Alex Balk
Most Recently: Sometimes Life's Okay
You know the phrase "Knifecrime Island"? I don't want to boast but, yeah, that's one of mine.
Sometimes Life's Okay
"On an unseasonably warm November night in Manhattan on our way to get ice cream, we stumbled upon what appeared to be a vintage shop, brightly lit display window and all. As we began to walk in, a man sitting out front warned us that we were welcome to explore, but nothing inside was for sale. Our interests piqued, we began to browse through the collections the man out front had built throughout his life. This is a story of a man and his home." READ MORE
Kraftwerk Ticket Disaster Results In Whatever The German Word For Frowny Face Is
Did you get tickets to any of the MoMA Kraftwerk shows? Oh, you did? I hate you. Seriously, die in eine feuer.
If You're Gonna Delete Your Google Search History, Do It Now
"If you want to keep Google from combining your Web History with the data they have gathered about you in their other products, such as YouTube or Google Plus, you may want to remove all items from your Web History and stop your Web History from being recorded in the future. Here's how you can do that." [Via]
Fast Food Goes Better With Wine
I guess I'd be fine drinking wine at White Castle, but I'll be damned if I'd go to Indiana to do it.
Txt Mor No Less
"A new linguistic study suggests university students who extensively text are less accepting of new words.... [The] study revealed that those who texted more were less responsive to new words as compared to students who read more traditional print media such as books, magazines, and newspapers."
M. Ward, "Primitive Girl"
A Wasteland Companion, the new album from M. Ward, comes out in April, and this is one of my favorite tracks from it. Enjoy!
It's A Tiny Record Store
"Not sure why, except that it seemed as though it would be fun, but I made a little tiny record store. To give an idea of scale, all the albums are 1cm square." [Via]
Band Disliked
I had no idea that there was this much hate for Sleigh Bells. Although I guess, what with the Internet and all, there's this much hate for everyone nowadays.
Let's Hear It For The Social Media Consultants
"Have you actually tried to set up a Facebook page for a company lately? It’s gotten so comically, hella complex."
