Still makes far more sense than synchronized swimming.
When the Olympics Gave Out Medals for Art | Smithsonian Magazine: For his work, An American Trotter, Winans won the first ever Olympic gold medal for sculpture.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Buttersafe - Your Fortune
We had Chinese food last night. It was great, but not quite this full of intrigue...
Buttersafe - Your Fortune
Buttersafe - Your Fortune
chainsawsuit by kris straub - your new olympic mascots
The sad part is: that's really what Wenlock, the official mascot of the London Olympic games, looks like. No joke.
chainsawsuit by kris straub - your new olympic mascots
chainsawsuit by kris straub - your new olympic mascots
Friday, July 20, 2012
How Ellis Island’s First Immigrant, Annie Moore, Became an American Mystery -- New York Magazine
How Ellis Island’s First Immigrant, Annie Moore, Became an American Mystery -- New York Magazine: Maybe as Annie and her two younger brothers waited out their last frigid night on the S.S. Nevada—they had arrived in the harbor on the evening of December 31, 1891—someone explained to them that things had changed. They and the 145 other steerage passengers would be among the first immigrants sent to a new facility whose opening was planned for New Year’s Day.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Slots of Fun in Popular Casino In Queens! - Village Voice
More slots revenue than any other casino in the country? Right here in Queens? Who would have thunk it?
Slots of Fun in Popular Casino In Queens! - Village Voice
Slots of Fun in Popular Casino In Queens! - Village Voice
Monday, July 16, 2012
The Big War Over Cuties, the Small Fruit - WSJ.com
I was wondering why clementines seemed to be everywhere this past winter...
The Big War Over Cuties, the Small Fruit - WSJ.com
The Big War Over Cuties, the Small Fruit - WSJ.com
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Monologue: An Antelope from The Lion King Wonders Why He Was Invited to the Celebration of Simba’s Birth.
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Monologue: An Antelope from The Lion King Wonders Why He Was Invited to the Celebration of Simba’s Birth.: It’s not like I have anything else on, but it’s the principle of the thing. Mufasa would never come to the birth of my children.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Each Episode of 'Futurama' Takes at Least a Year to Make - The Atlantic
Woo! New Futurama tonight!
Entertainment - Scott Meslow - Each Episode of 'Futurama' Takes at Least a Year to Make - The Atlantic: It's usually somewhere in the vicinity of a year from the beginning of a Futurama episode to the day when you can see it on TV.
Entertainment - Scott Meslow - Each Episode of 'Futurama' Takes at Least a Year to Make - The Atlantic: It's usually somewhere in the vicinity of a year from the beginning of a Futurama episode to the day when you can see it on TV.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Ukraine Tries to Sober Up Its Bears for Euro Soccer - Businessweek
"Contemporary Vodka Bear" is a lousy name for a group, but it's a great phrase.
Ukraine Tries to Sober Up Its Bears for Euro Soccer - Businessweek: The provenance of the contemporary vodka bear is, in fact, unclear.
Ukraine Tries to Sober Up Its Bears for Euro Soccer - Businessweek: The provenance of the contemporary vodka bear is, in fact, unclear.
Rock Climber Alex Honnold Tackles Yosemite’s Biggest Rock Faces - NYTimes.com
My biggest accomplishment for the day was remembering most of the lyrics to "Come On Eileen".
Rock Climber Alex Honnold Tackles Yosemite’s Biggest Rock Faces - NYTimes.com: Honnold was attempting something no one had done before: climb the three biggest rock faces in the California park in succession, alone, and in less than 24 hours. Dubbed the triple, the task would mean scaling the sheer walls of Mount Watkins, El Capitan and Half Dome for a total of about 7,000 vertical feet of rock.
Rock Climber Alex Honnold Tackles Yosemite’s Biggest Rock Faces - NYTimes.com: Honnold was attempting something no one had done before: climb the three biggest rock faces in the California park in succession, alone, and in less than 24 hours. Dubbed the triple, the task would mean scaling the sheer walls of Mount Watkins, El Capitan and Half Dome for a total of about 7,000 vertical feet of rock.
Friday, June 15, 2012
McOlympics? That’s fine with me | Rob Lyons | spiked
Yum, I might get some McDonald's for lunch now...
