Just North of Something Important

“There was one apostasy after another: ballads,...”
— Some Kind of Refined Monster:...

Aug 31st

What the sign was pointing to.

Aug 31st

Sarah Palin Is Her Daughter's Baby's Mama

Aug 31st

At the State Fair.

Aug 31st

Aug 30th

Watch

If you are inside right now, you should give VH1 Classic’s “80 Hours of the 80s” a...

Aug 30th

“Three years ago today, at exactly this time, I was standing...”
— Idiomagic.

Aug 30th

Watch

thisrecording: Jon Stewart on Sarah Palin. And, more importantly, Samantha Bee on Sarah Palin. ...

Aug 30th

Aug 30th

Relentless: How Barack Obama Outsmarted...

Aug 29th

But of course

Being a “redneck woman” is part of her appeal, right? 

Aug 29th

madeupmemories: We’re Republicans in this house. ...

Aug 29th

“Look what we did! We made them pick a woman!”
— Rachel, upon waking.

Aug 29th

“1. she shoots shit 2. she’s a carnivore 3. she was runner...”
— candy wrapped: guns and ammo...

Aug 29th

thisrecording: In Which We Love To Share Our favorite...

Aug 29th

How would the U.S. military fight attack by a...

Aug 29th

Stop trying to make yourself feel...

Picking Palin as VP is inarguably the best choice McCain could have made.

Aug 29th

tylercoates: You know who would follow Bin Ladin to the cave...

Aug 29th

Me: The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency is like a season-long episode of Intervention. Rachel: But...

Aug 29th

Fun fact

The song they played after Obama’s speech was Bush’s campaign theme song in 2004.

Aug 29th

“He’s a very nice man. I hope he gets elected.”
— My mom, the eternal pessimist,...

Aug 29th

Sorry Democratic convention, Animal Planet’s got a...

Aug 29th

Of Montreal's listening party for their new...

Aug 29th

Was it just us, or was Bill Richardson doing his damndest to grow a mullet?  Pics as they come...

Aug 29th

soupsoup: blakeley: Rex and Pocketnovel at Balk’s thing ...

Aug 28th

“Amid a spate of awkward on-air conflicts among MNSBC anchors...”
— Is MSNBC about to implode?...

Aug 28th

marklisanti: Sadly, the simple, gumdrop-like creatures...

Aug 28th

Speaking of

One of the reasons I love 30 Rock is that Liz’s ex-boyfriend calling himself “fiscally...

Aug 28th

maura: shorterexcerpts: msbojangles: sarahchristine: ...

Aug 28th

What Maura said.

Aug 27th

(via mollylambert) aaaaaaaaAAAAAHHHHH!!!

Aug 27th

roominspiration: via mvny.org Where I’m from. 

Aug 27th

On a lighter note

Hooray peach season!  The ones we got from the market on Saturday ripened up to delicious.

Aug 27th

gah

This is fucking ridiculous, you guys.  Please, if you’re so head-up-your-ass that you...

Aug 27th

“The very idea that music—pop music, anyhow—could be created...”
— Boycott Wrigley If You Ever...

Aug 27th

didyouevernotice: Kimya Dawson’s “Alphabutt” — weird,...

Aug 26th

Watch

I was unaware of how awesome the video for “Buffalo Stance” was.  (Video of Solange on...

Aug 26th

Seriously, Tyler, come the fuck on with that shit.

Aug 26th

Watch

tylercoates: Christina came into my room and said, “Tyler, I want you to go onto YouTube and do a...

Aug 26th

There's just no way to make this sound...

I wept like a goddamn baby during Michelle’s speech.  The next time I am filled with...

Aug 26th

I'll admit it

I’m glad I can keep saying “Joementum!”

Aug 25th

I don't know why this makes me crush even...

Aug 25th

lfarm: This is my Dad’s car. Check out his new spinners....

Aug 25th

Nice of them to let Daft Punk play at the closing...

Aug 24th

“It’s great to be playing a show with Cheap Trick and...”
— Ann Wilson, New York State...

Aug 24th

Or, as I later said,

It’s unfortunate that my sense of humor was shaped so strongly by Space Ghost, since few...

Aug 23rd

God I love Space Ghost.

“YOU WANT A PIECE OF THE KING?!”

Aug 23rd

I hate it when David Brooks is right.

