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Sleighing bells

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:40:26 -0500

Sleighing bells

#Weareallphildunphy

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:04:23 -0500

#Weareallphildunphy

Cloud Atlas has quite the critic schism.

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:12:19 -0400

Cloud Atlas has quite the critic schism.

"But some modern scholars have argued that the vampire superstition made a certain degree of..."

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:03:34 -0400

“But some modern scholars have argued that the vampire superstition made a certain degree of practical sense. In Vampires, Burials and Death, folklorist Paul Barber dissects the logic behind vampire myths, which he believes originally arose from unschooled but astute observations of decay. (Bloated dead bodies appear as if they have recently eaten; a staked corpse “screams” due to the escape of natural gases, etc.) The seemingly bizarre vampire beliefs, Barber argues, get at the essence of contagion: the insight that illness begets illness, and death, death.”

- The Great New England Vampire Panic | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine

"If the Berlin Wall could fall, so can the N.F.L."

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:47:14 -0400

“If the Berlin Wall could fall, so can the N.F.L.”

- Alex Koppelman on the replacement referees and the N.F.L. dictatorship: http://nyr.kr/RfNVTa (via newyorker)

The autumn wind is a Raider

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:46:43 -0400

The autumn wind is a Raider

Signs of baby steps: Raiders headline says team being reasonable now

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:52:20 -0400

From ProFootballTalk:

The fact that the Raiders won’t even consider Burress, Owens, or Johnson further highlights the difference between the old Raiders and the new Raiders. And it confirms that there’s hope for the new Raiders.

This weekend, wrap the long snapper in bubble wrap.

peterwknox: shareyourshelf: Peter Knox’s op-ed in today’s...

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:35:47 -0400

peterwknox:

shareyourshelf:

Peter Knox’s op-ed in today’s edition of The Guardian, about Sharing Your Shelf.

This is very cool - I’m a published writer in The Guardian today. :)

Also on BEST OF REST on http://www.guardiannews.com/

"In the old days, making money required sharing the wealth: with assembly-line workers, with middle..."

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:02:43 -0400

“In the old days, making money required sharing the wealth: with assembly-line workers, with middle management, with schools and communities, with investors.”

- real mitt Ps. This reminds me of the wire quote from season 2: “we used to build shit in this country….”

"What if Christopher Lasch came closer to the truth in The Revolt of the Elites, wherein he wrote,..."

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 10:37:37 -0400

“What if Christopher Lasch came closer to the truth in The Revolt of the Elites, wherein he wrote, “In our time, the chief threat seems to come from those at the top of the social hierarchy, not the masses”? Lasch held that the elites—by which he meant not just the super-wealthy but also their managerial coat holders and professional apologists—were undermining the country’s promise as a constitutional republic with their prehensile greed, their asocial cultural values, and their absence of civic responsibility.”

- Mike Lofgren, worked in DC for 16 years for Republicans revolt of rich

During Clint Eastwood’s speech, Paul Ryan does a huge...

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:43:33 -0400

During Clint Eastwood’s speech, Paul Ryan does a huge blink, as if to not fall asleep. Those kinds of blinks kept me awake through many a 8am class.

Catch it at 9:12 mark of Clint’s speech.

jamesurbaniak: (h/t @matthewjgallant)

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:10:34 -0400

jamesurbaniak:

(h/t @matthewjgallant)

This is how I follow while putting a baby to sleep

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:16:11 -0400

This is how I follow while putting a baby to sleep

flavorpill: Rugrats Dead Baby Theory We all know Angelica is a...

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:31:51 -0400

flavorpill:

Rugrats Dead Baby Theory

We all know Angelica is a little nutty, but the Rugrats theory takes it to a whole new level. Get this — “The Rugrats really were a figment of Angelica’s imagination. Chuckie died a long time ago along with this mother; that’s why Chaz is a nervous wreck all the time. Tommy was a stillborn; that’s why Stu is constantly in the basement making toys for the son who never had a chance to live. The DeVilles had an abortion. Angelica couldn’t figure whether it would be a boy or a girl, thus creating the twins.” Okay, well that potentially explains why Angelica can speak to both the adults and the babies, but we’re still not entirely convinced. What about Susie?!

Insane cartoon conspiracy theories that are freaking us out

Scooby Doo one about living in Post-Depression world is great:

all of the villains are people who would normally be respected (professors, museum curators, celebrities) who have fallen into hard times just like everyone else.”

Phil Jackson will be remembered for the titles and giving books...

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:05:00 -0400

Phil Jackson will be remembered for the titles and giving books out to players to help them on their way to existential freedom.

Don Nelson will be remembered for bringing Bud Light into post game interviews and devising entertainingly chaotic offenses.

Now he’s hanging out with Willie Nelson,Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson. In Hawaii.

So who wins?

Minty Fresh 2.0: Empathy

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:31:44 -0400

Minty Fresh 2.0: Empathy:

brendanmc:

improvnonsense:

“Improv taught me to really say YES” is something I read whenever a non-improv media source writes about improv. “SAY YES TO EVERYTHING” seems to be the big eye-opening moment that journalists take away from improv classes. Even accomplished comedians look…

This is great.

Matt besser had a great rant on his improv4humans podcast about it not just being YES AND but (and I’m poorly paraphrasing) YES AND IF THAT INTERESTING THING IS TRUE WHAT ELSE IS TRUE.

The building beat and whispers, no words just melodious....

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:22:58 -0400

The building beat and whispers, no words just melodious. Definitely 4pm editing music

"I want to apologize for being a little bit late, but you guys keep on asking whether I’m black..."

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:34:04 -0400

““I want to apologize for being a little bit late, but you guys keep on asking whether I’m black enough.””

- Obama joking to the National Association of Black Journalists in 2007 black prez

Yelp’s Got 12yo’s Sense of Humor

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:09:24 -0400

Yelp’s Got 12yo’s Sense of Humor

"Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. They listen so..."

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:12:02 -0400

“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. They listen so much that they forget to be natural. This is a nice story.”

- Gertrude Stein Stein, “Reflection on the Atom Bomb”