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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Library of Virginia Flickr Account

While it’s not nearly as extensive as the Library of Congress’ account, the Library of Virginia has it’s own presence on Flickr. It’s only 200 images as of this posting and the range is limited, but there’s plenty of info for each where available. CHECK IT OUT.

“Sleepyhead” by Passion Pit

I caught “Sleepyhead” by Passion Pit on WRIR this morning (though I know I heard it already - I just can’t remember where…), and it’s my jam-of-the-day:

I find the video to be extremely clever, and the song is just short enough that the idea isn’t worn out on me. It was directed by The [...]

MST3k 20th Anniversary Edition

Sweet mother of sweet mothers! BEHOLD!!!

This Mystery Science Theater 3000 box set is something new for the ol’ Christmas list

Bacon Vodka

Those crazy-awesome crazies at The A.V. Club made and tasted bacon-infused vodka.
My only problem with the whole enterprise is that they couldn’t figure out a simple way to get all the fat out. All you have to do is pour the whole thing into a parallel-sided container and pop it in the freezer. [...]

Brain Baked

Things could be slow this week, folks…
Between a crazy busy work week and crap-loads of work around the house, my mind isn’t all there lately.
But I did get something nifty, recently

MTV Music

I don’t know how long it’ll be until it’s little more than crappy reality TV shows, but MTV has returned to music…online.
MTV Music is a joy to my music-loving heart. The interface is - so far - fairly uncluttered. The search engine is quick to dig through the 22,000+ videos. In addition [...]

The Furniture of Eero Saarinen: Designs for Everyday Living

The Virginia Center for Architecture is hosting an exhibit on Eero Saarinen’s furniture through January 25th of ‘09. While the VCA has a tragically small exhibition space, the furniture selections are decent and the detailed time line in the main hallway is thoroughly informative.
The exhibit is free, so if you want some culture on [...]

Robocop on a Unicorn

I don’t see how you could get any weirder/funnier than Robocop on a Unicorn.
(via Andrew Sullivan)

Fallout Alarms

Okay, you know I’m a fan of the digital galleries curated by folks at The Morning News.
Well this week’s offering is simultaneously nerdy, surreal, and beautiful. Rosecrans Baldwin interviews Cornelia Hesse-Honegger about her strangely pretty watercolors of insects affected by low-level radiation.

The Bagel Czar

This morning my RSS reader had an exciting entry. The Fan District Hub pointed me to Melissa Ruggieri’s review of a nascent bagel joint smack in the heart of VCU’s Monroe Park campus. This was awesome - something closer than Cupertino’s but serving their bagels. Even if the Bagel Czar didn’t make [...]