November 2009
The 10 Best Cookbooks Of 2009 : NPR →
Band: Fanfarlo →
Thanks to science vs. romance for all the Fanfarlo links recently. I am really liking this band.
Seattle's top 5 secret parks →
I remember scary homeless people living in the back trails of Me-Kwa-Mooks. But I was like 12 years old then, maybe not so bad now.
17 Things Worth Knowing About Your Cat - The... →
Isaac Newton invented the cat flap door? Dubious.
The Five Stages of Collapse →
I love dystopian sci-fi and any dystopian views of the future. 2/3 of our oil is imported — and on credit? Woo hoo! Mad Max!
I will also be seeing The Road this weekend, and Precious too. I’ll bring the MREs.
tiffehr:
Google docs presentation by Dmitry Orlov. Ah, thanksgiving: traditional time to take stock of your readiness in the face of adversity…seasonal or existential.
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Taman Shud Case - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
The 50 most interesting articles on Wikipedia
Noted for later consumption.
seoulbrother:
NUMBER 27: Fan Death - I grew up thinking my mom was a little crazy until I read this a few years ago. Now I realize that it’s cultural and I shouldn’t make fun of her.
—via
mrgan:
The 50 most interesting articles on Wikipedia
I just Instapapered many, many of these.
Cormac McCarthy on The Road - WSJ.com →
Rare interview with Cormac McCarthy. Full of droll gems.
WSJ: When you first went to the film set, how did it compare with how you saw “The Road” in your head?
CM: I guess my notion of what was going on in “The Road” did not include 60 to 80 people and a bunch of cameras. …
WSJ: But is there something compelling about the collaborative process compared to the...
WatchPedestrian Safety Dance
Vincent D'Onofrio Always Looks Like He's Taking... →
Watchobviously fake? still funny
inky:
A beard to end all beards
“A cocktail of three flu viruses are reported to have mutated into a single...”
– FLUUUUUUUUUUU-
Daily Express | World News :: Million hit by ‘plague worse than swine flu’
The Missing Link
Detailed photos and descriptions of the Missing Link, the 1.5-mile section of the Burke Gilman trail wrought with hazard. I bike this occasionally, including a thrilling train race one dark night on the rutted dirt shoulder.
A closer look at the Missing Link - Part 1 A closer look at the Missing Link - Part 2 A closer look at the Missing Link - Part 3
Revisiting Pike Street Fish Fry: Pulled Pork & New... →
A hilarious interview. “We now have things like organizational systems, recipes, and a menu guide.”
Dramatic reading of the previous post by the...
