the internet will suck your brain dry if you let it.
this image has nothing to do with anything except being awesome.
if you ignore every other link in this post—cool. but you might wanna check out this archived studs terkel radio interview of bob dylan from 1963. because what’s cooler than that?
there’s been much ado on the interwebs this week about roger ebert’s profile in esquire. read it. then read his response.
the millions made up some wacky idea about dave eggers taking over the paris review. but, personally, i like the best american non-required reading/826/mcsweeney’s man right where he is. (p.s. if you missed it, the real timothy mcsweeney passed away last month.)
while some lit mags are trying to capture your attention with free, PDF only issues, other publishers are doing something even more awesome with free PDFs that have absolutely nothing to do with reading on a computer screen.
seth fischer over at the rumpus ponders “why read nonfiction?”
did you know an ASTRONAUT IS TWEETING PHOTOS? from friggin’ SPACE?!?
for when you misplace those mod spectacles you love so much, you can still be instantly identified as the well-read genius that you are with classic book cover t-shirts.
NPR is both hosting a three-minute fiction contest and marking the webbytubes’ 40th birthday.
and, finally, when you have approximately 87 hours to waste at work, urlesque compiled the 100 greatest viral videos ever.
happy friday.
I read that Ebert profile a couple of days ago, and yes: Really great. That reflection of his is also great. Merci.
Also great: Charles Schulz-styled vampire on a Segway.
And compilations like this. Perfect for the end of the week when I’m willing to think but much more willing to click and read interesting articles and look at pretty pictures for an hour or so.
Sadly, Soichi’s photos aren’t hi-res enough for me to add them to my collection of NASA orbiter desktop backgrounds. Maybe I’ll do a patchwork compilation. I also recommend reading the comments on the pics; mixing multiple languages with space geekery is entertaining in itself.
Marcus,
Totally not lit-related, but if you like space photos, you may like Nasa’s photo blog, Astronomy Picture of the Day. Quite a few pertain to the ISS and the Shuttle.
This recent one rocks, and is my current background:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100216.html
Anyway, here’s the link:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/
Also,
Speaking of cool photos from space. A couple MIT students put together a $150 balloon-camera combo that got pictures of the curvature of the Earth. Pretty wicked pictures.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/the-150-space-camera-mit-students-beat-nasa-on-beer-money-budget/
That picture is, indeed, awesome, Jason. Nice.
Nice! A Friday blog list! Love it! Thanks Jason! I think my exclamation key is stuck!