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#internalmemos
Jon Landman Is New NYT Culture Editor
The New York Times just sent out an internal memo announcing that Jonathan Landman—currently the deputy managing editor and head of the paper's digital operations—will succeed Sam Sifton as the paper's culture editor. Full memo below. More » -
#advertising
Angolan Simpsons, Revealed
Thanks to the magic of advertising, we now know what The Simpsons would look like if they were Angolan. Huh. Angolans sell everything to buy big speakers, apparently. [Click to enlarge. Via Copyranter at AnimalNY] -
#icanhazmasturpeesuz
A Context-Free, Comment-Free Review Of Contemporary Art, With Suggestions
Things I Did On My July 4th Vacation: hit up The New Museum's Younger Than Jesus exhibition. It's a contemporary art exhibit showcasing only artists born after 1976. It ends today. Here is what I saw, presented without comment. More » -
#culture
Metropolitan Museum Still Humongous
The Metropolitan Museum of Art laid off 357 people today. This will save them $10 million—$28,000 per layoff. They still have 2,200 employees. Several uncultured questions: More » -
#thecinema
Lars Von Trier Is the Best Ball-Banging Director in the World
Recently two films have shocked the world with graphic depictions of violence followed by acts of sex: Bob Dylan's Beyond Here Lies Nothing and Lars Von Trier's Antichrist. Coincidence or zeitgeist? You decide. More » -
#culture
Midtown NYC Is The Home of 'Buzz!'
If there's anyone who grasps the secrets of cultural "buzz," it's Spatial Information experts employed in academia. There's a new "Geography of Buzz" map that scientifically proves that "buzz" is centered...where events are held. More » -
#sad
Elevator Music Deemed Unaffordable Luxury
This cruel Grim Reaper of an economy has gone too far. It came for magazines. It came for books. It came for banks. But now, it has come for our Muzak. More » -
#politics
Celebrity Lobby Seeks to Infiltrate White House
McCain couldn't beat Obama by painting him as a celebrity. He is a celebrity, and people love it! But other celebrities are getting greedy now. They're trying to work their way into the Obama cabinet. More » -
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#theories
History of the American Economy as Told by Hip Hop Videos
Did you know that hip hop videos have been scientifically proven to subtly embody everything you need to know about the state of US popular and political culture? Proof in four easy examples: More » -
#trendwatch
Have You No Shame, America?
A German billionaire killed himself after hefty stock losses. A French money manager committed suicide after losing billions to Bernie Madoff. Is shame confined to the Old World? More » -
#facebook
Facebook Proves People Are All Alike (Dumb)
Islam people: they're just like us! They go on Facebook and start groups and then spend hours and hours arguing with each other over bullshit. Except they're arguing about, like, god, instead of The Hills or whatever. You thought that the battle for Arab hearts and minds was playing out in the slums of Iraq? No, it's all about some upper middle class grad student nerd in Egypt talking shit online! More »