McOlympics? That’s fine with me | Rob Lyons | spiked: Essentially, doctors, nutritionists and commentators seem to believe that the mere sight of those McDonald’s ‘golden arches’ is enough to turn us into salivating hordes who won’t be satisfied till we are chomping down on a feast of saturated fat, with a side order of coronary-inducing confectionery and a super-sized portion of fizzy diabetes juice. In the fairytale world of health campaigners and liberal columnists, the masses are stupid, child-like drones being force-fed lethal products by heartless, malevolent corporations.
McOlympics? That’s fine with me | Rob Lyons | spiked: Essentially, doctors, nutritionists and commentators seem to believe that the mere sight of those McDonald’s ‘golden arches’ is enough to turn us into salivating hordes who won’t be satisfied till we are chomping down on a feast of saturated fat, with a side order of coronary-inducing confectionery and a super-sized portion of fizzy diabetes juice. In the fairytale world of health campaigners and liberal columnists, the masses are stupid, child-like drones being force-fed lethal products by heartless, malevolent corporations.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Woman Posted Fake Obituary To Get Time Off Work - CBS Denver
Well, at least she was smart enough to not post her own obituary...
Woman Posted Fake Obituary To Get Time Off Work - CBS Denver: A Greeley man was alive and well when he found out he was listed in the obituaries in the Greeley Tribune.
Woman Posted Fake Obituary To Get Time Off Work - CBS Denver: A Greeley man was alive and well when he found out he was listed in the obituaries in the Greeley Tribune.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
North Dakota Voters Consider Ending Property Tax - NYTimes.com
Property tax has always struck me as much less fair than income or sales taxes. I'd be all in favor of abolishing it completely, even if it means raising income and sales taxes to make up the revenue.
North Dakota Voters Consider Ending Property Tax - NYTimes.com: They argue that the tax is unpredictable, inconsistent, counter to the concept of property ownership and needless in a state that, thanks in part to wildly successful oil drilling, finds itself in the rare circumstance of carrying budget reserves.
North Dakota Voters Consider Ending Property Tax - NYTimes.com: They argue that the tax is unpredictable, inconsistent, counter to the concept of property ownership and needless in a state that, thanks in part to wildly successful oil drilling, finds itself in the rare circumstance of carrying budget reserves.
Bug - Spellcheck
Yes!
(Violet loves for me to spell "pterodactyl", and I hate having to explain that there's no reason it begins with "p")
Bug - Spellcheck
(Violet loves for me to spell "pterodactyl", and I hate having to explain that there's no reason it begins with "p")
Bug - Spellcheck
Friday, June 8, 2012
How the internet killed porn | Culture | The Guardian
The sentence I excerpted below is the best sentence in a news article I've read in a long time.
How the internet killed porn | Culture | The Guardian: They met on the set of Dr Butts 3: The Anal Asylum and eventually had a daughter together.
How the internet killed porn | Culture | The Guardian: They met on the set of Dr Butts 3: The Anal Asylum and eventually had a daughter together.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Business - Derek Thompson - 3 Very Simple Reasons Why You Can't Get HBO Go, Exclusively - The Atlantic
I expect that this will change within the decade...
Business - Derek Thompson - 3 Very Simple Reasons Why You Can't Get HBO Go, Exclusively - The Atlantic: HBO has a message for the thousands of fans begging to pay for its online streaming service, HBO Go, exclusively. Thanks, but no thanks. We don't want your money. Even if you'll just pirate our expensive stuff, otherwise.
Business - Derek Thompson - 3 Very Simple Reasons Why You Can't Get HBO Go, Exclusively - The Atlantic: HBO has a message for the thousands of fans begging to pay for its online streaming service, HBO Go, exclusively. Thanks, but no thanks. We don't want your money. Even if you'll just pirate our expensive stuff, otherwise.
Magazine - The Escapist - The Atlantic
I was tickled to learn that, after I discovered the joys of reading Wodehouse, that he lived and was buried not ten miles from the house I grew up in on eastern Long Island.
Magazine - The Escapist - The Atlantic: Wodehouse’s correspondence, which begins in 1899, before the death of Queen Victoria, and ends in 1975, just before his own death at age 93, conveys both the scope and the narrowness of his life. There need not be any contradiction here: Wodehouse wrote nearly 100 books over eight decades, while simultaneously engaging in one solid marriage, a limited number of friendships, and a private life consisting of reading, writing, and golf.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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