30 August 2013
y'all watch that vandy ole miss game?
BUTCH was in a commercial down here. just building a tradition.
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29 August 2013
the best endorsement of all
new york city's favorite rap station, hot97, has endorsed bill de blasio for mayor! and with good reason:
After the de Blasio interview, Rosenberg told the audience he was siding with de Blasio, and rattled off a number of reasons. The first reason Rosenberg stated was de Blasio's focus on the wealth gap in the city. Then he said, "I personally don't like the Christine Quinn-estabishment vibe. I don't like how much she's embraced by Mayor Bloomberg" and, "I want a change from Mayor Bloomberg."
After that, Rosenberg said this: "On top of that, and maybe most importantly, you can't tell me you don't want to have [a mayor] who happens to be white but his wife is black and his kid has the most epic, non-Jewish Jew-fro of all time."
Rosenberg said "all of those reasons are why I'm going to vote for Bill de Blasio." (via)
28 August 2013
this bear is dead
gus used to be a depressed polar bear in the central park zoo. these days, he is fertilizer. he was depressed after his bear friend Ida died a few years ago.
i stand with the celebs.
and celebs stand with bill de blasio. (joel, keep your eyes peeled for janice!)
i want a new york where i can play tennis for free. #tennisreform
starla, here's today's bagel for your burrito.
the internet says conor maynard is the new justin timberlake. what do you think?
27 August 2013
26 August 2013
swiperboy - #brickbybrick
katie and matt and martha stewart
specifically, martha's 2013 american made award. please go here and vote as many times as they'll let you (you can vote 5 times a day), and pass it along to all of your friends. the way i see it, once holler design meets martha, i'll have a pretty good chance of dining at her house for thanksgiving. i don't think it's unreasonable.
blas was on the radio this morn.
For three and a half years, Bill de Blasio has been the city’s official gadfly. As Public Advocate, his job has been to point out where the city’s fallen short. And that’s been the primary message of his campaign, up until the last few weeks, when he catapulted to frontrunner status in polls. Now, he’s trying to show voters he also knows how to run things. (via)
kevin spacey is on your side.
Leave it to Kevin Spacey, the first actor in the Edinburgh International Television Festival's 37 year history to deliver the keynote James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture, to outline everything that's wrong with the mindset of today's TV execs.
The House of Cards star had plenty of ammunition to demonstrate definitively that the anti-tech approach will eventually result in the old guard's demise, unless viewers are allowed to determine the means of consumption. (via)
american horror story : coven
who's excited!!?!?
23 August 2013
21 August 2013
important information about your netflix queue
If you live in the United States and are a Netflix Streaming subscriber, you've long been able to save movies and TV shows for later viewing on your Instant Queue. As of today, there is no longer an Instant Queue option for streaming customers — it has been replaced by something called "My List," in which Netflix's recommendation algorithm organizes your options into the items you are most likely to want to view immediately. The change is an attempt to make life easier for international Netflix Streaming users, who have long lacked an "Instant Queue"–like function.
If you are a U.S. Netflix Streaming user who (like myself) enjoyed accessing your queue on a computer or laptop and manually managing your list, all you have to do off the Netflix homepage is click on the "See All" link next to the "My List" heading, and then click "Change Order to Manual" in the upper right corner. via
a minor setback
20 August 2013
help the knoxville zoo name their baby red pandas
and don't bother submitting "chips and salsa", "cherry and blossom", "noodles and dumpling" or "pat and phil", because i've already taken care of those.
and i believe bun-bun's on top of "ching chong and ping pong"....
hollaback app
has anyone ever caught your attention on the street with the clear intention of making your shit day even more shitty? something about your outfit or sexuality or big butt or bust size? well now New York City has a streamlined app called hollaback that will allow you to swiftly file a formal complaint that will be processed and collected to create a network of empowered victims.
download that bitch and get to reporting! things are worse than ever!
martha stweart is getting her hair did
My hair getting sectioned for a haircut at @ Shershberger. My first time here. Glenn and jae Sally's aides pic.twitter.com/14GDNfv4lq
— Martha Stewart (@MarthaStewart) August 20, 2013
16 August 2013
spotifriday
this one is called "floridora", in honor of liz's triumphant return to brooklyn, and my subsequent hangover.
arthur ashe gets a roof.
in china, this dog is actually a lion
In the last two decades, the number of African lions in the world has dropped by nearly half. But not to let a pesky issue like species decline get in the way of their animal offerings, one zoo in China has taken an interesting step to round out their exhibit -- by trying to pass a fluffy dog off as a ferocious lion.
