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newsweek:

African men, long stereotyped as machine gun-loving war mongers, want you to know that  Hollywood-driven perception is not exactly the way things are. They’re on Facebook too! And they’re talking to you, shirtless Matthew McConaughey. 

mostexerent:

iPad author: Writing a book with two index fingers on touch screen (by ojezap)

Here is a short interview with me by intrepid tech reporter Julio Ojeda-Zapata about writing my new book, enough, on the iPad. You can also see the complete “raw footage” of the entire much longer interview if you have the time.

Go Julio, crossing the streams in my Internet world.

So Spike Jonze said he liked Olympia Le-Tan’s embroidered designs and asked for an embroidered cover of “The Catcher In the Rye”. She capitulated on the condition that Spike make her a film. And so we are left with “Mourir Auprès de Toi” which is an adorable stop-motion film considering what may happen in a cozy book shop after dark. It’s title translates to “To Die By Your Side”. J’adore ça.

themorningnews:

Dutch men destroy things at 2500 frames per second. 

What does crème frâiche, a chainsaw, some Coke, a waterbed, a microwave, a bottle of red wine, a wrecking ball, and fireworks have in common? They all look awesome when encountering each other at 2,500 frames per second. And set to a pretty schweet track to boot.

Your fishing moments of zen.

Fabulous film about a Brooklyn luthier (“One who makes lutes or other stringed instruments,” in this case, a violin-maker.)