
Joanne McNeil on The Daily Death:
In the future, a famous person will die every fifteen minutes. Already it’s happening. The ascent of the microcelebrities, the 24 hour news cycle, citizen journalism, and our darkest fantasies all collide on Twitter now. The website’s rhetorical question “What are you doing?” sometimes feels more like “Who died today?”
Anti-health-care-reform activist, reportedly injured in a fight at a town hall meeting last week, is collecting donations to pay his medical bills because he was recently laid off and lost his…
During the beach week prior to my wedding @bkrichar figured out that brown sugar in a mojito is dynamite. Well, I’d like to confirm that the same is true for a mint julep. I’m not sure about Brian’s original ratio, but I made a 50/50 mix of brown and refined sugar into a simple syrup and that is super. If the mint julep is a little too boozey then (in another move inspired by the original skankster) top it off with Coca Cola or your favorite cola beverage.
Wow. I had no idea that robots could move that quickly. (via justin blanton)
Tags: robots videoDeb is enjoying a spot of tea after a hot day of antique shopping. I’m working on it guys. She’ll be a deep southerner yet.
The fountain at Forsyth Park