Boom Shocka Locka
Fun stuff. 50 no-handed bike moves.
Gorgeous. Make sure to click for larger views.
The brand new Lia Manoliu Arena, Bucharest, Poland.
Radiolab presents Symmetry
Check out the rest of The Awl’s 15 Most Delightful Internet Films of the Year
Game Deaths
A series of videogame deaths set to an 8-bit version of “Mad World,” made famous of course in Donnie Darko.
YES. More single-topic Kim Jong Il blogs please.
kim droppin’ with skrillex
From National Geographic’s Photo Contest 2011
Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-130 launches into orbit toward the east, as the stars and waning crescent moon trail toward the west, leaving a beautiful reflection on the Intracoastal Waterway in Ponte Vedra, Florida.
The Rise of the NBA Nerd: Basketball style and black identity →
A look into the expansion of black style into formerly shunned prep.
West had done what 15 years of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Family Matters could not. He ushered in the chic of the black nerd. He cleared a safe space for narcissism and self-deconstruction; for singing rappers with names like Drake, J. Cole, and Tyler, The Creator; for the Roots to be Jimmy Fallon’s house band; for the threat in the music to move from the street to the psyche. Hip-hop had already begun to splinter into a land of a million mixtapes before West’s arrival. And with that shattering, black male style was transitioning away from Sean Combs’ “Puffy” era gilded age, with its plushness, flamboyance, glamour, and actionable danger.
It’s not a complete transformation. Being Carlton wasn’t just code for nerd, it was code for gay, and the homophobia these clothes provoked still persists, even from their wearers.
(h/t Thomas)
Split Screen: A Love Story
A man gets a ticket for not riding in the bike lane and the officer says it doesn’t matter if it’s not the safest, he must always be in the bike lane. So, he rides in the bike lane. Always.
My Favorite Albums of 2011 →
I’ll try to do more of a write-up along with a favorite tracks list this weekend, but for now, here’s my top 10.
2011 the year in review by Google. More at Google Zeitgeist.
