Friday, August 31, 2007

Feist and a Japanese Mob


see who you can pick out amongst those in the choir...there's kevin drew of broken social scene, and sprinkled in are members of grizzly bear and the national...

and on a completely unrelated note, here's video clips of a Japanese mob:

four-language rap

this is cool.

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Primer on Iraqi Mess


If you want a cliff notes version of how things have devolved in Iraq, watch the following:

FRONTLINE: END GAME

"In the classic arc of Greek tragedy, the hero rises to great heights, and then he's brought down by hubris, his own hubris.

"And I remember thinking, 'Well,' you know, 'we went through that part of it.' And except in this particular narrative, the hero has gathered himself and seen his errors and tried to get everything right. And maybe it's too late." - Dexter Filkins, New York Times

Friday, July 20, 2007

nostalgia

does anyone else remember this korean lullabye?

Acme Novelty Library #16, by Chris Ware

So the f. and I stumbled upon this book yesterday at Barnes, tucked away in the back, lost amongst the Harry Potter madness:



It's a hard bound comic by Chris Wares that interweaves the stories of various characters in Omaha, Nebraska, centering around an incredibly awkward eight year old boy named Rusty Brown, a kid with delusions of super-hero grandeur and an infatuation for Super Girl.

it's very worthy of the $15.95 sticker price...