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Intercasses Incognites

admin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:27:28 +0000

I now believe I have found the strangest site on the internet.

Where an adult can be a kid?

Up, Up, and Away

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:44:10 +0000

This is why I’m glad I don’t own a television. We’re quickly becoming a nation of dangerous attention whores.

Hunting Llamas

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:46:27 +0000

I’m on to you, Thompson.

“Egotism is nature’s compensation for mediocrity.”

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:24:56 +0000

As we all know, Kanye is a self-absorbed waterhead without a thought filter on his mouth. His stupid interruption of the WMA awards revealed his coarseness. Everything that could have been said about the incident has been said (though some more insightful than others) and, barring any more ridiculous outbursts from Kanye, this matter should die a quick death.

What is noteworthy, however, is the complete inability to find the actual video on YouTube. A simple search reveals pages and pages of what seem to be the actual video, but then turn out to be self-serving commentaries by anonymous people from across the blogosnet. Each and every one talks about how self-centered and rude the interruption was and how he/she is outraged by the actions. And yet, here we have thousands of people using Kanye’s transgression to further their own internet stardom. So much so that even the original video isn’t even readily available.

This is where modern culture is heading, folks.

What is noteworthy, however, is the complete inability to find the actual video on YouTube. A simple search reveals pages and pages of what seem to be the actual video, but then turn out to be vapid commentaries by anonymous people from across the blogos-net. Each one talks about how rude the interruption was and how he/she is outraged by Kanye’s actions. And yet, here we have thousands of people using this very transgression to further their own internet stardom. So much so that even the original video isn’t even readily available on the most popular video sharing site.

We’re only a few years away from Ruby Rhod, folks.

There’s only one thing that can keep growing without nourishment: the human ego.

—Marshall Lumsden

R.I.P.ster

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:51:22 +0000

I don’t want to alarm anyone, but it looks like the central source for hipster satire and transplant hate, diehipster.com, is dead. Is this a nefarious plan perpetrated by some hipster who has finally had it? Has Brooklyn been nuked from orbit and I’m only just finding out? What is the American Apparel connection?

Beware those who poke fun at the weak-willed and poorly dressed of Brooklyn. They, too, will come for you.

(Or perhaps their hosting company has just hit the “website off” button.)

Indeed

admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:52:07 +0000

Actual Craigslist sublet title:

$550 very specious Brooklyn apt. to share

At least they’re honest, just like my previous spammer.

Plight of the Masses

admin — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:34:59 +0000

The Washington Post has a front-page story complaining about the low quality of food in Paris. What are well-to-do Washington Post journalists to do? I say, let them eat cake!

Veritas

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:50:46 +0000

A recent SPAM message in it’s entirety:

phatbartimaeus@clin02.cassiopea.it
to me

subject: Watch her come over and over

Why lie? I need money.

I admire his honesty, so I sent him $1,000 by wire transfer.

Oh, Jeez

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:33:53 +0000

Let me first preface this clip with a few facts:
1. I like Stephen Colbert
2. I believe P. Obama is eligible to be the US president
3. I believe in honesty

Now regard the following video:

The Colbert Report

Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

Womb Raiders – Orly Taitz

www.colbertnation.com

Colbert Report Full Episodes

Political Humor

Tasers

It’s shocking how many times Colbert is cut into Taitz’s conversations. It’s not just basic interruption, a good ear would catch that most of her words have been edited out so that the only voice is Stephen’s. Sure it’s satire, but to invite someone on and make them a foil by post-production is disgusting and cheap. I thought better of you, Colbert. You don’t win arguments by erecting a straw man.

That’s bogus!

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:40:01 +0000

Wired EIC (editor-in-chief), Chris Anderson, has just published a book espousing the nature of the free economy. As part of the book’s promotion, he gave a speech at the Wired Disruptive Business Conference outlining his main points (below). I offer a rebuttal in the form of early ninety’s hip-hop. Watch and learn:

Chris Anderson’s “bitch-ass” speech:

V. MC Double Def DP’s Don’t Copy That Floppy! from 1992 (with extra whitey hate)

Bonus: DCTF sequel coming soon (with extra prison rape)!

P.S. If your game/movie/television show is so bad that only pirates will watch it (read: no one wants to pay to watch it – I’m looking at you, Michael Bay), then you need to re-think your media. Shit’s changin’, yo!