February 2011
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“Do it, because a girl who reads understands syntax. Literature has taught her...”
– You Should Date An Illiterate Girl by Charles Warnke
Feb 1st
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January 2011
27 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) →
Gang of Four (38) Twin Shadow (30) Mogwai (17) The Dears (15) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (15) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 29th
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Jan 27th
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Listenfuckyeahbluemonday: Yes, here it is, the version...
Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
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The Iceman Cometh: The Rise of a Gourmet Ice... →
l looked down at that and I realized, it’s fucking shitty ice. That’s what that is. The ice is fucking up all of my cocktails. Every one of them.
Jan 21st
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Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
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Jan 19th
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Jan 14th
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Jan 14th
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Jan 12th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-9) →
Ultravox (23) Beulah (21) Pixies (20) Devo (17) The Lords of the New Church (11) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 12th
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Verizon Has The iPhone. Now Can We Please Put The... →
“You can choose to be in bed with whatever companies you like, or you can dislike mobile technology, or you can put a rotary phone on your desk and call yourself Commissioner Gordon. As long as I have what serves me and you have what serves you, I feel no need to explain to you why you would be better off with my phone, and I’ll thank you not to explain why I would be better off with...
Jan 11th
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“But can you claim a home in a nameless place, at the edge of a wandering border?...”
– Michael Chabon, author of “Wonder Boys” and ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay,” previews his new book, “Telegraph Avenue.”  Read the full article here. (via theatlantic)
Jan 10th
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Please Vote, Help The Disabled (Via Video Games) →
vitka: My brother and I run a charity. Our goal is to get kids stuck in hospitals video games and build them a social network so they aren’t so isolated. Please vote for us above — the funding will greatly help our cause.
Jan 8th
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New! Improved! Shape Up Your Life! →
I can’t believe this is a book review. Everything about Mr. Ferriss’s book declares: This is not your auntie’s self-help book. No muffled “I’m OK — You’re OK” tone here. The vibe is: I’m Superbad, bro, and I have dimples. You’re a mole person who, if you become an angel investor in my books, might someday touch the hem of my Speedo.
Jan 7th
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Jan 7th
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An artisanal plea from a fed-up foodie →
Please, don’t say “foodies.” First of all, it sounds like baby talk: Does my liddle foodie-woodie want some artisanal-wizzanal Twinkie-winkies? Second, most of America loves to hate people who won’t shut up about their elite, snobby food, so much so that a new term has been coined, reports Chow: foochebags.
Jan 6th
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The Elements of Clunk →
Slang can streamline or lend poetry to language, or both. The new errors and changes, on the other hand, make it longer and more prosaic. They give a new sound to prose. I call it clunk.
Jan 5th
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The Coats of Edward Gorey →
Jan 5th
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Jan 5th
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Jan 5th
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WatchWatch
Am fascinated by my Pummelvision because of the sheer amount of beers ‘n cats!
Jan 1st