Grodes. (via Learn Something Every Day)
The Singer-Songwriter Known as Sparklehorse is Dead at 47
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Mark Linkous, a singer-songwriter whose music, released under the name Sparklehorse, was renowned in the indie-rock and alt-country worlds for its dark, allusive themes and fragile beauty, committed suicide on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. He was 47. |
Will Walmart, not Whole Foods, save the small farm and make America healthy?
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| — | Really interesting read: The Great Grocery Smackdown |
Till there was rock, you only had God.
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Till There Was Rock You Only Had God: How I Lost One Leper Messiah, and Gained Another, Part 1 And next week! At 14, the author, stranded in 1974 suburbia, has his born-again Christian brain short-circuited by the gender-bent but heart-stoppingly beautiful Ziggy. 14, 21 whatever - can’t wait to read the rest. |
5:25 P.M. United States 2, Canada 2
With 24.4 seconds to play, Zach Parise ties the score and the game is going to overtime.
Updated:
Canada wins in sudden death overtime. Every single Canadian citizen drops to their knees, raising their arms in exhaltation, tears streaming down their face. 99% of the USA citizens shrug and flip over to Cops reruns.
I note that Sweety is wearing pants. Beware of Pohnpeian women in pants; they are looking for a fight. A common, much feared, move in a fight is to attempt to lift your opponent’s skirt and show the world her underwear. Therefore, a well prepared Pohnpeian woman wears pants for fighting.
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| — | Nowhere Slow: A Dirty Dictionary - A funny lesson in dirty words and unfamiliar culture. |
SF Gate on the Secret Society for Creative Philanthropy.
Just to ensure we cover all our bases. Cremation Resomation, now environmentally friendly. (via Marginal Revolution) Here are some rather sophisticated portraits of the resomation technician and the bone shadows blender.
