Hi, everybody

Jason asked me to fill in this week as he bunkers in an undisclosed location pursuing interpretive dance training. He'll chime in with some posts here and there, though, along with some videos of his training.

I've been here before, but if you don't remember I write Unlikely Words. I'm hoping for a good week on the internet, and if you find any gems, buzz me on Twitter.

Say hello to Tim Carmody

I'm off for another week -- the summer sun is just too tempting, as is another project I'm working on -- so I've asked Tim Carmody to fill the editor's seat for me. Tim is one leg of the Snarkmarket tripod; he was a frequent commenter on the site and the two founding members, instead of saying jeez, guy, shuddup already with the comments, invited Tim to join them full-time. Tim is also an academic with a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Literary Theory, which is a lot more book learnin' than I've ever had. Things are probably going to be a lot more grammatically correct around here this week. Welcome, Tim.

And a big thanks to Aaron Cohen for helming the site last week (and through the weekend even, a rare occurrence around these parts). I don't know where this ranks on Aaron's list of life accomplishments, but my 11-yo self would be super impressed that Who's the Boss's Samantha Micelli retweeted not one but two Cohen-penned kottke.org posts from the past week (after explaining the definitions of "post" and "retweet" to tweener Kottke).

Aaron Cohen 2: Electric Boogaloo

I am off this week and cajoled Aaron Cohen from Unlikely Words into filling in for me again on kottke.org. Aaron said that he was going to upload some interpretive dance video of what he thinks I'm doing on vacation but let's hope he just shares what he finds interesting on the internet (that includes Gopher!) this week instead.

Welcome, Aaron.

Mad Men preview

Over at Unlikely Words, Aaron Cohen has a roundup of the many previews written about tonight's Mad Men season 4 premiere.

Thanks, Aaron and Buzzfeed

That maps post snuck out this morning before I could properly thank Aaron Cohen for for his exemplary handling of kottke.org for the past week++. From what I hear, many of you enjoyed his time here and I'm hoping he'll join us again soon. I'm looking forward to catching up on what he posted.

While I'm thinking about it, I'd like to acknowledge my pals at Buzzfeed for their continued behind-the-scenes support of kottke.org. I've been working out of their Chinatown office for several years; having a desk outside the house makes all the difference for this sole proprietor. They just moved into new offices in Soho (within walking distance of my house!); I haven't been there yet and am looking forward to checking them out today.

Ok, enough Oscar speech crap. Back to work.

Hello everyone!

Thanks for the intro, Jason. I'm thrilled to steer the SS Kottke and excited to share my internet with you guys for a week. Things that might come up: television, movies, books, music, lists, food, the televisionmoviesbooksmusic industry (and its issues), etc. Mostly etc, actually.

I'd like to start the week on a better note, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the passing of Black Sabbath vocalist Ronnie James Dio and Chipwich creator Richard Lamotta.

Guest editor: Aaron Cohen

I'm off for the next week or so, and Aaron Cohen is going to be filling in for me while I'm gone. Aaron is the proprietor of Unlikely Words and you may have seen his work in the form of his monster 2008 election round up post, Everything Don Draper Said in Season Three of Mad Men, and Everything Locke Said in Season Five of Lost (which was published on Esquire's site). Welcome Aaron.