July 2011
“It would be myopic in the extreme to view the flow of oil to the United States...”
– Bruce Bartlett
Sounds a little (*yawn*) like someone I know:
Whereas previous generations of accomplished writers were awash in alcoholism and cigarettes, sexual-romantic openness (these days known as “promiscuity”), spiritual misery, and financial ruin, today’s young writers are more likely to faithfully drink 8-10 glasses of water daily, be married and/or monogamous (definitely married if there are...
“You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense...”
– Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut
“As a result of this audit, we now know that the Federal Reserve provided more...”
– Bernie Sanders
sigh. the global gag rule is back. →
“You people panic too much”
– Adrian Gonzalez on his 4-5 afternoon in Baltimore after going 2-24 since the ASB
what do you mean "first"? →
medium chill →
see also: Timothy Burke
come for the sunbathing lemurs and stay for the... →
“Kolpak and Grossman managed to find the right balance between ΔH and activation...”
– Yun Xie on the solar-charged nanotubes of Kolpak and Grossman
“Without Spotify, labels know only when an album is sold. If a CD is ripped for a...”
– Brendan Greeley (the whole thing is worth your time)
New Brahmin bait →
and this awesome retort
RIP Natick Collection →
I always thought it should be called the Speen Street Mall but whatever.
“We can say that men writhe on the ground looking like they’re injured more than...”
– the NYT discovers a problem with soccer
“English syntax is a deep and interesting subject. It is much too important to be...”
– Geoffrey K. Pullum on Strunk and White
devastating →
and Krugman sounds equally disappointed
Robby: After the show, I had to go to the bathroom really badly. But LeBron was in there, and security wouldn't let me go in.
Gigi: Why didn't you go to the bathroom downstairs?
Robby: I wasn't going to go down there. It's haunted.
“From the moment it declares independence on Saturday, the Republic of South...”
– Jeffrey Gettleman
