December 2008
In Which We Learn N’Gai’s Blog Is Read By All... →
NYT subject and EGO…trip commentor Marci Needle
Check out the comments on this post from N’Gai about a NYT story on couples not wanting to get stuck with an underwater house…
New Year's Champagne Toast and Late Night Dance...
whatcriscilikes:
brianvan:
I’m having a New Year’s party at my apartment so that I don’t have to go out. Why should you battle the crowds and overpay for parties, either?
I’d sent this invite out last week to my email list; here’s a reminder for some of you and an announcement for anyone else who’d like to come. The dance party will be a loud, crazy affair, and there will be plenty of liquor...
In which we discover the Web is ALL LIES: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27836
GMAIL COMPLAINT #1
verenasays:
(Seriously, my first one ever. That I thought to write down, at least.)
Why can’t I sort by read vs. unread? I have 76 unread messages spread over 10 days of emails. Don’t make me search page by page for every one.
Gmail Complaint #2: Why, five years later, is it still in &#@*(!ing Beta? Seriously, this drives me crazy.
In Which We Learn that CNN Gets Its Story Ideas... →
It is 0 degrees in KS. My phone is frozen…
[susank] Ouch!
Email of the day
frangry:
From: WFMU Station Manager Date: Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 11:32 AM Subject: Thursday Evening Mystery
I found a weird-ass pile of disturbing stuff in the parking lot Thursday night: * A set of womens workout clothes, top and bottom * A beret * A plastic Air France pill container filled with flight aids and medicine with Russian labels * A portfolio of what appear to be legal documents...
WatchThis, from SF, is pretty great: Liveblogging a snowstorm in Michigan.
“For example, wireless-only households are more likely to contain binge drinkers...”
– US Cellphone-Only Households Keep Climbing (via AI, katiebakes) (via caro)
This explains so, so much…
Well, This Isn't a Promising Start...
NYT:
In a carefully controlled strategy reminiscent of the vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin, aides to Caroline Kennedy interrupted her on Wednesday and whisked her away when she was asked what her qualifications are to be a United States senator.
In Which We Discover Why Tumblr Is Valued at $15... →
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
– Oscar Wilde (via jessicachu) (via whatcriscilikes)
Oh, come on. Everybody knows Chrissie Hynde said that…
At long last, N’Gai’s new blog: http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/americangeek/default.aspx
Video of the Day →
This, from S’s nice Nwk piece on new custody rules, is really nice
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Today in Help a Journalist Out
To my two followers: Hi there! Thanks so much! Good luck is sure to follow you for all your days! And now, a question, from Nwk’s smart and talented Tony Dokoupil, for a story he’s working on:
I’m is looking for the best tweets of the year: complete stand-alone thoughts, such as original epigrams, aphorisms, puns, poems or Feneon-like novels in 3 lines. Satirical stuff, too....
The Demise of Dating →
whatcriscilikes:
(via upsider)
Hmm. What’s interesting is that, well, why is this worthy of op-ed space in the NYT? a, this is a really old story and, b, Blow’s one contribution to this discussion seems to be his kicker, which, um, doesn’t really advance the ball much.
“This is a farewell kiss, dog.”
– The Shoe-Thrower. Unfortunately, I don’t think he meant dog in the hip-hop sense of the word. (via paultough)
Yo, dog, I heard you liked shoes…
To Frangry, With Love and Squalor
F: You won’t remember this, but Carl and I were there for your birthday. Antikris is our witness. Love & etc., M
This Ain't David Mamet, This Is Real Life
lowlife:
The Blago-Rahm Emanuel phone call transcripts:
BLAGO: I’ll put someone in the senate who will fucking fuck you. I might even put myself in there, how you like that Rahm? How you gonna explain that to fucking Barack, every time he’s gotta call me up for my fucking vote. He’d have to take my calls then, wouldn’t he?
EMANUEL: [Screaming] I said pick up the FUCKING phone!
BLAGO: [Picks...
Tonight on Shut Up, Weirdo: Who Made Your 2008...
frangry:
TONIGHT on SHUT UP, WEIRDO, we explore the strange and revealing subject of the people who deserve to be considered public enemies. Who made your enemies list for the year, and why? (Public figures only, please.) Tune in Friday at 6pm (Eastern) to WFMU 91.1 or online at WFMU.org. Then call us at 201-209-WFMU.
Arnold M. Picker, Alexander E. Barkan, Ed Guthman, Maxwell Dane…for...
Interesting: U Chicago law school on twitter: http://tinyurl.com/3qt8ep
Retweeting @planetmoney: RT @ryanaslett LinkedIn.com shows 96,170 new users since *yesterday*. Seems like a lot of people looking to net …
Retweeting @THE_REAL_SHAQ: B kinder than necessary because everyone u meet is fighting some kind of battle Shaquille oneal
Aw, Shaq’s a good guy at heart…
Notes from a Meeting
AC: (Sigh) The gays. Is there anything they can't do?
JG: Um, marry
Obama’s change.gov is now open for questions. Interesting ideas here: http://change.gov/page/content/openforquestions
Astroturf: The first sentence on the RNC’s new outreach site: ‘Welcome to our newest grassroots Web site’ http://republicanforareason.com/
Honestly, Mario and Luigi Would Look So Much... →
Today in Tech: Photorealistic hair animation
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youngmanhattanite:
Obama and End Days: the Torah codes say so! I swear, gematria has to be the biggest parlor game in all of organized religion.
Hmm. The Obama antichrist thing is not just for Christians anymore…
Hmm-Lohan says Facebook deleted her account because they thought she wasn’t the ‘real’ Lindsay Lohan: http://tinyurl.com/6b6h3s