January 2010
9 posts
I liked some random shit. →
December 2009
18 posts
The greatest rock and roll Christmas songs of all... →
There is only one decent Christmas song. It is performed by Wham! All others are simply brainworms created by an evil scientist to break the brains of retail workers, esp. “Hey Santa” by the Dixie Chicks. And then there is “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” which has been torturing me on a yearly basis for more than 20 years. You know what I want for Christmas, Mariah? ...
“It really is worth lingering on the extent to which his threat to hold health...”
– Matt Yglesias on Ben Nelson and Bart Stupak.
“How many times was Lamya told to stop playing with her braids? How many times...”
– This is what a former coworker of mine posted about the girl whose teacher cut her braid off. Apparently, assault now equals a “growing opportunity.” I have never unfriended someone on Facebook before, but this finally did it. I’m still shaking with rage like 10 minutes after...
holiday gift idea
abbyjean:
support the ACLU
[The] ACLU this year, largely without warning, lost its single largest source of funding as a result of the financial crisis. The loss of that individual donor, who had been contributing $20 million per year, was a major blow to the organization, “punching a 25 percent hole in its annual operating budget and forcing cutbacks in operations.” That loss came on top of...
Crucial Question Time
perpetua:
Would you prefer to hang out with the two surviving members of the Beatles, or the two surviving Golden Girls?
This might be the easiest question I’ve ever been asked. Betty White vs Ringo?? We’re talking Sue Ann Nivens here, people! (It might have been a closer call if we added back in the most recently deceased members. Lord knows I love me some Bea Arthur, but George...
tylercoates:
An amazing thing that happened last night!
We were talking about how people have TOO MUCH MONEY (especially people who have three-storey Lincoln Park mansions complete with elevators). Then we talked about the North Shore and those goddamn millionaires and their homes on Lake Michigan.
I mentioned how I think it’s funny that people from back home think they’re the shit because...
“Hayden Panettierre, who is 20, was spotted carrying a case of Coors Light into...”
– Favorite gossip item of the day. Hee. COORS? THAT’s why 20 year olds shouldn’t drink! via Jezebel
“By 38-24, the gay marriage bill fails in the New York State Senate. You know who...”
– I really wish the Times had such succinct endorsements come election time. via the Awl
“Former Spin columnist and New York musicperson about town Ultragrrrl (this...”
– Gawker’s take on Adam Lambert getting fake-peed on at some club. I didn’t realize Utragrrrl was still a person that lived.
"For some reason, when this was out, I was fond of... →
maura:
Rich goes through the whole Britney Spears singles collection, makes a reference to everybody’s favorite 16-ounce calzone ripoff.
Hee hee hee, I used to do the same thing…