January 2012
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August 2011
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Panacea Man Accused of Eating Pet Pig, Possession...
Local news? Yes, please:
“Most people, even the kids around here knew that I had a pet pig named Spam. Some of them would come up and I would let them feed candy to him,” says Huff.
Huff was out of town last week when a neighbor called and told him that his pet pig had been shot after he wandered away from Huff’s home.
Deputies say 36-year old David King shot the pig...
July 2011
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“There may never have been a White House that inherited a crap sandwich —...”
– Do you read Battleland, Mark Benjamin’s defense blog at Time? Man, you really should.
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“Today in the Senate, I met with Senators Jon Kyl and Mark Kirk. The meeting is...”
– Russia’s ambassador to NATO is none too pleased with US conservatives. Wait till you see what one of those conservatives said in response.
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The best writing advice I've read today.
I don’t recommend, or even approve, writing personally. It can lead to dreadful writing. The danger is that you’ll get lost in the contemplation of your wonderful self. You’ll include things for the lousy reason that they actually happened, or that you feel strongly about them; you” forget to ensure that the reader feels anything whatever. You may hold the popular view...
June 2011
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May 2011
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The Coming David Brooks Internet Meme →
taylorlorenz:
We’re quaking in our Tevas.
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"We donated a $60 million helicopter to this... →
President Obama, on learning that a Navy SEAL had to lay down next to Osama bin Laden’s corpse to confirm the terrorist’s height.
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“I was leaving balls up,” Marquis said. “If I got... →
This is a quote about baseball. Ostensibly.
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BREAKING: Local News Finds Local Nonstory That's... →
“Branson Man on Aircraft Carrier That Buried Osama bin Laden at Sea.”
There are about 5,000 sailors aboard the carrier. Most of them don’t know bump about Monday morning’s hangar-deck event. And by all accounts, Joe Sullivan of Branson, Missouri, is no exception.
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April 2011
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An Interesting Quote by David Petraeus From 1987:
“And while observing the Soviet difficulties in Afghanistan with a certain sense of vindication, the US military are at the same time reminded of the difficulties of defeating a determined guerrilla opponent who enjoys sanctuaries and is fighting in rugged terrain. After all, if a country with relatively few public opinion concerns or moral compunctions about its tactics cannot beat a bunch of...
March 2011
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First line of an email I got today regarding a...
Thank you for your interest in being considered for employment with the Voice of America. However, before you can receive further consideration, you must take and pass a newswriting exams.
Thank you for your interest in considering me for employment. However, before I give your offer further consideration, you must assure me you won’t be grading this newswriting exams.
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“We have got to be very careful about putting an army on the ground in the Middle...”
– Michele Bachmann, talking about Libya, without a hint of irony. In the same interview Sunday, she said some other dumb racist shit you might have heard about.
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"Did California Gov. Jerry Brown Compare Himself... →
Did some desperate SEO-happy WSJer trying to make her move up to Fox News just waste 55 seconds of my life with this headline?
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"Kurds are distrustful by nature."
“Many Arabs perceive the world in extremes, perhaps due to the harsh, desert environment that Arabs have lived in for thousands of years.”
“Arabs appear paranoid by Western standards. Many perceive problems as part of a plot to foil their attempts to make life more pleasant.”
Is this a back-of-a-napkin revelation from some 19th-century anthropologist raised in the...
February 2011
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"Water and Shit": A Conversation
From Fear and Loathing in Georgetown: FLG’s classmate was looking at the construction site of the new science building. His gaze was fixed on some big pipes. FLG: You alright? Classmate: Huh? Hey FLG. Yeah, I’m fine. Just looking at the plumbing. FLG: Know anything about plumbing? Classmate: A little. Not much. But water and shit are pretty much what defines civilization. FLG:...
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Chrysler's Deplorable "Detroit" Super Bowl Ad →
This was a really great response to my admittedly feisty piece.
kohenari:
Over at Mother Jones, Adam Weinstein makes plain that he did not like the Chrysler commercial that I gushed about last night. He argues that
there’s a lot to dislike here: the fact that a major bailout recipient is dishing beaucoup bucks for a one-off ad to boost its image; the cynical racism (or at least...
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January 2011
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“Now I’m using ‘Islamists’ instead of Muslims in my writing. I’m not sure what’s...”
– Martin Peretz, charming as ever, in today’s New York Times Magazine profile.
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“Several interested applicants have written to point out that the link provided...”
– Years ago, I signed up for job alerts from the UN and never figured out how to turn them off.
But I do get occasional geography lessons.
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That awkward moment
thatawkwardmoment:
when you realize you forgot to click anonymous
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“The Sheriff’s Department interviewed King about his religious leanings in May....”
– MoJo editorial fellow takes on prisoners’ weird worshiping rights in “California Court Considers Salami, Festivus.” (via motherjones)
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“The glory hole in Coates Hall is up and running again. Traffic has been steady.”
– LSU has a glory hole problem on campus. Hilarious. (via cajunboy)
Urine in bottles? You're not that busy, Ivy League... →
markcoatney:
dailyprincetonian:
But Catherine Rice-Medley, a foreman for Building Services, vehemently disagreed with that perspective.
“You’re not too busy,” she insisted. “If you take the time to urinate in a bottle, you can’t be that busy.” She added that with bathrooms on almost every floor, students cannot argue that their rooms are located too far away from the nearest bathroom to...
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“What else is there to tell? I am bad at interviewing people. I avoid situations...”
– Joan Didion, who gives me hope in “In a Room Literally Papered With False Starts.”