Me on the web.Tumblr (3.0; @gavinpurcell)http://www.gavinpurcell.com/<a href="http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=peggy&buzz=this-homeless-man-is-your-new-fashion-icon&c=71GHLM7&u=72Q7&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fpeggy%2Fthis-homeless-man-is-your-new-fashion-icon%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fpeggy%2Fthis-homeless-man-is-your-new-fashion-icon%2F">This Homeless Man Is Your New Fashion Icon</a>: <a href="http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=peggy&buzz=this-homeless-man-is-your-new-fashion-icon&c=71GHLM7&u=72Q7&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fpeggy%2Fthis-homeless-man-is-your-new-fashion-icon%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fpeggy%2Fthis-homeless-man-is-your-new-fashion-icon%2F"><img src="http://s.buzzfeed.com/static/campaign_images/terminal01/2010/3/11/11/this-homeless-man-is-your-new-fashion-icon-2046-1268324706-3.jpg" width="125" height="83" alt=""/></a> <p> <strong>According to Blackbook , this homeless Chinese man, now dubbed “Brother Sharp,” is the new Mary Kate Olsen.</strong> Those furry Ugg slippers are so Derelicte! I hope this inspires the Sartorialist…</p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/441567335http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/441567335Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:27:21 -0500<a href="http://i.imgur.com/srLvr.jpg">Lebowski Alignment</a>: <p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/srLvr.jpg"/></p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/441441557http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/441441557Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:29 -0500<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/89951/I-Got-This-Frakkin-Thorn-In-My-Side">I Got This Frakkin' Thorn In My Side</a>: <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoQ0bqsJSJ8">Galactica: Sabotage</a> is a shot-by-shot remake of the Beastie Boys’ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rRZdiu1UE"><em>Sabotage</em></a> video, using footage from <em>Battlestar Galactica.</em> Here’s a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twWd1L4fmTI">side-by-side comparison.</a> <br/></p> <div> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Metafilter?a=ezFnVd4WtTc:LfcwaC7z19Y:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Metafilter?i=ezFnVd4WtTc:LfcwaC7z19Y:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"/></a> </div>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115851http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115851Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:18:39 -0500<a href="http://www.wiredreread.com/">Wired Reread, blogging the best ads from '90s-era Wired</a>: <p>also, the <a href="http://books.google.com/books/serial/ISSN:08863032?rview=1&lr=&sa=N&start=0">complete SPIN archives</a> are on Google Books</p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115848http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115848Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:18:39 -0500<a href="http://theinternetaccordingtoadrian.tumblr.com/post/437655036">Photo</a>: <p><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz1f5cPND51qza3e8o1_500.jpg"/></p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115852http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115852Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:18:39 -0500<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/89956/Funky-purple-wow">Funky purple wow</a>: <p>This post is about two recent(ish) strands of British <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOvLieo0gw">dance</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE7Yj7RsuzM">music</a>. <br/> The first is basically a garagey, housey style called <a href="http://www.ukfunky.com">UK funky</a> or simply funky (not to be confused with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funky_house">funky house</a>,…</p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115854http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115854Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:18:39 -0500<a href="http://ideas.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/doubts-about-digital-natives/">Doubts About 'Digital Natives'</a>: <p><strong>Tuesday |</strong> Today’s idea: Assumptions about the rise of a cognitively different generation of “digital natives” may be wrong, an article says. [<a href="http://www.economist.com/printedition/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15582279">The Economist</a>]</p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115859http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115859Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:18:39 -0500<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/89916/The-Goon-Show">The Goon Show</a>: <p>The Goon Show was a highly popular and immensely influential radio show on the BBC in the 1950s featuring Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan. They would sometimes do live readings of…</p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115858http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115858Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:18:39 -0500<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/08/rhizomes-7-on-7-7-ge.html">Rhizome's 7 on 7: 7 geeks, 7 artists co-create in NYC</a>: Fred sez, <blockquote> <img src="http://craphound.com/images/7logo.png.jpg" align="left"/> If you’re in NYC on April 17th, definitely consider attending Rhizome.org’s new conference, <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/www.rhizome.org/sevenonseven/">Seven on Seven</a>. <p> The idea behind Seven on Seven is to pair seven leading artists with…</p> </blockquote>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115856http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115856Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:18:39 -0500<a href="http://theinternetaccordingtoadrian.tumblr.com/post/438653974">Photo</a>: <p><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz259lND991qza3e8o1_500.jpg"/></p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115853http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/439115853Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:18:39 -0500<a href="http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=flavorwire&buzz=lazy-sunday-live-fbl&c=71G5517&u=72ZLX7&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fflavorwire%2Flazy-sunday-live-fbl%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fflavorwire%2Flazy-sunday-live-fbl%2F">Lazy Sunday Live</a>: <a href="http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=flavorwire&buzz=lazy-sunday-live-fbl&c=71G5517&u=72ZLX7&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fflavorwire%2Flazy-sunday-live-fbl%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fflavorwire%2Flazy-sunday-live-fbl%2F"><img src="http://s.buzzfeed.com/static/campaign_images/terminal01/2010/3/9/12/lazy-sunday-live-18787-1268154926-1.jpg" width="125" height="83" alt=""/></a> <p> <strong>Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell bring crazy deliciousness to Jimmy Fallon.