July 2010
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Jul 29th
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Jul 29th
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Jul 28th
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Jul 24th
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Jul 21st
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“In other words, we’re always falling short, no matter what our resources,...”
– Heather Havrilesky, one of my favorite TV writers, in her review of Mad Men’s season opener. The opening is a wonderful meditation on the day-to-day and how its beauty and importance are devalued by our culture. The whole piece is great.
Jul 19th
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Jul 19th
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Listencopycats: True Love Will Find You In The End by...
Jul 19th
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Jul 17th
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Jul 17th
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“You will be singularly unimpressed.”
– Me, describing my San Jose Bike Party costume. It remains to be seen (tomorrow night) whether this is true.
Jul 16th
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Jul 15th
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Jul 15th
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Jul 15th
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Jul 15th
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ListenJonathan Fisk - Spoon “Jonathan then say...
Jul 14th
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Jul 13th
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Jul 13th
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Jul 9th
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“In other words, my homegirl Kagan was saying people could not be aroused by the...”
– Uncle Luke (and the rest of 2 Live Crew) endorse Elena Kagan. Bet that’ll get McCain to vote for her.
Jul 8th
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Jul 8th
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Jul 7th
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putthison: Q and Answer: The Formality of a Rubber Watch Band Buy something made by a company that makes watches, not clothes or even (sorry) pocket knives. Au contraire. My pocket knife watch is beautiful (if casual). They’re not all chronometers.
Jul 4th
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Jul 4th
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“Who can blame you!? Oh, that’s right, everybody in the world can blame...”
– Julie Klausner’s new column is kind of awesome.
Jul 2nd
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Jul 1st
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June 2010
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“Having bided their time for the past few years the global predatory class is now...”
– Michael Hudson These are all the things, all the real economic benefits, we stand to lose in our lifetimes. All to benefit the balance sheet of a reinvigorated aristocracy. They argue that paying back their loans (a risky investment they consciously chose to make) is more important than paying...
Jun 30th
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Jun 30th
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craxy: Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat Just hover over that URL. We’ve created Tumblr gold.
Jun 30th
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Jun 30th
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Jun 29th
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“A scuffle resulted that ended only when an off-duty policeman dropped a...”
– The story of this guy’s arrest is like a Looney Tune.
Jun 28th
266 miles 4 beers 9 geese 10 mango slices 2 apples 1 lake 1 date Today was a good day. A great day. A keep-it-in-your-locket day.
Jun 28th
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Jun 24th
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The Atom's Everywhere
What’s going on?? Gizmodo’s had two fusion energy posts in the last week, and both claim that their devices are the most realistic hope: LLNL LIFE/NIF Project No Sleep ‘Til Fusion Full Disclosure: I work on the first one, and I’m mildly insulted that the second article totally ignores ICF and acts like it’s not one of the biggest-investment fusion research tracks in...
Jun 24th
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Jun 24th
100th post
Tumblr has made me into someone who actually updates their site. If you’ve seen all the previous incarnations of this page, you know that is no small feat. Thanks, folks.
Jun 24th
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Listenkoalogist: Light Speed by Matt & Kim I...
Jun 22nd
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Jun 22nd
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ListenThe Pogues - “Body of an American” He...
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Jun 20th
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“This team represents its people because it is energetic, it is ready to fight...”
– Serbian manager Radomir Antic
Jun 18th
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“Musicians and other people have told lies on me, sure, and it has kept me from...”
– Thelonious Monk, in one of the only interview “transcripts” I could find on the web.
Jun 18th
ListenMink Car - They Might Be Giants Love...
Jun 18th
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Jun 17th
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Listen“Light Up (Rikers)” - Drake, Jay Z,...
Jun 16th