The Awl Weather Reviews Minus Context: July 8, 2014
Jason Parham · 07/09/14 03:48PMScent Sensitive Workplace
Andy Cush · 07/09/14 03:37PMRich Juzwiak · 07/09/14 02:58PM
There was a Harlem, once
Jason Parham · 07/09/14 02:29PMLaundromat Becomes Fancy Apartments
Andy Cush · 07/09/14 02:06PMHere are two lines from the Live 8 Wikipedia page:
Dayna Evans · 07/09/14 01:49PMHere Is a Song I Would Like To Buy But Cannot
Rich Juzwiak · 07/09/14 01:45PMThis new song exists only on Soundcloud. It is not available on iTunes. Why? Why can't I have this song now? I want it now. I would buy it now. When it is officially available, I will likely have already downloaded an illegal rip of it or ripped it myself or forgotten about it all together. What is this stupid anticipation business model the music industry is still trying to make happen? Haven't we proven that if we want something, we'll take it regardless of the legality? Hasn't that collapsed the business of selling music? Will they ever learn?
Is this the song of the summer?
Kelly Conaboy · 07/09/14 01:44PMyes
Horse-head guy: Bilderberger or Beelzebub?
Adam Weinstein · 07/09/14 12:52PMRich Juzwiak · 07/09/14 11:58AM
Good lunch today
Jordan Sargent · 07/09/14 11:55AMI had a meatball. I'm satisfied.
The Gods Knew
Tom Scocca · 07/09/14 11:34AMRich Juzwiak · 07/09/14 10:52AM
I can't believe I like a OneRepublic song, and I can't believe I like it so much. (I love it.)
Is Ryan Gosling handsome?
Dayna Evans · 07/09/14 09:58AMAnyone Who Orders a Wrap Deserves to Eat Dead Rat
Tom Scocca · 07/09/14 09:46AM(Likewise anyone who orders Chop't.)
Google searches for happy thoughts
J.K. Trotter · 07/09/14 09:10AMAfter the dramatic defeat by Germany, the team also makes a revealing choice to not publish a single trend on Brazilian search terms. Copywriter Tessa Hewson says they’re just too negative. “We might try and wait until we can do a slightly more upbeat trend.”