February 2012
28 posts
“Jay-Z made sure to acknowledge friends in attendance: “I’d like to give a...”
– — Um. (via Jay-Z Headlines a Concert at Carnegie Hall)
“Our wedding was about much, much more than a certificate and a platinum band. It...”
– Newsweek & The Daily Beast editor David Jefferson writes on his four gay marriages—and the significance of his one wedding, a human rite of passage. (via newsweek)
Obama for America: “I’m going to make a special... →
barackobama:
“I’m going to make a special plea to the press—not just the folks who are here, but also your editors—give this some attention. This is the kind of stuff, what these young people are doing, that’s going to make a bigger difference in the life of our country over the long term than just about…
“That was the year, my twenty-eighth, when I was discovering that not all...”
– Joan Didion, “Goodbye to All That” (via pinkhotel)
“Late afternoon of April 25. The window slats casting bars of shadow all over his...”
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Feet In Smoke: A Story About Electrified Near-Death
This is pretty fantastic from John Jeremiah Sullivan, and I suspect the book is even better. (via markcoatney)
“If she’s got our piñata, I’m gonna be pissed.” — as if that line alone doesn’t scream...
“She said the new design approach can be summed in one sentence: “It is Didot...”
– — Oh yes. All redesigns can be summed-up in three typography choices. (via Harper’s Bazaar Unveils New Look)
“If I cram my life full of the things I love, there is no room for the things I...”
– (via Alt Summit Report)
January 2012
42 posts
“It’s true, mail really does take longer to get to Brooklyn.”
– — More daily lessons, via Gossip Girl Recap: Jesus Owes Me One
“To live a happy, fulfilled, and purposeful life every day is not just a dream;...”
– Today’s Secret of Happiness. Boom, now you know.
“No matter how long you work, it’s always going to end sometime. And there’s...”
– Keith Haring, Rolling Stone (August 10, 1989). The clarity with which Haring closes this interview is both inspiring and tragic. I do think we’re a death-fixated culture — ours is an obsession that fuels rigid religiosities, notions of “legacy” and monolithic identities, and the rush to supplement...
“Cameron was obviously fucking Ferris’ girlfriend behind his back. Next...”
– (via Ferris Bueller Does Not Have Another Day Off)
"I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY'" →
murkavenue:
CLUE 1: “went to short dogs house, they was watching Yo MTV RAPS” Yo MTV RAPS first aired: Aug 6th 1988 CLUE 2: Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on: Feb 23 1993 CLUE 3: ”The Lakers beat the Super Sonics” Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release…
It just gets SO MUCH BETTER.
Boom. New mandatory holiday.
