Still Not Going To Do This Every Day: Archive

Oh, Lord Woody Allen, Do You Really Want to Be... →

From New York: NY: Do you have a theory about why the culture keeps getting coarser? WA: The country has, over the years, moved to the right. And it’s possible that accompanying that…

Sep 30th

Notes from the Dept. of Proper Sourcing →

Dear Glenn Reynolds: Usually, at least in responsible journalism, when people make assertions of fact, they support them with more of a foundation than a single, unsourced email. Thanks. From…

Sep 30th

Fuck.

(via frangry) Um, would you care to revise and extend your remarks?

Sep 30th

I'm Hungry

verenasays: And I am in SoHo. And I would like some ramen noodles. Does anyone know of any good ramen noodle (soup) places that either a) deliver to SoHo or are in close-ish walking distance? Note: I am aware of all noodle shops located in the East Village, none of them deliver here. Kelly & Ping’s OK, and prob. delivers to you

Sep 30th

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Annals of Accountability, $700 Billion Edition →

Say what you want about the failure of the bailout bill (and I won’t say much, since I’m really not in a position to evaluate whether this was the best course of action), the one thing it does…

Sep 29th

Another thought in the presidential race

Sep 29th

dear internets

Wu liang ye, 48th bet 5th y 6th best Chinese ever nudawn: i need a good restaurant in midtown between 45th and 55th, 6th ave and madison. is there a google magic 8 ball that will work this magic for me? im trying nymag and citysearch and their UI is making me pull my hair out. i dont have time to rifle through deli’s and food carts. please helps.

Sep 26th

Dexter? Really? →

Killer Ap: See, the whole campaign just begs for us to make light of murder Back in the Paleolithic, I went on a first, and, it turns out, last date with this girl; we went to see …

Sep 25th

In Which We Witness the Power of Letterman Scorned →

Posted in politics, Video Tagged: John McCain

Sep 25th

More in Obsessions: Be the One →

Honestly, these guys push every button in my own private musical genome. Still, this is pretty awesome: Posted in Awesome, Video Tagged: music

Sep 25th

Annals of Financial Crisis: It Comes To This →

I knew it was only a matter of time before someone did this, and, as always, the Web has not disappointed. Really, the hedline says it all, though you should read the whole thing. From Kevin…

Sep 24th

In Which We Pledge Allegiance to the Ting Tings →

God, I love this: Posted in Awesome, Video Tagged: music

Sep 24th

In Which We are Reminded that William Faulkner is...

nudawn: ill be the first to admit i know jack shit about literature, but instinctively my body recoils when people quote Faulkner. i dont really know why. Maybe because, in my experience, people who quote Faulkner tend to be people who haven’t actually read him, or anyone else; they got fed this in a college lit class. Which is kinda sad; there’s a lot of good stuff there.

Sep 24th

Gwyneth Paltrow's new lifestyle website. →

(via frangry) That’s got to be one of the more expensive ‘Sign up for our email’ Web pages ever built…

Sep 23rd

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Sep 23rd

On NonSociety, or Why Those Three Girls Really... →

In keeping with this blog’s longstanding policy of talking about things months after everyone else has weighed in, I am now ready to state: What’s the deal with NonSociety, anyway? By this, I…

Sep 23rd

Jonathan Lethem Now Has My Vote →

Late to this, but if you haven’t seen it, Jonathan Lethem’s Times Op-Ed is both moving and spot-on. Not just because he had the same reaction that I did to the latest Batman, that this is a…

Sep 23rd

In Which Mark Cuban Proposes the Sarah Palin... →

Honestly, there’s a lot to agree with in this post: 700Billion bailout ? Ebay it ! Lack of transparency got us in to this mess, lets not let lack of transparency keep it messy. The…

Sep 22nd

Finally! Threaded Conversations for Twitter →

Tweader Posted in Web Tagged: Aps, Twitter

Sep 22nd

Today in Imaginary Congressmen →

I don’t for a minute believe that this is an actual email from a member of congress. Still, it’s a fun read. From Open Left: This email is from a lawmaker and it should give you a flavor…

