Internet Playground

I applied for a job at Google the other day and in the confirmation email they sent me a link to:

Google Labs

Google Labs is a forum to explore and comment on Google's new products, i.e. a whole lot of beta mode. Anyone who knows me knows how strongly I feel about Google's capabilities and their lab is full of applications to come, answering questions and making life easier in ways you never even knew they could.

My favorite new toy?

Google Reader Play

Where I found these must see vaguely useless/hugely enjoyable posts:

1. How to make Peepshi = Peep Sushi
2. And a study from my very own Uni LSE: Clever Women are the Heaviest Drinkers

I asked Aardvark how to get a job with Google to which Kane in China responded "Send them your resume." The perfect answer? Really?

A 13 Year Old and The Mill

A few notable additions to the blog roll:

http://themilltheblog.com/

THE MILL BLOG: This is the culture blog for Trinity College in Hartford Connect. While at first I was hesitant to add it to my blog roll because of my fundamental issues with camp trintrin, as the Mill's president put it "We're trying to change trinity because we all have fundamental issues with it too."

http://tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com/

STYLE ROOKIE: What does a girl have to do to meet Karl Lagerfeld? Start blogging at age 11. Tavi Gevinson has generated more hype in the fashion world than I ever managed in middle school gym class. Her style is eccentric and her writing clever, you can also see her photo shoot in Pop Magazine this month.

Poseidon Outshines in the Return of Ulysses

Image Source guardian.co.uk

The Royal Ballet of Flanders's production of the Return of Ulysses in Edinburgh not only managed to beautifully balance contemporary choreography with classical ballet, but did so without taking itself it to seriously. Poseidon graces the stage in a tutu and flippers, while Athena acts as mistress of ceremonies in gold, and Penelope resists her suitors constant attention while awaiting for Odysseus to return. A familiar story in an entertaining light, not be missed.

Strong Sartorial Statements

Image Andy Rain

Pink protestor at the G-20 meeting in London last July

Americana: Must Read

"So the birthers, the anti-tax tea-partiers, the town hall hecklers -- these are "either" the genuine grass roots or evil conspirators staging scenes for YouTube? The quiver on the lips of the man pushing the wheelchair, the crazed risk of carrying a pistol around a president -- too heartfelt to be an act. The lockstep strangeness of the mad lies on the protesters' signs -- too uniform to be spontaneous. They are both. If you don't understand that any moment of genuine political change always produces both, you can't understand America, where the crazy tree blooms in every moment of liberal ascendancy, and where elites exploit the crazy for their own narrow interests." -Rick Perlstein, taken from:

In America, Crazy Is a Preexisting Condition

Birthers, Town Hall Hecklers and the

Return of Right-Wing Rage

Expanding His Scope

Banksy goes to Africa...

SOURCE

Colloquialism Win

This photo was taken at a Senate banking committee meeting

regarding Paulson's bailout bill.

SOURCE

awkwardfamilyphotos.com

This website is genius.
http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/

Escorts R' Us

Finally have sorted out a job for a next year:

http://london.craigslist.co.uk/etc/717226741.html

This career path would obviously qualify one for the Highly Skilled Migrant visa.

Le Groupusqule

Stumbled across this website on a French music blog and can offer no explanations for it, but its definitely worth checking out:

http://www.groupusqule.com/

The pictures and videos are particularly haunting. Be sure to watch 'Moriarty Jimmy.'