The BBC reports that the zoo, located in Louhe City, enlisted a long, golden-haired Tibetan mastiff as a stand-in for the iconic big cat. For those unfamiliar with what lions are suppose to look like, or who forgot their glasses, the canine's appearance might have been convincing enough, but when the 'lion' opened its mouth, the ruse was quickly up.
According to a report in the Beijing Youth Daily, the fraud came to light when a mother visited the zoo, in a park in the city of Louhe, to show her son the sounds different animals made.But when they got to the cage marked "African lion" - which had a sign describing the range and characteristics of the animal - they were shocked to hear the creature bark.
did i already post this abomination?
do yourself a favor...
15 August 2013
more valerie june
have you been listening to the album on repeat the way i have? so good. if you want to know more about her backstory, twerk on this memphis flyer cover story.
16 DAYS!!!
Tennessee will officially unveil a new alternative football uniform later this afternoon that features a shadowy charcoal gray jersey and pants complemented by orange numbers and checkered undershirts.
The new uniform represents a much more dramatic shift than the smaller, cosmetic changes released last month.
Adidas posted a photo of the new look on its website this morning. The Volquest website was first to report the new uniform earlier Thursday. The Vols will officially unveil the gray uniforms at the team's annual preseason media day at 3 p.m. (via)the gray color is called "smokey". H2D if you ask me!!!!
14 August 2013
UPDATE! rebekah the raccoon.
Mark Brown has made a name for himself and his pet raccoon Rebekah by uploading YouTube videos of the two sharing showers, dancing to "Chain of Fools," and generally enjoying each other's company.
But all that came to a chattering halt last week after Brown received a visit from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, which promptly took the animal away. (via)
this is VERY upsetting.
#FREEREBEKAH
thx jenny!
trend alert : #teamdeblasio
get caught up with 2Pz favorite mayoral candidate, bill de blasio, and his rise to the top of the polls. #brickbybrick
read this front page new york times profile and this huffington post profile.
then watch christine quinn and anthony weiner throw shade at each other during last night's debate.
the very best present a jewish mother can buy her son as he enters manhood
a fully choreographed christina aguilera dance routine in front of all of his friends and family. i. am. so. jealous. look how happy he is. no one should ever be allowed to be that happy. via.
13 August 2013
new music - valerie june
new today is this awesome new album from valerie june. she is from memphis, and lived in brooklyn (just like me!) and has a really interesting alt-country sound that you're just going to love. LISTEN.
12 August 2013
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LISTEN TO THIS
Laverne Cox, who plays Sophia in Orange is the New Black is an actual trans-woman and is from Mobile (just like thomas wilhelm), and was spotted in the wild in Madison Square Park by me and Kylie. Listen to this NPR interview. She also has a twin brother in real life who (spoiler alert) played Sophia pre-transition on the show (her episode was directed by Jodie Foster).
07 August 2013
her
the new spike jonze jam, featuring joaquin phoenix, egg adams, and scar jo. sure, i'll see that.
shark week hijinks
Just after midnight this morning riders on a Queens-bound N train in New York City — who are fairly used to seeing bizarre things on the subway — were greeted by the ripe, fishy smell of a dead shark. To be clear, there was an actual shark lying on the floor under the subway car's seat. (via)
Actually, subway riders were debating which props were okay to add to a photo of a dead shark. Apparently cigarettes, red bull cans and metro cards are in good taste. "I do think it's disrespectful to do certain things to dead shark corpses," said Juan D. Cano, another Gothamist tipster. "But adding a MetroCard under its fin is not disrespectful."
06 August 2013
Caity: She wouldn’t even be surprised or excited to know it was our favorite show ever. though. “Yes, I know it was your favorite show ever. It was my show. I did the show.”
this is a funny account of attending a beyonce concert and trying to sneak into the good seats
25 DAYS.
also, check out the UTsports jersey countdown. each day, you will get features of all the players who have worn the numbers of how many days until kick-off. genius, really. (i can't wait for 14!!)
anywho, get yourself excited. it's coming!
05 August 2013
this mumford & sons video comes with a surprise
watching it involves hearing a mumford & sons song, but i guess its possible to still enjoy it.
03 August 2013
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