Old Is The New New

Old Is The New New

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Entries from November 2008

Channel Ocho

November 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Or, television without context. Warning: may be creepy. Will be weird.

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Tags: Asides · TV

The Stoner and the Ant

November 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Luc Sante is my hero.

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Tags: Asides · Found History

I Am Oddly Relieved

November 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments

Blogging is dead, says Wired. Which is only fair since I declared Wired dead in 1998.

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Tags: Asides · Blogging

What's Life? A Magazine

November 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off

Google posts millions of images from the Life magazine archives.

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Tags: Asides · Eye Candy · Found History

Fakelore for Stalin

November 21st, 2008 · Comments Off

Our man Jess Nevins with some cool snippets from Frank Miller’s Folklore for Stalin: Russian Folklore and Pseudofolklore of the Stalin Era.

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Tags: Asides · Russia is Neat

The New Beautiful and Enjoyable Game of Apes

November 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Is only one of five centuries of board games at the always beautiful and enjoyable BibliOdyssey.

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Tags: Asides · Games and Gaming

I Have Until January 20!

November 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Reactions to the Obama election from all around Bloggyville.

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Tags: Favorites · Have We Learned Nothing From Footloose?

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative

November 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Two good friends of mine have just launched Social Ch@nge, a blog about using the net for nonprofits, with some constructive criticism of Joe the Plumber’s official (!) website.

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Tags: Asides · Canadian Content

Stock Market Skirt

November 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

A party dress with a hemline that automatically rises and drops along with the stock market. My man Bill discusses.

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Tags: Asides · Digital History · History Appliances

American For A Day

November 5th, 2008 · 38 Comments

Post-election euphoria: I feel so full of “less shame,” I can’t tell you.

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Tags: Canadian Content · Favorites · Have We Learned Nothing From Footloose?