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Look at this handsome maned wolf

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:05:00 -0700

Look at this handsome maned wolf

Here’s an optical illusion called the “Flashed Face...

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:30:29 -0700

Here’s an optical illusion called the “Flashed Face Distortion Effect.” By flashing ordinary portraits aligned at the eyes, our brains begin to compare and exaggerate the differences between the faces, causing them to appear hideous and distorted.

Thomas Paine, Alexander Hamilton, and Hunter Roge

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:24:01 -0700

Thomas Paine, Alexander Hamilton, and Hunter Roge

Merchandise - “In Nightmare Room” Refreshing to see...

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:57:00 -0700

Merchandise - “In Nightmare Room”

Refreshing to see that these guys have no interest in employing the right PR firm or management team which seems to be the necessary first step in the now well-worn path of completely “spontaneous” Big Blog mentions culminating in a perfunctory NYTimes/Slate/The Atlantic/HuffPo trend piece.

Slowdive - “Alison”

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:13:27 -0700

Slowdive - “Alison”

Briard on a bike, the sister video to pup on a scooter.

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:16:59 -0700

Briard on a bike, the sister video to pup on a scooter.

Donna Summer - “I Feel Love” R I P. One of the most...

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:37:00 -0700

Donna Summer - “I Feel Love”

R I P. One of the most important songs ever.

A school of Munkiana Devil Rays in Baja California Sur, Mexico

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:19:04 -0700

A school of Munkiana Devil Rays in Baja California Sur, Mexico

The Hierarchy of Innovation

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:58:00 -0700

The Hierarchy of Innovation

Of all the responses I received for my (admittedly half-assed)...

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:19:00 -0700

Of all the responses I received for my (admittedly half-assed) The Listserve post, this was my favorite. Comic sans and an AOL address! Of the 18,327 current subscribers, .17% sent me an email response. Of those responses, 89.7% were positive. The second best negative response was from Ashton Kutcher’s former personal assistant, with the subject title “ugh”.

Contronyms

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:41:53 -0700

Contronyms:

Contronyms are special cases of homographs (two words with the same spelling). Some examples:

anabasis - military advance, military retreat
apology - admission of fault in what you think, say, or do; formal defense of what you think, say, or do
aught - all, nothing
bolt - secure, run away
by - multiplication (e.g., a three by five matrix), division (e.g., dividing eight by four)
chuffed - pleased, annoyed
cleave - separate, adhere
clip - fasten, detach
consult - ask for advice, give advice
copemate - partner, antagonist
custom - usual, special
deceptively smart - smarter than one appears, dumber than one appears
dike - wall, ditch
discursive - proceeding coherently from topic to topic, moving aimlessly from topic to topic
dollop - a large amount, a small amount
dust - add fine particles, remove fine particles
enjoin - prescribe, prohibit
fast - quick, unmoving
first degree - most severe (e.g., murder), least severe (e.g., burn)
fix - restore, castrate
flog - criticize harshly, promote aggressively
garnish - enhance (e.g., food), curtail (e.g., wages)
give out - produce, stop production
grade - incline, level
handicap - advantage, disadvantage
help - assist, prevent (e.g., “I can’t help it if…”)
left - remaining, departed from
liege - sovereign lord, loyal subject
mean - average, excellent (e.g., “plays a mean game”)
off - off, on (e.g., “the alarm went off”)
out - visible (e.g., stars), invisible (e.g., lights)
out of - outside, inside (e.g., “work out of one’s home”)
oversight - error, care
pitted - with the pit in, with the pit removed
put out - extinguish, generate (e.g., something putting out light)
quiddity - essence, trifling point
quite - rather, completely
ravel - tangle, disentangle
rent - buy use of, sell use of
rinky-dink - insignificant, one who frequents RinkWorks
sanction - approve, boycott
sanguine - hopeful, murderous (obsolete synonym for “sanguinary”)
screen - show, hide
seed - add seeds (e.g., “to seed a field”), remove seeds (e.g., “to seed a tomato”)
skinned - with the skin on, with the skin removed
strike - hit, miss (in baseball)
table - propose (in the United Kingdom), set aside (in the United States)
transparent - invisible, obvious
unbending - rigid, relaxing
variety - one type (e.g., “this variety”), many types (e.g., “a variety”)
wear - endure through use, decay through use
weather - withstand, wear away
wind up - end, start up (e.g., a watch)
with - alongside, against

American Beauty

Wed, 09 May 2012 21:29:55 -0700

American Beauty

The Isley Brothers - “Don’t Say Goodnight”

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:20:51 -0700

The Isley Brothers - “Don’t Say Goodnight”

Cocorosie - “We Are On Fire” I like this song but...

Tue, 08 May 2012 12:46:16 -0700

Cocorosie - “We Are On Fire”

I like this song but I’m holding out hope that the Antony version will be way better. Joanna Newsom needs to release a song this year to capitalize on the baby voices movement.

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Mon, 07 May 2012 17:12:00 -0700

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Eddie Kendricks - “My People…Hold On”

Sun, 06 May 2012 11:04:00 -0700

Eddie Kendricks - “My People…Hold On”

Brandy - “Where Are You Now”

Fri, 04 May 2012 10:10:17 -0700

Brandy - “Where Are You Now”

Andre Crom - “Holdin’ On” My resident advisor...

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:49:00 -0700

Andre Crom - “Holdin’ On”

My resident advisor Britney says “it’s kinda tech housey for me,” so your mileage may vary.

Meat Aversion May Be Genetic

Thu, 03 May 2012 10:48:00 -0700

Meat Aversion May Be Genetic :

“Farmers have known for some time that uncastrated male pigs can produce meat with a strong odor, so most commercially raised animals in the U.S. are castrated to get rid of the smell, which is known as boar taint.”

vom.com

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“Bo the dog is anesthetized for his radiation treatment in...

Thu, 03 May 2012 10:10:06 -0700

“Bo the dog is anesthetized for his radiation treatment in the TomoTherapy unit at Texas A&M’s Veterinary Medicine College in College Station, Texas.”