June 2008
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“I am obliged to report that at the present moment the Russian empire is run by...”
– Maurice Paléologue, 1917.
Jun 1st
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Today Peet recited Radiohead songs in his Richard Dreyfuss impression, then Nine Inch Nails as John Stossel. I could have died from laughing.
Jun 1st
May 2008
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May 31st
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May 31st
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Passive-Aggressive Notes →
Dammit, I love this site.
May 30th
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I am a post-coital idiot
hugehuge: Recumbent 3 a.m. conversation a few days ago: She [sincerely and without warning]: I’m attracted to everything about you. Even the Darth Vader sword hanging on your wall. Me [thinking]: Oh my god, that’s the sweetest thing anyone has said to me in a very long time. Me [out loud]: Correction: it’s a lightsaber.
May 30th
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“Your heart is my piñata.”
– Chuck Palahniuk, whose books I keep meaning to read but fail to interest me when I pick them up.
May 30th
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MOBA: The Museum of Bad Art →
May 30th
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May 29th
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May 29th
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May 29th
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In Scott McLellan's Book, "Harsh Words for Bush" →
And to think I wrote the man off as the dopiest press secretary ever.
May 28th
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“Penguins are so sensitive to my needs.”
– Lyle Lovett
May 28th
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May 28th
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Listen“Riot Sounds Produce Riots,” Alec...
May 28th
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May 28th
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May 27th
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“I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am...”
– Frida Kahlo
May 27th
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May 27th
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WatchWatch
Jill Bolte Taylor speaks about her stroke and subsequent “torrent of creative energy” at the March 2008 TED conference. See also: A Superhighway to Bliss, in the New York Times.
May 26th
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ListenWilco’s “Via Chicago,” live in...
May 26th
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May 25th
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May 25th
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May 25th
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May 25th
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May 25th
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ListenFugazi, “Give Me the Cure.”
May 25th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 23rd
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Good Read on Gordon Lish and Raymond Carver →
(via crushingquiet)
May 23rd
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Letting Go: Smoking and Nonsmoking →
By David Sedaris, for the New Yorker.
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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May 22nd
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“See here, my soi-disant Prince! You’ll have no more of my songs to sing!...”
– Will Oldham on Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. See also: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy on Will Oldham. Via Domino Record Company.
May 22nd
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The best compliment I ever received was when a friend told me he’d like to discuss my character, but he hates to speak in superlatives. Of course, unless he meant negative superlatives, in which case that would be the worst insult I’ve ever received.
May 22nd
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Leon Theremin: Rocker, Lover, KGB Agent →
May 22nd
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I just posted the Craigslist ad for my replacement. Now, if I could just get some writing done I’ll be in good shape. Edit: My ad got fifteen replies in the first hour, but you’d be amazed at the lack of reading comprehension some people have. Like, don’t tell me you’ll furnish references upon request if I’ve already specifically requested them. Also, when has it...
May 21st
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May 21st
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May 19th
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May 18th
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Listen“Dal,” by Skinny Puppy.
May 18th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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ListenNeutral Milk Hotel, “Holland, 1945”
May 17th
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The Long, Flat, Seemingly Endless Bataan Death...
This segment title, I think, is better than “Clusterfuck to the White House,” “Mess-o-potamia,” or “Panderer’s Box.” Bravo, Daily Show, bravo.
May 16th
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WatchWatch
Soft Focus’s interview with Genesis P-Orridge. Ancient, but excellent. Part Two Part Three Part Four
May 16th
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Listen“Art Star,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
May 16th