May 2011
8 posts
Such the chic 404 →
Carla Bruni Doesn’t Deny Pregnancy Rumors →
Si elle est vachement enceinte, leur bebe sera trop bling-bling aussi
“Coal kills fewer people at one time, which is highly preferred by politicians.”
– Bill Gates, on nuclear power. (via TechCrunch)
“The age restriction was taken very seriously, however-not the case with the 1999...”
– America’s Next Top Novel | The New York Observer
“The napkins at Friday night’s New Yorker party, on the roof of the W Hotel,...”
– POLITICO’s WHCD diary - POLITICO STAFF | POLITICO CLICK
March 2010
5 posts
“National News Alert: ABC goes dark for New York Cablevision subscribers
01:09...”
– Dear Networks: Jeezum Crow, get your ish together.
Gmail - National News: ABC goes dark for New York Cablevision subscribers http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/AADB45/1TZCA/YGJMT5/DJ2YE7/XCEUZ/XL/t
“It’s safe to say that rock and roll primarily exists because of women—so...”
– Line Out | The Stranger’s Music Blog | The Stranger | Seattle’s Only Newspaper
What Month Is It? →
“The unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.7 percent. The numbers suggest that...”
– Really? Really? “not worsening significantly” (emphasis mine) is now our reassuring thought?
News Alert: Unemployment rate unchanged in Feb. 08:28 AM EST Friday, March 5, 2010 http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/0H2RO6/0L2WT/521Y0I/OBDNDT/6W3H7/QR/t
A Washington wedding - washingtonpost.com →
A really lovely - and refreshingly opinionated - word from the Post’s editorial board.
February 2010
11 posts
“Sometimes it feels like we are about a minute away from there being Yelp reviews...”
– emily gould qtd. in tyler coates post. - sourcing semi properly tho i’m toooooo lazy to open a new window and have tumblr make the right source for me. Tumblr
Modern Circa Now →
the Modern Art wing of the Art Institute tagged … by hyperliterate or at least cultural stir-causing hooligans? this is fascinating, and probably why things liek the CCTP program at gtown exist.
“If you think it’s a socialist plot, then please drop out of the federal...”
– Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), to Republican lawmakers at today’s health care reform summit
The Political Carnival: Dick Durbin: “If you think it’s a socialist plot…”
(via think4yourself)
(via soupsoup)
Assassinations: A time to kill | The Economist →
Odd espionage story out of Dubai…
“Best Reality Show in the Making:
A year and a half ago, we gave this crown to...”
– Google Reader (1000+)
“Outward racism is all the rage these days. Vanity Fair highlighted the most...”
– In Which Lost Starts A Race War In Its Season Premiere - Home - This Recording
January 2010
1 post
“While these sorts of sourcing rules give me the willies, I understand they have...”
– Woodward as the death of journalism, rather than its side-burned savior? Now my head hurts. It’s OK for you to ignore all the indignation over Heilemann and Halperin’s Game Change. - By Jack Shafer - Slate Magazine
December 2009
5 posts
Interesting piece on the end of a soap from... →
“Commenting on the award, President Obama said he did not feel that he deserved...”
– Google Reader (1000+)
November 2009
2 posts
“Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. The...”
– Lady Chatterly’s Lover. This is the first paragraph of the book. You had me at hello, Mr. Lawrence.
“For a regular user like me, it generates a lot of frustration,” she said. “It’s...”
– French Ideal of Bicycle-Sharing Meets Reality - NYTimes.com
October 2009
7 posts
“Mr. von Trier has said that making the movie helped him overcome a crippling...”
– AO Scott is the NYT’s best. QED. Movie Review - Antichrist - In Satan’s Church, an Eden Besieged - NYTimes.com
The Last Take-Out Supper
Jesus agreed to send out for Chinese.
Styrofoam containers were placed before
the Disciples. All received two egg rols.
Mark taught Luke how to work the chopsticks.
James overturned his hot and sour soup.
Matthew and John each got one wonton.
Thomas wouldn’t share his mu-shoo pork
As typically happens, the rice was cold,
the tea boiling hot. Simon burned his tongue.
Jesus made brief...
“The theme of luck brings us back to the main point: Anyone who appreciates big...”
– From the same post; my apologies, but James Fallows is good enough to deserve a few quotes in a row. Olympic notes: good for Rio - James Fallows
“Obama was in a no-win situation about his personal lobbying. The other candidate...”
– Olympic notes: good for Rio - James Fallows
September 2009
6 posts
WordPress › Error: Davidville's Blog Edition →
Semi awkward: The link to the official blog of Internet wunderkind and Tumblr Commander-in-Cheif David Karp’s company, Davidville is:
1. hosted on wordpress (i guess is is advertised as a blog and not a tumblog?)
2. expired
On the other hand, Tumblr and Senduit are so great that I can probably overlook this semi-faux pas
“Appearing in court on Monday for the first day of the trial, in the courtroom...”
– Dramatic much, Economist? French politics: Behind the scenes | The Economist
“I rarely seem to come home from Italy empty-handed,” Firth joked in an...”
– Colin Firth wins in Venice for Tom Ford’s film (Vogue.com UK) Probs only C. Firth can get away with semi-cavalier statements like this and still be so lovable.
August 2009
7 posts
Lizzi Miller: A Model Just Like Us - BlackBook →
loved this photo when i saw it in glamour, and i really like the blackbook writer’s take on the terminology. sadly, new york magazine’s the cut blog from which i linked to this seemed to ignore dantzig’s last graph and referred to her as a plus-sized model again…
The greatest store review of our times? →
“The state, once known primarily for its remoteness, is enjoying a new reputation...”
– Woman’s Path to Work Ends in Rural, and Job-Rich, North Dakota - washingtonpost.com