Our favourite things for the day:
Extreme beer. The New Yorker reports on some of the odder beers coming out of the US, such as Dogfish Head’s 120 Minute IPA. Despite its reputation for rubbish beers, the US actually has a far bigger micro-brewing industry than Australia, and it commands a bigger market share (although I guess it would if your other options are Budweiser and Miller).
A real life rock star tries out Wii Music. Sleater Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein reviews Wii Music for Slate, and it turns out she’s an excellent writer in addition to being an excellent guitarist. The game sounds fun, too.
Somali Pirates 101. GOOD News presents a primer to the Somali Pirates. All news should be presented in cartoon form from now on.
Why are rich people so miserable? asks The Daily Beast. Money doesn’t buy happiness, kids.
New York fears return to the ’70s. The financial crisis could send New Yorkers back to the dark days of the 1970s, says the Guardian. On the downside: unemployment, crime and riots. On the upside: Shaft.
Songs to wear pants to. Andrew makes songs based on your ideas. Yep, that’s pretty much it: readers come up with a topic — like a song about a sad toaster made of glass that walks around the country or a Celtic techno song about a man being intimidated by the size of a burrito – and a guy called Andrew writes a song about it. It’s a bit like explodingdog, but with music.
