Here’s a pic of my new tattoo - It’s Tillie from Coney Island. He’s an interesting piece of local history of both New Jersey and New York. Both used different variations of him as symbols for their amusement parks although, Coney Island was first. ”Tillie” get’s his name after Geroge C. Tilyou- the owner of the Steeplecase in Coney Island.

Since their heydays in the early part of the century - both have deteriorated and are undergoing redevelopment but will lose all the old hand painted signage and architecture. It’ll be sad to see these creepy old relics go

Ira Glass rules. Download here

Diving Into the Wreck

In certain life situations you have to go through the absolute worst before things can get better.

This is by no means a new concept - it was a personal revolation, and a comforting thought I wanted to share

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The High Tension Wires - Hibernate

“ Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values. It requires that their proposals be subject to argument, and amenable to reason. I may be opposed to abortion for religious reasons, but if I seek to pass a law banning the practice, I cannot simply point to the teachings of my church or evoke God’s will. I have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people of all faiths, including those with no faith at all. Now this is going to be difficult for some who believe in the inerrancy of the Bible, as many evangelicals do. But in a pluralistic democracy, we have no choice. Politics depends on our ability to persuade each other of common aims based on a common reality. It involves the compromise, the art of what’s possible. At some fundamental level, religion does not allow for compromise. It’s the art of the impossible. If God has spoken, then followers are expected to live up to God’s edicts, regardless of the consequences. To base one’s life on such uncompromising commitments may be sublime, but to base our policy making on such commitments would be a dangerous thing.

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Barack Obama (via azspot)

I want to believe that politicians are looking out for our common interest and this speech restores my faith in that after feeling bullied for almost 8 years. Thank fucking god.

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allgrownsup:

Mister Softee Theme Song.

Yes people, I bring this to you straight from the truck to your computer speakers. Whenever you’re having a rough day just crank this up.

I fucking love Mr Softee

customthemes:

Vertigo by Matthew Buchanan

A theme that takes inspiration from the design work of Saul Bass.

HOLY SHIT THIS IS AWESOME

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The Death Set - Heard It All Before

From the new Death Set Album - WorldWide. This songs got a great chorus - it’s fast and fun

“ During World War II Picasso suffered some harassment from the Gestapo in Nazi-occupied Paris. An inquisitive German officer, coming into his apartment, noticed a photograph of Guernica lying on a table. “Did you do that?” he asked Picasso. “No, you did,” said Picasso.

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(via tmblg)

This is really interesting

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The Jesus and Mary Chain - Half Way to Crazy

billbejnj:

dianadelorenzo:

My baby needs some diggs

http://wiinintendo.net/2008/06/23/the-official-wii-fit-experment-results/

DIGG THAT SHIT

Summer Time

peterbaker:
“Solstices occur twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is most oriented toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes. The name is derived from the Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still), because at the solstices, the Sun stands still in declination; that is, its apparent movement north or south comes to a standstill.
Summer begins on June 20th in 2008 in the Northern Hemisphere. The seasons are considered by some Western countries to start at theequinoxes and solstices, based on astronomical reckoning.”

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Andrew WK - The McLaughlin Group

Ha, this one is so bizarre but so good. Another reason to love AWK

Andrew WK is such an animal - I love the energy of this video

This is THE NYC party anthem for the summer