May 2011
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May 31st
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May 31st
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May 30th
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May 30th
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Tumblr, I love you,
but you’re bringing me down.
May 29th
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“As Michelle Dean points out in a sharp dissenting piece on the Awl Web site, the...”
– ‘Bridesmaids’ Allows Women to Be Funny - NYTimes.com Holy crap, was I just cited semi-approvingly by A.O. Scott? “the Awl Web site”
May 29th
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May 28th
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“In the late 1970s, Huntsman lost an election for senior class president and took...”
– Jon Huntsman: A Political Path, Paved With Detours : NPR Who hasn’t been there? (In a band named after a class of RPG characters I mean) ((Mine was called The Rangers, and we all wore bows and quivers and performed while on horseback))
May 28th
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May 28th
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I know nothing about jazz.
strictlyalright: Sean: is there anything worse than saying something is “like jazz” me: whaddayamean Sean: It’s just a thing I hear a lot and it’s annoying me: i never hear it Sean: in this case, Stewart Lee, a stand-up I like a lot, comparing stand-up to jazz also I think my boo Vince Gilligan once compared doing the show to jazz how can everything be like jazz me:...
May 27th
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I am surrounded by bros who are super into day...
It’s hard not to grab them by the shoulders and shake them and tell them they are exactly like gambling addicts, in that the only way they’ll ever make money is to STOP IMMEDIATELY.
May 27th
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May 27th
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Washing the taste of Crank 2 out of my mouth
with Barton Fink. Maybe this movie will have women in it who aren’t strippers?
May 27th
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I am surprised it only took till 6:10 for there to be gratuitous titties.
May 27th
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FINALLY. Crank 2: High Voltage is on Instant
so I don’t have to pay to see it/hate it
May 27th
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“I admit defeat. I’ve been trying to present these events with a structure....”
– China Mieville, Embassytown
May 26th
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Finishing LA Noire has left me with a lot of...
about storytelling and agency and etc. Probably the fact that I am reading Embassytown, in which China Mieville whispers sweet nothings about linguistics and language and the nature of storytelling into my ears, is not helping.
May 26th
May 26th
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Young Manhattanite: “More people would become... →
breezybythebay: youngmanhattanite: “More people would become teachers if incompetence got you fired and excellence was rewarded” Would more people become firefighters if the same were true? They have the same type of seniority system as teachers. Last hired, first fired. I’d like to see stats correlating “bad teachers” with… Pretty much what Young Manhattanite & Pareene and a million...
May 25th
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On Patriotism
Joe: all sorts of franklin-related euphemisms spring to mind
Joe: "flying the kite"
Joe: "grasping the lightning key" (????)
DeepOmega: agh
DeepOmega: "writing the almanac"
DeepOmega: "performing french diplomacy"
DeepOmega: (an actual euphemism!)
Joe: heh i think that one actually is a euphemism
Joe: right
DeepOmega: "riding the 100 dollar bill"
May 23rd
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Anvil is on Netflix Instant
Anvil is on Netflix Instant
May 23rd
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Larry Gopnik: I don't want it to just go away! I want an answer!
Rabbi Nachtner: Sure! We all want the answer! But Hashem doesn't owe us the answer, Larry. Hashem doesn't owe us anything. The obligation runs the other way.
Larry Gopnik: Why does he make us feel the questions if he's not gonna give us any answers?
Rabbi Nachtner: He hasn't told me.
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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Scientists cure cancer, but no one takes notice →
aatombomb: Could it really be this simple? No. it’s not. This was first published in 2007, the quote unquote research isn’t in a peer reviewed journal, and also testing has shown a lot if nightmare side effects.
May 21st
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May 21st
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WatchWatch
suzannah: thedailywhat: Movie Trailer of the Day: “Showrunners is a feature length documentary film about the fascinating world of television showrunners - the writers and producers of US television drama and comedy series. Featuring interviews with showrunners, actors, network execs, casting directors and many more. It is an in depth exploration of the making of modern American...
May 21st
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May 20th
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THERE IS A FIVE GUYS IN CULVER CITY NOW
THERE IS A FIVE GUYS IN CULVER CITY NOW
May 20th
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May 20th
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Also thank you for
“San Francisco is the Boston of the West Coast.” I won’t name names, but the person who said this is the BEST. (Your secret is safe with me.)
May 20th
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People I met last night!
You were awesome! I am hungover! It was worth it, so let’s get drunk together again.
May 20th
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May 20th
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May 19th
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May 18th
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Truffle fries from the back of food truck
Truffle fries from the back of food truck
May 17th
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“Iraqi artists and architecture critics who shudder at each new pastel building...”
– Those brown people are just awful at picking colors.
May 16th
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May 16th
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“the fact that you have an entire box labeled “shot glasses & earrings” says...”
– louise, on my moving/packing techniques. An AMAZING person.
May 15th
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May 14th
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May 14th
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Things I got at tonight's concert:
A t-shirt Bruises all up and down my body A kazoo.
May 14th
May 14th
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“Incredibly, the city of angels is among the top gas misers. That’s because...”
– Christopher Helman (via synchronia) TOLD YOU.
May 13th
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May 13th
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May 13th
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LA Awl/Hairpin/Gallaway Bawl! →
Show the fuck up! I’ll buy you a drink!
May 12th
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One day
I’ll get an invitation to ffffound.
May 11th
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May 11th
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May 11th
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May 11th
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