links for 2009-02-05

The essay in question.

Paramount optioning a David Foster Wallace essay, eh?

So amazing it makes me a little hott — the ad timeline is just the tiniest bit terrifying.

Yesbought.

"Another episode, set to air Feb. 15, is directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Be Kind Rewind), who surely made the already-bizarre storyline of Jemaine dating an Australian girl even more delightfully absurd. "

What it says on the tin:

"Jay Reatard
Does it seem like the actual artist updates it? Yes.
Sample Tweet: "at the airport . People stink like french frys and butthole"
Worth Following? Clearly, yes."

Shepard Fairey on Charlie Rose the other night — haven't watched yet, but I'm sure it's typically good.

Big screen Munny/Dunny [?] from the Yo Gabba Gabba producer: "Paramount Pictures has made a deal with Wildbrain to turn its Kidrobot branded collectible character creations into a series of feature films that will be a mix of animation and live action."

Whoa, even Andrew Sullivan's blog linked my BB writeup.

And Sockwell/Fuchs re-purchase and re-open gop100.com to sell "the book, posters, and other miscellaneous items."

The Deconstructing Dumbo icons I posted to Boing Boing (http://www.boingboing.net/2009/01/21/thomas-fuchs-and-fel.html) are gracing the cover of the latest New Republic!