Just North of Something Important

2009

June 68
May 43
April 83
March 113
January 114

2008

December 145
November 154
October 178
September 170
August 128
July 57
June 103
May 19
April
March 3
February
January

Rachel Again

And that’s the point I think Rachel was making: any budget number is politically motivated, no...
Dec 2nd
This is Rachel, not Mike
Dec 2nd
This is Rachel, not Mike
Dec 1st
Everybody Was In The French Resistance (Ft....
Dec 1st

A useful term for understanding the...

“Floor effect.”
Dec 1st
Since there was a remarkable amount of interest in my...
Nov 27th
For some reason, Jay Sean is performing on the Hamburger...
Nov 26th
Listen Listen
R. Kelly - “Pregnant” (featuring Tyrese, Robin Thicke, and The-Dream) Speaking of...
Nov 26th
It occurs to me that the problem with determining whether or not an R. Kelly leak is a prank or not...
Nov 26th
Warch Watch
Oh wait, the yodeling song already came out, and it’s amazing.
Nov 26th

On the bright side

I have here what purports to be a leak of the new R. Kelly album, and…all the vocals seems to...
Nov 26th
How are you all?  You’re all, like, “doing...
Nov 26th

Hypercamp

Via Maura, Annie on Miles Raymer on Blood on the Dance Floor, who are a punk/emo/crabcore...
Nov 25th
Graffiti on the bus is not usually this honest.
Nov 25th
circumpolarnavigation: aaronleaf: Granta 17: While...
Nov 22nd
Mangalitsa Jowl Bacon: This Little Piggy...
Nov 22nd
foreignspell: I’m sorry, but this does not look appetizing...
Nov 22nd
Bacon. Doughnut.
Nov 21st
Listen Listen
Prince - “Pope” Rachel is not a musician, but she likes musicians. If she were a...
Nov 21st
Warch Watch
I know how you feel, kiddo.
Nov 19th
Listen Listen
tUnE-yArDs - “Lions” BiRd-BrAiNs is a great album because it’s intentionally...
Nov 19th

I am revisiting Love v. Money

Man, how can you not like an album that begins with the sound of cash registers fucking? (Related:...
Nov 18th
A retraction, and an apology to Mark Shields.
Nov 17th
50 Cent launches essay contest for single...
Nov 17th

I will never understand Twitter

You can get live updates of who’s getting arrested at the Clackamas County Jail in Oregon! ...
Nov 17th
“pinie99” seems a little confused, honestly.
Nov 17th
Shields: I’m ‘Nostalgic’ For A ‘Manly Man’...
Nov 17th
“I often hear people defending their “guilty pleasure” habit...”
— Marco.org: Agreed! (Mostly!...
Nov 17th
Rereading Vols. 4 + 5 currently.  Totally on Team Kim now. ...
Nov 13th

You know what I was wondering

screwrocknroll: It’s necessary for each and every one of you to read this. John Cabrera a.k.a....
Nov 13th
So we're all going to refer to any male News...
Nov 11th
allcreatures: isay: fuckyeahoctopi: The Octopus Who...
Nov 11th
“The private homes that New London, Conn., took away from...”
— Pfizer abandons site of...
Nov 10th

Lady Gaga has been a popular topic for...

igather: lams: I believe the majority of people in my classes have written about her or her...
Nov 10th
Where Health Care Reform Stands Now: Who’s...
Nov 10th
Warch Watch
It occurred to me a little while back that the first two minutes here are a great definition of...
Nov 8th
Warch Watch
Have you guys actually watched the Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans trailer?  Because it is...
Nov 8th
Currently thinking of rocking.  Bad idea?
Nov 7th
America: your precious President is just straight-up...
Nov 6th
Probabilistic sampling demonstrations are delicious.
Nov 5th

Yay my new state

You passed a referendum affirming the right of gays to get civil unions and defeated an awful, awful...
Nov 4th
hedgieshedgieshedgies: Hegemony Vs My Hat! (via GTez) ...
Nov 4th

Spotted on the quad

A small girl dressed in a full-body dinosaur costume.  This was today, two days after Halloween.  I...
Nov 2nd
NYT: Obama Strategy on Health Legislation...
Nov 2nd
Listen Listen
bmichael: Julian Casablancas - Out Of The Blue Eight songs and forty minutes? Really?! Thank you...
Nov 2nd
Problem Girl: The ultimate faux pas (of...
Nov 1st
tristn: Sesame Street Disco LPs This album was weirdly...
Nov 1st