December 2011
33 posts
“This year was, relatively speaking, a tentative and uncertain one for American...”
– — Life lesson for the week, buried in the Oscarmetrics.
“…everything meaningful I’ve ever gotten has come from playing out of...”
– — Best of life’s lessons, thanks to Ta-Nehisi Coates
“Ask Osama bin Laden … if I engage in appeasement.”
– President Obama (via nationaljournal)
Gauntlet thrown.
(via joshsternberg)
I would like to see more of this hottie bad-ass version, please.
The Post, NYT and WSJ show same scene of Kabul... →
WaPo goes behind the scenes with Photo Directors from all 3; wonderful take on how the decisions were made from each paper.
“We’re all seeking that special person who is right for us. But if you’ve been...”
– Galway Kinnell (via atomos)
“I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a Christian. But you don’t need to be in the...”
– The full, glorious text of Rick Perry’s latest homophobic and everything-else-phobic campaign ad.
Fuck you, Rick Perry.
Love,
A liberal Christian.
(h/t reaganwasahorriblepresident)
Ditto from this Liberal Christian’s self.
“…the most valuable film critics are usually those people who come see a...”
– — David Fincher thinks I am the most valuable film critic!! I always knew it.
“Citigroup spent years intentionally buying up every bad mortgage loan it could...”
– Patrick Meighan, a writer for Family Guy, explains why he joined Occupy LA (via journalofajournalist)
Must be read. Must be.
BREAKING: Rod Blagojevich, who tried to sell a... →
Maybe he can take some courses there, and learn to type. Will make his second go at “Celebrity Apprentice” so much better…
Our Adults Is Idiots.
All apologies to Jorge, but our children isn’t learning, and it might be because their adults is idiots. I just spent TWENTY MINUTES on the phone with a woman explaining why receiving a personalized (read: auto-bot completed field) email does not signify she is a paying member of an organization.
“But I thought that… I mean, who would send me an email using my name? If I...
How I Got That Photo, by Jasna Hodzic →
Most amazing story about how someone actually gets pepper-sprayed. And not at Wal-Mart.
Jean-Ralphio's Guide to Modern Manhood in GQ →
rejectedjokes:
Recently, GQ asked to interview me as Jean-Ralphio to discuss “gentlemanly etiquette.” I have never said yes to anything faster in my entire life. Thank you to Matt Margini from GQ for the interview and to Mike Schur (Showrunner of Parks and Rec) for answering my email- ”Are you cool with me doing…
Jean-Ralphio… swoon.
“Thanksgiving leftovers aren’t the only things that get reheated this time of...”
– Tony Perkins, via Family Research Council press release.
Quick note to world: you will not be chided for saying “Merry Christmas.” No, you won’t. You never have been. No, you haven’t. The end. Knock it off.
PS: If occasionally having to hear other viewpoints or share a national holiday with...
“You don’t have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt. You...”
– — Could not love this woman any more, in any universe, at all.