August 2012
39 posts
“I started writing songs for cats because I’d gotten bored writing songs for...”
– CAN’T GET ENUFF
In Search of the Living, Purring, Singing Heart of the Online Cat-Industrial Complex | Underwire | Wired.com
“Tampa also has a significant place in ecdysiast history as one of the first...”
– The Art of the National Convention Strip Club Trend Piece
“In fact, the best things to seek out are the tried-and-true classics: some of...”
– Orgy of Excess: Three Days of Eating at the Minnesota State Fair — Grub Street New York
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I want a Bummer Gun. Bang bang to bummers.
“So sick of those guys. “It isn’t October without Daniel Descalso...”
– Yakkin’ About Baseball: Entering Jeremy Guthrie Country | The Classical
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30 Years: A Look Back
Age 1: I am born a month early. As my Mom reminds me each time she calls me on my birthday, “I couldn’t have been pregnant for a second longer,” so I guess that worked out. Still early a lot. 2: My first word is “truck,” which gets me into trouble almost immediately. 3: Hair. Finally. 4: Wuzzles-themed birthday party shows that I’m really good at picking winners and trends with legs. 5:...
“Weed for breakfast, and strictly weed: I don’t smoke cigarettes and I...”
– Action Bronson Eats Blowfish at Morimoto, Pot-Infused Branzino at Home — Grub Street New York
“There’s no excuse for square-toed footwear, but it’s nice to know, before the...”
– Paul Ryan Wears Wisconsin Shoes - The Cut
“July is the month we wish we were: traditional, festive, patriotic,...”
– In Defense Of August | The Awl
Plus my birthday—one I share with Dorothy Parker AND Bill Parcells.
“Dinner was served, which made me think of my pal and former CNN correspondent...”
– My Life with Big Men | VICE
Awesome reportage about a visit with Mobutu Sese Seko. Love any and all stories about crazy African dictators.
“Lhota was there to address the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce at a...”
– AWWW! Poor Poughkeepsie. (I heard there’s smatterings of gentrification, though I’ve yet to witness firsthand)
Lhota goes to Poughkeepsie | Capital New York
“Other clubs have previously gone global. Pacha, which began in Spain, even posts...”
– Marquee nightclub chain: Can you franchise a club without making it uncool? - Slate Magazine
“And my thinking was “We have to at least make it through the appetizers,...”
– Dans Le Noir - Shitshows - Eater NY
“T. A. has contributed to the demonization of cars,” said Louise Hainline, a...”
– For New York Bike Advocates, Delayed Gratification - NYTimes.com
What is this woman smoking? Nice Orwellian name, though.
“I think email strips away the human being part and people would forget that I’m...”
– Tech Confessional: How Pandora’s IPO Changed Everything
“But instead of climaxing in a successful giveaway, the promotion was prematurely...”
– City stops free vibrator giveaway by Trojan - NYPOST.com
<3 U NYP
“The Marlins sell-off is so corny and Marlins-y. They are such Miami cocaine...”
– Yakkin’ About Baseball: Tanging the Untangibles | The Classical
“A woman named Brianne said her co-worker once offered a play-by-play of her...”
– Enough With the Enemas: Why People Overshare at Work - Businessweek
“- For consumer startups with transactional models, e.g. e-commerce, the number...”
– Ten million users is the new one million users - Chris Dixon
Hallelujah let us rejoice in the potential return to sanity.
(via rickwebb)
THANK YOU. We were banking revenue from day one at Fortnighter and you’d think we had horns or something, the way some people looked at us.
RIDING THE PONY: Much worse than weeded →
Four Men Who Are Babies →
“The outrage the power failure elicited from people whose generators hummed right...”
– What Was Revealed When the Lights Went Out in India : The New Yorker
“The ensuing celebration was predictably cathartic. Apparently, Sabonis...”
– Remembering The Joyous, Tie-Dyed All-Stars Of The 1992 Lithuanian Basketball Team
“Cosmo Finland has been running multipage, centerfold-type spreads of topless...”
– How Cosmo Conquered the World - NYTimes.com
Aww, Saddi Sadkkinen! :(
“Ms. Krost’s manager, Josselyne Herman, told us that she came up with her...”
– Voice of a Generation: Chelsea Krost Speaks for the Millennials, Gets Talk Show Bookings | Observer
