Archive of Biscuits

Venice in a day

Amazing video in time-lapse & tilt-shift (via 3 Quarks Daily).

It’s funny because it’s true.

Eastcoasters and Midwesterners alike will gain a certain insight into how Angelenos live from this.

Neoliberalism, briefly

We had some talk here a while ago about what “neoliberalism” means. Here’s a short history and explanation via zunguzungu’s Sunday Reading.

Better at BYU?

What do you people think about this?

Oh, This American Life

You are a great show. But your aw-shucksiness about politics is really dangerous. (Via zunguzungu on Twitter.)

Because we’re fans of random poems here, right?

Some guy made a program that finds iambic pentameter on Twitter and compiles non-rhyming sonnets, with hilarious results.

Remember when President Bush did x outrageous thing and we were all outraged?

Yet another reason why, even if I vote for the guy, it’ll be entirely without enthusiasm.

For the Russophiles

Here are some great color photos of pre-revolutionary Russia, circa 1909-12.

Don’t start, kids

It freaks me out.

Every new technology quickly becomes saturated with depictions of

cats.