February 2010
70 posts
“Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down.”
– Ray Bradbury, quoted by author Jacqueline Woodson at the 2010 Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
(She actually said, “First you jump off the cliff, then you build the wings.” It’s hard to tell from the Internet which was his actual wording, but her...
January 2010
78 posts
morgantrsp:
There are certain 1980’s synth...
Watcherockappel:
honorstudent:
Another HBO Funny Or Die Presents trailer. This one’s got some Bronco Sanchez and Audra Mae cameos.
If this promo doesn’t get you excited for Funny or Die’s new HBO show, SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH YOU!
I am so not unexcited for this.
halphillips:
So I e-mailed Robert Christgau. I thought it was funny that we were dissecting his intentions like he was a long-dead Supreme Court justice, and figured I’d go to the source. (Also, I wanted an excuse to get an e-mail from someone I’ve admired since I was 15.). He wrote back, because he is awesome. Thanks, Robert Christgau! (And thanks, Nicole!) Here’s his reply, which...
“My first job was with an improvisational theater group called The Premise in New...”
– Buck Henry, in And Here’s The Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on Their Craft
Another Wikipedia Binge: Hasidic Judaism
I’ve lived in Brooklyn for most of the past 16 years. When I lived in Park Slope, I would get stopped by the same guy about once a month and asked if I was Jewish. (I kind of wish I’d said yes at least once.) I remember being shocked the first time I visited my landlord’s office in Borough Park, or walked up Eastern Parkway, or took up a cab up the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and...
The Entire Speech
channel-z:
mir777:
iamachilles:
Conan:
“Before we end this rodeo, a few things need to be said. There has been a lot of speculation in the press about what I legally can and can’t say about NBC. To set the record straight, tonight I am allowed to say anything I want. And what I want to say is this: between my time at Saturday Night Live, The Late Night Show, and my brief run here on ...
Now What? (Salon.com) →
How to react rationally to the disappointing results of the Massachusetts Senate race.
Na'vi language (Wikipedia) →
I’m surprised that it took me this long to find out whether there is a page explaining the Na’vi language.
WatchThe polar bear is playing with the dogs in almost the exact same way my dog plays with my cat.
THE CIRCLE OF LIFE, Y’ALL.
(via Bits & Pieces)
Losing the Internet as We Know It →
azspot:
But did you know that we’re at risk of losing the Internet as we know it? Millions of Americans don’t know that a battle over the future of the Internet is being played out right now in Washington. How it ends will have deep repercussions for decades to come.
On one side are public interest and consumer groups, small businesses, Internet entrepreneurs, librarians, civil libertarians...
Daily Kos: George Tiller murderer may only be... →
sussybuckets:
yourkitchensink:
In case you want to get really really angry about something that could matter WAY more than who is going to host The Tonight Show then I’d like to direct you to this story. It seems that the Kansas judge in the trial of the man who murdered abortion doctor George Tiller has “granted a defense motion to allow the jury to decide if Scott Roeder can be convicted of...
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Bummer
I had to unfollow one of my favorite Tumblr feeds because, 90% of the time, I check my Tumblr at work. It’s consistently full of great photography and other images, but there are too many breastesses.
I wish there were a way to set up different sets of Tumblr feeds, so I could have a clean version for work, a NSFW version for home, and a porn-only version for family get-togethers and...
Reid's Three Little Words: The Log In Our Own Eye... →
John McWhorter—an African-American linguist, political commentator, and personal favorite of mine—on Harry Reid’s gaffe.
The Conservative Case For Gay Marriage (Newsweek) →
Conservative lawyer and former solicitor general Ted Olson explains why he has joined his “good friend and occasional courtroom adversary David Boies” (Bush v. Gore) in the fight to declare California’s Prop 8 unconstitutional. An excellent legal and moral argument.
What I've Always Wondered: The Umbilical Cord
I used to have a very infrequently updated blog called The Knowledge Glutton, a record of the sort of things that I find myself looking up every day because I am uncomfortable not knowing things. I figure from now on, I’ll just put these in the junk drawer that is my Tumblr blog.
I’ve always wondered, and always forget to look up (until this afternoon), how the umbilical cord actually...
A Peek Into Netflix Queues (NYTimes.com) →
Netflix + Google Maps + New York Times = very cool infographic
Unsurprisingly, Tyler Perry movies are very popular in some New York ZIP codes, and not popular at all in others.
Watchsussybuckets:
I realize this is my second link to a College Humor video in less than 24 hours, and maybe everyone has seen this already, but YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS NOW. It gave me chills and made my cry.
(via ifyouarehappyandyouknowit)
Whew. That was more touching than I expected it to be. Pass it on!
A 2002 ASSSSCAT scene, transcribed (Thanks, Keith...
INT. CITY BUS – DAYTIME
Several men are riding a city bus. One man is reading a newspaper over another man’s shoulder.
Michael Delaney: Hey, I was reading your paper over your shoulder. I apologize about that. Seth Myers: Oh, no problem. But, yeah, it’s a pretty good paper. Delaney: Well, I read enough of it, so I’d like to give you a quarter. For the information I absorbed, I could have bought...