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Okay, I think I figured out why my site was going down, and it had to do with the theme I was using. So I’ve switched to this very pleasant, minimal theme, Barthelme. I’m not sure yet if I’ll try to restore the old theme, personalize this one, or try out yet another one. Anybody…

reading list, originally uploaded by Mister Wind-Up Bird. Currently reading or about to read. Michael Ignatieff, The Rights Revolution. I figure I should know more about Ignatieff, since it’s currently looking pretty likely he will be our Prime Minister before long. Barack Obama, The Audacity of Hope. I meant to read this before the US…

These t-shirts are possibly the only ones that can top my Nethack shirt in pure geeky awesomeness. I want the Herzog one just because he’s my favourite director and spiritual idol, but the Fassbinder-Metallica one is probably the coolest, and the Bergman-Maiden one is the funniest. The AV Club comments also have some pretty awesome…

Quoth The Guardian: When developers – especially those hawking new apartment buildings with names like Olive or Aubergine – started branding this once-gritty area as SoMa, some locals rolled their eyes. They hadn’t carved a bohemian niche in this mostly forgotten neighbourhood for it to be hijacked by yuppie-luring marketing campaigns. Luckily, South Main (as…