May 2013
10 posts
“Howard Gordon wanted Saul to be Jewish, and I think with Mandy, there’s, like,...”
– Homeland Casting Directors on Finding Sexy Saul — Vulture
“An earlier version of this article and the picture caption with it included...”
– Rachel Kushner, Author of ‘The Flamethrowers’ - NYTimes.com
“Dorsey’s last Instagram shot perhaps said the proverbial thousand words about it...”
– Mark Zuckerberg and Kevin Systrom on What Really Happened When Facebook Bought Instagram | Vanity Fair
Review: Birthday Cake Oreos
honesttoblr:
Yesterday I went to Ralph’s in Studio City by myself. I usually have one or both sons in tow; strolling through the aisles unencumbered felt both nostalgic and novel. It was a real Calgon moment for old Brookie.
I saw that they had Birthday Cake Oreos. I don’t buy that trans-fatty Mississippi shit for my kids, but I definitely eat it myself. I threw them in the cart next to all the...
“We live in the era of President Barack Obama,” Ulaby adds. “Welcome...”
– Why Do NPR Reporters Have Such Great Names? - Deirdre Mask - The Atlantic
“In fact, the companies ended up creating a proprietary seasoner in the process,...”
– Deep Inside Taco Bell’s Doritos Locos Taco | Fast Company | Business Innovation
April 2013
19 posts
“It’s just God-awful,” Kevin Cassem, a bookseller at McNally Jackson, said on...”
– New ‘Great Gatsby’ Book Carries a Hollywood Look - NYTimes.com
“Like Mr. Lhota, Mr. Frangoulis said he had had to cut back. “I’m 52,” he...”
– With Fellow Cigar Enthusiasts, Lhota Raises Money in Smoky Haze - NYTimes.com
“We started with base pay. I wrote down the least I would work for and asked them...”
– Somewhere, an editor at Huffington Post gets an idea…
The secret to a higher salary is to ask for nothing at all – Quartz
“Boring people are busy, the great ones are just having fun.”
– HIGHLIGHTED LIFE: Be better than “busy” (via msg)
“It is, in fact, content,” Mr. Perlis said.”
– Sponsors Now Pay for Online Articles, Not Just Ads - NYTimes.com
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“Yes, Elephant was recorded on ’60s (hell, maybe 1860s!) tube amps...”
– The White Stripes’ ‘Elephant’ Turns 10 | SPIN | Newswire
“Books, of course, will be replaced by video games in the coming decade. To read...”
– What Writing Programs Ought To Teach You When They Teach You About Writing | The Awl
“Overbay and Vernon Wells is either one of the greatest personnel trolls of all...”
– Yakkin’ About Baseball: Lucas Duda and the Infinite Sadness | The Classical
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“What rhymes with ‘hug...
March 2013
7 posts
“It’s no surprise that Google would create a product so imbued with...”
– If You Wear Google’s New Glasses You Are An Asshole
“Soon, New York was lousy with bistros. It was a good era if you wanted a kir,...”
– ’Ino Helped Usher In Simpler, Freer Fare - NYTimes.com
“Mr. Thurston is clearly in need of a few facts, but perhaps these aren’t...”
– L’Hôte: sometimes the punishment is being the person who deserves the punishment
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Love this.
February 2013
8 posts
“I used to think that the interesting issue was whether we should have a monarchy...”
– Hilary Mantel · Royal Bodies · LRB 21 February 2013
ruth curry: and that's when I hit 'close tab' →
emilygould:
ruthcurry:
I reactivated my OKCupid profile last week because… . why exactly… ? Well, I know why, I am a human being who needs companionship and affection. But a few days in I am remembering all too clearly the feeling of hypersensitive aimless doomy resignation that accompanies scrolling through and judging lists of people like Seamlessweb restaurant options.
Tonight’s...
January 2013
8 posts
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This a capella film score album is delightfully...
Remembering brilliant baseball icon Earl Weaver. |... →
These pants the umpires are wearing! Also: Didn’t Earl Weaver have an Amiga baseball game?
“Also I don’t know what Tim Raines ever did to these guys, except use coke...”
– Yakkin’ About Baseball: No Aaron Sele, No Peace | The Classical 