January 2012
Jan 27th
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“I know Gore Vidal, Norman Mailer, the real Norman Mailer. He owes me a...”
– Lyrics to a parody version of Rick Ross’ “Hustlin’” written from Joan Didion’s perspective. (This has been running through my head for the past week, for some reason. Posting it here in hopes that it will go away now.)
Jan 26th
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Use "Jenny’s Number" to Get Club Discounts at... →
You know, Jenny from the song 867-5309 (see the above video if you weren’t around for the 80s). As parenting blog Parent Hacks points out, most stores can verify your membership by looking up your phone number. But it doesn’t have to be your number—just a number in the system, and people add fake numbers all the time to avoid giving out their own. Since 867-5309 is one of the most...
Jan 26th
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Chicago People: I need new glasses....
The last place i went to (in Andersonville) ended up as one of the worst retail experiences ever. Alissa went to a place in Edgewater and it was almost as bad. Should i just go to LensCrafters, or is there someplace better?
Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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Zynga Shamelessly Rips Off 'Tiny Tower' With... →
Fuck Zynga. They are the worst. Long live Tiny Tower.
Jan 25th
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It's always depressing when Ockham's Razor points...
Here is the article Chuck Klosterman wrote about Lulu, one of 2011’s most reviled albums and generally considered one of the worst things released by either Metallica or Lou Reed. Now here is the article he just wrote about w h o k i l l, one of the most positively reviewed albums of 2011 as well as just being voted Album of the Year by Pazz and Jop. Is there any question which album he...
Jan 24th
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Took some NyQuil last night cause i’m still trying to shake this head cold and ended up having fever dreams about Lana Del Ray. Thanks a fucking lot, Internet.
Jan 24th
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Jan 23rd
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Finally back from west-central Wisconsin and the...
Other than Gingrich winning a primary, Paterno dying, and Heidi and Seal spitting up, what did i miss?
Jan 23rd
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Jan 19th
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“Even before my wife was pregnant, I never let a job prevent me from having a...”
– Marco Arment, talking like a real 1%’er. The same guy who called Kindles “disposable”and thinks paying authors is a “feature”. I guess inventing Tumblr and Instapaper gives you a pretty big bankroll, though. (via bmichael)  Ugh, this fucking guy. He is my Thought Catalog.
Jan 19th
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oldtobegin replied to your video: Two of my co-workers are doing a juice cleanse… i repeat my earlier question. It’s not too late! We can still make Operation Besties in 2K12 happen!
Jan 19th
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Jan 19th
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Jan 19th
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Loving all the New Yorkers who were bitching about...
Classic.
Jan 19th
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Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Facebook or Google... →
I’m not entirely sure what the point of this post is. Is Foster insinuating that corporations sometimes do things for less than altruistic reasons? Well, duh. Google and Facebook anti-SOPA stance isn’t a big deal because they’re doing it out of the goodness of their hearts, it’s a big deal because the two largest internet companies have decided to throw their weight behind...
Jan 18th
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Southern food, beyond the butter →
Southern food did not make the South unhealthy, rather a broken arrow of cookery did, one that is ultra-processed, trans fat laden, lard fried, and massively caloric. That’s not how I eat and I eat Southern food pretty much every day of my life. Look at that, one of my favorite chefs, Hugh Acheson, wrote an article saying everything i was trying to say yesterday, but way better.
Jan 18th
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Jan 18th
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“In a recent interview, Andre 3000 discussed his abandoned parody project with...”
– How am i just now learning about this? What i wouldn’t give to hear one of those tracks.
Jan 18th
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Jan 18th
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Stop Bashing Paula Deen | Chow.com →
magdalina: This article mirrors my thoughts on the Paula Deen & butter issue and the (newer) Paula Deen & diabetes issue, the former of which I wrote about previously (in a decidedly less eloquent fashion) here.  I think there are some very obvious and shameful class and gender bias issues in the constant berating of Deen and her methods, and so I suppose it is my station as a woman from...
Jan 18th
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Canon Fodder: American Beauty →
I can think of few other films that struck such awe, and now inspire such vitriol. Unlike other contrived winners, like, say, Crash, whose repugnant qualities are immediately apparent, American Beauty’s badness, its slickness, its insistence on its own profundity, was enough to bamboozle many of us as teenagers. I believe it’s one of the earliest firsthand experiences my generation...
Jan 17th
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Where the hits are streaming in 2011 →
I’ve seen links to this article pop up a few different places recently. It’s purpose is to see how the four biggest streaming movie providers (Netflix, Amazon, iTunes and Vudu) stack up to each other at streaming the top 100 movies of last year. Long story short, Netflix does not do so hot, with only five of the hundred available. Amazon does the best with 45. There are a few things...
Jan 17th
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Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
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That McDonald's commercial with the "beef...
People who eat at McDonald’s don’t give a shit where the meat comes from, and people who don’t won’t be fooled by this one commercial.
Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
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notentirely replied to your photo: New kitty tree! (Brought to you… why the cone on the poor sad lookin’ kitty? It’s to keep him from licking a scrape he has on the back of his leg. Trust me, though, he’s just looking that sad for the camera.
Jan 15th
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Jan 15th
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“Dance act Underworld have been chose to mastermind the music for next...”
– Keep your intricately choreographed routines, China, Underworld is going to rave London’s face off.
Jan 14th
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Jan 14th
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This Could Be the Very Best Pokémon Art Exhibit,... →
This April the Light Grey Art Lab in Minneapolis, Minnesota will be transformed into the ultimate trainer fantasy, when 151 artists take on the 151 original pocket monsters in an all-out Pokémon Battle Royale. This sounds awesome, like I Am 8-Bit but just for pokemon. I’d really like to get up there to check it out.
Jan 13th
Jesus Christ, Tumblr, how many times do i need to...
Even more annoying that this is when it pops up on browsers that i don’t have it installed, like on the iPad. Don’t you people have better shit to do?
Jan 13th
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Jan 13th
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My Year In Music - 2011
Seeing as it’s almost the middle of January 212, i suppose i should go ahead and post this list before it become even unnecessary. Here are 18 records that enjoyed last year, with the ten that i liked the most in bold. Basement Jaxx - Attack the Block OST Clams Casino - Instrumental Mixtape Crooked Fingers - Breaks in the Armor The Field - Looping State of Mind Fucked Up - David Comes...
Jan 12th
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Jan 12th
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Jan 11th
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Bomani Jones: If A College Football Playoff Won't... →
The BCS is looking at changing itself. It was all over the major sports websites (except ESPN.com, which televises the Bowl Championship Series) on Tuesday. And, for the first time in my life, I can say I feel sorta like Clark Gable. Except I’m way past not giving a damn. I’m now infuriated by the selfish, borderline sociopathic mentality that makes anyone think changing the...
Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 9th
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“50 Cent did not disappoint. He ordered a grapefruit soda. The waiter brings him...”
– Aziz Ansari on Letterman last night, explaining his spotting of 50 Cent at a restaurant in NYC (via bu-girls) Maybe the greatest celebrity sighting ever. (via raptoravatar) Every time this pops up on my dashboard it makes me laugh.
Jan 9th
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Jan 9th
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Jan 8th
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Jan 8th
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Jan 8th
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Million dollar idea: an augmented reality version...
Seriously, this needs to happen.
Jan 7th
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Jan 5th
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WatchWatch
Why, why, why doesn’t Chris Meloni do more comedy? Jesus, this is amazing.
Jan 5th
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