Just North of Something Important

“Obama compromised on FISA, and it made me mad. Obama was...”
— Cafe Talk | Talking Points...

Jul 2nd

I was only at work for 9 hours, y’all.

Jul 1st

By the way

The title of my next three weeks would be “Michael Barthel is off the Internet Because of His...

Jul 1st

“Ugh, they’re not even cute?”
— Rachel, upon seeing No Age on...

Jul 1st

“When I teach, my students don’t write for longer than...”
— Lynda Barry (via...

Jun 29th

YOU WILL TASTE THE BLACK SPERM OF MY...

It’s hard to imagine what Roger Ebert could possibly do to make himself anything less than...

Jun 29th

A summer meal

Gazpacho Grilled whole red snapper stuffed w/basil and lemon Roasted new potatoes Grilled squash...

Jun 29th

Laurie Coleman, wife of Republican Sen. Norm...

Jun 28th

“Among the outdated words gone from the new spiral-bound...”
— - The revised AP stylebook ...

Jun 26th

bg5000: CandyKaraoke is an art show that asked 70 Irish...

Jun 26th

I've Been Covered

Jun 25th

It’s just, you know, I’m glad people know more about Zimbabwe and China now, but how the...

Jun 25th

Threaded Discussions On Tumblr

foodinmouth: Share the recipe, we can try for ourselves if it is as good as the shack burger. The...

Jun 24th

Also, this is the cover of the album.

Jun 24th

Made Out of Babies - The Ruiner

Jun 24th

My next band will be called

“Clinton Kelly’s Sweater Vest Addiction”

Jun 23rd

In Case Of Actual Death

Jun 23rd

Barack Obama, marketing genius

soupsoup: constance: Hitler was one of the most charismatic leaders, full of great soundbytes,...

Jun 23rd

Netflix's suggestions when I add an...

S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine Dracula Inherit the Wind Shoah

Jun 23rd

karinalongworth: soupsoup: (via antoinetta) the...

Jun 22nd

Public Image Unlimited

Jun 22nd

“All I know is, there’s a lot of old hookers in Utica.”
— My mom

Jun 22nd

Terrifying on so many levels.

Jun 21st

I have a few other problems with that...

Anyone with a laptop and home mixing software such as GarageBand (a substitute for both the garage...

Jun 21st

Must be Millenials doing all that...

catbird: [M]ore troubling even than the hypocrisy of a few rock stars is the narcissism at the...

Jun 21st

It does sum things up pretty well.

Jun 20th

Unicorns, Easy-Bake Ovens, And Vibrators, Or:...

Jun 19th

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Poll Tax “This went for almost 80 years, until Martin Luther the King Jr. had a dream. In the...

Jun 19th

““It’s a song about a social issue. Songs about social issues...”
— Suzanne Vega

Jun 19th

Matthew: Jessica Popper, I like her.
me: she's keeping it real
Matthew: what a well-named human being.
me: you and her should form some sort of awesome last name club
Matthew: well, my name is only as appropriate as hers if I am in fact immortal
me: fingers crossed
I've always wanted to know a highlander
Matthew: gee I don't know if I'd actually want MY LIFE forever.
I'm pretty fine with dying in my 60s or early 70s
me: I would like to get revived for like five minutes every 10 years just to get caught up on what happened
Matthew: right
me: maybe "barthel" means "periodic zombie" in german

Jun 19th

“This is my first actual media encounter with Tila Tequila...”
— Alex MacPherson on Young Hot...

Jun 19th

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Nada Surf - Popular 1) Very surprised that no teen drama or reality show has used this as a theme...

Jun 19th

I Can't Wait to See You Again

Jun 19th

I’m pretty sure this is the nerdiest laugh I’ve...

Jun 19th

It got worse when Sinclair's lawyer...

Jun 18th

(via antoinetta) Congratulations, ladies—you’ve...

Jun 18th

Michelle Obama took a friend to see the SATC...

Jun 18th

Strikeouts are boring

Jun 17th

rendit: I’m not ready to disregard the idea that our concept of ‘self-expression’ really is...

Jun 17th

(via rhodri) “(except graham)”

Jun 17th

An excerpt from "Jewish Girls I'd Like...

ShMADZio!: Is it just me or is Sarah Silverman really hot?
Marcus: Silverman does have an inexplicable stupp-factor, but nobody beats Natalie Portman.
USTJew: 1 never knew natalie was jewish, thats one more for us. and of course Sarah Silverman is amazing
hablivilah: Natalie Portman. is TOO SHORT
Ty Shoes: So she can give you keppie without bending over?
chai18m: sarah silverman is an ugly peice of shit who in comparrisson id rather marry a year old cholent that has had no refigeration or heat
chai18m: sarah silverman is an ugly peice of shit who in comparrisson id rather marry a year old cholent that has had no refigeration or heat
chai18m: please go to my website to learn more about me at meirym18.tripod.com
chai18m: is any1 here a girl

Jun 17th

Yes, I am about to go to bed.

Jun 17th

GIS “britler”

Jun 17th

GIS “shitler” (via)

Jun 17th

(via)

Jun 17th

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toomuchawesome: Liz Phair - “Fuck and Run” You got up out of bed You said you had a lot of work...

Jun 17th

Cats That Look Like Hitler!

Jun 16th

The real first names of people known as...