Sep 22nd

Finally, Some Real Ideas for Halloween Costumes →

This is pretty fantastic: (H/t Meditation via Marrina) Posted in Awesome Tagged: Art

Sep 22nd

OK, I Give Up. Basically, We’re All Just Dumb →

Honestly, the smartest thing about this is N’gai’s hed from his EGO trip blog. Deborah Solomon’s “Think tanks are just welfare for intellectuals” is designed to provoke, sure, but only makes…

Sep 21st

Elephant Roundup: Gopnik and FFFFound! →

Elephant sightings this week: Adam Gopnik on colonialism and Babar, which I really mean to read sometime soon. In the meantime, this is probably the takeaway: Elephants Never…

Sep 19th

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Reasons Why We Secretly Love the Way Cops Write →

From this month’s Harpers (which, by the way, should just get over itself and start putting its stuff online like every other media outlet in the world): Quill Bill From a police report…

Sep 19th

In Which We Learn That the Real Victims in Our... →

Coke Dealer’s Gas Surcharge Cops: Indiana man passed along rising fuel costs to drug customers (The Smoking Gun) Posted in Nation Tagged: Crime

Sep 19th

Dow up nearly 350 points on news of "toxic asset...

inadvisable: soupsoup: I’m far from someone who can comment on what the hell that means, but the market is rallying, and apparently not from a dead cat bounce either. What the hell is an RTC-type solution? Ooh, ooh, I know this one. For one thing, it should be punctuated “toxic-asset protection,” with a hyphen, because it’s protection from toxic assets (more damage from bad loans); it’s not the...

Sep 18th

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Friends in town

antikris: So now this weekend I feel obligated to show people around and I have no idea what to do with them. I am fearful of taking them to my regular bars in case they are weirdos. I am allowed to be a weirdo in my bar, but not the people I bring. I refuse to go to the dreaded meat packing douche district and do that scene. I dont like anybody THAT much. So any suggestions where weirdos...

Sep 18th

An svp in a fucking leadership meeting; I don't...

nudawn: “Either do it or don’t do it. Don’t try.” Awesome. I didn’t know you work at AIG

Sep 17th

Notes from the Dept. Silver Linings →

“Surfers Stoked About Global Warming’s Giant Waves” (Strangely, this is not from The Onion…)

Sep 17th

In Which Audacity Meets Hope and Kicks Hope’s Ass →

“GOP delegate’s hotel tryst goes bad when he wakes up with $120,000 missing”

Sep 16th

Aftermath →

Community photojournalism in action: The Hurricane Ike blog.

Sep 16th

And the Award for Best Shouts & Murmurs of... →

George Saunders, “My Gal.” Favorite part: So, when Barack Obama says he will put some lipstick on my pig, I am, like, Are you calling me a pig? If so, thanks! Pigs are the most non-Élite of…

Sep 16th

DFW in Harpers →

A note for completists: Harpers has put up 11 PDFs of David Foster Wallace’s pieces for them.

Sep 16th

Andy and I need a topic for our radio show on...

frangry: Email me or leave a comment with suggestions/thoughts. Here are some potentials: What’s the biggest fib/lie/falsehood you’ve ever told in order to get a job? Palin says she has foreign policy chops because “you can see Russia” from Alaska. What else can people see that qualified them to run things? (example: I can see Per Se from here, so I can be a top chef) Post Black Monday,...

Sep 16th

More ‘Mad Men’ than ‘Mad Men’ →

Though I still love this show, I can see why people are, um, frustrated. But this makes everything all right: (H/t Lindsay)

Sep 15th

Music for financial collapse.

Sep 15th

Well at least it’s a nice day in NYC while the economy goes down the tubes

Sep 15th

Notes from the Decline of Our Democracy, Vol. 763 →

So. Yes. I’ve known about this for a while. I’ve even stood for two hours in the security line, during which I missed my flight, in part because these people were being escorted into the metal…

Sep 15th