Stuff You Might Have Missed

Here are a few choice items that crossed my transom today:

The Daily Beast weighs in on why Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize is only going to be a headache for him.

Tired of having to hop-scotch around dog poop? I know I sure am, and someone on Mott Street is also. Watch your backs, inconsiderate dog people!

Speaking of inconsiderate, evidently one of those physicists at the CERN lab in Switzerland (y'know, the place where they built that supercollider that's bound to create a black hole and destroy the earth – see picture at top of post) has ties to al-Qaeda. Grrrrreat!

At this link, meanwhile, you can find helpful advice on how to talk to an unemployed person.

And if you're unemployed, why not buy a Slayer album?

Here, Ephemeral New York exhumes New Wave Hookers!

Did you know that Angelina Jolie used to be a crusty Sick Of It All fan in Tompkins Square Park? I didn't.

Speaking of Tompkins Square Park, I actually walked by the East Village's own Slum Goddess this week in Union Square (she's pretty hard to miss). I didn't accost her, though.

Good news: Glen E. Friedman reports than an authoritative Black Flag bio is on its way! Awesome!

Sad news: Punk Turns 30 remembers the late, great Jim Carroll.

Unkle Sleazy of Throbbing Gristle/Coil talks about some of his favorite music.