January 2011
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musicallymusical:
White Winter Hymnal - Fleet...
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“We languidly went up to investigate, I relishing the opportunity to observe her...”
– Lenny Abramov, considering the hindquarters of his beloved, Eunice Park, in Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
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“If tens of thousands take to the streets - and stay on the streets - what will...”
– Shadi Hamid, director of research at the Brookings Doha Center and a fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution (via)
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Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Is Beaten to Death →
From NYT:
A few months ago, a Ugandan newspaper ran an antigay diatribe with [David] Kato’s picture on the front page under a banner urging, “Hang Them.”
On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Kato was beaten to death with a hammer in his rough-and-tumble neighborhood. Police officials were quick to chalk up the motive to robbery, but the small and increasingly besieged gay community in Uganda suspects...
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“There was deep snow on the ground. I was in a sleigh, wearing my red wool hat...”
– Ten Stories from Flaubert, Lydia Davis (via theparisreview)
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“The premise of moral art is that life is better than death; art hunts for...”
– John Gardner (via theparisreview)
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How to eat like you mean it →
In case you are not fully green with envy at the thought that Katie and Graham have secured themselves a delicious little piece of the Cognac region, G is now crafting a blog to show you how — even when he and Kate are not in France — they still manage to eat like champions.
Check it out. You may learn a thing or two.
And… maybe bring a snack.
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Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor K. 550
Happy...
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“I’m inclined to trust the monkey.”
– RKR, noting the discrepancy between what Jen said my mailing address is and what the monkey on my return address label said my mailing address is.
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“Sloth, like the other deadly no-no’s, becomes acutely uncomfortable after the...”
– Wilfrid Sheed (via nprfreshair)
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“and to encourage your weenie ass again to join ragnar, my friend lindsay is now...”
– My friend Rebecca’s latest attempt to talk me into joining her 24-hour relay team
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Update: Office dog not forthcoming
Me (providing link to NYT article about Chaser the wonder-dog): Just another indication of how we could benefit from an office dog.
My boss: And another reason not to read the NYT. As if another was needed.
Me: Good talk.
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We've been away from the Interwebs. But the fact... →
So many thoughts.
First, I love that Newsweek’s tumblr folks used the term “interwebs,” which I use all the time—despite the fact that when I once used it in conversation with my brother, this happened:
Jordan [incredulous]: Did you just say “interwebs”? Me: Yes. Jordan [chuckling]: You… are… OLD.
Second, I love that the authorities for this Zodiac-shifting noise are referred...