April 2011
Pocketful of Dough →
I’ve never bribed my way into a restaurant. I’ve never slipped a C-note or greased a palm. In truth, I’ve never even considered it. I’ve assumed, of course, that people do such things. I’ve seen my share of Cary Grant movies. I’ve heard—and wondered whether such old-fangled gestures would work in the high-stakes, high-hype world of New York City restaurants. For everyday diners in Manhattan,...
March 2011
This is probably the best thing I've read in a...
meowsense:
bluebears:
Via Seth Abramovitch at Gawker.
Girls Gone Wild founder and Gawker Douche of the Decade Joe Francis has been representing himself in a Panama City courthouse this week, in a civil case brought against him by four young women who fell prey to his “you expose yourself, I give you this magical tube top” routine. If you think this hilarious arrangement has disaster written...
“Canada’s Green Party suffered a serious setback Tuesday when it learned that...”
– Opinion: Elizabeth May, Greens haven’t earned place at debate table
One a scale of 1 to 10, just how vile is the ‘skirt at the table’ comment?
“I feel the need to always be honest, and when someone asks me a question, I’ll...”
– nudawn
Quoted for truth. That being said, you should really read the post that spurred this gem.
therealestsocksinthegame:
bogart- replied to your post: michelleshock replied to your post:There was a…
I don’t small talk because it feels disingenuous. If I don’t ask you how you are, it’s prolly cuz I don’t care how you are.
EXACTLY. Also? If you ask me and I don’t really think you care, I say “fine” and change the subject. If I’m not doing fine and I think we’re cool, I will tell you that...
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“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the...”
– Former MLB commissioner Bart Giamatti, “The Green Fields of the Mind”.
One. More. Day. (via langer)
Sloan have released a new track for free on their...
indefensible:
Sloan have been around for 20 years. They’re still effortless masters of power pop. Get their new thing now.
theeviltwin:
Bioware Tells Straight Men to “Get Over” Being Hit on By Gay Men in “Dragon Age 2” boomvagynamite:
Michael Jensen at AfterElton covered this story about a gamer who, upset with optional gay storylines in the RPG Dragon Age II, complained about the company ‘neglecting their main demographic’ of Straight Male Gamer; he also complained about being hit on by...
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Obviously I pre-ordered the Kindle edition of this... →
So that I could start reading it in the wee hours of the morning. Far be it from me to deprive myself.
“1. Black people’s laundry is no dirtier than anyone else’s. Don’t believe me? ...”
– “On Dirty Laundry,” by Summer M., from The Black Youth Project (via dopegirlfresh)
*catches holy ghost*
(via so-treu)
I have never known a person to say, "Why help...
meowsense:
Word.
Robbery and Rape
hoppypoppy:
Our house was broken into last year. We were on vacation, and found out about it because our friend who stopped by to feed the cats alerted us. The thieves tried all kinds of different ways in till they found one that worked, and eventually made off with a number of things, among them my Mac Powerbook and our large flat-panel plasma TV. It was more an inconvenience than anything...
Datassette — “Start It Again”
“Why is there a Bureau of Indian Affairs?… No group in America has been more...”
– John Stossel’s foot, meet John Stossel’s mouth. #FoxNewsFail (via motherjones)
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I’d just like to take this moment and reflect upon the irritating habit of news sources and blogs pulling quotes out of context with witty little one-liners beneath it to make the speaker appear...
Canadian Election Opinion Polls →
A fairly comprehensive rundown of the state of Canadian polls from SFU.
(h/t @KarenUnland & @gmarkham)
Nail Tutorial: How to Give Yourself an Amazing... →
nudawn:
molls:
I’m maybe the last person to see this, but The Hairpin had some good pointers on freehand painting designs on your nails.
related.
Can't remember the last time I watched CPAC
But I love votes of non-confidence. And I’m looking forward to never hearing the phrase ‘House of Harper’ again.
WatchDylan Rieder for Gravis Footwear.
Music: Dirt Dress - “Junk”
“Why do strange men think I care about their opinion of my appearance? Do they...”
– Chloe Angyal (via splatterdick)
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parislemon:
It’s A Rental And one more thing on the movie download price cut thing. Greg Sandoval writes:
Nonetheless, the word coming out of Hollywood is that buying films is in and renting is out.
This continues to show the Hollywood doesn’t really understand the issue. The core problem isn’t really that movies are too expensive to buy (though that is an issue), the main...
“I was rooting for Cara Lynn to knock Nikki down the stairs, Margene to jam a hot...”
– The single best comment on the series finale of Big Love that you could ever possibly read.
(via Pontifex, on the AV Club recap)
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Forgive me, for I have sinned
I keep eschewing the the gym to play Angry Birds Rio.
“Sweetheart, I’m not bitter. I’m just not a candy-headed twit. Please save your...”
– Coke Talk
God I wish I was Coke Talk so I could think of things like this to say to people. (via nudawn)