</strong> [ Ed’s Note : RIP McAdams-Gosling. :(] </p> <p>The Best Links:</p> <ol> <li><a href="http://flavorwire.com/76131/video-of-the-day-lazy-sunday-live">via Flavorwire</a></li> </ol> <p><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/">View Media › </a></p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/437393692http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/437393692Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:44:25 -0500<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/89908/Maybe-thats-the-purpose-of-television-You-just-turn-it-on-and-watch-it-whether-you-want-to-or-not-David-Letterman">"Maybe that's the purpose of television. You just turn it on and watch it whether you want to or not." - David Letterman</a>: <p>After getting his start as a <a href="http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2010/01/the-david-letterman-campus-radio-program-wago-1969.html">DJ on Ball State’s WAGO-FM</a>, David Letterman spent most of the 1970s appearing in a lot of cheesy television, exhaustively chronicled <a href="http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2010/03/the-late-night-hosts-before-they-were-big.html#more">here</a>. Whether <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RRpwAlxjeM">kayaking on the…</a></p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/435982682http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/435982682Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:22:32 -0500<a href="http://robhuebel.com/post/435490577">This is real.</a>: <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oCx33WIoHD4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" width="400" height="336" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="never" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><br/><br/><p>This is real.</p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/435982686http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/435982686Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:22:32 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nymag/vulture/~3/1nIYmR-enxc/were_these_the_most_boring_osc.html">Were These the Most Boring Oscars Ever?</a>: <blockquote>Shared by Gavin <br/> Actual math done.</blockquote> <img src="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/20100308_snuggies_560x375.jpg"/><br/><p>Sure, these Oscars were yawningly predictable, as the top six awards — Picture, Director, and all the acting categories — went to exactly the people everyone…</p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/435057259http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/435057259Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:58:24 -0500<a href="http://theinternetaccordingtoadrian.tumblr.com/post/433005179">deanminifie:F-Bomb (via Olly Moss)</a>: <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyxgwfVj7D1qzsj9ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://deanminifie.tumblr.com/post/432932330/f-bomb-via-olly-moss">deanminifie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>F-Bomb (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/ollym">Olly Moss</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/435057261http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/435057261Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:58:24 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/highsnobiety/rss/~3/n02QWv2SDm4/">adidas x Star Wars Hoth Skate High by CLOT Preview</a>: <div style="display:inline;height:0px;float:left;margin-left:570px"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.highsnobiety.com%2Fnews%2F2010%2F03%2F08%2Fadidas-x-star-wars-hoth-skate-high-by-clot-preview%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.highsnobiety.com%2Fnews%2F2010%2F03%2F08%2Fadidas-x-star-wars-hoth-skate-high-by-clot-preview%2F" height="61" width="51" title="adidas x Star Wars Hoth Skate High by CLOT Preview" alt=" adidas x Star Wars Hoth Skate High by CLOT Preview"/></a></div> <p><img title="adidas x Star Wars Hoth Skate High by CLOT Preview" src="http://www.highsnobiety.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/adidas-clot-star-wars.jpg" alt="adidas x Star Wars Hoth Skate High by CLOT Preview" width="540" height="360"/></p> <p>We get a first look at the adias x Star Wars Hoth Skate High, which was designed by CLOT from Hong Kong. Based on the Super Skate High, the mid top sneaker was inspired by the Hoth…</p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/435057262http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/435057262Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:58:24 -0500<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/89880/Not-an-Oceans-13-Promo">Not an Ocean's 13 Promo</a>: <p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703936804575107940938833642.html?mod=WSJ_hp_editorsPicks">Bandits make off with poker prize on live television.</a> - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFn3XxRWcO0">Live video</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4hi_kQ_n9Q&feature=related">more video</a> <br/></p> <div> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Metafilter?a=FhfsqUTISm0:8zsTyyCVjLk:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Metafilter?i=FhfsqUTISm0:8zsTyyCVjLk:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"/></a> </div>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/435057264http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/435057264Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:58:24 -0500<a href="http://8bitnyc.com/">8-Bit NYC, Brett Camper's videogame map of New York</a>: <p>he’s using Kickstarter to <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brett/8-bit-cities-real-world-maps-that-look-like-80s-v">expand to 15 other cities worldwide</a></p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/435057265http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/435057265Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:58:24 -0500<a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/49129">More Healthcare Propaganda</a>: <p>I saw this on the wall of my doctor’s office this morning.</p> <p><img src="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/25136_338399333460_664063460_3694534_7627276_n-565x423.jpg" alt="25136_338399333460_664063460_3694534_7627276_n" title="25136_338399333460_664063460_3694534_7627276_n" width="565" height="423"/></p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/427658551http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/427658551Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:50:57 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/iZWEcNA710A/lagos-disco-inferno.html">Lagos Disco Inferno!</a>: <p>Mark has written previously about <a href="http://boingboing.net/2008/11/12/radio-freetown-podca.html">DJ Frank Gossner’s amazing podcast of 1970s West African pop music</a>. That podcast is currently on hiatus, but Frank is keeping busy. In two weeks he’ll be…</p>http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/426465768http://www.gavinpurcell.com/post/426465768Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:55:07 -0500