Blue Lines Revisited

May 23

CHER, CHRISSIE HYNDE AND NENEH CHERRY WITH ERIC CLAPTON – “Love Can Build A Bridge” | FreakyTrigger -

Eric Klaxon.

maura: ‘How Ya Doin’’ by Little Mix ft. Missy ElliottLittle Mix and Missy Elliott bring you another great pop song about the telephone. (Although who leaves voicemails anymore?) *checks voicemail* Market research panel suppliers, and my father-in-law. :)

maura:

‘How Ya Doin’’ by Little Mix ft. Missy Elliott
Little Mix and Missy Elliott bring you another great pop song about the telephone. (Although who leaves voicemails anymore?)

*checks voicemail* Market research panel suppliers, and my father-in-law. :)

alewing: rainbowdalek: Okay comics folks I just picked up the Avengers Assemble Age of Ultron tie-in from last week and YOU GUYS A HIJABI LADY SUPERHERO IS NOW CAPTAIN BRITAIN WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS So this just found its way back around to my Tumblr feed! Blimey. This was a thing I thought up in the shower, just a thing that seemed really obvious. Captain Britain knows he’s going to die, who does he pass the torch to? Faiza. Duh. Honestly, who else would it be? In any circumstances? She’s NHS. Come on. But it’s so great to look through the notes and the likes and see how happy it’s making people. If I ever get the chance to write Marvel UK on a regular basis - no promises about that ever happening, but if I do - I’ll definitely do it again. (Except the killing Brian off part, mind. Who wants that?) Of course, I wouldn’t have even thought of it without Faiza being so brilliant that it was the obvious thing to do, and she was created that way by the lovely Paul Cornell. Her adventures with MI:13 are all available in trade and on digital in the Captain Britain And MI:13 series, written by Paul, where she became holder of Excalibur and also fought Dracula. Pick them up if you can, they’re great.

alewing:

rainbowdalek:

Okay comics folks I just picked up the Avengers Assemble Age of Ultron tie-in from last week and YOU GUYS A HIJABI LADY SUPERHERO IS NOW CAPTAIN BRITAIN WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS

So this just found its way back around to my Tumblr feed! Blimey.

This was a thing I thought up in the shower, just a thing that seemed really obvious. Captain Britain knows he’s going to die, who does he pass the torch to? Faiza. Duh. Honestly, who else would it be? In any circumstances?

She’s NHS. Come on.

But it’s so great to look through the notes and the likes and see how happy it’s making people. If I ever get the chance to write Marvel UK on a regular basis - no promises about that ever happening, but if I do - I’ll definitely do it again. (Except the killing Brian off part, mind. Who wants that?)

Of course, I wouldn’t have even thought of it without Faiza being so brilliant that it was the obvious thing to do, and she was created that way by the lovely Paul Cornell. Her adventures with MI:13 are all available in trade and on digital in the Captain Britain And MI:13 series, written by Paul, where she became holder of Excalibur and also fought Dracula. Pick them up if you can, they’re great.

Dave Sim draws Doctor Who. And Amy. And, erm, ah…..

Dave Sim draws Doctor Who. And Amy. And, erm, ah…..

Rave and Hardcore YouTube Comments Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity | VICE United Kingdom -

They’re genuinely some of the most beautiful things I’ve ever read.

