September 2009
144 posts
youngmanhattanite:
“RE: Polanski. He admitted to sex with a 13 year old. She said it was non-consensual. What is the question? His art is too great?”
Zizek!
Who’s Zizek? Is he some blogger I should know about?
To the people making fun of me for confusing a knight’s helmet for a “Boba Fett” (Star Wars, I presume?) helmet, in this post. You realize the joke’s on you, right?
“4. When infuriated by an outrageous column, do not be suckered into responding...”
– This one’s for the @stalwart.com. The guy loves being told he’s dumb.
The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Quartet: A Columnist’s Farewell: How to Read a Column
(via jayyarow)
This is good advice, and yes, it’s exactly how I think.
“Authorities say Dowdy and a friend climbed aboard an empty CSX engine in...”
– Locomotive thief told to avoid railroads
Whoa. That’s bad ass. Dude takes a joyride ON A TRAIN.
Vegan Quote of the Day
letthemeatmeat:
Vegan Man: Tonight’s dinner was the beer-battered tofu. Oh. My. God.
Why I Love Fasting
So, I’m fasting tonight and tomorrow, ostensibly due to the holiday, though I’m not that observant and my pre-fast meal was decidedly non-kosher.
But I really like to fast, and this is a good excuse to do it. If nothing else, others are doing it as well, so that’s cool.
The reason I like to fast, though, is that I think it’s healty. Not because it’s...
“Years later, Mr. Safire called Hillary Clinton a “congenital liar” in print....”
– Lovely obituary in the Times for the wonderful William Safire. (via katiebakes)
“Like banh mi sandwiches and sriracha chili sauce, the young coconut and its...”
– The Sipping Coconut Takes Over New York - NYTimes.com
This article pissed me off, since I’ve been a longtime connoseur of both sriracha sauce and young coconut, and now I’m just another trendoid.
On the other hand… the article is pretty dead-on. Bedford ave is indeed a young...
Rainy Sundays
caterpillarcowboy:
Are perfect for watching football all day.
I don’t even like football, and this weather makes me want to veg out and watch football today. So I will.
Fashism Adores AdoredAustin
fashism:
Awesome fashion blogger AdoredAustin (Fashism user Indiana) wrote about us this week, and though we like reading what everyone says about us, anyone from Austin, TX holds a special place in our heart.
Plus, her writeup was really cool:
Dear Internet, meet my newest online addiction: Fashism.
Fashism can help you decide what to buy when you’re out shopping. It can help you decide...
“Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police at the request of U.S. authorities...”
– Polanski Arrested in Switzerland on 1978 U.S. Warrant - Bloomberg.com
Huh.
“CHICAGO—September 24, 2009—37signals is now a $100 billion dollar company,...”
– PRESS RELEASE: 37SIGNALS VALUATION TOPS $100 BILLION AFTER BOLD VC INVESTMENT - (37signals)
Rafer sez: A painful reminder of just how asinine and envious sarcastic people look to everyone around them.
(via rafer)
Michael Moore’s Billionaire Backers
One difference between libertarianism and socialism is that a socialist society won’t put up the money for people to make libertarian movies, but in a capitalist/libertarian society the capitalists are happy to put up the money for anti-capitalist movies. — David Boaz
“Todd and I would like to offer our best wishes to the Jewish community as they...”
– Sarah Palin: Best Wishes for the Jewish High Holidays
Business Insidery
michaelorell:
Joe Weisenthal: I don’t get your tumblr.
March of Paradigms: You wouldn’t be the first.
Joe Weisenthal: It’s supposed to be funny, right?
March of Paradigms: …
Joe Weisenthal: Wait, are you jewish or french?
March of Paradigms: …
Report: Nine Scientifically Proven Ways to Get... →
jayyarow:
This story helped my small business make $1,000 extra a week.
Watchallthecoolkids:
This video would be better if it was funny.
I havent’ watched it. Reblogging solely for Megan’s caption.
fek:
If you weren’t in love with (former Gawker Intern) Mary Pilon before, The Furry Side of Foreclosure will change that.
WTF!?
Check out the timestamp on that and then on this http://www.businessinsider.com/cute-puppy-abandoned-after-homeowners-are-floreclosed-on-2009-9
Seattle →
fashism:
And we show our appreciation through an early 90s alt-rock homage.
Pretty nice (and out of nowhere) comments from Seattle’s alt-weekly The Stranger.
OMGGG. I Just Came Up With The New Beetswap...
Meatswap.
You buy a chicken and eat the meat. Then you post all the spare parts you have (hearts, livers, feet, bones) that you want me to pick it up.
GO ME. I did it again.
SO now the family of sites includes: Beetswap (trade beets and their greens), Yolkswap (some people eat the egg whites, others eat the yolks) and now Meatswap.
I’mma buy myself a beer after work.
WatchJon Stewart’s weird segment on ACORN.
So Jon Stewart tore into ACORN pretty hard. You should watch it. Thing is, it’s not that funny, at least I don’t think so, but then, I’ve never found Stewart to be all that funny. I’m curious, though, do his fans think this was a funny segment, because even the audience members’ laughter seemed pretty muted.
Posterous Launches Support for Themes, Import from... →
caterpillarcowboy:
Battle of the Micro-blogging communities continues. OK, who’s gonna hit $1 million in revenue first?
Does posterous have the same kind of dashboard/community functionality as Tumblr, cause for me, it’s the network effects that keep my here. If all my friends were on Posterous, I’d be on that I guess. On the other hand, the community stuff (the endless reblogging of...
The Democrats New Healthcare Plan, Explained →
johncarney:
We figured out what the new compromise health care plan from Max Baucus does so you don’t have to.
This will be the easiest and best guide to the plan you’ll ever find.
“The right-wing media’s single-minded focus on a handful of targets over the past...”
– POLITICO—Conservatives score string of scoops
Everyone in the media should pay more attention to the muckraking that the right-wing media has done lately. Even if you think it’s all bullshit, dismissing it is really stupid. The rest of the media should probably take a queue.
“The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the crash of what it...”
– News 8 Austin: ‘Homemade helicopter’ pilot unharmed in Sunday crash