August 2009
68 posts
continuants:
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America's 25 Douchiest Colleges →
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Some sad news...
venicesunlight:
VS Faithful,
It is with regret that we announce that Scott Charles will be leaving Venice Sunlight at the end of August for personal reasons. I’ll let Scott elaborate in this space if he so chooses, but suffice it to say that we will be sad to see him go. Scott has been a bandmate of mine in some form for almost 9 years and, more importantly, a dear friend throughout that time,...
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After 25 years of waiting...
…Dave finally got his Rangers season tickets.
Section 218, Row E. Because they didn’t have anything, you know, cheaper. Nonetheless, I’ve been waiting for this day since the womb.
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Joe Morgan: Douchenstein (Cont'd)
Last night, in reference to Jacoby Ellsbury’s base stealing prowess, Joe Morgan remarked that Ellsbury’s success rate of 85% (his season and career figures) was good, but not particularly remarkable or laudable. Morgan claimed that a success rate of 75% was passable, and to be considered a good base stealer, it had to be at least 80%. As always, Morgan’s “logic” and...
An open letter to Joe Morgan
winstonwolfe:
randomsox:
camanda:
Page 481 in The New Bill James Historical Abstract. Think of this as a petition. A sad petition, because this edition is from 2001, and yet Joe is still an ass.
Dear Joe:
Does the phrase “Get over yourself” mean anything to you? This is not to deny that you were a major league player, and even that you were a better player than Harold Reynolds, who I...
Watchitsalwayssunny:
rackattack:
‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ season five preview (via thelastsemester)
Awesome.
“This tendency to simply deny inconvenient facts and invent a fantasy world isn’t...”
– via The Independent (via millertime83)
'Arrested Development' movie is nowhere near... →
peterwknox:
(via)
Weak.
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HOLD STEADY REFERENCE/NAMEDROP SONG #20:
The Sex...
Mike Florio @Pro Football Talk: Favre "definitely"... →
winstonwolfe:
So basically the past month was all bullshit.
Vikings fans prepare yourselves for an 8-8 season in which Favre forces throws to Percy Harvin in in double coverage, rather than just handing the ball off to THE BEST RUNNING BACK in the N.F.L.
Alternatively, it opens up AP to not having to face an 8-man front on every single play.
thisismyfavoritesong:
“I Heard It Through The...
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I will be sorely disappointed if there is no extended tribute to the Douchebag of Liberty on tonight’s Daily Show.
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Sarah Palin: Socialist →
Paul Mulshine is one my favorite Conservative columnists, partially because of his fervent tirades about the sad state of New Jersey politics, but mostly because he is one of the few pundits anywhere on the spectrum that can make bold, borderline-controversial assertions that are nonetheless well-rationed and don’t fringe on lunacy. I hesitate to say that he takes it to a whole new level...
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“If you own a major supermarket chain that caters to a great deal of...”
– TPM’s Brian Beutler, commenting on a WSJ op-ed written by Whole Foods CEO John Mackey
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HOLD STEADY REFERENCE/NAMEDROP SONG #19:
Queen -...
What's luck got to do with it? The math of... →
peterwknox:
No one can predict the future, but the powers of probability can help. Armed with this knowledge, a high-school mathematics education and £50, I headed off to find out how Thorp, and others like him, have used mathematics to beat the system. Just how much money could probability make me?
Thorp is the primary reason why anybody that “knows what they’re doing” and...
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Bronson Arroyo is an idiot →
matt-t:
“I have a lot of guys in (the locker room) who think I’m out of (my) mind because I’m taking a lot of things not on the (MLB-approved) list,” Arroyo says. “I take 10 to 12 different things a day, and on the days I pitch, there’s four more things. There’s a caffeine drink I take from a company that (former teammate) Curt Schilling introduced me to in ‘05. I take some Korean ginseng and a...
While My Guitar Gently Beeps →
artistspaid:
Daniel Radosh / New York Times:
The odd recording session in March was one very small contribution to what Apple Corps — the company still controlled by McCartney, Starr and the widows of Lennon and Harrison — hopes will be the most deeply immersive way ever of experiencing the music and the mythology of the Beatles. The band that upended the cultural landscape of the 1960s is now...
Stephen Hawking responds to Investor's Business...
millertime83:
Stephen Hawking: “I wouldn’t be here today if it were not for the NHS”
via guardian
for context
What it would take if you replaced the NYC MTA... →
(via millertime83)
This was a very interesting analysis.
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HOLD STEADY REFERENCE/NAMEDROP SONG #18:
Right...
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Jay Bookman makes a funny →
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Bob Cesca makes a funny →
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Nate Silver makes a funny →
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“Accomplice: so you were getting visibly drunk
Accomplice: finally you fell...”
– It only gets better from there
http://thefoggymonocle.com/2009/08/06/a-gentleman-woos-a-female-with-a-sexually-charged-dance/ (via matt-t)
I’ve found another site to add to the canon. Wow. Thank you.
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My woody for Michael Lewis continues to grow →
as he continues to be one of the singular rational voices explaining in terms of the free market and actual behavior of relevant actors what actually happened in failed firms last fall.
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.m.
I have not seen .moneen. play live in 10 months. This is an exceptionally long stretch for me. I am suffering from withdrawal. Four new songs last June. Haven’t seen any of them live yet. Panicking. New record drops in September. More panic, and then, this:
November 3 - Irving Plaza
November 4 - Highline Ballroom
You bet your ass I am at both.
(Also, Say Anything is headlining, and...