December 2008
24 posts
Animal Collective - My Girls
Holy shit, the new...
Shearwater - The Snow Leopard
This is my current...
Girls - Hellhole Ratrace
I went through all of...
“When I’m in writing mode for a novel, I get up at 4:00 am and work for five to...”
– Haruki Murakami
John Cale - Paris 1919
John Cale would never try...
NBC Expected to Give 10 P.M. Show to Leno →
This is a pretty crazy idea, one I’d probably be more excited about if Leno was actually funny.
Snoop Dogg - Dogg’s Turismo 3
This is a...
Bruni: 3 stars for Ssam Bar →
davidcho:
Up from 2 just a year-and-a-half ago.
When I gave Ssam two stars in The New York Times in February 2007, it had only a smattering of wines. Now it has about 200, smartly and creatively chosen.
Back in early 2007 its only dessert was a mochi ice cream sampler. Now it has three choices, courtesy of the ascendant pastry whiz Christina Tosi…If those aren’t enough, you can toddle down a...
FishbowlNY: New Staff Cuts At Gawker, Gizmodo and... →
thedailywhat:
This despite Gawker Media ad revenue being up 39% in Novermber over last year’s numbers.
FishbowlNY has confirmed layoffs and pay cuts for writers at the blogs Gawker, Gizmodo and Jezebel. Gawker editor Sheila McClear and Jezebel editorial assistant Maria-Mercedes Lara have been let go, Gawker weekend editor Alex Carnevale’s month-to-month contract was not re-upped, and three...
Losing My Cybersex Virginity
dangurewitch:
The following is a journal entry that I wrote when I was 12 years old. It ranks up there with the Constitution as a primary source document, speaking volumes about both the author (note my inability, even in 6th grade, to have a cheap thrill without assigning emotional meaning to it) and the time period (the first line is the single most 90s sentence ever written).
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“Is plexico in trouble, mayor bloomberg sounded mad.”
– Shaq, on Twitter. (via thedailywhat)
Shaq’s Twitter is a constant source of comedy gold.