Miscellaneous
Celebrities Read Tweets About Themselves
Mildly amusing, mildly disturbing.
I Saw This …
… and of course it made me think of this.
When the internet was a simpler place.
Hisssssss
The legend of St. Patrick is that he drove all the snakes out of Ireland, and into law school
David Letterman
Definitely The Best Video Of A Bridge Blowing Up You’ll See All Week
“Rennet-based droning”
This is my new favourite phrase. Thank you Marina Hyde (and Alex James!)
Many A Happy Hour I’ve Spent Drawing Maps
I doubt there is much interest out there in paying even £15 for any of them, let alone £115,000.
From The Awl, ‘The Maps We Wandered Into As Kids’.
Daily Fail? Not Exactly.
The world’s most popular online newspaper is not the New York Times, USA Today, or the Wall Street Journal. You may not have ever visited it on purpose. If you’re American, you may not have even heard of it. It’s the Daily Mail.
Slate has a look at how the Daily Mail does print and online very differently.
Put A Bird On It!
Shame on me, I hadn’t realised that in addition to doing Wild Flag-related things, Carrie Brownstein had also been writing and starring in the quirkily wonderful Portlandia.
The second season is being broadcast in the US at the moment. Here’s a highlight from the first season.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHmLljk2t8M
More: LA Times interview | New Yorker profile, Carrie Brownstein
This May Be Taking The Whole Beanbags At Work Thing A Bit Far
Pictures of Google’s new headquarters in London.