January 2009
Springsteen Promises ‘12-Minute Party’ at Halftime →
Missy Elliot pleased.
Why Powell Really Endorsed Obama
“Under Mr. Bush, punctuality was a virtue. Meetings started early — the former president once locked Secretary of State Colin L. Powell out of the Cabinet Room when Mr. Powell showed up a few minutes late — and ended on time.”
(via NYTimes)
They Just Wanted The UNLIMITED MONIES. →
The economic crisis came home to 27-year-old Megan Petrus early last year when her boyfriend of eight months, a derivatives trader for a major bank, proved to be more concerned about helping a laid-off colleague than comforting Ms. Petrus after her father had a heart attack.
For Christine Cameron, the recession became real when the financial analyst she had been dating for about a year would...
All The Newspapers Need To Survive Is UNLIMITED... →
Although the problems that the newspaper industry faces are well known, no one has offered a satisfactory solution. But there is an option that might not only save newspapers but also make them stronger: Turn them into nonprofit, endowed institutions — like colleges and universities. Endowments would enhance newspapers’ autonomy while shielding them from the economic forces that are now tearing...
Original Content
John Updike Can't Deal With Obama Presidency;... →
(via TheHils)
Generosity - Mirah
Converse Cutie - Redhead1/25 Q Train - Our Chucks... →
ryanbrown:
w4mbk:
I’m the redhead that was wearing the same shoes as you. You had a red beard and were adorable. You got off one stop before me at 7th Avenue. Email me.
ok ok ok ok ok - i made this in a fit of boredom and intrigue (both, actually!) and have been pretty well entertained ever since. its an rss feed of craigslist w4m missed connections (in brooklyn, of course) that dumps into a...
Black Lips Interviewed After Fleeing India →
The college had these wireless mics though, so Jared got jazzed up on whisky and started pumping up the crowd by cursing at them, getting them to repeat things like “When I say ‘weak-ass’, you say ‘bitch’! Weak ass?” “BITCH!” “Weak ass?” “BITCH!” The crowd was eating it up but I think we only ended up playing like, seven...
Internet Democracy
Trying to find the website for Size?, i googled, “size?” and was greeted with this, in retrospect quite predictable, result.
Nate Robinson Salutes Before Free Throw To Prove... →
“When I tell people I’m Nate Robinson from the Knicks they’re like, ‘Yeah, right. Get out of here!’” said Robinson. “They don’t believe me. And I’m like what do I have to do to make you believe me? And I end up naming my whole team, naming their kids, everything.” - (via)
Did Anyone Actually See Gran Torino?
It’s like Clint Eastwood purposely cast terrible actors in an attempt to make his mediocre performance seem transcendent.
Now You Know...
Gus Van Sant dedicated his film, Gerry, to Ken Kesey.
From: Phishtickets@musictoday.com
“We regret to inform you that you did not get the tickets that you requested through Phish Tickets.”
They Figured It Out →
Monty Python started a YouTube channel with tons of their sketches streaming for free. The included links to their DVDs at Amazon. The result was a whopping 23,000% increase in sales.
(via Gizmodo)
2009: The Year of the Croissant
Number of times I’ve seen Fred in 2009 — 3
Number of times I’ve given Fred a croissant in 2009 — 1
Sighting to croissant giving ratio — 1:3 or 33%
Target ratio — 42%
Watch“You could be champion of the world. You could devastate the world.”
Footage from the documentary, “Tyson.”
Oscar Nominations →
Noticeably missing is Revolutionary Road. The only nod it picked up was best supporting actor for the character I thought did the movie the most harm. It easily could have picked up best actor and best actress as well as best cinematography and best adapted screenplay.
Apparently people don’t like to be told that their lives built on false foundations.
“Walking back from the inauguration, I saw an African-American street vendor...”
– - Friedman
Does that remind anyone else of the reporter from The Wire who “saw” a young African-American child in a wheelchair who was skipping school to go opening day at Camden Yards, but couldn’t afford a ticket?
WatchI was able to rent a radio that broadcast the English language TV broadcast of the event. That was helpful, except that every sumo-specific term was given in Japanese. Imagine going to a baseball game with every baseball term in Japanese, and you get the drift. The TV broadcast, which of course I couldn’t see, had an extended interview with sumo great Wajima, the man with “the...
There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve - A.C. Newman