July 2010
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NPR Personality or Charles Dickens Character?
1. Baxter Black 2. Richard Carstone 3. Vincent Crummles 4. David Folkenflik 5. Marilyn Geewax 6. Nell Greenfieldboyce 7. Geoffrey Haredale 8. John Jarndyce 9. Frank Langfitt 10. Daniel Pinkwater 11. Dora Spenlow 12. Margaret Veck
A rejected McSweeney’s submission by savingpaper.
NPR personality: 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 Dickens character: 2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12
68 Fantastic British Names Gathered While Watching... →
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“Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) said the rest of the country should not bear the brunt...”
– GOP Blocks 9/11 Health and Compensation Act (via savingpaper)
WatchBetween Two Ferns with Steve Carell. (via thedailywhat, fod)
Judge Blocks Parts Of Arizona Immigration Law →
Brothertiger — Wind at My Back...
“Perhaps Facebook is less a nation than a giant transnational movement—comparable...”
– The future is another country | The Economist (via desnoise)
Phone etiquette and the end of the individual →
Everyone being on their mobile phones all the time — even while at a dinner for two — isn’t rude, it signals a shift from our society’s emphasis on the individual to the networked “flow”.
This is not mob rule, nor is it the fearsome hive mind, the sound of six billion vuvuzelas buzzing. This is not individuals giving up their autonomy or their rational agency....
“Suburban War” — Arcade Fire
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The weirdness of Nicholas Cage →
(via jordanmorris)
“This is what gets Joe fired up. “The most valiant thing you can do as an...”
– Details: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Comes of Age (via hellofriend)
Dancing Plague of 1518 →
The Dancing Plague (or Dance Epidemic) of 1518 was a case of dancing mania that occurred in Strasbourg, France (then part of the Holy Roman Empire) in July 1518. Numerous people took to dancing for days without rest, and, over the period of about one month, most of the people died from heart attack, stroke, or exhaustion.
(via lamusiqueestlavie, bestofwikipedia)
Bill Murray / GQ →
Last question. I have to know, because I love this story and want it to be true. There have been stories about you sneaking up behind people in New York City, covering their eyes with your hands, and saying: Guess who. And when they turn around, they see Bill Murray and hear the words “No one…”
Murray: [long pause] I know. I know, I know, I know. I’ve heard about that from a lot...
The Meaning And Secret of Inception →
(via peterwknox, saraliz, mikekarnell, legrand, skeetonmischa)
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“We’re Apple. We don’t wear suits. We don’t even own suits.”
– putthison:
Steve Jobs, incredibly rich establishment capitalist businessman, on fighting in 2010 the anti-establishment battles of 1965. Because you know what the problem is? Suits. (via Aanand)
Not to defend Job’s categorical denial, because those are always wrong (pun intended, sadly)...
Gallagher Is a Paranoid, Right-Wing,... →
After reading this, I would love to see him in action. (via squill37)
Overheard In Brooklyn
“Yo, I heard you got like 80 hos in the back.”
“Yeah, it’s a Honda Civic.”
(via tumblndice)
“Ronald Reagan said that his tax cuts would reduce deficits, then presided over a...”
– Paul Krugman (via azspot, cattleprod)
Night Gallery — Constant Struggle...
Should Businesses Be Run Like the Post Office? →
(via savingpaper)
