Bob Dylan receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Lookin good pal.
Just A Head’s Up
Doesn’t this just seem so wrong?
We asked for it and here they are: the new bike share locations for 2012!
With this homemade bike, a former world champion cyclist hopes to reach the speed of 100 mph.
There’s no way that this is a good idea
It’s on, y’all
Jack White/Buzz Aldrin
WHITE: Carl Sagan was a huge influence … We have a secret project at Third Man where we want to have the first vinyl record played in outer space. We want to launch a balloon that carries a vinyl record player, and possibly that Carl Sagan record, and figure out a way to drop the needle with all that turbulence up there and ensure that it will still play.
Jack White and Buzz Aldrin discuss space, women, and Carl Sagan for Interview magazine
The Invisible Helmet by Swedish designer Hövding is worn as a collar, inflates on impact, looks pretty absurd but may save your life.
This past Friday, which just happened to be 4/20, the great city of Austin, TX unveiled a new Willie Nelson statue. Nelson was there for the ceremony, and treated the crowd to a live performance of his new song “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die”, featuring Snoop Dogg, Jamey Johnson and Kris Kristofferson. Pretty awesome.
Made in Brooklyn
NY Mag takes a look at the best things made right in here in the borough, ranging from mayo to moonshine. Also, check out the in-depth article on the artisanal food scene here in Brooklyn, which reads a bit like a Brian Williams comedy sketch combined with “We Can Pickle That!” Oh, Brooklyn.
Music Snobbery
“Staying current is now a wild game of whack-a-mole. And knowing one thing about everything is much more important than knowing everything about one thing…My quarrel here isn’t with the idea that cool people don’t know as much about stuff as they used to. If you really want to drill deep into your interests, you still have that option. You just have to accept that most of your findings will have no social value.”
- Alexandra Molotkow, NY Times, “Why the Old School Music Snob is the Least Cool Kid on Twitter”
