February 2012
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January 2012
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“At his and his wife’s joint 70th birthday, they gave each of the 110...”
– Something about this cause indigestion in my brain. That’s a lot of money, and needless to say an insanely lavish party favor…but for a good cause.
- “Santorum’s Main Backer Plans to Keep on Funding” [WSJ]
December 2011
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Holiday Road: Looking for your car trip favorites
Want to know what Christmas means to me? A 24 + hour road trip to the Snowiest, friendliest, heart-clogging foodiest place on earth, and my ancestral home, Minnesota.
For a more than a few years now Amy and I have made it a habit - necessity (our dogs Pal & Turk) and saving money - of driving out to Minnesota for Christmas when we don’t go visit her family in Maine. And, for at least...
November 2011
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October 2011
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Thanks, Tumblr.
Thanks Tumblr. I thought we had this great relationship going on where I would find and post the kind of pop culture ephemera that passes by every day. And then I had to go and discover all these goddamn style blogs. In particular the mens style blogs, what with their handsome suits, exquisite ensambles, classic looks, master tailors and easily photographed confidence.
Now I’m convinced...
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“The setting had potential: a run-down diner in Brooklyn, which suggested the...”
– But seriously, he’s right. 2 Broke Girls, you had so much promise.
(Also, how awesome would it be to be a researcher & writer for the Paley Center?)
[Arthur Smith: Let’s Talk About Sex]
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“DC executives seemed surprised at the speed with which they had alienated some...”
– – NinjaZilla, a renowned and influential source in the publishing world.
[“In Battle of E-Readers, Booksellers Spurn Superheroes”]
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“But the experiences of mixed-race Americans can be vastly different. Many...”
– Or, in the case of a newspaper writing an outstanding ongoing series about the lives of mixed-raced people in America, using a word like “intermarriage” when writing about those families. On the spectrum of phrases used to describe marriage between two people of different races,...
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September 2011
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Watch“Keep your stupid roses, I want the spelling bee championship!”
What if Everything Worked Like the BCS: The Spelling Bee
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August 2011
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“The New DC comics stuff looks so much like stuff I would never read that it...”
– Warren Ellis, you magnificent, backhanded comment giving bastard.
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Wanted: Your book picks
It’s about that time of year for the annual escape to the woods, where we hole up with ungodly amounts of the three B’s: Booze, Books and Bacon. OK, more generally other fine meats and cheeses, but that didn’t fit the rhyme scheme.
Anyway, one of the great joys of this getaway is the chance to unabashedly plow though books I’ve been meaning to read and re-read, some...
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I am trying a new thing! Come dj some yacht rock... →
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July 2011
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thesidekickcomplex:
leetz:
varlandgear:
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“I happen to be very macho, so if you see me in a bar and you don’t think...”
– Joss Whedon, I goddamn love you. Also, I really hope The Avengers is awesome. Because it should be.
“Why Joss Whedon almost didn’t take on The Avengers” - io9
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The Man from Space and the Man from U.N.C.L.E
A meeting of bad asses: John Glenn and Agent Illya Kuryakin of U.N.C.L.E.
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DYNAMITE!
We need you Black Dynamite, now more than ever!
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“First of all, let her be bored. Let her have long afternoons with absolutely...”
– “How to be a writer” (Molly Backes)
This is a great piece that has been making the rounds across the Interwebs thanks to writerly types. And with good reason, it’s fantastic. I never would have stopped to think (maybe some day) how much being a bored latch-key kid helped my...
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June 2011
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“I can’t decide if this movie is so spectacularly, breathtakingly dumb as to...”
– - “They’re at it Again, and Chicago Takes the Hit” (NY Times)
A.O. Scott has created an artform of the cerebral explanation of mindless movies. Read this.
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