February 2012
16 posts
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“Sternberg’s emotional state is now officially one of panic. And the panic...”
– David Foster Wallace, ‘Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way’
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“Amanda tried writing a card or something. She wrote that she and her fiancé had...”
– Allegra Goodman: “La Vita Nuova” : The New Yorker
Hits the ‘Lorrie Moore’ side of spurned-romance writing.
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“Many versions of American pastoral, going back through the nineteenth century,...”
– Article from 2007 by Paul Giles that came from a time when Franzen wasn’t such an almighty dick.
“As Patrick Field, cycling guru and founder of the London School of Cycling says;...”
– Why I ‘Run Red Lights’ - Wheels, Pedals, Person
Wicked. My default thing about most people’s lack of etiquette (taking the corner on a stairwell, diagonal walking at zebra-crossing, trying to get on trains before people have gotten off) is that they’re not happy.
January 2012
41 posts
Louis C.K. returns to Parks and Recreation as Dave...
fyeahlouisck:
Episode description: Leslie and Ben run into Dave (Louis C.K.) while meeting with the Chief of Police. Andy searches for a song to represent Leslie’s campaign.
“The meal is not over when I’m full. The meal is over when I hate myself.”
– Louis CK (via jamesidol)
“It’s difficult to talk about Music For Airports, because it’s like trying to...”
– SWINGING MODERN SOUNDS #33: The Sweet Spot - The Rumpus.net by Rick Moody
Planning a Mastermind night with friends
One of my categories will definitely be ‘Seinfeld’ haven’t decided what the other one will be yet maybe films of ‘Wes Anderson’ (my undergrad dissertation topic) or like ‘the roster of the X-Men from 1995-2002’
“After 15 years, I’ve seen 1925 features. (I haven’t counted the shorts, or any...”
– How Many Movies Have You Seen? | HTMLGIANT
awesome stats
Reminder about the songs currently in the charts
wherewolves:
They mean how beautiful and near she is. Though now each asks no more than to rest an elbow on your consciousness as a tired lane swimmer pauses for breath at the end of the pool, then pushes away again, when they do it won’t be forever; they will catch you in some bar or bedroom and mean how beautiful and near she is.
- - Tim Cockburn
Brian Eno: On Some Faraway Beach
doobie doo.
Steven Brown: Fanfare (from Music for Solo Piano)
...
“Gold loves bad news. When the economy slumps, lots of people suddenly wake up to...”
– Wells Tower ‘Changing to the Gold Standard and the Gold Rush in Klondike’
“C.K. describes his approach as “deconstruction to a point where you’re left with...”
– RS_Louie_CK_Jonah_Weiner
“Shandling’s foam pit is a place called the Comedy & Magic Club, in the...”
– Amy Wallace survives a rare sparring session with Garry Shandling: Humor: GQ
Garry sounds a little bit wack but still interested to see him do like proper comedy again
