July 2009
Speak of the Devil! Just released today: the trailer for Fantastic Mr Fox. You may enjoy the trailer even more after reading the following interview passage from Jason Schwartzman. It illustrates just how meticulous Anderson is in every step of his film making. I love it… and will be standing in line when Mr Fox opens this Thanksgiving.
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Beaks: It was just announced that THE...
Ra Ra Riot - St. Peter’s Day Festival
The Onion turns into The Red Onion... but for how... →
Treaty of Paris on Chicago Tonight
At a fundamental level, functioning socially means mastering one’s impulses. The...
– Bendict Carey in the NYT
I heart Aziz Ansari.
Really NSFW by the by.
“Put it this way: if the consensus of the economic experts is grim, the...
– Krugman in the NYT
Henderson knocks out Bisping.
Absolutely brutal.
Addiction as a dance.
But it’s not right to end on a note of cultural pessimism because there is the...
– David Brooks in his NYT Column
The Legislature can make the change, can facilitate the change, as laws like the...
– Ruth Bader Ginsburg in an NYT Interview
To the Dallas Morning News, he would say the same thing. Newspapers need to...
– From “Priced to Sell” Gladwell’s review of “Free: The Future of a Radical Price”
NBA Draft Night
Jones: "For the fans that haven't seen you play, which NBA player do you think you play like?"
Rubio: "I'm Ricky Rubio, I'm not like anyone else."
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original.”
- Ken Robinsin at Ted
“I know you’ve got a god-shaped hole / You’re bleeding out...
– What’s your favorite nonsensical Wilco lyric? Paste has a list of their 5 favorites.
The New Horace and Scottie? →