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September, 2008

The Art Of Chess

by Endswell 3 years, 4 months ago View Comments

“From my close contact with artists and chess players, I have come to the conclusion that while all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists.” — Marcel Duchamp

 

If you happen to make it over to Dublin around October 9th, there’s an exhibit at the Sebastian Guinness Gallery in which all the international artists were given chess as a theme.  Here is some of the work, via ArtInfo:

More after the jump:

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Coffee Break

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Top 25 Sexiest Newscasters – [Heckler Spray]

Sarah Palin’s Facebook Page – [Holy  Taco]

Colbert: The Internet Is Making Us Dumber – [Comedy Central]

The Boss To Play Superbowl Halftime – [Entertainment Weekly]

10 People From Your Past That Will Haunt You On Facebook – [Cracked]

Categories: Links

Miron: Bankruptcy, Not Bailout, Is The Right Answer

by Endswell 3 years, 4 months ago View Comments
"I'm totally serial you guys."

"I'm totally serial you guys."

Via CNN:

Editor’s note: Jeffrey A. Miron is senior lecturer in economics at Harvard University. A Libertarian, he was one of 166 academic economists who signed a letter to congressional leaders last week opposing the government bailout plan. 

Click his face to see what he thinks.

Categories: Actual News, Politics

"Stuff White People Like" Submission

by Endswell 3 years, 4 months ago View Comments

#111 Exercising For Causes

Before you start hanging out with white people on the weekends, realize that it’s not 2 days chocked full of boating, collared shirts, The Office and Entourage reruns, and light beer.  Oftentimes, you will discover many of your white friends participate in a cultural phenomena that has gone on for many white generations past. 

White people, inevitably riddled with guilt at their comparatively easy racial history, take it upon themselves to exert their bodies to benefit the less fortunate.  Some popular examples of this are 5ks, 10ks, marathons, “race for”s, and a variety of other human exercise spectacles.   These events are usually held to either increase awareness of a disease or social injustice, or to raise money to discover the cures for these issues.

You should be aware that most of the participants for various guilt-depleting, karma-boosting events are usually daily joggers, so you should do the same lest you end the race heaving and panting like a fatbody while the rest of your white friends talk about what type of Jamba Juice they’re going to enjoy (with protein, of course).

If you happen to participate, its also important that you are somewhat aware of the basics regarding whatever disease, social stigma, or unfortunate occurance for which you happen to be exercising.  Make sure that you also have some extra loot lying around, for you will not only have to participate in the event, but pay a registration fee (at the minimum) to do so.

Finally, and most importantly, don’t crack a joke, comment, remark, or limerick that would do anything to belittle or make-light-of the cause that you are helping.  White people DO NOT like it when their social and monetary sacrifices are not respected for the acts of grandeur that they are.  Stick to these instructions and you can be exhausted, yet unfulfilled, this weekend!

Other Stuff That White People Like  – The High Definite

Storm a-coming?

by Endswell 3 years, 4 months ago View Comments

Loootts of stuff going on in DC and NY today folks.  In case you’ve been reading celebrity blogs all day and haven’t the foggiest of what’s going on in the world, I’ve provided some links so you can catch up.  I was originally planning on posting a tangential diatribe breaking down the events, as well as their potential long-term implications, but links are easier (and God forbid any of you actually take what I say seriously when it comes to actual scary shit like this):

House Ignores Bush, Rejects $700 bil. Deal – [Reuters]

228 Nah…205 Yup – [Bloomberg]

(Insanely Related) Stocks Plunge – [Yahoo Finance]

McCain Lashes Out – [My Way]

Obama Lashes Out – [My Way]

Bush “Very Disappointed” – [Breitbart]

Categories: Actual News, Politics

Coffee Break

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Citibank buys Wachovia – [CNN Money]

5 Upcoming Remakes of 80s Movies (That Must Be Stopped) – [Cracked]

Iowa College Apologizes for “Unfortunate Typo” – [MSN]

Streetwars…awesome – [NY Times]

The Dinosaur’s Dancefloor…also awesome – [Fogonazos?]

10 Outrageous Dubai Construction Projects – [Ask Men]

Categories: Links

Somali Pirates Demand $5 Mil for Ukrainian Ship

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There’s been pretty high pirate activity off the coast of Africa for some time now, and sometimes they get a score big enough that it makes the news… this one will do, via Yahoo:

“The ship was seized late Thursday off Somalia as it headed for the Kenyan port of Mombasa. A total of 21 crewmembers – 17 Ukrainians, three Russians and one Latvian – were onboard when the ship was chased down and boarded by armed men in three launches.

Ukraine Defence Minister Yury Yekhanurov confirmed Saturday in Kiev that the vessel was transporting 33 medium T-72 tanks ‘and a substantial amount of military materials’.

Armoured personnel carriers and munitions are also believed to be part of the delivery.

Piracy is rife in the Gulf of Aden – a strategic shipping route off Somalia – with over a dozen ships currently in the hands of armed groups, the latest victim being a Greek vessel seized Saturday.”

They chased down this ship armed with military ordinances with three boats, then boarded the ship and took it over.  The US Navy has sent a ship from San Diego… to battle pirates… this is better than 70% of the movies that came out this year.

Categories: Actual News, Badassery

Coffee Break (Yes I drink coffee on the weekend)

by Endswell 3 years, 4 months ago View Comments
helpful vandal

helpful vandal

#4 Florida Loses To Ole Miss – [ESPN]

Famous Tech Myths That Just Won’t Die – [Computer World]

Astsronaut Floating Above Earth (I wish I had a huge screen for this) – [NASA]

Man Steals Dodger Uniform, Poses For Pics on Field – [Yahoo]

10 Movies That Teach You To Commit Crime – [Flixter]

Categories: Links

Presidential Debate Tonight

by Endswell 3 years, 4 months ago View Comments

Get informed.

Yeah... you WILL debate me bitch.

Yeah... you WILL debate me bitch.

Categories: Barry's Pimp Hand

Pam Beesly's Summer Art Project

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From last night’s Office…ASCII style…click the picture for the full-sized version