The Bygone Bureau » Bureaucracy http://bygonebureau.com A Journal of Modern Thought Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:17:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Last.fm’s most-deleted artists of the month. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBygoneBureauBureaucracy/~3/Ah5ecF86evg/ http://bygonebureau.com/2009/07/02/last-fms-most-deleted-artists-of-the-month/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:13:19 +0000 Kevin Nguyen http://bygonebureau.com/?p=3934 Last.fm’s most-deleted artists of the month. Here’s the lesson: self-conscious hipsters need to embrace their love of Lady Gaga.

(via The Awl)

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]]> http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/30/billy-mays-quintessentially-american/feed/ 0 http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/30/billy-mays-quintessentially-american/ Vulture highlights the best tributes to Michael Jackson. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBygoneBureauBureaucracy/~3/Tg35n8LGOGk/ http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/26/vulture-highlights-the-best-tributes-to-michael-jackson/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:22:52 +0000 Kevin Nguyen http://bygonebureau.com/?p=3909 Vulture highlights the best tributes to Michael Jackson. Plenty of thoughtful musings on the King of Pop’s death, but I think my favorite comes from M.I.A.: “MICHAEL JACKSON the first 2 english words i eva spoke . the future sucx!”

]]> http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/26/vulture-highlights-the-best-tributes-to-michael-jackson/feed/ 0 http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/26/vulture-highlights-the-best-tributes-to-michael-jackson/ The Stranger’s review of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBygoneBureauBureaucracy/~3/UwnfauIeKuE/ http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/25/the-strangers-review-of-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:37:15 +0000 Kevin Nguyen http://bygonebureau.com/?p=3900 The Stranger’s review of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. “Okay, so Megatron is mad at that other one because of the thing in the last movie, but he’s in the ocean so it’s cool. But then also there’s the other other one—he’s got the metal beard and he was around in ancient times—who’s just been living out in space and wants revenge!!!” But seriously, this is one of the more positive reviews I’ve read.

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(via Largehearted Boy)

]]> http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/25/how-amanda-palmer-of-the-dresden-dolls-made-19000-in-ten-hours-using-twitter/feed/ 0 http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/25/how-amanda-palmer-of-the-dresden-dolls-made-19000-in-ten-hours-using-twitter/ Art Spiegelman returns to Maus-style illustrations to tell tale of the sailing ship St. Louis for the Washington Post. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBygoneBureauBureaucracy/~3/gk6ALpNz9VA/ http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/23/art-spiegalman-returns-to-maus-style-illustrations-to-tell-tale-of-the-sailing-ship-st-louis-for-the-washington-post/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:16:30 +0000 Nick Martens http://bygonebureau.com/?p=3881 Art Spiegelman returns to Maus-style illustrations to tell tale of the sailing ship St. Louis for the Washington Post. 70 years ago today, 900 Jews fled Nazi Germany on the ship, only to be denied haven in America.

(via Ephemerist)

]]> http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/23/art-spiegalman-returns-to-maus-style-illustrations-to-tell-tale-of-the-sailing-ship-st-louis-for-the-washington-post/feed/ 0 http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/23/art-spiegalman-returns-to-maus-style-illustrations-to-tell-tale-of-the-sailing-ship-st-louis-for-the-washington-post/ Trailer for Ponyo, the new film from Hayao Miyazaki. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBygoneBureauBureaucracy/~3/QiJVBZDbTr0/ http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/23/trailer-for-ponyo-the-new-film-from-hayao-miyazaki/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:52:19 +0000 Kevin Nguyen http://bygonebureau.com/?p=3877 Trailer for Ponyo, the new film from Hayao Miyazaki. Pixar may have some competition for Year’s Best Kids’ Movie That’s Not Really a Kids’ Movie for the first time since whenever Howl’s Moving Castle came out.

(via Kottke)

]]> http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/23/trailer-for-ponyo-the-new-film-from-hayao-miyazaki/feed/ 0 http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/23/trailer-for-ponyo-the-new-film-from-hayao-miyazaki/ The award for “Best Electric Guitar Cover of Bach’s ‘Toccata’ on YouTube” goes to… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBygoneBureauBureaucracy/~3/V-cg0DHZjj0/ http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/15/the-award-for-best-electric-guitar-cover-of-bachs-toccata-on-youtube-goes-to/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:00:44 +0000 Nick Martens http://bygonebureau.com/?p=3833 The award for “Best Electric Guitar Cover of Bach’s ‘Toccata’ on YouTube” goes to… Rednebb! for playing the song accurately and not overdoing the cheesy Dragonforce bullshit. Other awards go to Thedarkprep, for Best Set Design, Evetsocrates, for Best Costume, and Nickstermc gets an “A” for Effort.

]]> http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/15/the-award-for-best-electric-guitar-cover-of-bachs-toccata-on-youtube-goes-to/feed/ 0 http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/15/the-award-for-best-electric-guitar-cover-of-bachs-toccata-on-youtube-goes-to/ Gina Tripani made a concise highlight reel of the incredible Google Wave demo. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBygoneBureauBureaucracy/~3/UD9enZxkS7E/ http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/10/gina-tripani-made-a-concise-highlight-reel-of-the-incredible-google-wave-demo/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:42:36 +0000 Nick Martens http://bygonebureau.com/?p=3761 Gina Tripani made a concise highlight reel of the incredible Google Wave demo. By all appearances, Wave is the most exciting technology product since the iPhone, but the full 80-minute preview has its share of awkwardness and technical issues.

]]> http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/10/gina-tripani-made-a-concise-highlight-reel-of-the-incredible-google-wave-demo/feed/ 0 http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/10/gina-tripani-made-a-concise-highlight-reel-of-the-incredible-google-wave-demo/ The largest bankruptcies in U.S. history. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBygoneBureauBureaucracy/~3/-cr9UEsfzu4/ http://bygonebureau.com/2009/06/09/the-largest-bankruptcies-in-us-history/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:19:12 +0000 Kevin Nguyen http://bygonebureau.com/?p=3740 The largest bankruptcies in U.S. history. To honor the fall of General Motors last week, GOOD illustrates the relative magnitude of their failure with a charming infographic.

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