kottke.orgJason Kottke's weblog, home of fine hypertext productsIn case you're still hung up on the ambiguous ending of...- June 13, 2008 In case you're still hung up on the ambiguous ending of The Sopranos, there's this long self-proclaimed definitive explanation of "The End". "If you look at the final episode really carefully, it's all there." These are David Chase's words regarding the finale of the Sopranos. He is right, it is "all there". This is the definitive explanation of why Tony died in Holsten's in the final scene of The Sopranos. The following is based on a thorough analysis of the final season of the show and will..http://www.kottke.org/remainder/08/06/15837.html Futurama series portrait. Same deal this Simpsons one. (via...- June 13, 2008 Futurama series portrait. Same deal this Simpsons one. (via vitamin briefcase) (link)http://www.kottke.org/remainder/08/06/15838.html Peter Bradshaw, film critic for The Guardian, wrote his 1-star...- June 13, 2008 Peter Bradshaw, film critic for The Guardian, wrote his 1-star review of The Incredible Hulk in Hulk-speak. "Hulk. Smash!" Yes. Hulk. Smash. Yes. Smash. Big Hulk smash. Smash cars. Buildings. Army tanks. Hulk not just smash. Hulk also go rarrr! Then smash again. Smash important, obviously. Smash Hulk's USP. What Hulk smash most Hulk smash all hope of interesting time in cinema. Hulk take all effort of cinema, effort getting babysitter, effort finding parking, and Hulk put great green fist...http://www.kottke.org/remainder/08/06/15864.html Rampant speculation from Jonah Lehrer on why people care so...- June 13, 2008 Rampant speculation from Jonah Lehrer on why people care so much when they watch overpaid athletes play sports. It is, perhaps, all about mirror neurons: "The main functional characteristic of mirror neurons is that they become active both when the monkey makes a particular action (for example, when grasping an object or holding it) and when it observes another individual making a similar action." In other words, these peculiar cells mirror, on our inside, the outside world; they enable us to..http://www.kottke.org/remainder/08/06/15863.html Eleven things I learned this week, 06- June 13, 2008 According to the Meth Project Foundation, one of the warning signs that you may have a problem with meth is that you are "using more meth than intended". The Meth Project A household with income under $13,000 spends, on average, $645 a year on lottery tickets, about 9 percent of all income. NY Times The food service operation at the House of Representatives, under private control since the 80s, is significantly more popular than the federally run Senate food service operation. 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Since its introduction in January of 1984, 2600 has been a unique source of information for readers with a strong sense of curiosity and an affinity for technology. The articles in 2600 have been consistently fascinating and frequently controversial. Over the past couple of decades the magazine has evolved from three sheets of loose-leaf paper stuffed into an...http://www.kottke.org/remainder/08/06/15861.html Hypnerotomachia Poliphili- June 13, 2008 This is a page from a book called Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Any guesses as to when it was published The title, Latin text, yellowed paper, and lack of page numbers might tip you off that it wasn't exactly released yesterday. Turns out that Hypnerotomachia Poliphili was published in 1499, more than 500 years ago and only 44 years after Gutenberg published his famous Bible. 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It isn't possible to quantify the extent to which society and culture are indebted to Bohemia. In every age in every successful country, it has been important that at least a small part of the cityscape is not dominated by bankers, developers, chain stores, generic restaurants, and railway terminals. This little quarter should instead be the preserve of...http://www.kottke.org/remainder/08/06/15859.html |