February 2010
43 posts
“Sell wrongly assumes that British reporters have journalistic ethics.”
– British Newspapers Make Things Up | Psychology Today
January 2010
48 posts
BLACK CAB SESSIONS - Chapter Two : Emmy the Great →
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“Kafka would have been against this. Don’t forget that he asked his friend...”
– Haaretz -‘I look at the good’
Theodicy and Haiti
The Haiti earthquake, have you donated? Please do if you can. I’ve been reading a lot of the reports from Haiti recently for my job and otherwise, and much of the news coming out of the country has been moving and unbelievable but mostly both. The record donations are heartening. The dedication of the crew of the USNS Comfort and other medical personnel on the ground is impossible to...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
The Good Life (24)
Mindless Self Indulgence (15)
Marvelous 3 (13)
Justin Timberlake (7)
Minus the Bear (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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DESCENT INTO CHESS
July 1859
“A pernicious excitement to learn and play chess has spread all over the country, and numerous clubs for practicing this game have been formed in cities and villages. Why should we regret this? It may be asked. We answer, chess is a mere amusement of a very inferior character, which robs the mind of valuable time that might be devoted to nobler acquirements, while it affords no...
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Nope no flatulence.
(to answer Sameer’s...
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davidcho:
Cam’Ron feat. Vado - ‘Ooh Baby’
If...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
Pavement (25)
Kind of Like Spitting (19)
Vampire Weekend (14)
The Good Life (9)
Lykke Li (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Watch3141592:
theduty:
Aziz Ansari Discusses R. Kelly on Kimmel.
...aziz is killing it. always.
“and that was the greatest concert I will ever see in my entire life.”
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My 2 Brien O'Conan Cents
I watched Conan tonight. And it’s a funny show to watch once a month! Or once a week maybe. Especially when it’s in this crazy tailspin. But every night? Don’t we have more important things like DVR or Internet to do at whatever time Conan’s show is on? It’s heartening that large swaths of my demographic can still get all passionate about something, but who are we...
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Ahh I found another one.
Jeff Daniels and Jeff Bridges. I just realized they’re not the same person.
Previously. Also Joe Rogan and Jeremy Piven.
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The Guardian.uk’s food section! It’s a treat (or in British, a sweetie).
So what’s on a English foodie’s mind nowadays?
Marmalade prices have risen, so sales are down! Great scott! Guardian’s on the case.
Is Tripe Being Over-Hyped? By Jove! This is a question people are debating all over Britain.
KFC Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Ire. That is just a bad...
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“Do you feel Benjamin’s not one of us?
Good call. It’s as if...”
– Wayne’s World (1992)
Also, for your bookmarks
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-10) →
The Kleptones (57)
Golden Silvers (44)
Say Hi to Your Mom (34)
Half-Handed Cloud (22)
Mew (18)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Anonymous asked: Can you you sleep with socks on?
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“I continued designing jumpsuits for Elvis until he stopped performing due to ill...”
– The King and I: How I designed a jumpsuit fit for Elvis | guardian.co.uk
“It is my understanding that anyone can sue anyone for anything.”
– Robin Reedy, chief of staff for Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons (R).
Gibbons: Nevada will sue if health care bill becomes law — Las Vegas Sun
Earlier:
It’s unclear whether Gibbons has the authority by himself to file a lawsuit. Most legal matters involving the state are the purview of the state...
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So Tumblr made this a possibility.
Short answer,...
adamisacson:
In 3 graphs Andrew Sullivan, writing about Politico editor (and former Washington Post political correspondent) Mike Allen, nails what’s wrong with much journalism and much of Washington:
I think this misunderstands how Allen views journalism. His role, he seems to believe, is to become very very close to people with power, to become their friends and confidants, in order to get...
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WatchHere’s something funny that I hadn’t seen before today!
From this: A Decade of SNL Musical Sketches « Idolator
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“Included in the preface to Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is the...”
– Fascinating letters | Letters of Note
Thank you Sameer for shooting this my way.
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“The cast’s numbingly frequent use of a term for Italian-Americans that many...”
– The NYT wrote a whole story about Jersey Shore without using that “term for Italian-Americans that many consider offensive!”
A round of applause for the Times on behalf of all Jersey Shore fans for protecting our sense of decency.
Surf and Turmoil - What’s Not to Love About ‘Jersey...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-3) →
Say Hi to Your Mom (26)
Sunny Day Real Estate (25)
Cansei de Ser Sexy (20)
Minus the Bear (19)
The Smiths (16)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Do you ever do something and your pretty proud of it”
– then you look at JWOWW’s site and realize she’s done it so much better?
In any case I redesigned this website in a fit of winery last night. I did forget the “My Beauty” tab, though.
On days like this I say to myself:
Phillip, you were born ten years too late. You just paused Magnapop to listen to two Smiths songs and a Slint song on your Tumblr dashboard.
But! I took the night off and I’m redesigning my website. Sounds a lot like what I’d be doing in January 2000 anyway.
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