December 2010
36 posts
I’m not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but I counted them all...
– One of journalism’s immortal lines, delivered by the inspirational Brian Hanrahan, who passed away today.
BBC News - BBC correspondent Brian Hanrahan dies at 61
(via davelee)
Forty Percent of Americans (and Most Republicans)... →
If this AR word-translation app is real, and... →
King of Tron: The Tournament to Crown the 1982 Arcade Game’s Best Player
Philippe Petit on New York
What do you hate most about living in New York? Having to sleep a few hours at night when the city is busy offering ephemeral myths, mysteries, and miracles.
Where do you go to be alone? At the top of WTC, which still stands, reaching the clouds, inside my head.
What makes someone a New Yorker? The certitude that this city is a continent and its inhabitants citizens of the world.
Remanufactured HP 300. Contains 8ml of high quality pigment ink and will print...
– InkCartridges.uk.com copywriter burns out in spectacular style
Longform.org's Best Writing of 2010 →
Nice to see GQ’s Bill Murray interview on this list.
Andrew W.K. covers "Silent Night" →
Two days until I meet this brilliant, brilliant hero of our time.
14 Actors Acting →
New York's state-owned betting corporation, OTB,... →
Alas. There were some great characters that hid out in those places.
Julian Assange's Sex Life As "Explained" By Fox... →
There is no longer any doubt that Glenn Beck is mentally ill.
One Chance -- a beautiful scripted flash game you... →
You have seven days to save the world. Will you make the right choice?
I asked Richard Herring about swearing on the radio.
Researchers at Arizona State University have created a material that may be able...
– Self-healing autonomous material comes to life
The Crack-Up →
F. Scott Fitzgerald writing in Esquire, February 1936.
How Crayons Are Made →
Rundle's Songs of 2010 →
Plus one or two from 2009, because, well, shut up.
Times Square, Before and After the Sleaze →
Brilliant visualisation from the NY Times.
There’s been a theft from outside my house. I haven’t been out to...
– Women calls 999 over snowman theft
Snowman 999 Call by michaelrundle
Sanyo’s 'rice-to-bread' machine is massive... →