Larry Carlo Clayton William Walter Harry Chaim Lawrence Harry Bud Earl Allan Alan James

Jun 15th

Jun 15th

Jun 15th

So uh

Did any of you folks ever read a YA book called The Giver?  Because it came up tonight and...

Jun 15th

(via)

Jun 14th

I like that Atlantic article on Google...

“In Google’s world, the world we enter when we go online, there’s little place for the...

Jun 14th

“A few minutes later, Martin said he was “not really...”
— “Martin Walks Out of BBC...

Jun 13th

soupsoup: gillianmae: Dogs: Humankind’s savior. (via...

Jun 13th

the Syracuse missed connections board is...

Cassidy - works at Aldi in North Syracuse - m4w - 30  Weight Watchers meeting - w4m Your...

Jun 13th

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Slayer’s “Angel of Death” in 8-bit style, for some reason, synced with footage of...

Jun 13th

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I always kinda wanted to do this.

Jun 13th

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Goth kid doing the Soulja Boy.  I don’t know why this is so hilarious.

Jun 13th

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CHEER UP EMO KID, HERE IS SOME GRILLED CHEESE.

Jun 13th

Honestly, I’m pretty giddy about the fact that Steve Wozniak is on a reality show.

Jun 13th

I'm currently engaged in a legal disagreement...

Jun 12th

E-mails I wrote to my dad

“Sadly, the backseat is pantsless.”

Jun 12th

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St. Vincent - Now Now Something for your lovely, sunny day.

Jun 12th

EMI release Art Brut single “by accident”

Jun 12th

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Glam Chops - Tell Us, Are You Ready, Eddie? (Eddie, Are You Ready?) Eddie Argos’ glam band. ...

Jun 12th

Jun 12th

Eek.

Jun 12th

Jun 12th

Hey everyone

Eat as much red meat as you want, OK?

Jun 11th

“But “Scott Pilgrim” is not simply another book for the...”
— Ready to rock: ‘Scott Pilgrim’...

Jun 11th

To depress you on a Wednesday...

catbird: Most of my family resides in rural parts of Ohio. This is one of the many emails that are...

Jun 11th

“MEANINGFUL-CORE music can be described as 1. music that...”
— Hipster Runoff,...

Jun 11th

I think Eric is agreeing with me here

“I certainly agree with Mike that knee-jerk reactions against the Web’s capacity for...

Jun 11th

antoinetta: tightgrip: via static.supertopic.de

Jun 10th

lii: Osamu Yokonami

Jun 10th

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maura: why has no band covered this yet? Though not a band, me and Rachel sing it all the time.

Jun 10th

“I always thought that if you were a 16-year-old and liked...”
— -Chris Martin brooklynvegan:...

Jun 10th

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antoinetta: UPBEAT AND POPPY :D Tommy february6 - Love Is Forever Why aren’t there more...

Jun 10th

kfan: I meant to look and see if this story was online so that I could link to it. Thank you...

Jun 9th

“We like to think of our beliefs, and disbeliefs, as founded...”
— Tobias Wolff, in the New...

Jun 9th

The next time you want to tell me how...

Let’s all remember that he was the musical supervisor on Roadhouse.

Jun 9th

Two Most Insane Things I Have Read...

thisrecording: 1. This dude wrote a cheesy piece about Prince covering Radiohead. Stereogum made...

Jun 8th

Everybody's Stupid But Me

Jun 6th

allthesadyounggossipgirls: Spotted—MacBook Air, Newport...

Jun 6th

Jun 5th

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Roberta Flack - I Told Jesus Let it play for a while.

Jun 4th

"JIMMY CARTER IS DEAD TO ME."

Jun 4th

POOR LIL DUDE CAN'T EVEN WALK STRAIGHT.

Jun 4th

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I know posting Daily Show links is so done, but this clip manages to incorporate a remarkable number...

Jun 4th

Sorry there's not another cute Obama...

There’s a crazy old aunt Maureen column up today where she questions Obama’s manliness...

Jun 4th

Jun 4th

(via brasstax)

Jun 4th

Let us keep an important thing in mind: our next president...

Jun 4th

“Former top strategist Mark Penn, reviled by many on...”
— Or if, you know, he gets...

Jun 3rd

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Geraldine Fibbers - Get Thee Gone It’s not necessarily my favorite song of theirs, but it is...

Jun 3rd

Bedwetters who don't want the other kids to...

Jun 3rd

“Not to be too flip or pop, but if this were Star Wars, I...”
— One of the fired U.S....

Jun 3rd

You're the king of the beavers.

Jun 3rd

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Geraldine Fibbers - Dragon Lady Not a very good video (how many 90s cliches can YOU spot?), and...

Jun 2nd

Metro Station is deeply confusing

Jun 2nd

Early Impressions Of Some Songs From Of...

perpetua: These are my notes on finished studio versions of six songs from Of Montreal’s Skeletal...

Jun 2nd

“The logic of that question is the logic that has driven all...”
— Stanley Fish, making sense in...

Jun 2nd

“There is an unwillingness among secular liberal...”
— Howard Jacobson again, farther...

Jun 1st

“No test will ever establish a direct link between an image...”
— Howard Jacobson (via...

Jun 1st

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This rules committee stuff is like 50% depressing and 50% awesome.

Jun 1st

“Howard Dean may hope that the “healing will begin...”
— “Scenes From...

Jun 1st