Biden it is.

Aug 23rd

A reverend used my "Hallelujah" post in a...

Aug 22nd

The Curious World of the Last Stop

Aug 22nd

Fact

themattsmith: jennifur85: I cannot identify with people who a) watch more than 5 hours of...

Aug 22nd

If we're doing look-alikes...

How about John Adams and Dwight Schrute?

Aug 22nd

marklisanti: Phil Dalhausser: the Billy Corgan of beach...

Aug 22nd

Eating to-do list

From the food blog Chocolate and Zucchini: The Omnivore’s Hundred is an eclectic and entirely...

Aug 22nd

“And then, ha ha, they say, “McCain tried to remedy...”
— Alex Pareene,...

Aug 21st

“If only “Paper Planes” arrival in the top ten weren’t such a...”
— The Wisdom of the Illiterati...

Aug 21st

Ye Olde MTVe

doree: Nostalgic post on Defamer about MTV stars who never would get on the channel today. The...

Aug 21st

Watch

homeofthevain: Mogwai, Batcat (Batcat EP, 2008) After years of flirting with Metal (and yes,...

Aug 21st

Watch

high school musical : farting edition

Aug 21st

Whoops! Speculators were driving up oil...

Aug 21st

Aug 20th

Internet censorship! Erasing history! ...

The Misshapes archives have been deleted!  Nothing before 2007!  INFORMATION WANTS TO BE FREE,...

Aug 20th

“Do you think a politician is watching rock bands to see if...”
— Lemmy Kilmister, on Rage...

Aug 20th

Room in NYC starting in October

Hey, NYC folks.  Do you need a new place to live?  Would you like to live by the movie theater just...

Aug 20th

Watch

nickmcglynn: fusioned: juliakaganskiy: This video of side-by-side clip comparisons showing ways...

Aug 19th

Madmore Girls

perpetua: barthel: That said, I am pretty sure I could map it onto Gilmore Girls if I tried, and...

Aug 19th

Oh yeah and!

When I was in NYC this weekend I saw a poster at the Black Sheep for the premiere of a movie called...

Aug 19th

I'm not going to lie to you.

I was on the verge of making a whole post about how Mad Men isn’t that great, and why is...

Aug 19th

“Penguin Skate Crutches” (via elysesewell)

Aug 18th

Good Lord.

soupsoup: caro: There’s been a lot of blogger-to-blogger drama on the Internet recently (Baron...

Aug 18th

“There’s nothing specific about rock n’ roll that leads to...”
— What Motley Crue Can Teach Us...

Aug 18th

Asked to name a current Supreme Court justice that he would not have nominated, Obama answered:...

Aug 18th

Watch

perpetua: Electric Six “Rock and Roll Evacuation”  This is one of the best fan-made music videos...

Aug 18th

Who knew this spam headline would turn...

“Paris Hilton Considered For Mother Teresa Role”

Aug 18th

loudersoft: barthel: bg5000: tylercoates: As far as I’m concerned, “Un-Follow Fridays” is a...

Aug 16th

bg5000: tylercoates: As far as I’m concerned, “Un-Follow Fridays” is a stupid way of trying to...

Aug 15th

obamaporn: via huffingtonpost.com: Obama Bodysurfs In...

Aug 15th

“There’s a segment of my blog readership that comes from the...”
— Rachel Kramer Bussel: Lesbian...

Aug 15th

it is not society's job to uphold...

soupsoup: kaitziskin: you’re stupid enough to be frivolous with your health, why do i have to...

Aug 15th

“But announcing Mr. Obama’s running mate by text message has...”
— Text the Vote, NYT

Aug 13th

rendit: ROCK BAND LIVE featuring PANIC AT THE DISCO & DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL w/ PLAIN WHITE...

Aug 13th

didyouevernotice: Interior design room: Corona-Matic...

Aug 13th

This may be the first time in my entire...

howsyrface: barthel: I am actually downloading different versions of a type of specialized...

Aug 12th

This may be the first time in my entire...

I am actually downloading different versions of a type of specialized software in order to compare...

Aug 12th

1985 Karl Rove strategy memo

Aug 12th

The girl who actually sang the song for the Olympics is way...

Aug 12th

If, in my head, every source quoted in this article sounds like Sloth from The Goonies--that means...

