#1 Party School | This American Life -
Just missed Ira Glass and company as they arrived State College the week after I was there visiting my friend (grad student studying biofuels - mad scientist) back in early November 2009.
It’s amazing how much this episode syncs with my Penn State adventure. I don’t think I ever drank as much beer as I did that weekend. I also got to eat scrapple… an experience that no amount of alcohol can make you forget.
via rickyv:
With Penn State in the national spotlight, it’s a good time to revisit one of the best This American Life episodes ever.
The Atlantic Monthly was first published on this day in 1857. Our first cover.
Heidi and I went as Oblio and Arrow for Halloween this year. If you haven’t ever seen The Point! now’s the time to get on that. Provided you’re down with underrated, trippy cartoons from the 1970s. And Harry Nilsson.
Spotted this while visiting home in MN over the summer. I hope there is at least one nerd living on this street who appreciates their address.
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Steve’s Eternal Flame.
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I wrote a piece for Splitsider this morning about The X-Files. Want to know more? The truth is right here:
Despite the letdown of the last two seasons and the unsatisfactory conclusion, I confidently say that The X-Files is one of the best shows of all time. To the casual TV fan, this might be a bit of a stretch. This was, after all, a show that had an entire episode centered around a human tapeworm and wasn’t exactly for everyone. To the show’s cult following, this is old news.
Wherever it lands on your cultural barometer, there’s no denying that The X-Files was a phenomenon. It was a show that took more risks than anything on TV at the time. It set the foundation for a whole new generation of cutting-edge programs that followed on cable, from The Sopranos, to Battlestar Galactica, to The Wire and Breaking Bad. It was a daring show that got away with so much crazy shit, anything seemed possible. However, I don’t want to wax on about all of that. I want to talk about how god-dammed funny it was.
Read on at Splitsider…
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This picture of Roger Federer pretty much tells the whole story from last night’s dismantling of Juan Monaco in the 4th round of the 2011 US Open. I don’t think it’s physically possible to hit a backhand more in the center of a racquet.
Technolutionary: iPhone Battery Preservation Tips for the Hurricane -
Hurricane Irene is set to arrive in the DC area tomorrow afternoon, and with it possible power outages throughout the Metro DC region. Here are a few tips to keep your iPhone lasting as long as possible:
- Turn off Push Notifications. You really don’t need a message from Facebook that Janie’s dog…