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Concordance

Adam — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:03:59 +0000

I plugged the text of every comedy script I’ve ever written into Wordle, and got this image back, based on word frequency:

It was gratifying to learn that, across all the scripts I’ve ever worked on, the words “time machine” top the list.

China earthquake wedding photos

Adam — Fri, 23 May 2008 05:59:42 +0000

Photo series of a wedding portrait, interrupted by the Chinese earthquake — the photographer never stopped snapping. Here’s the entire series in order, to save you the effort of clicking through. (via)

The “rudeness” of New Yorkers

Adam — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:51:06 +0000

Joan Acocella suggests that New Yorkers aren’t rude, so much as familiar — that our lives are so public, the city so overstimulating, the sense of being “in this together” so strong that we tend to treat each other as peers, rather than strangers for whom we have to put on a polite, public face. You’re honest with your peers — you can be short with them, and tell them when they’re pissing you off. By the same token, though, that exposure of New Yorker’s unvarnished, private selves allows us to consider each other as people to be respected, rather than as social obstacles to maneuver around. This is an idealistic theory, perhaps, but it fits my experience of the city. (And anyway, we all know that Bostonians are far worse. via Brian)

Things Younger than John McCain

Adam — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:04:37 +0000

Things Younger Than John McCain. Among them: Alaska, Superman, and the Polio vaccine. [via]

MP3: Washington Phillips - Lift Him Up That’s All

Adam — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:33:19 +0000

Washington Phillips - Lift Him Up That’s All
From Goodbye, Babylon, a set I’ve only begun to dig into and already love. Recorded in 1927 on an instrument that Phillips may or may not have invented himself.

Interior Decorating

Adam — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:15:59 +0000

After seeing how much some of my friends have been getting out of their tumblelogs, I’ve decided to retire the del.icio.us-powered linkblog and adapt the format myself. (As much as I’d recommend Tumblr to those looking to start a painless, no-pressure blog, I’d rather keep it flexible and on my own turf.)

And with that said, let’s get to it!

The Perfect Night

Adam — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:20:18 +0000

I’m pretty proud of how this video turned out — it’s well-produced and funny, and Jesse’s music production is wonderfully catchy. But honestly, none of that matters to me as much as the fact that I look great in it.

The Audacity of Abercrombie & Fitch

Adam — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:58:04 +0000

I’m not one to cast aspersions, but this struck me as slightly odd:

(I should point out that I’m not the only one who’s curious, so expect this to be old news by the time you read it.)

[Update: Yep, Colbert had a joke about this the next day.]

Autotune had it coming

Adam — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:29:42 +0000

Another in the occasional series “Sketches We Are Particularly Proud Of:” Akon Calls T-Pain.

Update: Looks like the piece is doing quite well — most notably, Sasha Frere-Jones, the New Yorker’s pop music critic, has taken a liking to it. He didn’t compare us to Bob Dylan or anything, but hey, I still consider that high praise.

Dachsund-Exhaustion Machine

Adam — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:04:38 +0000

I made this animated GIF out of my new favorite YouTube video. I feel that this is a pretty accurate depiction of what this little dog’s life is like now.