Archive for January, 2008



Pitchfork Gives Music 6.8

From The Onion: Pitchfork Gives Music 6.8:

According to the review, authored by Pitchfork editor in chief Ryan Schreiber, the popular medium that predates the written word shows promise but nonetheless “leaves the listener wanting more.”
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“Coming in at an exhausting 7,000 years long, music is weighed down by a few too many mid-tempo tunes, most notably [...]

Walking on Angels

“Nice shoes”, she says, leaning across her boyfriend to get my attention on the subway.
“Thanks”, I say, “I noticed yours too.” Hers were bubbly and burgundy, quite funky.
“You’re walking on Angels”, she tells me. “It protects from the Devil, says that beneath the shoe.”
Indeed, the sole is inscribed, ‘Resists alkali, water, acid, fatigue and Satan.’
She [...]

IE8 Passes Acid2; 6A Sells LJ

Didn’t see this coming: general manager for Internet Explorer, Dean Hachamovitch writes:

I’m delighted to tell you that on Wednesday, December 12, Internet Explorer correctly rendered the Acid2 page in IE8 standards mode. While supporting the features tested in Acid2 is important for many reasons, it is just one of several milestones for the interoperability, standards [...]