Aug 12th

“I’m not sure this record is actually that flashy,” Dick...”
— You have no idea how excited I...

Aug 11th

howsyrface: I only really follow the Tumblrs of people I know or people who have consistently...

Aug 11th

A Big, Big Love

Aug 11th

“Martha Stewart is not widely known for her sense of humor....”
— Show Skewers Martha Stewart,...

Aug 11th

You're all so excited about swimming, but...

Aug 11th

Hey New Yorkers

I understand the impulse to blog about the weather.  But look: your readers fall into two...

Aug 11th

soupsoup: adeandabet: Anyone else see the interview...

Aug 11th

The United States of cheap beer

Aug 11th

gossip culture.

Aug 11th

Listen

I decided to give Fleet Foxes the fairest hearing I could.  So, I loaded them onto the MP3 player...

Aug 10th

Go home, Kinsley.

Michael Kinsley: In the midst of a frenzy of health care promises — basically, after the plan is...

Aug 10th

Stupid Budget Tricks

Aug 9th

Murderface has high hopes for Nastia...

That age factor, combined with the inherent physical dangers of female gymnastics, is also what...

Aug 9th

Aw, is there anything more adorable than an...

Aug 9th

Dear Elizabeth Edwards,

frangry: FUCK YOU. I’m sorry you have cancer and your kid died, etc. But to be honest, everyone...

Aug 9th

“[K]now-nothingism — the insistence that there are simple,...”
— Paul Krugman (via squashed)...

Aug 8th

I sure hope I end up in NYC next Friday

Cause boy howdy do I want to see this.

Aug 7th

Keep it up guys, you're doing great!

Last week’s anti-Obama line: “He’s too popular and people like him too...

Aug 7th

Listen

rendit: fek: jessicalouise: Megadeth - 99 Ways to Die Girls who blog Jezebel? FAIL. Girls who...

Aug 7th

5 Women's Styles/Fashions That Men Hate

Aug 6th

Douchebag on eHarmony ad: She lets me be my true self. Rachel: I would never let you be your true...

Aug 6th

I have never heard of any of these bands

From a Syracuse craigslist ad: We have just started up a new band. Our style is Hardcore,...

Aug 6th

Jamison: i can't support any expansion of oil drilling and what does she mean about strict environmental oversight? After nearly 8 years of the Bush EPA, aren't oil companies are allowed to hunt humans for sport now?
Mike: jamison, can i point out that you're arguing about Paris Hilton's proposed energy policy?

Aug 6th

Watch

election08: The best campaign ad of the season. I’m kind of weeping right now.  Weeping with...

Aug 6th

What the fuck is up with Engaged and Underage, y’all?

Aug 5th

So here is how this went down.

dyfl: I read this story about how 125,000 more gorillas were found in an extraordinarily...

Aug 5th

Listen

Aug 5th

Question For You:

perpetua: What songs would you like to see Barack Obama perform at karaoke?  My top choice is...

Aug 5th

In an ideal world, my job would be to...

Rachel: There’s no moon tonight.  It’s really dark out. Me: Well that’s a cum...

Aug 5th

furryrabbits: jenniferdanieldottumblrdotcom: Yeondoo...

Aug 4th

Aug 3rd

“Haddow seriously seems to be suggesting that carrying rocks...”
— Momus, nailing it, on the...

Aug 3rd

“The odd thing is that Obama bears a distinct resemblance to...”
— Maureen Dowd. Look, Maureen. ...

Aug 3rd

Fun with Spam Subject Lines

Aug 2nd

(watching FNMTV) Rachel: Does that guy have braces? Mike: Uh, that’s a grill. Rachel:  Who...

Aug 2nd

Hell yeah

We’re going to see Journey, Heart, and Cheap Trick at the NY State Fair!

Aug 2nd

God fucking damnit.

Aug 1st

Record company can't fill $700k/year VP...

Aug 1st

“A favorite theme, said Salil Mehra, now a law professor at...”
— Teaching Law, Testing Ideas,...

Aug 1st

Good journalism, bad scholarship?

I really liked the NYT Mag article on trolling.  It explained a persistent phenomenon in an...

Aug 1st

wow.

nudawn: 2.  Speaking as a (latina) woman who has always been curvey (read: huge boobs), i get...

Aug 1st