Choosie Bloggers Choose GIF
Posted on December 16, 2008 - Filed Under Politics, Power Rankings | Leave a Comment
What are the post-web 2.0 metrics for measuring the “stickiness” of a news “event”? Perhaps there is nothing better to ask than: How many animated GIFs can a story launch?
Then again, when it comes to animated GIFs, only one can reign supreme:
Stagnance unto Death
Posted on November 11, 2008 - Filed Under Politics, Power Rankings, Race | 1 Comment
A few fascinating data points on the Times’s demographic comparison of counties that went deeper red vs counties that went deeper blue in 2008 vs 2004. (Please click on the Voter Shift Multimedia Graphic for a frame of reference.)
Not surprising that the strip of deeper red is in the white rural south, but a [...]
bad language
Posted on November 9, 2008 - Filed Under Language, Power Rankings | Leave a Comment
Oxford’s 10 most irritating phrases. (BTW, I personally am not absolutely sure how I feel about a single word being counted as a phrase).
Read More..>>Update in the Global War on Terror
Posted on October 22, 2008 - Filed Under Crime, Knee Jerk Reactions, Politics, Power Rankings, Tempests In Teacups | Leave a Comment
This week the US has abandoned its pursuit of criminal charges against eleven Gitmo detainees despite “plenty of evidence to convict all of them” because of the Bush Administration’s pig-headed efforts to abandon all appearances of deference to the rule of law. That is, because “there were systemic problems with the fairness of the [...]
Read More..>>blargh
Posted on September 5, 2008 - Filed Under Power Rankings, Words (In Print) I Hate | Leave a Comment
schmancy
hockey mom
sammich
goddess
all-time
quirky
upstart
vacay
cheesy
info stat
The (decidedly British) voters have spoken
Posted on April 5, 2008 - Filed Under Music, Power Rankings | Leave a Comment
And they have decided that Sunshine of Your Love is not one of the Top 25 Guitar Riffs Ever.
1. Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple (1973)
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana (1991)
3. Walk This Way – Aerosmith (1975)
4. Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix (1967)
5. Sweet Child O Mine – Guns N’ Roses (1987)
Songs Which Cause Me To Forget I’m In Public
Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under Music, Power Rankings | Leave a Comment
(an incomplete list)
The Replacements – Left Of The Dial
Mercy Rule -Spark
Pavement – Summer Babe
Broken Social Scene – Major Label Debut (Fast)
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – Little Dawn
Yeah I said it
Posted on March 4, 2008 - Filed Under Music, Power Rankings, Who's $.02? | Leave a Comment
I’ll admit it, I went so far as to say, “pinnacle of 20th century western music.” And I may walk away slowly, but I’m not going to run. In fact, I may even stand by it until the next time I’m under the influence and skynyrd comes on over the juke box. [...]
Read More..>>A Good Morning So Far
Posted on January 15, 2008 - Filed Under Art, Blog, Music, Power Rankings, Sports | Leave a Comment
Laughed out loud on the subway at this line: “The Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James acknowledged driving 101 miles an hour on the highway on his 23rd birthday, and he gave no assurance he would not go that fast again.”
Happily stumbled across a new favorite blog, one-minute sketches of subway commuters.
If you like Granddaddy, you’ll [...]
Huckabee is a dirty toenail
Posted on January 4, 2008 - Filed Under Politics, Power Rankings | Leave a Comment
Obama is a stalk of wheat
Romney is a dimestore comb
Hillary is a toasting marshmallow
Edwards is a daffodil
Rudy is a damp cigarette butt
Richardson is a saddle bag
McCain is a chicken bone
Power Rankings: Best of October 2007
Posted on November 1, 2007 - Filed Under Power Rankings | Leave a Comment
So Nebraska did not win a single game, the average daily high temps have dropped 30 degrees, and I’m a year older. But October had its moments to be sure.
Best communal vegan dining experience in some dude’s loft: 4 course vegan
Best 8-month pregnant rock show: Mates of State
Best bar to close out my 32nd [...]
