May 2012
24 posts
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“The postmodern enterprise was even more radical: to resist absorption or...”
– Franzen
I started reading William Gaddis’s The Recognitions and sure enough I am headed down the rabbit hole…
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Bumps →
Re: chunks
Los Tocayos Carlos →
Devastating
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“Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved...”
– Maurice Sendak
vianedhepburn
“[China]’s a major market. Possibly within this time scope of these two films,...”
– James Cameron, obviously, making movies by the numbers.
vialowindustrial
Can't wait to find out . . .
Like a grammar laser straight to the heart!
viagrouchygrammarian:
“Why Malcolm Gladwell will argue that college football should be banned at the Slate/Intelligence Squared live debate on May 8 in New York City.” [Headline in Slate]
Because e-journalists can’t tackle? Because the dais is too small?
April 2012
16 posts
“The road to success is always under construction.”
– Boston Marathon commentary
“It’s either going to be great or it’s going to be terrible, if...”
– Overheard
““No,” Greta said, trashing his theory. “I want a dick in me...”
– Lethem, “The Porn Critic”
“Angry Birds, it seems, is our Tetris: the string of digital prayer beads that...”
– NYT
Ax Season
Text I received:
On ours way to you to bring ax papers.
Mom
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Reading Opinions
Came across this: Body Orifice Screening System (BOSS) chair
“I hope I do this until the day I die,” she said. “I want to be all used up, just...”
– Kathy Martin, runner NYT
7:58pm wtf
hate u cool kids club
<3 u/miss u endless highway
March 2012
24 posts
Vitamin Water is artificial juice, right?
Why does it hold us in its thrall?
“That’s postmodern: talking about hanging out again while we’re...”
– Jess “Walter” Benjamin, we don’t hang out enough, I hope we hang out again soon.
“We’re not in the business of profiting from adult-oriented videos and...”
– from Tumblr Community Guidelines
This site is run by bros trying to be bros.
Fuck This American Life →
Thank goodness we have Jim Fingal to give this a thorough thinking to. When can I get him to sign my copy of his book?
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Waingro →