December 2011
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What Defines a Meme? →
tetw:
by James Gleick
Most of the biosphere cannot see the infosphere; it is invisible, a parallel universe humming with ghostly inhabitants. But they are not ghosts to us - not anymore. We humans, alone among the earth’s organic creatures, live in both worlds at once.
In general, The Electronic Typewriter is my favorite Tumblr that I never favorite or reblog. But I click and enjoy almost...
Man misses mouse and shoots roommate, revealing... →
lizlet:
Headline of the year.
We're on the edge of a Follower milestone...
thispopculture:
If we cross it before the year ends we will think of something cool to share here. xo
In case for whatever reason you don’t follow TPC already…
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Mom and Dad Watch Glee Season 2, Part 4
(and the final stretch)
- Mom really thinks the Warblers are creepy. She says they keep popping up everywhere and it’s weird.
- She says Finn is her favorite character because she knows the most about him, but she thinks “Darren Criss” is the cutest and she likes his voice the best (She can’t remember his name is Blaine).
- Dad says that Blaine/Darren Criss could make...
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Mom and Dad Watch Glee Season 2, Part 3
(Episodes 13-16)
- Dad fistpumped when the Santana and Brittney plot got reintroduced, but I had to break his heart about the lack of makeouts.
- He also doesn’t get why Santana’s breasts are a big deal since “they’re not that large!”
- Mom also does not like Blame It On The Alcohol as an episode and agrees they should have given Blaine more of an extended plot...
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Mom and Dad Watch Glee Season 2, Part 2:
(Episodes 5-12 Highlights:)
- Dad wants me to alert him when the cheerleaders get together, he doesn’t want to miss that.
- There are a lot of questions about who Finn is dating and who Quinn is dating and what everyone’s name is constantly.
- Upon seeing the Kurt and Blaine hallway scene my dad shouted “They’re in heaven!”
- When Teenage Dream started my mom...
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Rewatching Season 2 Glee With My Parents, Their...
(It’s sort of a holiday tradition now, that I bring the DVDs home and they catch up in a few days and tell me what they think. Highlights to episode 4:)
- Dad wants to know where Kurt Hummel gets all his clothes.
- He was really excited when they sang REM.
- He fully ships Brittana and would like to know when they are going to make out again (I don’t have the heart to tell him)
-...
Sometimes I forget I hit CTRL+F at some point in...
Today’s was “Happy Hour” but for a while it was some really specific lyrics from an ABBA song.
“Like other forms of self-expression, wireless names are subject to trends. For a...”
– The Tao of WIFI: The New Yorker (via interweber)
Ours is named after a Nick TV show from the 90s.
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The Demographics of the Broadway Audience 2010-11... →
singingupstream:
In the 2010-2011 season, approximately 62% of all Broadway tickets were purchased by tourists.
65% of the the audiences were female.
The average age of the Broadway theatergoer was 44 years.
83% of all tickets were purchased by Caucasian theatergoers.
Broadway theatergoers were also quite affluent compared to the general United States population, reporting an average annual...
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Darren Criss Takes New York By Storm! -... →
(That was the headline I wrote on my googledoc while writing, at least…)
In which I attempt to parse two very different Darren Criss shows from this weekend for Billboard. Probably the closest I’ve gotten to translating what would make a good Tumblr post into something for general media consumption (there’s a little shout out to you all, and special thanks to staceysthings for...
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An incomplete list of things I did today:
- took so much dayquil and theraflu it was probably incorrect
- was awake A LOT
- ate a delicious egg sandwich and talked about freelance life
- sang, saw other people sing
- was surprised with life
- helped other people have a better day
- had the most beautiful dinner with friends who get me, at our very favorite brooklyn secret spot
- sneezed
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“…before segueing into “My Favorite Things,” which continues their...”
– Billboard (via evarren)
It’s funny cause it’s true guys. <3
Watchlaughterkey:
vh1:
At The End Of The Day, This Is The Greatest “At The End Of The Day” Supercut Ever [VH1]
Theater nerd alert: I got really excited because I thought this was a montage of Les Mis performances.
Reblogged for work, and also for (EDIT) Laughterkey’s brilliant commentary. (You’d think when Tumblr is part of my job I’d be able to track comments on it...
“We open on Blaine and Kurt singing “Let It Snow,” and after their much-loved...”
– Billboard (source)
I love scrolling Tumblr and reading something and going “… that looks familiar — oh!” <3 Thanks guys for the love. (Although sorry for the typo in the original post! Fixed now!)
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'Glee' Recap: Anything But a Silent Night -... →
Last night was either love or WTF for Glee, and I was firmly int he love cateogry, simply for the black and white tribute alone. I wish I could have only talked about that for Billboard. In fact, I wish the whole episode was just that. Glee needs to learn not to pull back from the absurd.
Lessons learned are great, and musically this episode was one of the season’s overall strongest,...
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Watchwhatevs:
allthecoolkids:
On Saturday night, Swedish pop star Robyn gave a characteristically amazing performance as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. For her performance of “Call Your Girlfriend,” she used basically the same choreography as in her video directed by Max Vitali, but the sheer awesomeness of her moves in a live setting made me watch the video over and over again. And...
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“She knows how to work a room,’’ her father says proudly. “She even convinced a...”
– Dad of Nicole Maine, 14, who helped defeat a bill that would have repealed protections for transgender people in public restrooms in their home state of Maine. Read more of their awesome family story, totally inspiring. (via yayponies)
READ THIS.