internetsnarkivist: fantagraphics: Land sakes we have a lot of books coming out this summer and we need to clear out space in our warehouse. Hence we are offering our biggest discount ever —75% OFF! — on a huge assortment of over 250 items. Treat yourself to our first Floyd Gottfredson Mickey Mouse box set for just $12.50! Get our big fancy Love and Rockets hardcovers Locas II and Luba for 10 bucks each! Recent collections of classic material by Roy Crane, Mort Meskin, Alex Toth,Bill Mauldin, Simon & Kirby and more are $10 and under! Pick up super-cheap books by a globe-spanning roster of artists including Dave McKean, Moto Hagio,Joost Swarte, Bill Griffith, Joe Sacco, Jim Woodring, Megan Kelso, Jason, Charles Burns, Lorenzo Mattotti, Johnny Ryan, Drew Friedman, Esther Pearl Watson, Carol Tyler and many more favorites! Take a chance on something you haven’t heard of before! Graphic novels for the price of comic books! Comic books for around a buck! And don’t forget the gifts for your friends & family! Click here to see the whole lineup. The sale is on now and runs all Memorial Day weekend — we start taking it down at the end of the day on Monday, May 27, 2013. Don’t miss out — order now! (Please note: coupons and other discounts do not apply to these sale items. The deals are crazy enough as it is! Due to the expected high volume of orders please allow 1-2 extra days for processing and shipping.) good thing i got paid yesterday! CRAZY PRICES

internetsnarkivist:

fantagraphics:

Land sakes we have a lot of books coming out this summer and we need to clear out space in our warehouse. Hence we are offering our biggest discount ever —75% OFF! — on a huge assortment of over 250 items.

Treat yourself to our first Floyd Gottfredson Mickey Mouse box set for just $12.50! Get our big fancy Love and Rockets hardcovers Locas II and Luba for 10 bucks each! Recent collections of classic material by Roy Crane, Mort Meskin, Alex Toth,Bill Mauldin, Simon & Kirby and more are $10 and under! Pick up super-cheap books by a globe-spanning roster of artists including Dave McKean, Moto Hagio,Joost Swarte, Bill Griffith, Joe Sacco, Jim Woodring, Megan Kelso, Jason, Charles Burns, Lorenzo Mattotti, Johnny Ryan, Drew Friedman, Esther Pearl Watson, Carol Tyler and many more favorites! Take a chance on something you haven’t heard of before! Graphic novels for the price of comic books! Comic books for around a buck! And don’t forget the gifts for your friends & family! Click here to see the whole lineup.

The sale is on now and runs all Memorial Day weekend — we start taking it down at the end of the day on Monday, May 27, 2013. Don’t miss out — order now!

(Please note: coupons and other discounts do not apply to these sale items. The deals are crazy enough as it is! Due to the expected high volume of orders please allow 1-2 extra days for processing and shipping.)

good thing i got paid yesterday!

CRAZY PRICES

May 22

“How to compose a successful critical commentary: 1. Attempt to re-express your target’s position so clearly, vividly and fairly that your target says: “Thanks, I wish I’d thought of putting it that way.” 2. List any points of agreement (especially if they are not matters of general or widespread agreement). 3. Mention anything you have learned from your target. 4. Only then are you permitted to say so much as a word of rebuttal or criticism.” —

Daniel Dennett on how to argue well - Boing Boing (via deathbeard)

This is sort of what I try and do sometimes but - confession time! - it can make for pretty dry reading. :(

(I don’t agree at all with the other bit of Dennett advice - “stop hooting at the crap, go after the good stuff” - it’s not a dichotomy.)

(via deathbeard)

webuiltthiscity: “Troubled Relationship” is now a card category at Walgreen’s, which is great because that’s the sort of situation that is usually best handled via greeting card.

webuiltthiscity:

“Troubled Relationship” is now a card category at Walgreen’s, which is great because that’s the sort of situation that is usually best handled via greeting card.

(via katherinestasaph)

“Over the last few years, I’ve watched as teens have given up on controlling access to content. It’s too hard, too frustrating, and technology simply can’t fix the power issues. Instead, what they’ve been doing is focusing on controlling access to meaning.” —

http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2013/05/22/pew-race-privacy.html

(danah boyd)

The whole piece is typically good. It would be a mistake to characterise this shift in emphasis as something novel or specifically digital IMO - “controlling access to meaning” has been an important part (and sold as such) of pop culture and youth culture since the dawn of media.

(Source: blackbeardblog)

peterspear: So…this happened. [Datasexuals]  An important slide.

peterspear:

So…this happened. [Datasexuals] 

An important slide.