May 2010
New Social Networking Site Changing The Way Oh,... →
“But the National rarely miss; when they aim for powerful or poetic, they get...”
– Pitchfork: Album Reviews: The National: High Violet
“The House of Representatives will take up resolutions to honor surfer Kelly...”
– Ezra Klein
No, that pretty much just sounds awesome.
Today in journo-beatings
New York Times A10, “Obama Signs Daniel Pearl Law”:
“President Obama signed legislation on Monday intended to promote a free press around the world, a bipartisan measure inspired by the murder in Pakistan of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter, shortly after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The legislation, called the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act, requires...
“When I fly on an airplane,” Ali once told me, “I look out of the...”
– When We Were Kings, Roger Ebert
“Millions in the generation are navigating the transition to adulthood through...”
– National Journal Magazine - Children Of The Great Recession
“There is a passage early in the film in which young Henry Hill looks out the...”
– GoodFellas, Roger Ebert
#pitchforkbumperstickers →
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yvynyl:
full of lulz
“Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the...”
– Kurt Vonnegut, one of eight rules for writing a short story [via] (via bobulate)
“It may seem dated, but the image of the family clustered around the living-room...”
– A special report on television: The lazy medium
Bill Murray Poetry in a Hard Hat →
“Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit...”
– George Lois (via This Recording)