February 2008
rickyv:
Is The Suburb The Next Slum? “The subprime crisis is just the tip of the iceberg. Fundamental changes in American life may turn today’s McMansions into tomorrow’s tenements.” Great read in this month’s Atlantic (via PSFK)
Was just mentioning this piece to the girlfriend. The Atlantic might be my favorite magazine, though I won’t lie: I don’t read many magazines. Except for In Touch. I...
“Now, you’re gonna have to work hard. All our kids work hard. But the...”
– Guest Lecture Series: I Am Here To Provide Kids Like You With A Game Plan For… WHAT THE F#!K KINDA CALL WAS THAT, YOU F$^KING JEW F*@K?
Russert's Lowest Moment (and that's saying a lot) →
If you hate this vagina-haver you hate ALL...
alexbalk:
I know it’s a waste of time to get worked up about a feministy-but-written-by-a-dude! article from Salon, but this one makes the same remarkably stupid point twice: Men “don’t object to a woman in the White House, they say. They just object to Hillary. Even though, in this election, that’s the same thing.” It’s like saying that if you don’t vote for McCain you hate the Irish. (Which,...
Nerd wars
I’ll be honest: I do some nerdy ish. I’m increasingly obsessed with baseball and baseball statistics. I have a penchant for elitism. I spend most of my waking hours blogging, which, while not actually a “nerdy” activity per se, can certainly be viewed as such through in the traditional context of nerdom.
But I have never — will never — be able to claim this...
Hey, new design
It’s cleaner, nicer, friendlier … it even has a little cloud to the right.
I see no way this could backfire.
(I’m watching you, cloud.)
“I answered that what she’s feeling is valid to some extent, but...”
– Hollywood Elsewhere
via Kottke
“For good reason: It’s now clear that practically everything Web technology...”
– Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business
kylebunch:
Radiohead does New Order live.
Dictionary Evangelist: Semicolon Appreciation... →
“I remember thinking ‘This is it, I’m going to die,’” the...”
– Victim Of Mall Shooting Determined Not To Die In Yankee Candle | The Onion
My Old Kentucky Blog: Margot & The Nuclear So And... →
EA making a video game out of "The Hills" →
bentonbuilder:
Kind of like Grand Theft Auto, except instead of surviving gang wars, you have to survive a boob job and instead of stealing cars, you roll around on the beach while your boyfriend tapes you while holding a boombox. Actually, this is just like Grand Theft Auto.
“One of the occupational hazards of sifting through a massive number of news...”
– Radar Online : If You Actually Care Who Plays Barack Obama On ‘SNL’ You Should Be Forcibly Sterilized
Coffee squabbles
People of my office, I beseech thee: Fuck your decaf. Decaf is for old people and recovering meth addicts. Make a pot of the real stuff so every time I want a legitimate caffeine-buzz-inducing cup of coffee your bitter dark water isn’t my only option.
I’m glad we had this talk.
“1. Carlos Marmol, 0.78 ERALF, 0.00 NERA, 12 1/3 IP; Licey, DWL: If this was...”
– Baseball Prospectus | Winter League Top Performers
“You’re really telling us you wouldn’t feel blessed to spend another...”
– People Who Don’t Want a ‘Wire’ Movie Are Crazy — Vulture — Entertainment & Culture Blog — New York Magazine
Survey shows 70% of Americans are f-cking morons. →
(via flubby)
Sweet, sweet validation
You know what feels good? An unsolicited raise. That’s what.
“If I were to distill one main lesson from the research described in this book,...”
– What Was I Thinking?: Books: The New Yorker
Economic irrationality really brings the sun into my life.
“The Toyota Prius gets 45 miles per gallon. That’s right, you can drive 45 miles...”
– #60 Toyota Prius — Stuff White People Like
“AS THE road approaches Kisumu, Kenya’s third-biggest city and capital of...”
– — Kenya | Ethnic cleansing in Luoland | Economist.com
I’m surprised Johnny Rotten never wrote that lyric.
Hey Kobe, LeBron and Harold Miner: the Real MJ... →
(via mattmattucci)
I love Michael Jordan as much as anyone, but he really does have a fantastic way of saying absolutely nothing of substance.
Oh but, you know, be true to yourself.
Drop-out — Times New Viking
There’s...
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan →
Good lord, let’s see if I have this right. The Clinton campaign decides to cede every post-Super Tuesday state to Obama under the theory that Texas and Ohio will be strong firewalls. After – after – implementing this Rudy-esque strategy, they “discovered” that the archaic Texas rules will almost certainly result in a split delegate count (at best). While they were busy “discovering” the rules,...
The mid-20’s yuppie guys on the 134 bus do understand that Jim Cramer is a thoroughly mediocre tool, right? Then why do they insist on carrying his books everywhere they go?
Lee Siegel: The Internets Is Ruining Us All →
“Wait a minute: Is this our problem, or your problem?”
Mostly, John, it’s just Lee Siegel’s problem.
Shit is ca-razy →
At least he didn't write a fawning profile
Reblogged from beekeepersclub:
Andrew: what sucks is, remember that Historic Hire edition of the ids when sampson was hired? me: yes, i certainly do Andrew: i wrote the cover story there and my mom made it into a huge poster for me i thought i was gonna tell my kids about writing that when sampson brought gordon here now it has no value whatsoever it’s nothing cool at all me: that’s...
Chicagoist: Happy Valentine's Day, CTA →
Happy Valentine’s Day, Chicago!
Fucking IU game. What a shitty day to be an IU fan.
Today was a busy day
See here.
Watch“Um, uh, you’re a great … zombie.”
Off camera: “What the fuck is wrong with that kid?”
Today is the first time I’ve been up on the wrong side of 5:30 — and by the wrong side, I mean waking up — in 7 or 8 years. Still blows.
