I am completely falling for The Urban Blah.
Now that’s a secret ingredient
I really like Cat Cora, so seeing her name in a headline would typically grab my attention. Seeing her name in a headline like the following definitely grabs my attention:
Good on ya, ladies.
Pet AT-AT
I swear to God I always wanted a pet just exactly like this.
If Velma was wrong (and strong)
(Via The High Definite)
Some links for March 7th through March 9th
Here are some recommended links for March 7th through March 9th:
- Phish Returns to Hampton, Va., to Feed Its Hungry Fans – NYTimes.com – NYT overview of the reunion weekend
- Unique portrait from Shakespeare’s life unveiled – CNN.com –
- Kindle 2 Usability Review (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox) –
- Phish’s Breakup? That Was Then. But Tough Times Demand a Reunion. – NYTimes.com –
- David Barnett on the overdue revival of Little, Big | Books | guardian.co.uk – Proud up-front "subscriber," although it doesn't feel that way since I gave up my money more than 2 years ago. Possibly my favorite book of all time.
David Bowie
From last night:
Phish Freeunion
If you’re like me, and excited (or at least curious) about the big Phish reunion happening in Virginia this weekend, just a reminder that free MP3s of last night’s show are up on LivePhish.com.
In case you forgot, this is the first Phish show since August 2004. Here’s a quick writeup on the show.
The first one’s free, kid
As discovered on Friday’s Kindle Daily post, Random House is offering some free scifi Kindle love until May 31. Of particular note is the free availability of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars and Naomi Novik’s His Majesty’s Dragon. There’s also some T.A. Pratt and Harry Turtledove up for grabs.
As you might have guessed, the books on offer are first volumes of popular series. The first one’s free, as they say…
I wanna see movies of my dreams…
And as long as we’re thinking about Doug, let’s watch some video of him playing “Car” outside the Beacon Theater:
Falaya
Because it’s a Friday during Lent, I find this commercial oddly compelling, and I think the bearded guy looks like Doug Martsch.