January 2012
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That moment when you realize that your DVR can’t record WWE Raw, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Hoarders at the same time.
Already not looking forward to this Summer
Whether it ends up being Gingrich, Romney, or naturalized zombie Winston Churchill it does not bode well for the customary late Summer political “silly season” that the press is already in ridiculous mode. That said, I really hope Team Obama releases a more detailed statement about the Jan Brewer thing, so they can stop quoting her and ther cromulent use of the word...
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true confessions
Last night at guitar school, when I offered to teach a woman how to play a U2 song (she only knew D, A, E, and G. If there were some sort of USDA listing of the ingredients of their discography, it would be a good 55-60% D, A, and E), and she 1) made it plain that she’d prefer a guy and 2) said that she didn’t want to learn anything by U2 and wanted to learn something good, like Taylor...
Oh, Duff…
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“4. I have no idea what these songs are supposed to be about. The lyrics are...”
– Or, you could like, listen closer and think. It’s not that hard. I like Klosterman, but no music writer is ever anywhere near good when s/he tries to parse why others like an artist without doing the actual messy ethnographic work, or (much worse) to be a sportswriter/political wonk and predict an...
“I Think I Am A Transformational Figure.”
– This list on the Mitt Romney campaign website of crazy things Newt Gingrich has said is pure gold.
sex, art, and politics: lastbutnotleast:... →
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Depends on what you mean by knowledge and what you mean by enjoy. I have to know how to read in order to… you know, read. But I wouldn’t have to know medieval history enjoy the Canturbury Tales. It would enhance…
My bad. I thought it was in written in Modern English back in the Middle Ages and then translated into...
Rap Industry Fan Fiction: Common finally confronts... →
rapindustryfanfiction:
Of course it was going to happen like this, Drake thought to himself as he exited the dressing room of the Gap. It was the only way.
Common was right there, blocking his path to the three-way mirror, smirking. His head was so shiny. Drake wanted to punch him in it.
“Comm,” he said, doing…
shana--e asked: Re: outrage - hugo schwyzer is writing for Jezebel. His latest article is about women liberating themselves through cum facials. Oh and something else about wanting people w/o dicks to lend more concern to the struggles of those with dicks. Page views!
nickminichino:
Confidential to those upset about an attempted murderer’s latest column: hate-reading still counts toward page views for a website’s ad sales.
The disadvantage of careful tumblr pruning is that I have a dashboard full of calm people and Criterion gifs. I never get to gawk at the good fights anymore. I have no clue what the above is about.
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Lies, Damned Lies, and the Inability to Understand...
Let’s say you were writing up the following poll results:
As we enter the presidential election year of 2012, what potential news event do you fear the most?
President Obama wins reelection 33%
Taxes will increase 31%
Iran will get a nuclear weapon 16%
Obama will lose reelection 16%
North Korea will attack South Korea 4%
Would you make the headline Poll: Americans, 2-1, Fear...
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If people could see my face when I read their “it takes so much courage to Google myself” posts…
Dear Associated Press,
Some of us are old enough that when we see the headline, “Geldof pregnant with First Child,” we horrifyingly think you’re talking about Bob. Then we think, “oh that’s how it all ends, a three-eyed goat emerges full-born from Bob Geldof’s thigh!” Then we think, “oh yeah, it’s probably Peaches or the other one.”
“There’s such a double standard when it comes to that. Really, there are certain...”
– Nick DiPaolo, to LAist
Watch. Like. Follow. and you could see Nick on Comedy Central this Friday night!
(via comedycentral)
They’re not off limits if you’re funny. If you’re Nick DiPaolo…
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Dallas teen missing since 2010 was mistakenly... →
“I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them somebody else’s...”
– Rick Santorum’s racist welfare rant about taxpayer money. (via think-progress)
Santorum’s too stupid to know that dog whistles are supposed to be silent. Add Wonkette to your rss, kids.
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I met Kerry King from Slayer on the R Train
rockandrolltedium:
I was getting on the R train on 57th and 7th in midtown, when Kerry King got out of the train with some chick. I went “Kerry King!” and he went “Hey man!” and we both just walked away.
by Manuel Patino
December 2011
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Did I ever tell you about the time....: I met one... →
rockandrolltedium:
I was having a drink after work with a friend in the hotel bar next to the cinema I worked in. I noticed all these goths glued to the window in the bar… I asked a guy sitting near me who they were waiting for. He told me Marilyn Manson. I asked if he and his friends had come from the gig too. He…
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I spent a lot of the Christmas weekend watching wresting with my nephew (he’s that age). I’m thinking about watching it again. After all, it’d give me something to talk about should I ever meet Billy Corgan (I feel like he might be insufferable on the topic of guitars).
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“On behalf of all gays and lesbians living in Minnesota, I would like to...”
– Gay community apologizes to Amy Koch for ruining her marriage
Sometimes I feel like working in the business world is eroding my grammar and vocabulary. Then I see Tao Lin and realize I’m a great writer (by percentile).
But between this guy and that article about the zygote girl yesterday, and Lana Del Rey thing, I have a question. Are ‘ludes back somehow? Do they still even make them? Or has weed continued the trend I saw in the ’90s and...
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The Rap/Rock Collaborations We Deserve |... →
Still waiting for that Sir Mix-a-Lot/The Presidents of the United States of America collaboration to drop.
Maybe it's just the way I shop...
I put all shopping under two rubrics: clothes shopping and grocery shopping. When you’re grocery shopping, especially when you’re (wisely) doing it on a full stomach, it’s a case of “I need an avocado, two limes, and some Greek yogurt.” When you’re clothes shopping, it’s a case of “I’m looking for clothes.” (*this is not a perfect...
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“Compared with online retailers, bookstores present a frustrating consumer...”
– Okay, I know I’ve recommended him before, but I’m jumping of the Farhad Manjoo bandwagon. Not just because he prefers Amazon shopping to local bookstores—that’s well within the mainstream of course—but because his logic is so anti-intellectual, to use Amazon’s own M.O. to defend its impact on book...
“I have been perplexed for some time why Newt Gingrich is routinely acknowledged...”
– “The Cartoon Professor.”
I agree with this point in terms of the perception of Gingrich’s persona, and the fact that it’s a very strategic move on his part. I also happen to think that the writer’s logic implies a bit of boundary-drawing that I think might not be the best general course of action.
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I can’t stand stuff like this, from the right or the left.
Issa, chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent a letter dated Monday to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar requesting any communication between the Department of Interior and the White House regarding the Occupy D.C. protests.
Barack Obama is not some sort o god with his eye on the sparrow, there...