February 2012
69 posts
The Carpetbagger: Plenty of Stars but Only One... →
As always the main star of the night was Mayor Villaraigosa himself. Recently appointed the chairman of the Democratic National Convention by President Obama, he offered his customary mix of stump speechifying and pop culture addiction. When the Bagger found our way to him in his usual spot — surrounded by a passel of beautiful women – he quickly began listing his favorite films of the season...
“He is sometimes shocked, shocked like Claude Rains, at what his bosses ask him...”
– http://lareviewofbooks.org/post/12555828808/zell-to-l-a-times-drop-dead
Another example of why it’s good to have watched old movies.
“Doesn’t it make you just a little nervous?
Not at all. First of all, I think...”
– Interview with Jonathan Safran Foer in 2011, Daily Candy
Glad you think that way JSF, ‘cause that movie was a huge let-down.
“In May of 1901 the City Council promised the use of the city chain gang to widen...”
– A look into landslides reveals Sunset Boulevard’s rocky past — The Eastsider LA
“the city chain gang”
“J.Lo should take notes: This is how you do an oversized bun (meaning not perched...”
– Photo 1- The Best-Dressed Faces At The Oscars
what an accurate description!
“BERKELEY, Calif. — Everybody misplaces something sometime. But it is not easy...”
– Art by Sargent Johnson, Berkeley’s Loss, Is Museum’s Gain - NYTimes.com
unbelievable
“the Raymond Chandler booth, which he and his tablemates had requested (if...”
– A Literary Salon at Musso & Frank | The Nosh | Food | KCET
need to figure that out next time
“If one spreads out the span of one’s right hand and puts the palm down on the...”
– The Sleepy Lagoon Case: Constitutional Rights, and the Struggle for Democracy. A commemorative symposium, May 200-21, 2005, UCLA
Carey McWilliams. Another interesting examples of hand cartography.
Shaquille O'Neal – No Hook featuring Prince Rakeem... →
heller:
This is what Wu-Tang would sound like if they let Shaq join in a different dimension.
“Soon after, Michaels set to work drafting a 100-day plan for the Tribune...”
– http://lareviewofbooks.org/post/12555828808/zell-to-l-a-times-drop-dead
The Los Angeles Times is so scary.
“Carey McWilliams, who served as chair of the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee”
– The Sleepy Lagoon Case: Constitutional Rights, and the Struggle for Democracy. A commemorative symposium, May 200-21, 2005, UCLA
How did I not know this?
“That might even be worth it if frictionless sharing enhanced our online...”
– same article as the previous post
“But if today’s Internet has a Baron Haussmann, it is Facebook. Everything that...”
– http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/opinion/sunday/the-death-of-the-cyberflaneur.html?_r=4&pagewanted=2
Lot of interesting stuff in this article.
“Meanwhile, Google, in its quest to organize all of the world’s information, is...”
– http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/opinion/sunday/the-death-of-the-cyberflaneur.html?_r=4&pagewanted=2
Ben Stiller, Jonathan Safran Foer Team for Jewish... →
This article lists a lot of potentially interesting things that I am really excited about/really scared for their almost unavoidable failure.
“It may also boost the prospects of the show he and his wife are developing for...”
– Michael Chabon Goes Hollywood for Disney’s ‘John Carter,’ But Will His Fiction Suffer? – Tablet Magazine
I really want this to happen.
“,” says Scott Rodger, manager for Paul McCartney and Arcade Fire, ”
– Who the Hell Is Bob Lefsetz? | Wired Magazine | Wired.com
Paul McCartney and Arcade Fire have the same manager.
Rawktumblr: A reasonable take on Chris Brown →
mlee525:
“It’s not that Chris Brown is categorically unforgivable. It’s more that he’s no longer an acceptable vehicle for corporations to use to sell products to young adults. On a human level, I’m more than willing to eventually forgive Chris Brown, once he seems genuinely remorseful and…
“Blunt’s proposal doesn’t just apply to religious employers and birth control....”
– The GOP Plan to Give Your Boss “Moral” Control Over Your Health Insurance | Mother Jones (via nickdouglas)
Rawktumblr: cdienel: “Think of your typical folky,... →
cdienel:
“Think of your typical folky, indie, female singer/songwriter. It probably sounds something like a mix of Sharon Van Etten, Regina Spektor, Feist, or something more extreme, like Joanna Newsom. Now, take away the raspiness, the bird-like voice, those little yelps and other vocal…
“He’ll probably lose to Foo Fighters (or as we in the Tweedy household call them,...”
– http://spencertweedy.com/post/17380851722/grammys
Danny Bobbe nails the problem with "back in my... →
rawkblog:
I have a feeling those five year ago’ers you speak of have kids now and want to hang their memories like trophies.
This is why he writes the lyrics
"Whiskey straight. New album's gonna be a burner." →
lafontusa:
the Radio Free Silver Lake blog interviewed danny about stuff. read it while you pretend to work
Chad Hartigan: “The motion of the eyes is the... →
chadhartigan:
“The motion of the eyes is the fastest motion in the body. The displacement of the eye has the most rapid acceleration and rapid deceleration. No other muscle can do it like the eye can. Ninety-nine percent of the time we’re dealing with somebody, we’re looking at their eyes. We’re not looking at…
