February 2009
Newsweek: 'Haute Americana'
andrewromano:
In which AMR dons the skimpy veil of “journalism” to self-analyze his own obsession interest in authentic—or authentic-ish—American attire and the recent revival thereof:
Until recently, men like Leung would’ve skipped the Woolrich for a skinny Dior suit. But in recent years a number of tastemakers, many foreign, have dedicated themselves to reviving iconic American clothing for...
January 2009
“If you had purchased $1,000 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth...”
– —excerpted from a New Statesman column titled “Liquid Assets.” (via ncroal)
And here I am drinking out of bottles like an idiot…
In which I, Breeder gets a final, devastating rebuttal: http://ihatebabies.com/
“This is why our problem is not just economic; it’s spiritual. We have mistaken...”
– Andrew Sullivan (via blakeley:lilyb) (via spiegelman)
It’s a nice thought, but, honestly, an easy one to have when you are, like Andrew Sullivan, making a six-figure income. Of which he deserves every penny, by the way. But I wonder if someone living under the poverty line would be quite as...
“Google launches beta feature based on beta plug-in for beta e-mail service. This...”
– David Chartier (via marco)
YES! This has been bugging me for years. Take responsibility for your products, Google.
Turn on MSNBC. What the hell is Contessa Brewer wearing? Did she raid Prince’s Purple Rain wardrobe?
Retweeting @jess7bennett: Barack and Michelle do a lot of… fisting?! (thanks @slarkpope) http://tinyurl.com/9b4l47
“How do you know when you’re finished making love?”
– –Jackson Pollock, in response to the question ‘How do you know when you’re finished with a painting?’ (via frangry)
Well Mr. Pollock, I know because there’s a “burst” of joy or because my shit’s become the Sahara and I roll the dude off me cause it just aint happening. xxAntiKris
(via antikris)
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http://barackobamasblackberry.tumblr.com/ →
sarahfrank:
It was only a matter of time.
“This must be prevented! No career re-evaluations please! No false contrarian...”
– The awfulness of Billy Joel, explained. - By Ron Rosenbaum - Slate Magazine
Fucking awesome.
Addenda: Around 1980, I had a college roommate who contended that Billy Joel was a greater “art criminal” than Barry Manilow because Manilow at least acknowledged that he was superficial. The key phrase...
WatchReally? ‘Cause I was pretty sure it was Wild Orchid…
Who Will Watch ‘Watchmen?’ →
Everybody, obs. Especially with a marketing campaign like this:
Posted in Video Tagged: marketing, movies
WatchNwk’s Oscar Roundtabe is actually pretty great
Newsweek's Annual Oscar Round Table →
frangry:
A 4 part video series with Oscar contenders. Mickey Rourke, I love you. Anne Hathaway, shut the fuck up. Robert Downey Jr., you’re so damn hott. Frank Langella, will you be my daddy? Sally Hawkins, spit it out for God’s sake. Brad Pitt, I can’t look at you without thinking about you and Angelina having butt sex. Sorry.
Dear F: WTF? This links to a photo of some chick. What gives? Love,...
Retweeting @Newsweek: Kaplow: ‘After the inauguration, the Sheik viewed ‘Saw V.’ He recommends it.’ http://tinyurl.com/7385wy
Gold Digger Returns! NEWSWEEK Movie Guru Ramin... →
popvox:
<3s Photo courtesy AMPAS. The Gold Digger, aka NEWSWEEK’s Oscar blogger Ramin Setoodeh, is back to handicap who will win the world’s second most important…
If you’re going to read one Oscars nominee preview piece in the next 17 hours, this one is it….
The inauguration cost $170 million?!?!?!
whatcriscilikes:
blocksonblox: Whoa whoa whoa. Aren’t people losing jobs?
Yes, it cost between $150 and $170 mil.
Yes, the unemployment rate is increasing.
No, just because we are all broke it doesn’t mean that products, services, and property cost less.
Yes, it is good for the economy to put on productions such as this because it does create jobs and feed money into the economy and...
‘The recipe page has been the most-visited part of the Obama inauguration Website.’ Seriously, people, what is wrong with us?
What Is Sarah Palin Up to Today? Reversing Her... →
(via shutupweirdo)
Um, actually, A, I think she reversed her position after the success of Nailin’ Palin…
According to the constitution, Obama became pres. at noon. Also according the constitution, the disillusionment begins at 12:01…
Good Lord, is that thing really the Lincoln bible?
Apparently, There’s Some Sort of Event Going on in... →
See it streaming live here.
Posted in politics, The Presidency Tagged: Inauguration, Obama
Oh, Really? OK, that Totally Makes Sense →
Today from the Wall Street Journal’s Op-Ed Page: The real reason people criticise Bush is because he won in Iraq.
Posted in Iraq, Journalism, The Presidency
doree:
NBC is playing Arcade Fire—A CANADIAN BAND—as the background music to their “stunning pictures” (their words) of people flocking to St. John’s Church. I smell production assistant SABOTAGE. This WILL NOT GO UNPUNISHED.
Um, you do know that Barack Hussein Obama is NOT AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, right? This is just the beginning…
Poll: The first thing Obama should fix is:
brianvan:
A: The economy
B: Energy policy
C: Foreign affairs and military occupations
D: Peanut butter
E: Donovan McNabb’s passing accuracy
F: My friggin’ radiator
Oh HELL No.
frangry:
Last night, the fat fucking douche downstairs was watching American Idol super fucking crazy loud at 4 AM, so I got out of bed and slammed my foot on the floor to let him know what was up. Then the fucker slammed back on the ceiling about 17 times like the douchebag unemployed trust fund fuck that he is. I put in some ear plugs and found my back to sleep.
Just now, the cheesy coldplay...
caro:
Transatlanticism - Death Cab for Cutie
I...
Today in Obsessions: Ladyhawke. OK, I know that...
Relationships [past and present] that I wish I...
whatcriscilikes:
Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton
Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes
Assia Wevill and Ted Hughes
Emily Gould and Josh Stein
Simone De Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre
Jeremy Blake and Theresa Duncan
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise
Elliot Smith and Jenna Chiba
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
Sophia Coppola and Spike Jonze
Alanis Morsette and David Coulier
Oprah Winfrey and...
The Top Ten Fonts of 2008 (Thanks, JB) →
Retweeting @jess7bennett: If you’re not sick of cute kid Obama stories yet, this is kind of awesome: http://tinyurl.com/9s8b88
Watchsarahfrank:
Really proud of our “Beyond Words” series to commemorate the Inaug.
What S said. Really nice stuff
WatchThis, from Nwk’s fine video folks—Jon Groat, Sarah Frank and Lee Wang—is pretty great: Descendents of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington write their ancestors about Obama
Hodgman, still on a roll →
paultough:
Question: Exactly how and when did New York become “a city that never sleeps,” and hasn’t this had a negative impact on its health? — Posted by Jim Moskowitz
Answer: Kander and Ebb wrote that line for Liza Minnelli to sing in the movie “New York, New York,” because the lyric “the city full of hatefully ambitious people who are destroying themselves” didn’t fit; and also, at that...
Book Burning...
caro:
spiers:
It’s freezing in my apartment right now. I’m wearing a polar fleece (and still cold) and my dog is actually shivering. Am considering culling my book collection and starting a fire with the disposables. At a glance: prime candidates (bulky hardcovers only, as those make better fires):
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SPECIAL TOPICS IN CALAMITY PHYSICS by Marisha Pessl. It wasn’t bad; I just got a little...
