December 2011
36 posts
Dec 22nd
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Oh my God, this is so cruel, it's almost... →
Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Occupy the North Pole!
“As the interest on my loans piled up like Lincoln Logs, I hoped to put my skills to use in expressing my impish creativity. I wanted to be the next Fisher, or perhaps Price. Instead, I had to make do with an unpaid internship at Baby Einstein. After months of toiling, one day I heard about an opening at Santa’s Workshop. The listing was for a senior wooden-toy-maker—all in all, my dream job. My...
Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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WatchWatch
Just watch. [“The Immortal Rejoinders of Christopher Hitchens,” VF.com]
Dec 17th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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Chelsea Clinton Debuts on "Rock Center"
markcoatney: “It’s no surprise whatsoever that Chelsea Clinton didn’t electrify broadcast journalism with her debut Monday night on NBC’s “Rock Center With Brian Williams,” because she has no experience in broadcast journalism…Rather, what was surprising to see on Monday night’s show is how someone can be on TV in such a prominent way and, in her big moment, display so very little charisma — none...
Dec 13th
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“I did enjoy the chapter where the guy said, “I never subscribed to that…...”
– An Oral History of the Time We Read GQ’s “Oral History of Menswear Blogging”
Dec 13th
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“A banking system is supposed to serve society, not the other way around.”
– Economist Joseph Stiglitz, discussing a Great Depression reprisal.
Dec 13th
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Gay Penguin’s New Girlfriend’s Best Friend Has...
Buddy’s new girlfriend: I know he broke up with his ex really recently, and I’m sure there are still some feelings there. But there are always feelings after a breakup, even years later. You might pass a certain iceberg or puddle and feel a pang of longing, but that doesn’t translate into active desire. Buddy’s new girlfriend’s best friend: Girl … Buddy’s new girlfriend: And, yes, his ex is...
Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 12th
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Blackwater Has Third Identity Crisis in Two Years.
Security contractor Blackwater has not actually been named Blackwater for some time: in 2009, the company changed its name to Xe (pronounced “Oh, you mean Blackwater?”) in an effort to rehabilitate its atrocious public image. However, The Wall Street Journal reports, starting now Xe would preferred to be called “Academi.” Xe—sorry, Academi—would also like to attend an existentialism summer course...
Dec 12th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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ListenPreservation Hall, that happy old jalopy of a...
Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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“Death has this much to be said for it: You don’t have to get out of bed for it....”
– Kingsley Amis, quoted by Christopher Hitchens here.
Dec 8th
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Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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“Thank God in those days we had Penthouse Forum and page 27 of The Godfather for...”
– The peerless Bruce Handy
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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“It’s a case for giving audiences something to fucking think about.”
– Director Steve McQueen on Shame.  We’ll say.
Dec 6th
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The Greatest Art Basel Party of All Time
On behalf of HSBC Bank, Fiji Water, the Government of Finland, and the Edible Arrangements Corporation of North America, you are cordially invited to the greatest Art Basel Miami Beach party in the history of mankind. Humanity has yet to behold such a truly magnificent party, with a gathering of luminaries, celebrities, socialites, sociables, sociopaths, bons vivants, and hangers-on, the...
Dec 6th
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Quiz: Grammy-Nominated Artist or Anti-Anxiety... →
Dec 1st
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