December 2009
22 posts
Lots of pretty colours.
“E: Why do you think the internet plays such a huge role in the underground hip-hop scene? Why are all the kids that you might see at shows and that you might talk to, why are most of them all from the internet?
A: Well the internet is pretty cool, if you think about how young people are into video games, like I’m 25, I’ve spent this whole day playing Final Fantasy, that’s...
The web used to look like a phone book. Now much of it looks like a design...
– Style versus design
Some oldish but still important and relevant thoughts on web design from J. Zeldman
mellow but highly enjoyable piece of instrumental...
“After several years under the more cumbersome brand name the Watery Graves of Portland, this trio fusing post-rock and cool piano jazz shortened their handle to the Watery Graves and left the namecheck of their hometown to the album title. Led by pianist Curtis Knapp, the Watery Graves are the midpoint between the forbidding chamber pop artsiness of the Rachels and the playful modern jazz...
When Bros Sign off their Emails with "Cheers"
badspelling:
thepublics:
natashavc:
This is something men in their twenties do and it reminds of the cuntish 5th grader who would say ‘present’ instead ‘here’ during roll call. Like, knock it the fuck off and say ‘best’, ‘thanks’ or ‘<3’ like an adult.
Uniquely,
Natasha
While I have my own reservations regarding the use of “cheers”, I believe it to be the best depersonalized sign-off...