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New York Magazine: WTC Cheat Sheet

Jul 1st

Zing, Hi and Lois.

Jul 1st

“U2 opens the U2360 Tour. Bono calls Barcelona ‘the...”
— U2tours.com, via Matthew. me:...

Jul 1st

Or: yes, of course teen dramas are unrealistic, and thank...

Jul 1st

Danny Goldberg Reviews Steve Knopper's...

Jun 30th

So it turns out

If, in needing something called “ginger juice” (which is a filty euphamism if...

Jun 30th

Red Hook.

Jun 27th

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If I wasn’t worried about being legitimately yelled at, I would write a thing in which I...

Jun 26th

rendit: katiebakes: What would be the modern day...

Jun 26th

Why Do We Rape, Kill and Sleep Around?

Jun 26th

OH SHIT THEY'RE DOING IT

Seriously!  Well, they just covered it after a discussion of the Fed, but they covered it, and then...

Jun 25th

TV

Me: All right, let’s switch over to the Newshour’s wall-to-wall coverage of MJ.  Gwen...

Jun 25th

Michael Jackson

In 1977, Elvis died.  It was an anticlimatic moment, and an anticlimactic death.  Long past his...

Jun 25th

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I know, I know, “Michelle Bachman says something crazy” is not news.  But this is crazy....

Jun 25th

Features/Cultures

Jun 25th

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Via Jesse Jarnow, the ‘86 Mets’ rap 7”.  He comments: whoa. kevin mitchell...

Jun 25th

Out of my head, Skwisgaar

rendit: I cannot not put an “-s” on the end of things when googling them for work this morning. ...

Jun 25th

The Fantastical Capybara: An Interview with...

Jun 25th

Have we talked yet

wellrespected: barthel: About how nothing on the Popular page is original content?  That it’s all...

Jun 25th

Have we talked yet

About how nothing on the Popular page is original content?  That it’s all other people’s...

Jun 25th

“Since it is fair to assume that famous rappers do in fact...”
— Matthew Perpetua on Kid Kudi...

Jun 25th

biteofpythias: holy shit I can’t wait for the daily show. why didn’t he wait until after 4 p.m. to...

Jun 25th

“In response to rampant hipsterism, Owings increasingly finds...”
— Monster truck rallies are...

Jun 25th

“Dr. Kessler isn’t convinced that food makers fully...”
— How the Food Makers Captured...

Jun 25th

Two Foodstuffs That, I Just Now Learned,...

maura: The Mac Snack Wrap: “Wrapped in a soft tortilla, the Mac Snack Wrap is packed with 100...

Jun 24th

The Revolution Is Not Being Televised -...

Jun 23rd

Et tu, Momofuku

tesslynch: Momofuku’s new (four days?) flavors: soft serve: new flavors! rosemary apricot lemon...

Jun 23rd

Surely both the first and third options could be true...

Jun 22nd

About "The Internet"

Following a conversation with Rachel and Janine yesterday about Christopher Weingarten’s...

Jun 22nd

“Ms. Feinberg recalled one 15-year-old boy from Long Island...”
— Get a Life, Holden Caulfield -...

Jun 22nd

WINNIE’S

Jun 21st

negevrockcity: The novelty t-shirt industry in Jerusalem’s...

Jun 19th

The coming age of internet censorship

Jun 19th

furryrabbits: (via robotgunfighter)

Jun 18th

Cragislist: “Wingwoman” (Gal Pal for Hire)

Jun 18th

“One city that is known for rain is Seattle, Washington. Rain...”
— Rain - Wikipedia The common...

Jun 18th

“Not to bring up something upsetting, but when you leave here...”
— John Patrick Shanley, to...

Jun 18th

Health Care Rationing Rhetoric Overlooks...

Jun 17th

“All I wanted to do was make some jokes—mostly about race,...”
— Amazing. A Chat with Das...

Jun 17th

grayandgreen: So can we talk about something? Geof...

Jun 17th

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rendit: Fakin’ the Funk Main Source This came out around the time I first started really paying...

Jun 16th

Jun 15th

“What would happen if everybody posting material online...”
— PhilaLawyer.net | The Fierce...

Jun 15th

“Mr. Buffett offered to wager $1 million with anyone on the...”
— Nancy Folbre, “Raise My...

Jun 15th

Worried about Iran/Persians

Jun 15th

Tehran, Twitter etc.

tomewing: As with any breaking news story happening far away, Western reactions to the election...

Jun 15th

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Fiery Furnaces - Single Again (Live at Le Poisson Rouge, 6/11/09. recorded by nyctaper) I’m...

Jun 13th

Jun 12th

Obama defends DOMA in federal court. Says...

Jun 12th

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whatevs: “I’ve had some coke … COCA-COLA! [SCREAMS]. I meant Coca-Cola! Like caffeine. I have...

Jun 12th

melanyouth: (via demeyoo): A fascinating gallery of Bill...

Jun 11th

If David Lynch had directed Dirty Dancing-...

Jun 11th

My Summer With Moses

Jun 10th

Jun 10th

So this is totally pleasant/amusing, but it’s really...

Jun 9th

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tylercoates: thatsimportant: Jaw-droppingly Important Tony Awards Acceptance Speech by Alice...

Jun 9th

Things done changed: if this video appeared today, everyone...

Jun 8th

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Can we all now admit what a gigantic influence (or, uh, predictor of) this has been on the things...

Jun 8th

Tumblr is weird.

In one sense, of course, it’s just like any other online community: the handful of well-known...

Jun 8th

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lastbutnotleast: My only comment on bonerparty…

Jun 8th

“1985 - Motley Crue had a big hit with “Keep Your...”
— One “joeq” on the...

Jun 6th

John Krasinski

I wouldn’t necessarily call myself a fan of The Office.  It’s definitely not in a...

Jun 5th

Kim Gordon, Voice Of Reason

Jun 5th

“Based on what you know or have heard about Sonia Sotomayor...”
— Poll: Public Overwhelmingly...

Jun 5th

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This is fantastic.  From the description: Video for my track ‘Expialidocious’. The...

Jun 5th

goldenfiddle: Bar Refaeli Does anyone else get confused by...

Jun 5th

“Wuthering Heights is always made much too polite; it always...”
— Jim Steinman, on...

Jun 2nd

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Celine Dion - It’s All Coming Back To Me Now This was the first thing that popped into my...

Jun 2nd

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Siskel & Ebert review Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot.  It is not a positive review.

Jun 2nd

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Siskel & Ebert compare Pauly Shore to Richard Simmons, at length.  Classic.

Jun 2nd