December 2009
64 posts
“Like many Supreme Court justices, SDO is a good lawyer; she didn’t just...”
– the Awl
My Drinks of the 00s [Listed Chronologically]
White Russian: I didn’t really know what to order at bars with my freshly minted Maryland fake ID in hand. NYU Students are thrust into a weird situation where they must fake being adults to get booze instead of drinking at house parties where the choices tend to be made for them. So, I chose this, from The Big Lebowski, which was an edgy thing to do at the time, I swear. Now, I know that...
“Don’t you love, by the way, “market research (aka reporting)”?...”
– Slate
Demographics: The Awl's '00's Series
fek:
You are either:
Someone who got an email who was asked to write something.
Someone who’s email asking you to write something was lost in a SPAM filter.
Someone who is upset that they either weren’t “invited” to write something like it’s some kind of velvet rope club* or someone who lost their email and think they weren’t considered to write something for them and are therefore offended....
Do you pay for everything or do you accept freebies? I do get offered press trips. I recently had to turn down one, for Princess Cruises, the “Follow Me at Sea” press trip that took a lot of bloggers. Why did you turn it down? They wouldn’t fly me from Asia.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Nomadic Matt!
The Worst Festivus Ever →
fek:
Today is Festivus. Which, if you didn’t know, is “a holiday for the rest of us.” Beyond this, I have no real idea what a Festivus is, but I do know this: Allen Salkin wrote the book on it. And Allen Salkin was laid off from the New York Times last week.
My personal tribute to Allen Salkin. I didn’t mention him by name, but for the record, Cajun Boy had much to do with this piece, my...
"If SI and Esquire are such hotbeds of tech and... →
(via katiebakes)
Shafer-tastic! Also: anyone else notice that the SI demo shows how they can push content after football games right to the tablet? Um, you’re going to get Rick Reilly to work on a weekend? Didn’t think so. Posnanski, that I’d believe.
Anecdotal Economic Indicators, Pt. 87
At long last, I bought my Christmas card of the season yesterday, in the Walgreen’s on Astor Place. Conveniently located across the street from FedEx! In the greeting card aisle, there were multiple rows of “Here’s some cash!” Christmas cards, way more than I’ve ever seen in previous years. I speak as someone who usually needs cash at Christmastime.
There were also...
“Some companies now have computer programs than can run a dump of all the charges...”
– Mary S. Schaeffer, talking to Joe Sharkey about expense accounts in The NY Times. (via paulbrady)
Friends, this is how it starts. This is also how the FBI used to track Mafia money transfers, which were automatically red flagged by banks at, I think $10K. So they’d watch for frequent $9K and...
America's No. 2 single, ladies and gents.
maura:
sablesma:
(reblogging because I can’t believe Kesha is famous and she’s terrible and she once destroyed my friends apartment with the entire contents of their fridge and the last time i saw her someone threw a 40 bottle at her and hit her in the head. seriously, ouch.)
Just remembered this. Um… DETAILS??
I dunno, can’t we just view this as a highly entertaining song written by...
Day changer.
katiebakes:
Today I had a lightbulb moment that I can sneak-listen to WFAN at work through my headset. Why I never thought of this before I have no idea. ANYWAY just was treated to this (paraphrased) Joe Benigno gem, w/r/t the Jets:
Benigno: The Jets [winning the Super Bowl] — to go back to the woman thing — are like that girl you just want to have so badly. Benigno: And it’s all you can think...
“Through her agent, Laura Langlie, Ash received five offers. “I went with Little,...”
– Good job, girlfriend! (from PW)
“I volunteered to serve food to the workers at Ground Zero after 9/11. There were...”
– Sigourney Weaver (via mollylambert)
This is actually standard procedure for dogs searching in rubble—they always have to hide at the end to make sure the dogs find someone alive at the end of their shift.
This snowfall in Alaska: Taller than me. →
(via maura)
So glad I don’t have to shovel the driveway of anyone there.
“Yet the problems of bum-pinching and passionate passengers in the toilets pale...”
– Times of London
"Apparently," Berenbaum says, in males, "there is... →
You can't spell "Commodore" without "commode" →
What CityCenter is Like
So, I was out in Las Vegas for the CityCenter opening. One day of the three-day festivities was plenty, thankyouverymuch. The entire project, which was finished only when Dubai World sued MGM to complete it after MGM tried to pull out, is staggeringly unnecessary. It’s like visiting the home of a couple that remains married because it’s too expensive to be divorced.
It’s a...
“Gawker has been moving in the opposite direction by hiring experienced...”
– Mediaite
Given my current situation, yeah, I certainly hope so.
(via paulbrady)
Gawker’s been hiring experienced reporters? News to me. Would that be the ones that don’t know what Esquire’s “What I’ve Learned” feature is, or that are “jealous of all the...
Walking down Fremont East last night...
A young woman walking in the other direction yelled at me “Hey curly hair! I love your curly hair, curly hair!” I thanked her and kept walking. She continued. “I’m sorry, curly hair. You know, I’m black, so I shouldn’t be talking to you. Bye!”
Right.
This is after Sunday, when I paid for my tacos at the Ranch Market grocery store (the aforementioned...
What it means to be a New Yorker
Today I’m ensconced in a very mid-mod Suite at the Valley Ho here in Scottsdale, the definition an inoffensive place. Though, the Mondrian and Asia de Cuba were empty and sad, like they built for a future—a future that contained scores and scores of LA douchebags—and that future never came.
Nevertheless, as much as I enjoy this room, the best part is that it has a washer and...
Payback Time - Many See the VAT Option as a Cure... →
Gosh, Glenn Beck’s viewers are going to be disappointed when they find out the VAT Option doesn’t involve tarring and feathering President Obama and Nancy Pelosi.
“I’m sorry if some people have lost their jobs. I want to make that part...”
– Esther Newberg, not a fan of Kirkus. They didn’t like anything, but isn’t there value in a publication that doesn’t like anything?
“To read Simmons, you might get the impression that basketball in the seventies...”
– NYM
pantone's color of the year: discuss. →
designage:
skater clothes
original G3 iMac in bondi blue
actresses who were popular in 2002
hypnotiq liqueur
betty rubble
vintage punchbuggies
80s-era esprit
vanessa abrams
bob dylan: “i’ve seen all these decoys through a set of deep turquoise eyes / and i feel so depressed.”
turquoise jewelry purchased on a trip to the southwest when you were 17 and wanted to get drunk but you were...
Fuck Joe Clark and the Submission He Rode In On →
fek:
Seriously.
Good writing gets around quickly. It gets people excited. And you don’t have to beg people to read it or try and out them to make some kind of point.
Anybody who’s worked in book publishing or at any kind of agency, house, or firm that handles literary properties knows what a pain in the ass unsolicited submissions are. Almost nothing ever comes of them.
Most of them are by...
BULLFROG & BAUM TO REPRESENT JUST SALAD
This email subject line amuses me. Yes yes, I know it’s a company, but still.
I think we can all agree
That Bill Simmons’ book is worth $12 so you can find out what’s on his “Mount Rushmore of Sandwiches”, no?
