Curiosities
January 15, 2012
Hate: Is It In You? 0
by Nick Moran
Meghan Daum’s written the longest and best article on “Haterade” you’ll read this month. I guarantee it.
January 15, 2012
Art For Free 1
by Nick Moran
This past week, The Guggenheim made 65 art catalogs available online. Open Culture‘s Dan Colman has written a “few handy instructions” to guide you through the treasure trove of records.
January 15, 2012
All The Single Horse Flies 0
by Nick Moran
Blue Ivy was the one who made the headlines, but she’s not the only Beyoncé Knowles story this week. Australian researcher Bryan Lessard has paid tribute to the singer by incorporating her name into the binomial nomenclature of an extremely rare horse fly. When asked why he did this, Lennard responded that the fly’s gold-colored [...]
January 14, 2012
A Disturbance in the Force of the Joyce Estate 0
by Nick Moran
Our own Mark O’Connell likens James Joyce’s grandson to a “highbrow Darth Vader.”
January 14, 2012
Other People Pod: Roxane Gay 0
by Nick Moran
PANK co-editor, HTMLGiant contributor, hysterically funny reviewer of award shows and movies, and most recently the author of Ayiti, Roxane Gay, does an Other People Podcast with Brad Listi.
January 14, 2012
He Also Plays Football Tonight at 8pm 0
by Nick Moran
They’ve called him a sports icon, a “national nightmare,” an author, and a punchline. They’ve questioned the backlash against him, and tracked his particular brand of “muscular Christianity.” Coincidental religious symbolism has been noted. Yet so far nothing has come close to genius of Jimmy Fallon’s rendition of Tim Tebow as… TeBowie.
