Sam McPheeters finds the punk hook in news of Robert Byrd's death via that old empty sleeve:
Byrd's death also makes senator Daniel Inouye the president pro tempore of the United States. This means that the father of a Dischord Records artist (Kenny Inouye, Marginal Man) is now third in line to the presidency. So consider this an official heads up; don't come whimpering to me when the guy from Iron Cross is in charge of your oat rations.
I am totally obsessivo about 80’s shorts… You know the kind that makes your butt look kinda big, with a grunge-looking shirt tucked in. It’s kinda nerdy but I love it. And the 80’s are another huge obsession of mine, which is totally amazingly awesome because Material Girl…HELLO! It’s like 80’s themed, which pretty much rocks, so yeah.Run, Lola, run and desperately seek out your own generation!
Diet Coke turned 28 this weekend and someone bothered with a quick history of the drink.
Legendary music critic Robert Christgau is finally killing his monthly consumer's guide. I used to thumb through these picks, but I'll admit that I thought it was already dead. Oops.
Artist Isao Hashimoto does up an animated map of nuclear explosions, 1945-1998. It runs a little slow for my taste, but I like the use of sound and image to transcend language barriers. I also think it would be improved if the blast sites remained glowing after the explosion to give viewers a sense of the accumulated history. (Via.)
A reason to splurge on HBO this fall (AKA, the fabulous return of Omar!; AAKA, Steve Buscemi and Omar get down?!):
KTown Cowboys concludes:
