January 2012
19 posts
Billionaire Warren Buffett’s longtime secretary will be joining first lady...
– I wonder if being an on-call walking metaphor pays better than being Warren Buffett’s secretary (via Politico)
showsmyboyfriendtookmeto:
they give you a little book with a picture of a llama in it and tell you to open and close your eyes while people move into still poses. you can keep the book.
Important new Tumblr in which a girlfriend recaps performance art shows her boyfriend takes her to see.
Coupla Things
phaseshifting:
I wrote a couple of things for the January issue of Dance Magazine:
1. A mini-profile of the choreographer Beth Gill, one of ”25 to Watch” for 2012
2. A review of JIG, a documentary about Irish dancing, for DM’s new section on books, films, technology, etc.
Have been waiting for my friend Shoob’s review of JIG for some time (the month or so since I Gchatted her about...
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corycavin:
ifc:
Kumail, Fred, and Carrie
Portlandia - Around the World in 80 Plates
Not to keep flooding your dashboard with endless reblogs of videos, but Portlandia is the funniest show. This is so good.
This is how the Cheesecake Factory makes me feel.
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December 2011
9 posts
November 2011
37 posts
colinfitzpatrick asked: They actually did a Mythbusters on this and found that, yes, cell phones interfere with the instruments. It won't make the plane crash but it doesn't mean it doesn't have the potential to cause problems. I think this is a more of a 'best practices' policy than something that needs to be adhered to 100% to ensure a safe flight. [sorry tumblr won't let me include the...
It's Called 'Airplane Mode' for a Reason -... →
rickwebb:
The most conclusive evidence, for me, in support of Nick’s theory is that every single time I fly, I see at least one person ignore this law, and nothing happens. I’d estimate on any given flight, despite the warning, there are probably about 40 cell phones not turned off, and another 40 in airplane mode. No one actually turns off their devices, and nothing happens. Ever. If it could...
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'Saturday Night Live' band skit a send-up of a... →
The Daily Hampshire Gazette is ON IT.
We Launched our CamLin company tumblr! Follow us!... →
Follow these guys. They know a lot about movies and now they have a non-girlfriend/wife outlet for it.
What was with this weirdly Northampton-centric sketch on last night’s SNL? Is one of the writers dating a Smith alumna?
Western MA fact-check: there’s no such thing as Mikey’s Lanes and Locust Street actually takes you to the center of Florence, not Northampton.