December 2009
99 posts
Auld Lang Syne - The Black on White Affair
“We usually like the same kinds of things, but not always exactly the same...”
– Steely Dan, in an open letter to Luke Wilson
allele:
Weird, I just had a Dark N’ Stormy tonight at Bubby’s! For some reason this has always been a winter drink for me - probably for the same reason I like listening to Pet Sounds in the winter. My favorite Dark N’ Stormy spot is The Argonaut on H St. NE in DC. Is there a comparable place in NYC?
Rusty Knot or Walter Foods. Do not, however, order one at La Bottega in the Maritime. They...
[Otis Redding - Pain in My Heart]
This is...
Arsonist stalks Northampton: Two men die in night... →
Early Sunday morning in my hometown, 9 18 fires were set to cars and houses within a scant 75 minutes of each other. It’s a very safe area in which arson (or any man-made destruction) of this scale has no precedent. In the commotion of a family party yesterday, I missed the news altogether, even though Ricky & I encountered a detour on Bridge Street last night, near the sites of 8 of the...
“As to whether Mr. Jonas’ bride agreed with his ‘that’s...”
– HuffPo: Married Jonas Brother Says Sex Not Worth the Wait
(via tanya77 : theoriginaljoefisher)
“Think of it this way. Avatar is a fantasy about ceasing to be white, giving up...”
– iO9: When Will White People Stop Making Movies Like “Avatar?”
kellysutton:
The script for the movie actually implies this is a slang term. The translation was lost though, and I too scoffed at the line.
Rare moments of subtlety were lost in the crack of the tribal alien thong that is this movie.
The Worst Festivus Ever →
fek:
Today is Festivus. Which, if you didn’t know, is “a holiday for the rest of us.” Beyond this, I have no real idea what a Festivus is, but I do know this: Allen Salkin wrote the book on it. And Allen Salkin was laid off from the New York Times last week.
My personal tribute to Allen Salkin. I didn’t mention him by name, but for the record, Cajun Boy had much to do with this piece, my...
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Wikipedia: The Invitations →
“Jason Alexander claims that the George fanbase has only ever turned on him in anger twice, one being because of the suggestion that George murdered Susan. The other was the instance of George eating an éclair out of a trash-can.”
NBC has robbed the nation by not casting The...
Such a bunch of dreamboats. It’s an a cappella group populated entirely by Mitch Reinholts.
“If recent biographical notes about her have proved confusing, Miss Streisand has...”
– New York Times: Night Club Singer Is Chosen for ‘Funny Girl’ Lead (July 26, 1963)
“This time, the family that I assumed the parking attendant was referring to...”
– Mindy Kaling in the Sunday Times.
Whenever I meet someone who claims to be an architect, I’ll inquire further and they’ll qualify it with “well, I studied architecture, but I haven’t actually participated in the architecture industry on a professional level” or...
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Low Budget - Smooth Holiday (via dailycrack. Track...
