February 2009
81 posts
You’re a cantaloupe…
January 2009
47 posts
WatchA reminder that Neil DeGrasse Tyson is one of the favorite Daily Show guests of all time. More here.
The Judd Gregg Project →
The game of politics is mindboggling.
Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
“The “spending too much money we don’t have” argument against...”
– pareene
zip up your man suit - tomi
the Obamas' $5 Jonas Brothers bet →
akdobbins:
You guys, I can’t.
“I’m not going to take her money though.”
[Amanda falls dead of cute shock]
Lull - Andrew Bird
I had never heard this song before last night’s show. The opening lyrics are pretty amazing. The other memorable line of the night turned out to be an improvisation during “Glass Figurines”:
“Let the giraffes do it, let the sad clown cry. Your porcelain kisses are not going to turn me shy. No, I’m not your little boy, your rosy-cheeked joy...
me: thanks
favorite line from last night, which i just remembered...
JORDAN... "russ, i didn't know you... kicked it"
Blake: HAHAHA
second only to
"you always seemed so....
uptight"
me: check please
Sinnerman - Nina Simone
Hitting the spot today. There’s a pretty familiar sample right around the 8:30 mark.
WatchI’m still can’t quite believe we have a president who’s making environmental policy improvement one of his primary objectives.
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We remain a young nation, but in the words of... →
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“There was no need for background checks, lobbying efforts or Senate confirmation...”
– dikembe mutumbo is my favorite nba player of all time
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“According to Larry’s Wikipedia page:
Received the nickname “Big Shot Larry”...”
– heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com
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“Cuban wrote Smith made an apparent goodwill gesture after the game.
“The...”
– mark cuban v. j.r. smith
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Watchannnnnnd, a rocky interrogation on the jones last friday.
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lebron freaking james
pretty interesting blip from a GQ article about a 5-on-1 between some magazine editors and LBJ (via truehoop). but the interesting part is about a huge billboard featuring lebron’s wingspan:
You can see the Nike billboard from the interstate. LeBron’s massive, striated arms outstretched, a faint halo of chalk dust surrounding him as he gazes skyward. It’s ten stories high and 212...
“I don’t know if I can really get much more out of the show, but I love it and...”
– fnl is back on friday!
Watchthe making of our ‘08 turducken — elapsed time approximately 8 hours total
mcdaniels info →
“Deford said Obama’s support for a [college football] playoff was less a profile...”
– obama the sportsfan
baby mangino piece by tasha trelfa →
“This metric of jobs “saved or created”, how do they arrive at this? How do they...”
– “details are boring, we are all poor”
Alex Pareene makes my heart sing (and also makes... →
(via akdobbins)
I will consider watching The City if this becomes a regular feature. For Pareene’s sake, I hope that doesn’t happen.
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Bush Is a Book Lover
There is plenty to ridicule here, but the article frustrates more than anything:
“The reading competition reveals Mr. Bush’s focus on goals. It’s not about winning. A good-natured competition helps keep him centered and makes possible a clear mind and a high level of energy. He reads instead of watching TV. He reads on Air Force One and to relax and because he’s curious....
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Watchsnoop’s vocab lesson:
fo shizzle
crack a lackin
chuuuch
all hood
ball til ya fall
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“Agriculture has too often involved an insupportable abuse and waste of soil,...”
– a good Times opinion piece on farming