Power Rankings: 10 Reasons I hate a Village Voice article
Posted on October 10, 2007 - Filed Under Music, Power Rankings, Words (In Print) I Hate | 1 Comment
As Young MC once said, “break it down for me, fellas”. And so I do. If only.
Reading this piece of Village Voice “I’m slightly more aware than the supposed hipsters I’m pandering to” journalism, I struggled1 to continue to the Okkervil River payload promised in my goolge alert. But dammit. Three paragraphs of what is/is [...]
Power Ranking, signs of the Apocalypse
Posted on October 10, 2007 - Filed Under Diversions, Power Rankings, Television | Leave a Comment
Not really scandalous per se, but roadsigns reminding us of the path we’re following?
1. Last Saturday’s Times crossword puzzle–ever the standard for class and erudition–weighed in with “Screw It” as an answer for 32 across.
2. Last night’s episode of “Aliens in America” marked the first time I heard the nom de [...]
21 MC’s ate up at the same time
Posted on August 10, 2007 - Filed Under Language, Music, Power Rankings | Leave a Comment
At Lit Kicks, Levi has an interview with Brian Coleman, the author of Rakim Told Me and Check the Technique. The two titles ignited a suspicion that we would have similar tastes emcee-wise. This suspicion was soon confirmed as the Levi & Brian discussed MC’s from what I consider the golden-era of hip-hop — a [...]
Read More..>>words
Posted on August 7, 2007 - Filed Under Language, Power Rankings | Leave a Comment
in the semi-recent past, it seems to me these words enjoyed a brief spike in usage, only to be used not-so-much nowadays.
gobsmacked
de rigueur
detritus
nonplussed
In other news, I continue to subscribe to google news alerts for the words “sincerity” and “authenticity” and it still seems that most hits come from Asia. Could it be that Asians are [...]
Read More..>>Power Rankings: Still More Geography, This Time Through the Lens of Music [sic]
Posted on July 31, 2007 - Filed Under Music, Power Rankings | 1 Comment
This list started as my best live music shows ever list, which got too long too fast. So I decided to limit it to one show per venue, but even that was hard to manage. Throwing my hands in the air, I limited the criteria to one per State. Highlighted are the [...]
Read More..>>Power Rankings: More Geography
Posted on July 27, 2007 - Filed Under Power Rankings | Leave a Comment
Top 25 cities, criteria: I tied one on there.
1. NYC–not just because of Interpol and notwithstanding Interpol, I shall forever sing the praises of my wife’s hometown. The bars are open till 4, the dealers come to your home, and you can find indonesian food and banjo-infused klezmer jazz on a random Tuesday [...]
chicken|egg – Power Rankings Edition
Posted on July 19, 2007 - Filed Under Food, Music, Power Rankings | Leave a Comment
Do I like Britt Daniel because he sounds like Billy Joel?
Do I like Billy Joel because he sounds like Britt Daniel?
while I ponder that, On to the Power Rankings!
5 favorite records from high school (as of today):
1. ATCQ – The Low End Theory
2. Ice Cube – Amerikkka’s Most Wanted
3. The Pharcyde – Bizarre Ride II [...]
OTT…NOT / Power Rankings: Hated Cross Words
Posted on July 9, 2007 - Filed Under Language, Power Rankings, Statistics | Leave a Comment
“OTT”, “ALAI” not NY Times top 300 crossword answers.
So while we’re at it, I’ll throw in my top 5 most hated crosswords (as of right now):
ETE
ERNE
OLLA
ERLE 1
ERAT
Though to be honest, I can’t get terribly worked up over 4-letter crosswords … I guess familiarity breeds contempt after all.
1Not sure why, some of my happiest afternoons were [...]
Power Rankings: Lemonade
Posted on May 27, 2007 - Filed Under Drinking, Food, Power Rankings | 2 Comments
1. Burma Superstar – With ginger in their recipe, this lemonade is a must-get when eating lunch or dinner.
2. Brickhouse Cafe – Good fresh lemonade at one of my frequent lunch stops. Lots of ice with a good fresh lemon flavor.
3. Purity Organic – Good lemonade for on the go. According to their web site, [...]
