I had a really good idea for a post the other night. Then i fell asleep and promptly forgot it, so
youâre getting this instead â apologies.
Itâs here it's here itâs heeere! The 1975 have released
the first single off their new album,
and by god, they might not be the greatest band in the world, but they got me into music, so i
canât help but call them my favourite band in the world.
Hey, kid, wanna hear a secret? Donât tell anyone i told you this, but iâve got some Secret Links for
you. This isnât your usual weekly shit â these are the links iâm saving for the big satyrs dot ee
you slash linkroll. Deluxe links. Gourmet, even. Straight from my âWork (Copy 3) (final)â folder.
Well, i donât know about you, but iâve had a nice few weeks. Went to see the new Batman at the
cinema, bought some records, went out on a couple of jaunts â you get the idea. Anyway. Links.
Starting us off straight into things you shouldnât watch if someone else is peeking over your
shoulder, weird-internet-history connoisseur Justin Whang brings us the stories of
the men with knobs on their arms.
[14â˛]
Look â reader, i understand this about as much as you do. It just popped up in my recommendations
one day. I watched the entire series of videos this is apparently a part of, and i still donât feel
like i get it. Something about James Dean and evil national landmarks?
This is one of the better-done things in the recent wave of âanalogue horrorâ that has been
circulating the interwebs â short, spooky videos taking inspiration from late-night public
television or other media of the past. I just think it's neat. Anyone else want to go through the
WASHINGTONWORMHOLE?
It's been far too long, hasn't it? (Rest assured, i have been continuing my walk along the Blyth and
Tyne railway â just at a rather glacial paceâŚ)
Richard in a Hat, a blog where a passionate collector of hats posts photos of himself wearing said hats â this
is what the internet was made for, i feel
(via the ever-excellent, but unrelated,
Language Hat)i