November 2009
October 2009
Midway through a dinner that began with a curried squash soup (listed on the menu as You Can’t Curry Love) Mr. Gaudet got up and told the assembled guests about how after a recent Capitol Hill screening, he and Ms. Pullapilly had met with Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Breaking into a smile so broad his dimple seemed permanently etched in his left cheek, the bridegroom said, “The vice president told me...
Mamihlapinatapai →
bestofwikipedia:
Mamihlapinatapai is a word from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the “most succinct word”, and is considered one of the hardest words to translate. It describes “a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start.” (via Martin)
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One way to slowly and methodically drive me...
They just “upgraded” us to Internet Explorer 8 here at the good ole office, and it’s TOTALLY MESSING WITH MY GOOGLE READERING HABITS. I can’t deal.
There’s some quirk where if I click my mouse anywhere within Google Reader (to, you know, CLICK A LINK or HIGHLIGHT TEXT) it snaps the entire RSS feed back up to the top. I am becoming homicidal.
It would be impossible...
"Playing Wii Sports today feels like reliving a... →
“If you’re like me, upon hearing Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ scheduled performance of...”
– This post includes a Midwest-based conspiracy.
Oh my god Adrian Chen is everywhere! →
Whoa, I didn’t realize that the co-author of Agassi’s autobiography is J.R. Moehringer. I will now be buying the book.
“A well-dressed woman enters the car at 72nd Street and sits on the bench across...”
– I liked this essay about babyfacemaking on the subway because I freakin LOVE widdeh bebehs to the point that I turn into a total o-facey creeper every time I spot one. And the babies always love me back, thankyouverymuch, which is a total confidence booster. The problem is that I can’t truly...
"Times, please don’t sully the sports pages with... →
ninety9:
So, this happen(s to be in my MP3...
Yeah, against the computer with the offsides off.
fek:
My first thought after reading KB’s thorough curb stomping of ESPN’s bitchass “personality plus” Ombudsman to town, which went a little something like this:
Ohlmeyer builds to the rousing conclusion that “ESPN needs special outreach to communicate the fact that programs following live events can’t always start as scheduled.” Well, then. Doesn’t the company have more than enough, um,...
It’s A Girl! (At Gawker, Finally) →
fimoculous:
Tracking Gawker gender hires is the new tracking SNL gender hires?
“Image via Gawker, in a hat-tip to Weekend Editor Foster Kamer, who is all man.”
Why Is ESPNs Ombudsman So Slow? Steve Phillips... →
The rest of the new column proves no more illuminating. We learn, randomly, the Latin roots of the phrase “First, do no harm”. (Ohlmeyer seems to be gunning for William Safire’s old position: he kicked off his debut column by looking up the word “ombudsman” in the dictionary.) Later, dispensing his veteran insider’s wisdom on the difficulties of coordinating programming across eight ESPN...
"They were 'That Guy' in a fantasy draft who's... →
"Maybe Roger grows a pony tail and raises hemp and...
I enjoyed this bit of fanfic from a commenter on Alan Sepinwall’s blog. Just watched Sunday’s Mad Men last night and while everyone is (rightly) concentrating on some of the more “important” storylines I have to say my favorite scene hands down was the phone call between Roger and Joan.
Before this season I had seen only Season 1, Episode 1 of Mad Men so I’m not...
“But as seasoned frugal travelers between Philadelphia and New York know, you...”
– Making Tracks From Philadelphia to the Bronx - NYTimes.com
Or you could just take BoltBus.
(via paulbrady)
Anyone planning on utilizing this route should be aware that the proper pronunciation of the SEPTA-NJ Transit hub is “Treh-ehh.”
There are two additional letter-writing ladies but...
Which is good because they shouldn’t be working.
The writer is a founding editor of Ms. Magazine and the author of several books about women’s issues.
The writer is co-founder of Vital Voices Global Partnership, a women’s leadership empowerment organization.
The writer is a professor of history at the University of Southern California and author of “History Matters: Patriarchy and the...
This is why I stick to the elliptical.
ninety9:
katiebakes:
Obligatory Stephen King reblog in which I give a shoutout to THE LONG WALK.
I thought of this the other day reading the ‘ultra-marathoners remove their toenails’ article.
I thought about it while reading the Times the other day TOO, but it was a different — and more ominous — article! The topic was slow marathoners:
At the Marine Corps Marathon, in the...
I've actually never seen Shawshank, but I feel...
alexanderbasek:
Kinda digging the cover of the new Stephen King, which is now on pre-order at Amazon for $9. I last read one of his books in the seventh grade, so who knows how good it will be, but I find him entertaining. And you have to respect how many of his stories become films.
Shawshank, though, I do not understand at all. Is it popular with the Murphs and Sullys of the world because of...
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"Her mother manages Name Droppers, a gift and... →
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“Don’t just guilt-trip us about the environment. Exert peer pressure. When...”
– Rehang or drop on the floor: what do YOU do?
"Leaving them a written note or label is of no use... →
Happy Monday.
lilyb:
Wherever you go, it’s that same guy driving a black BMW.
"...it's worth saying that there's nothing... →
“For a quick lunch break between meetings today, my local colleagues asked me if...”
– The Traveling Hungryboy.
NYT: Jessica Manners and Shane Wilson →
leilacohan:
Jess (my co-conspirator in the mostly defunct Idle Bridal) and Shane have the cutest story of any couple I know. I am VERY excited to attend their wedding in just a few short hours!
Congratulations you two! : )
Best headline evs. →
WatchI saw this the other night and it was sick, brah.
