This is pure awesome: Evolution of NBA Team Logos. Denver’s 1981-1993 logo is a standout; did they play some form of Tetris-based offense? What kind of crack-addled committee authorized the Washington Wizards’ mark? And why would the Hawks go from something with so much personality to something that looks like a mustache trying to fuck the Death Star?
I’d forgotten about how smart this article is: Power Laws, Weblogs, and Inequality, by Clay Shirky. Essentially, there are predictable patterns in things like distribution of wealth, popularity of weblogs, and word frequency. It makes me feel a little better about my traffic when I read my server logs.
Color me… Not surprised? Quark sold to merger and acquisition company. I stopped giving a shit about Quark ten years ago, but once upon a time, it paid my mortgage.
The Chart That Should Accompany All Discussions of the Debt Ceiling. Perfect, timely, and to the point. Fuck the GOP.
“By disrespecting Louis [Armstrong], his legacy and by default, everyone who has ever tried to do something positive with improvised music and what it can be, Kenny G has created a new low point in modern culture – something that we all should be totally embarrassed about – and afraid of.”
I linked to a precursor of this site back in 2002: Gnoosic – Discover new Music.
webkit2png makes full-depth screenshots of any website you like without having to assemble them from multiple images. I noticed, though, that it doesn’t support Typekit.
Mondo: The Archive. Awesome poster art for the Alamo Drafthouse.
The Most Awkwardly Public Break-Ups In Facebook History. Scroll down until you hit “Steak and Shake”.
I was too old to give a shit about Saved By The Bell, but this epic review of Dustin Diamond’s memoir makes the author sound like a mentally unstable, insecure douchebag.