Archive for July 9th, 2009

Ridiculously Late to the Party: Scotch Mist

Last night, when we should have been talking about post-structuralist theory, instead two of my closest friends and I drank beer, ate Indian food and watched, Scotch Mist, a film of  Radiohead in the studio that accompanied the release of In Raindbows. It was perfect. I was always late to the Radiohead buzz. Even though I was their target demographic – an over-educated Anglophile, self-involved and depressed – other than “Creep“, I didn’t really start listening to them until Kid A was released. It’s something that at times – like last night  – I occasionally regret. The video, which goes on for over 50 minutes, is stunningly good, and the music is both haunting and moving. If you have the time, highly recommended you watch the whole thing, but “House of Cards” is my fave and starts at 34:27.

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10 Years of MeFi

This will likely be of interest to those of you have been on the web since, oh, the time of troubadours: Ivor Tossell, the web culture columnist for the Globe and Mail, has a great article and interview up with Matt Haughey, founder of Metafilter. If your familiar with MeFi, I’m not sure you’ll learn anything new per se, but as with most of Tossell’s columns, there’s a thoughtful tone and understated style that makes it a pleasure to read. Plus, people on Metafilter itself are calling it one of the best articles they’ve read about the community, which is saying something.

(Also, not sure if I’m supposed to do this sorta’ thing, but disclosure blah blah BS: I work with Ivor occasionally, but was a fan of his long before I met him).

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