April 15, 2014
The Hole Near the Center of the World
— The Awl goes deep on Adventure Time, giving it its own single-serving site #
FreeIndieGam.es closes down
— my favorite source for quirky experimental games, created by Terry Cavanagh #
Mike Judge's Silicon Valley, first episode on YouTube
— a simulacrum of startup culture, dead-on with many small details but lacks depth #
Musician Kim Boekbinder on the myth of DIY for indie artists
— "Do-It-Yourself. With lots and lots of help." #
FiveThirtyEight applies the Bechdel Test
— analyzing 1,615 films released from 1990 to 2013, looks at effects on budget and revenue #
Stripped: The Comics Documentary
— 80 comics legends interviewed, including Bill Watterson; out now on iTunes, VHX tomorrow #
Slate on standup comedy's joke protection system
— community-policed with escalating repercussions (via) #
Jason Shiga's Demon
— the creator of Meanwhile and Fleep's dark new webcomic; subscribe on Patreon #
OKCupid asks Firefox users to boycott Mozilla
— I'm floored that Brendan Eich hasn't explained or apologized for his Prop 8 donation by now #
Down Beat Touhou
— shot-for-shot remake of a 1955 Tom & Jerry cartoon using Touhou game characters (via) #
Penguin Books targets UK artist for children's book parody
— in most cases, parody still requires permission in the UK #
The Threes Mails
— incredibly deep look into the development of Threes, and the clones spawned from it #
Marco Arment on the value of understanding web hosting for app developers
— Linux administration is so unsexy, but I'm incredibly glad I taught myself what little I know #
DJ Nick Thayer's breaks down sales and expenses of his last EP
— Zoe Keating also updated her revenue stats #