Christopher Slye

I’m on the NYTimes Cooking site looking at the recipe for the Tuxedo No. 2 cocktail. I don’t normally cook my cocktails so why do you ask?

Ugh, bummer. His hits were certainly the kind that were tattooed on my brain in the ’80s. And his albums on CD are still rare, but long ago I made a point to get them because I am a sucker for good power pop.

For those confused that the National Mall has no shopping, the etymology of the word "mall" is particularly interesting.

It’s absolutely nuts (complimentary) that the last five tracks of The Cure’s “Disintegration” are over 6 minutes long.

Amazing.

Why is this student so upset about the mushroom, though? What could it have done to make her protest across the whole continent

This afternoon, three mourning doves gathered near a dish of bird seed on our patio. They sat perfectly motionless for quite a while, staring directly at me. Judging me?

republicans are like “protect the children! (terms and conditions apply)”

Manning's Coffee Cafe San Francisco, California 1950s

THEY ARE NOT POWERLESS TO STOP HIM! Go back to Washington, stand on the steps of the Capitol and demand Johnson and Thune recall the House and Senate, and impeach him. THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THERE IS LITERALLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! (It's called the Constitution.)

I deleted my Facebook and Instagram accounts two years ago, and although I’m sometimes sad to miss connections with people and things, I’ve never really regretted it. And on days like today, I’m reminded why I did and why I will continue to stay away.

I would love every movie streaming service to offer me a filter for running time. Sometimes I want to watch something 90 minutes or less!

Mine in this week’s @newyorker.com

I'm not sure why the Chronicle is making a big story out of this, but this is around the corner from where I used to live, and today I still use the cheap digital alarm clock that I bought at Walgreens there 35 years ago.

Don't Mention the War: Basil, gin, Kirschwasser, dry vermouth, cherry liqueur, maraschino liqueur, cocoa bitters. #cocktails #original #cheers

* bourbon drinkers remain amongst the most close minded and dogmatic drinkers I meet. Wouldn’t be an Andrew post if I didn’t put someone on blast.

Letterform Archive produces books that are beautiful and interesting, and this one is no exception! I dare you to not get one for yourself. I DARE YOU! (You should just become a member. You’ll be happy you did.)

Not super intelligent.

I was just typing on my phone and wrote “dont” (expecting autocorrect to add the missing apostrophe). But my typing instead produced “font” and frankly I’m impressed it still autocorrected to “don’t”.

This morning, a Cooper’s Hawk visited our backyard bird bath. They stood around in it for quite a while, just looking around – easily over 30 min. – and eventually started bathing.

NEW on Fontstand is the Q Project from @typotheque.com, a game-like type system inspired by toys, enabling users to create a nearly infinite number of creative variations with a range of base fonts and dozens of decorative attachments that can be combined and layered. fontstand.com/fonts/q-proj...

My 2023 review of this movie in its entirety: ‘It definitely has a “tape I rented from Blockbuster Video” vibe.’

Don't choose, just enjoy the thread.

buddy found an incredible shirt at an upper lake antique store

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

“AI researchers have also warned that as models grow more capable, they increasingly recognize when they are being watched and adjust their behavior accordingly, which makes ‌it harder ⁠to monitor model behavior.”

Cool old train locomotive parked at the Salinas train station.

Maybe I shouldn’t admit this, but I literally have never heard of “Choosin’ Texas” — and other than this post I still don’t really know what the deal with it is, other than whatever I passively absorbed from the discourse just now.

As a former Type West instructor (and current Letterform Archive board member), I’m incredibly happy about the growth of this program and the quality of the student work over the years. I’ll be there tonight and I’m looking forward to celebrating this milestone with everyone!

One of my favorite things is to scan an old owner’s manual and share it on archive.org. There is such an irritating grift from sites charging money for PDFs of old manuals. My most-viewed item at the Internet Archive is the manual for my old Denon DCD-910 CD player.

It's so gloriously stupid and funny.

I am really really really disappointed with @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov on this.

The lintel over the stairs is very low, and while no one in our family is tall enough to be troubled by it, some of Ben's bandmates are over six feet. So Kirsten fastened this up as a reminder.

Researchers Identify Gene Responsible For Visualizing Murder After Touching Missing Person’s Sweater https://theonion.com/researchers-identify-gene-responsible-for-visualizing-murder-after-touching-missing-persons-sweater/

I have a fond memory of dropping in to Eli’s one night in 1992 when Ted Danson, Whoopie Goldberg, and Will Smith were hanging out there, very low-key, until Will Smith jumped up onto the stage with the house band and started rapping, working the house into a frenzy.

Setting aside the substance of the article, I don’t at all like the use of the unexplained acronym “WFH” in the first paragraph, as if everyone knows what it means. (Yes, I do, but it’s not the point.) Seems like not a great journalistic practice. www.wired.com/story/agains...

I was searching for something else and run into one of the wildest studies I’ve ever seen: www.healthline.com/nutrition/co... “Lab research has shown that [cockroach milk] is more than three times as nutritious as cow’s milk, buffalo milk, and human milk … providing all nine essential amino acids.”

It’s been a while since I posted a photo of a critter in the backyard. Hello, titmouse.