19 Nov 2008 random link roundup (randomlinks)

New and upcoming media edition!

Roger Ebert writes a kind of four-star anti-review of Synecdoche, New York, and is then inspired to write a rambling, poetic essay on it.
Chuck Klosterman reviews Chinese Democracy, which he likens to Timothy Treadwell being eaten by a bear. Just one of many reasons why Chuck Klosterman is the […]

29 Jul 2008 Walk Score: bringing math to walking (randomlinks, urbanplanning, vancouver)

Janelle’s visit was a great opportunity to get out and explore my new neighbourhood — when I’m by myself, I have a tendency to sit on the sofa surrounded by my laptop, DVDs, books, guitar, Atari 2600, and other amusements. As, for instance, right now. But can you blame me? Those 900-page […]

11 May 2008 Sad Kermit (music, randomlinks)

Sad Kermit covers Elliot Smith’s “Needle in the Hay”. (And here is the Royal Tenenbaums scene it’s based on.)

29 Mar 2008 Garfield Minus Garfield (comics, randomlinks)

It’s been a long time since I sent out a random link that you’ve probably already seen (but hey, even if you have, it’s new to me). Garfield Minus Garfield is… well, I’ll just let the site speak for itself:
Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the […]