May 2012
140 posts
Meeting SOM halfway.
The Wood-Fired Oven Of The Vanities →
[via The Awl]
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Welcome, nimrods.
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“Basically, he’s Mike Krzyzewski’s ideal politician.”
– Jonathan Chait’s spot-on description of Marco Rubio as a little thin-skinned flopper wuss is hilarious. He’d break new ground in whining as Vice President. [Marco Rubio, Flopper, via Daily Intel]
“I was startled to find, in the wake of this story, that there are THOUSANDS of...”
– The future is going to be far more futuristic than they originally predicted.
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“‘Surely, all of this could prove to be ephemeral and...”
– Ana Marie Cox, who shares some thoughts with me today on a Politico feature that should have been titled, “We Don’t Actually Know What We’re Trying To Say About Politics, But Imagine If We Did! That Would Be So Neat!”
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“Team Community:
With last night’s news of David Guarascio and Moses Port as...”
– The Hollywood Reporter gets their hands on a leaked memo from the new folks running Community.
The Darkest Timeline will now feature The Biggest Idiots.
(via inothernews)
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Keep in mind, of course, that all of this is coming from people who only want to drag the remains of...
Killer Mike And El-P, "Butane" →
[via the Awl] These two are having a moment lately, and man, it is a good one. I can’t recommend R.A.P. Music and Cancer 4 Cure enough.
“Brooklyn [Lee] — who just posted the pic on her Twitter account —...”
– Lee is also up for a MacArthur Genius Grant for her pathbreaking work in expanding humanity’s overall asspossibilities. [VIA]
There is actually no such a thing as a "good"... →
(I guess Lauriol Plaza differs from Cafe Milano in that people are, by and large, less murderous there.)
"Well, guys, this is where I'll be getting off.... →
[via the Awl]
STFU, Conservatives: Dear Politicians →
askclint:
Some people who you let marry:
Erika Eiffel, the American woman who married the Eiffel Tower
Brittney Spears, whose marriage lasted less than three days
Newt Gingrich (Republican senator), who has been married three times and had multiple affairs during his marriages [once…
I’m actually okay with someone marrying the Eiffel Tower. Doesn’t harm me! And it looks so...
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duh squared: So I Saw Battleship →
duhsquared:
The beginning and end are beyond awful, but the middle with all the action and aliens is actually pretty great so if that’s your bag, go ahead and see it.
Let’s talk about two things related to Battleship though.
1: Why can’t any of the FNL actors embody nearly identical characters in other pieces with even an ounce of success? Brooding, drunk, charismatic and more talented and...
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Awful Woman Responds Positively To Obvious Insult →
Your Bad Sleep Will Kill You With Cancer →
I have sleep apnea, and I really recommend you get treated for it. I was, at first, convinced that sleeping while hooked up to the CPAP device was going to suck unimaginably. But it’s actually AMAZING. The third day I wore it, I fell asleep and did not wake up until my alarm went off. And I was like, “Wow! I forgot that you can actually sleep this way.” I now look forward to...
“Was that you?!”
– —Katie Couric, at UVa Finals Exercises, reacting to the crowd outing a student she’d mentioned in the “tough love” section of her commencement address. She had heard, through “reliable sources,” that the student in question — graduating today with a degree...
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