Yearly Archives: 2011

The Cool New Music Chronicles: Crusade and Jihad

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

CRUSADE AND JIHAD (September, 2001)   Let us recap: The final tape mix was made back in 1997. In early 2001 I did the twin projects of recreating all the old mixes on mp3 and documenting them on the web. … Continue reading →

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Fritz the Reindeer: A Dave Ex Machina Holiday Tradition

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

Okay, kids, sit back and I’m gonna tell you a Christmas story, one I doubt you’ve heard before, but it’s all true, I swear! It started a few years ago in August. Now, we don’t usually think of August as … Continue reading →

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This Delicious Week

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

Shared bookmarks for delicious user legomancer Benito Cereno & Anthony Clark Bring You a True Christmas Story of Poop Candy [Exclusive Comic] – ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews Here is the Christmas Poop Log. Tagged … Continue reading →

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I’m Going to Be Honest, I Have No Idea Who the Guy at Number One Is

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Say, what’s this at number four in Paste Magazine’s 100 Best Twitter Accounts of 2011? Why it’s us, the Bureau Chiefs, of @FakeAPStylebook! Can’t see us in the pic? We’re the ones right by Stephen Colbert, you may have heard … Continue reading →

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The Cool New Music Chronicles: Greatest Misses

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

GREATEST MISSES (August 2004)   We’ve skipped ahead several years, but don’t worry, you aren’t missing anything. We’re doing something a little different this week. The idea behind this mix was that these were songs that somehow never made it … Continue reading →

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This Delicious Week

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

Shared bookmarks for delicious user legomancer The 20 Unhappiest People You Meet In The Comments Sections Of Year-End Lists : Monkey See : NPR Well played, NPR. Tagged as: [list web funny] Language Log » The assholocracy A useful word … Continue reading →

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You Know, For Girls

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

A few years ago I was standing in the Lego aisle at Toys R Us, along with a man and a woman. The man was remarking on all the Lego sets and the woman dismissed them, saying, “Yes, but none … Continue reading →

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Santa’s Trench Run

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

For some reason it’s become a tradition that every Christmas I do a Star Wars Christmas Lego build. In this year’s entry, Santa delivers some presents. Not everyone who worked on the Death Star was naughty and Santa’s got a … Continue reading →

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