http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net My Life, Remixed Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:07:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Daring Fireball: Obsession Times Voice. "The verb is writing. The format and medium are new, but the craft is ancient. Obsession times voice is a pretty good stab at a simple formula for doing it right." http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/27/daring-fireball-obsession-times-voice/ Iron Chef Boyardee. Villiage Voice reporter Robert Sietsema on the fakery that is Iron Chef America: "Iron Chef America is more bogus than even I had imagined." http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/23/iron-chef-boyardee/ 3quarksdaily: Yes, you read that right: I am demanding more bad art. Should a great artist ride out an artistic lull in silence or keep on producing, even if the results are sub-par? http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/23/more-bad-art/ Sasha Frere-Jones: "Recordings have become advertisements for shows." http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/22/recordings-have-become-advertisements-for-shows/ Albums plus apps. Great ideas for how iTunes can improve. http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/19/albums-plus-apps/ The Sizzling Sound of Music. Are we beginning to prefer the hissing sound of MP3s? http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/17/the-sizzling-sound-of-music/ A History of the Past: 'Life Reeked With Joy'. The former teacher in me loves this -- the best of the worst from one professor's archive of student papers. http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/17/a-history-of-the-pastlife-reeked-with-joy/ The ruins of Detroit. Sad and haunting. http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/17/the-ruins-of-detroit/ A/V Geeks. Amazing collection of old 16mm education films http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/17/av-geeks/ The Stuffed Monster Gallery. 48 stuffed monsters based on children's drawings. Just wonderful. http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/16/stuffed-monster-gallery/ Heard this in Crate and Barrel this weekend; couldn't believe it was Simply Red. Gotta love the Hall & Oates sample. http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/16/song-of-the-moment-sunrise-by-simply-red/ Growing Sentences with David Foster Wallace. OR: How to write life DFW in ten easy steps. http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/16/growing-sentences-with-david-foster-wallace/ <3 Pac-Man Cupcakes. http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/16/pac-man-cupcakes/ Marginal Revolution: How do influential people develop more conventional opinions?. "3. As people become more influential, their opinion of the status quo rises, because they see it rewarding them and thus meritorious." http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/16/do-influential-people-develop-more-conventional-opinions/ Hal Niedzviecki on Internet Porn Addiction. "The men talk about their photo equipment. The women talk about their kids. Drinks are served, and someone pulls out a breast. A camera flashes. The night begins." http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/16/amateur-porn-start/ LET IT DIE: Rushkoff on the economy: "With any luck, the economy will never recover." http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2009/03/16/let-it-die-rushkoff-on-the-economy/ "I guess I'm really a shy sort of person. I hate to be the center of attention." Nice 1987 portrait of David Foster Wallace. http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2008/11/10/dfw/ The rains clear and we walk through steam rising From lawns. On unseen pulleys, I explain. You don't Like when I talk this way, when I tell our daughter Trees hold down the sky to keep it from floating away. Or that fogs are weary clouds come to rest on the ground. At ... http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2008/11/07/at-the-schoolyard/ We're staying home for Thanksgiving again this year. Andie's mother (and possibly her brother and his better half from LA) will be joining us. Extra people always add to the stress, but then it wouldn't be the holiday's. Our tentative menu is: Turkey, grilled and smoked. Stuffing with sage, apples, ... http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2008/11/07/thanksgiving-plans/ Tom Waits and Kronos Quarter do Waits' "Way Down in the Hole." Simply divine. http://ecstasyofinfluence.briancassidy.net/2008/11/06/song-of-the-moment/