January 2010
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Ten years ago tonight:
I was at what was universally acknowledged to be one of the best Drama League parties of all time, at Ryan Callahan’s house. At midnight, his dad turned out the lights as a funny Y2K joke. At dawn, we left food all over the passed-out, sleeping Catlan. It was good times.
I guess the fact that my high school experience did not suck out loud is kinda rare, huh.
December 2009
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Editorial - Failed State - NYTimes.com →
The New York Times advocates for voting against every single incumbent on the New York state ballot next year. Frankly? I’m with them. Clean slate time. Sorry to the very few non-corrupt lawmakers out there, some of whom I’m sure could be spared; but when you vote this year, really ask yourself if you’re voting for the right candidate, considering the mismanagement of this state...
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An Incomplete List Of Albums I Listened To In 2009...
Lily Allen, It’s Not Me, It’s You; Ciara, Fantasy Ride; Depeche Mode, Sounds Of The Universe; Metric, Fantasies; PJ Harvey & John Parish, A Woman A Man Walked By; Tiga, Ciao!; U2, No Line On The Horizon; Jenny Wilson, Hardships!
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An Incomplete List Of Albums I Liked In 2009
Alphabeat, The Spell; Amerie, In Love & War; Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavillion; Annie, Don’t Stop; Basement Jaxx, Scars; Kelly Clarkson, All I Ever Wanted; Fever Ray, Fever Ray; Jay-Z, The Blueprint 3; Little Boots, Hands; Moby, Wait For Me; Morrissey, Years Of Refusal; Pet Shop Boys, Yes; Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix; Royksopp, Junior; St. Vincent, Actor; Weezer,...
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An Incomplete List Of Albums I Loved In 2009
Bat For Lashes, Two Suns; Florence & The Machine, Lungs; Franz Ferdinand, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand; Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster; Shakira, She Wolf; The XX, XX
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Adam Lambert - “Music Again” - For...
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An Extremely Important Point About AVATAR That I...
Sam Worthington is the hottest man on the face of the planet and I want to make babies with him. Or at least try reeeeaaaally hard.
Sure that’s predictable, he’s “classically handsome” or whatever, but if him being FUCKING HOT is predictable then I don’t want to be a wild and crazy maverick. Or something. Whatever, I’m so alone.
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“This decade will one day be remembered by economists (in China) as the last...”
– The Awl: The End Of The 00s - Horrible Decade of Constant Terror Doesn’t Officially End Until the World Does, In 2012, by Ken Layne
See, you laugh, but it’s not funny, because it’s true. Unlike things that are funny because they’re true. No, this one is so true it’s...
Robert Pattinson Replaces Tobey Maguire in...
To all on my dashboard who were reblogging this: did you actually click the link? It’s an April Fool’s joke from eight months ago. Go back about your business. Tobey Maguire is still theoretically in the next movie, for what that’s even worth.
Gettin’ my Maura Johnston fact-check on. The internet: If a tree falls in the forest, and somebody just tells you about it, did...
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So, AVATAR.
Gonna jump on the bandwagon a couple weeks late and simply say that AVATAR was one of the best moviegoing experiences I’ve had in years, and it made me feel the way I often did coming out of movies in high school, when thinking about the movie you’d just seen was earnest and new and completely unencumbered by seen-it-all cynicism. (Seeing it in my hometown mall’s movie theatre...
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Ridiculous Website Startup and/or Next Google...
Enter a zip code, a start time, a list of movies you want to see, and the distance you’re willing to travel, and the site spits out your best options for non-overlapping three or four-film marathons of showtimes, including travel times between theatres.
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Seriously, though, you guys:
WHY IS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII SO HARD.
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“(W)e weren’t cynical about having been given ten, 12, 13 hours—whatever we had...”
– DAVID SIMON - Vice Magazine
And on the very first page of the interview, David Simon says something powerfully insightful. God fucking bless.
EDITED TO ADD: OK, am on page two now and it’s just getting better and better, every interview with this man is a gold mine and a totally essential...
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TCJ 300 Conversations: Denny O’Neil & Matt... →
Long, good read.
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Sumerians Look On In Confusion As God Creates... →
Superb. Just superb.
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Ask me anything. →
OK, fine, I’ll jump on this bandwagon. Not that I anticipate anything non-humiliating coming of it.
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“To be fair to Tobes, for a while he only played this song during his shows,...”
– The 50 Worst Songs of the ’00s, F2K No. 18: Toby Keith, “Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue (The Angry American)” - New York Music - Sound of the City
OH FUUUUUUUUUCK
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MTA Mythbusting: back again « On Transport →
Via The Awl, a useful rundown of the facts behind the MTA’s persistent deficits.
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How the Senate bill would contain the cost of... →
Yet another must-read piece by Atul Gawande. Single best writer on health care in America, without a doubt.
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HOW IS IT NOT EVEN 3 PM YET?!?
adeandabet:
TODAY IS CRAWLING BY!
What he said, but louder.
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“My favorite thing about your mayor, for whom you voted and whose lawn sign you...”
– That’s Your Mayor: Seven Hills Mayor David Bentkowski - Politics - Videogum
I love that I actually do read Videogum for the articles. 90% of the time I don’t even watch the damn videos, I like Gabe’s writing so much.
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Those are the only three pictures I have of him.
Don’t even have one of the two of us together.
Two years ago today. Had dinner with him and his mother the night before he died.
And THAT’S a major reason why today sucked. Miss you, handsome.
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Oscar’s New Math - Carpetbagger Blog - NYTimes.com →
How the Oscar ballots work this year with 10 nominees. Something to keep in the back of your head for later.
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Rugby Robe: Robes at L.L.Bean →
Can you tell I’m in the grips of a strong capitalist/materialist hunger? This shit looks hella comfy though.
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AppleInsider | Major print publishers confirm... →
Content Industry In “Actually Trying To Get Out Ahead Of Apple Before Their Business Model Gets Shot In The Head” Shocker
Snark aside, this is a follow-up to the post from the other day. I’m intrigued, pleased, and looking forward to hearing more.
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If I won the lottery...
THIS.
(Yes I frequently torture myself by looking at high-end real-estate listings; what of it?)
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Black Pepper–Manchego Cheese Puffs Recipe by -... →
I kinda want to make these. Did somebody post this recipe on my dashboard this morning? They probably did, but the tab’s been open all day, so I’ve forgotten.
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