January 2009
15 posts
“The idea that you can whack your head hundreds of times in your life and knock...”
– Former pro wrestler/Harvard student Chris Nowinski, on the startling conclusions recently reached regarding the long-term effects of repeated head trauma in professional athletes.
“There are two things of which you have assuredly had experience that are...”
– WFMU’s Beware of the Blog (via Ami Tallman) on the origin of the term “Chooglin’,” as coined by John Fogerty. This is the best fucking thing I’ve ever read.
Eye on Springfield →
A blog that consists of nothing but golden-era Simpsons screencaps and, occasionally, accompanying quotes. Be still my heart. This might be the best website in the world.
“No. Endless Boogie.”
– Stephen Malkmus’ response to Rotoworld’s Steve Alexander saying My Morning Jacket is “the best live act going right now.” (Endless Boogie)
Nice Face - Exterminator 7"
I’ve been excited about Brooklyn’s Nice Face since scanning the dearly-departing Bistro Distro a few months back and taking a chance on what I thought was a cool name. (Horrible, horrible habit— Not recommended.)
The result was the Thing in My Head 7”, a record that wound up becoming one of my favorite singles of last year. (Courteously put up for free download by the...
“I Think I’ve Had It” by The...
“You got no idea, Julian. Julian, I need you. I need you to get that key and open...”
– Alec Baldwin, regarding his tendency to go to a local arcade warehouse and play Galaga from 9am until 11am to “get to where he needed to be” after staying up all night drinking and doing drugs.
“Indeed, these are pretty savvy purchases on the part of Mr. Epstein, who is...”
– Gerard Cosloy on the recent Red Sox pickup of John Smoltz, a player responsible for some pretty priceless material re: gay rights.
“Most of the live-action parts by the athletes dealt with things such as...”
– The wikipedia article on ProStars, a short-lived NBC cartoon starring the likenesses (but not the voices) of Bo Jackson, Wayne Gretzky and Michael Jordan.
I Really, Really Like Spelunky
For the past couple of days I’ve been completely hung up on Spelunky, a free, independently made platformer that Derek Yu, its creator, describes as being “a combination of Nethack and La Mulana.” I get the feeling, however, that most people to whom that comparison means anything have already joined me in becoming addicted.
The comparison basically means:
The game takes...
“There’s a doctor in the rainforest. On your first trip through, when the...”
– Large Prime Numbers on Mother 2/Earthbound.
I didn’t know this until just now, and it’s one of a handful of great things I learned about my favorite video game of all time from this review. I’ve probably beaten it ten times over the past 14 years, and it never once occurred to me...
