November 2010
15 posts
“This may be the peak of my hunting career, and it’s tainted, it really is.”
– David Price, a hunter who bagged a record-setting 879-pound black bear, only to learn that the animal was a tamed and beloved local pet.
I love great coffee (just like great beer), but... →
“I didn’t really expect her to touch my vagina through my pants,” said Kaya...”
– And so this shall be known as the Thanksgiving when everybody got their junk grabbed.
Pat-Downs at Airports Prompt Complaints - NYTimes.com (via doree)
“The devil’s in the defaults.”
– Dave Morin, who helped build Facebook Connect and the Facebook platform. The NYT has a story on his new social venture, which limits users to having 50 friends.
WatchFor better or worse, my life will now be divided into the years before I knew about ‘Sharktopus’ and the time after.
“Lately I feel like somebody made a big mess and I’ve got my mop and I’m mopping...”
– Barack Obama (via rachell, pacificoast) (via maryclare) (via emilydonne) (via swishflicks) (via ameliamagritte)
“We’re all going to turn into a big blob. I just retweeted myself.”
– Lynn Kim [her tumblr here]
The Art of Fiction No. 177 - Jonathan Lethem →
If you need a hero, Jonathan Lethem is not a bad one to choose. [subtext intentional]
markcoatney:
INTERVIEWER: Do you ever feel envy of other writers who are near your age? Deep envy about their writing, about what they can do?
LETHEM: There are people who can do amazing things. But I never take it personally. Any more than I would take it personally if Christina Stead could do things that I...
What the fuck has Obama done so far? →
“Message and presentation were inextricably intertwined, with the latter lending...”
– Dylan Tweney ponders the “Undesigned Web.” (via theatlantic)
