 am

Oh yes you do, even if you don’t manage to get paid for it.
I’ve never understood the “she’s a style icon” bullshit chorus for Kate Moss. Tell me what the Kate Moss style is, what the Platonic Ideal of the Kate Moss Outfit would be…you can’t, can you? That’s because there isn’t one. Listen to [...]

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Brian Atene 2.0: Good Day Mr. Kubrick 2006

October 30, 2006 – 7:48 am

Stolen from BoingBoing, but I’m sure it’ll be all over in twelve hours. Click here for the original, perhaps the most perfect, and most perfectly amusing, bad audition ever captured on film; the fellow in the video in this post claims to be the contemporary, 43-year-old Brian Atene, and it’s just so cheaply amusing that [...]

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