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Vitaminic Zeitgeist 2009: Il meglio dell’anno (#20–#11)

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:32:44 +0100

Vitaminic Zeitgeist 2009: Il meglio dell’anno (#20–#11)

È stato un po’ il decennio del: we did it for the lulz....

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:57:00 +0100

È stato un po’ il decennio del: we did it for the lulz. Della guerra mondiale, della crisi ecologica e di Facebook (sullo stesso piano nelle classifiche di fine decennio). Nulla scuote la pace del dormiente. Nulla intacca il sorriso di colui che mai è turbato. Se non fosse che la serenità in terra — contrariamente alla salvezza eterna — anziché un bel giorno iniziare e durare per sempre è invece qualcosa che, un brutto giorno, eventualmente finisce.

Su Paste, via inkiostro. Yourscenesucks.com però vince sempre.

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:31:46 +0100

Su Paste, via inkiostro. Yourscenesucks.com però vince sempre.

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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:10:31 +0100

“It seemed like a good idea at the time, one for the...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:23:00 +0100

“It seemed like a good idea at the time, one for the annals of great publicity gimmicks. An ambitious Internet marketing company would sponsor a double-decker London bus to drive around central Paris, throwing cash from the windows in a promotional stunt.
But it didn’t quite work out as planned. Minutes before the event was to have started late Saturday morning, the police decided they did not like the look of the hard-jostling crowd of around 7,000 people that had formed near the Eiffel Tower in search of instant riches, and they ordered the event stopped before even a single centime had been handed out. Some in the crowd then ran amok.
In the ensuing mayhem, about a dozen people were arrested, store windows were broken, a car was overturned and at least one man was beaten by thugs. The riot police were called in to restore order.”
“Promotional Event Leads to Violence in Paris”, The New York Times. Wow.

"I’ve long thought that book editors should be explicitly credited. Many books name the font..."

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:47:26 +0100

“I’ve long thought that book editors should be explicitly credited. Many books name the font designer; nearly all list the person who took the cover photo; some mention the writer’s spouse. Why not the editor? Books should mimic movies, where room is found to credit not only the director, writer and stars but also the folks who did the catering, drove the trucks and provided the portable toilets.”

- Randy Cohen

Mentre qui si discute (di nuovo) sui crocifissi nei luoghi...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:42:10 +0100

Mentre qui si discute (di nuovo) sui crocifissi nei luoghi pubblici, sulla BBC ieri e l’altroieri è andato in onda questo. (Sia chiaro: non ho nulla contro crocifissi, chiese e cappelle, purché siano accompagnati da tempi Jedi, mense per il culto del pastafarianesimo, sale da tè russelliane ed effigi di J.R. Dobbs. Perché nessuno vuole essere intollerante.)

kekkoz: “Get it? I’m an Italian senator!” Speechless.

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:59:33 +0100

kekkoz:

“Get it? I’m an Italian senator!”

Speechless.

"In place of ‘hour,’ we would go with ‘sixty minutes closer to the sweet release of..."

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:52:10 +0100

“In place of ‘hour,’ we would go with ‘sixty minutes closer to the sweet release of death.’”

- Fake AP Stylebook (via Cosmic Variance).

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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:45:09 +0100

"Electrons, neutrons and little alpha particles can actually travel faster through [the air] than..."

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:29:00 +0100

“Electrons, neutrons and little alpha particles can actually travel faster through [the air] than light can, and that’s what causes the blue glow. […] Astronauts have experienced it, too. And there’s some speculation that, when this is seen outside of a watery environment, it’s actually occurring in the water in your eyeball.”

- Ron Pevey sull’alone bluastro osservato in alcune reazioni nucleari, dovuto forse all’emissione di radiazione Čerenkov (via Boing Boing, “The Blue Flash: Nuclear Accidents and the Origins of Superhero Origins”).

Efterklang & The Danish National Chamber Orchestra. (Cough,...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:19:00 +0100

Efterklang & The Danish National Chamber Orchestra. (Cough, cough.)

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