All Sorts of Goodies

Barack Obama loves a beverage from Bethesda!
A rap mixtape all about Seinfeld. AWESOME. (”Soulja Boy features prominently, natch.” Mexico tourism: don’t paint our sacred temples on a naked lady.
Apparently our genes tell us how to vote.
Shakespeare was a schlub.
I love obnoxious bride stories. Thank you Michelle Singletary.
Just for you, Arielle: Bob Herbert writes a [...]

Baseball in Netherlands, Gross Medical Photos, Deaf Professor, and Christian Porn

In order:
In Netherlands, Soccer Is King, but Baseball Eyes Crown. I love baseball. And Europe.
Crazy Health Photos. (Most of them come AFTER the pregnant man mowing his lawn. Wait, what?!) Do not look at this anytime near a meal.
A heartwarming story about a nearly deaf retired professor who teaches English [...]

Professor Frank Popper

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, straight from Rutgers University in lovely downtown New Brunswick… Professor Frank Popper
If you think he’s good on the Internet, wait till you meet him in person!  Our faculty is great.
In other, unrelated news:
Remainders of a Shopkeeping Heyday, but Now Simply Trying to Survive (Mom & Dad, you’ll especially [...]

A Few Sunday Snippets

From the Magazine…Did you know that Salon Selectives isn’t a brand anymore?  Neither did I!  But they’re bringing it back, so don’t worry: Can a Dead Brand Live Again? (Long, but very interesting)
From Saturday Night Live, the Japanese version of The Office.  AWESOME.
A feline personality test. I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again: cat [...]

Where To Find Beer and Ice Cream in NYC

I am reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which is fantastic, and means I am not spending as much time reading the newspaper, listening to NPR, or watching the news.  Regardless, here are some things I’ve found in the past week:
It’s Still Spring, but the Ice Cream Truck War Revs Up <– A [...]

Assorted Things You Should Know

University of Maryland Team Wins First National Quiz Bowl Title! You have no idea how excited this makes me.
Stuff White People Like: Grammar.  Look for the hidden grammar errors!
Kids From My High School Caught in a Drug Bust.  Well done, Whitman, well done.
Good WNYC interview about Life as a Talking Head.  Now I want to [...]

Sexy Cars, Sexy Politics, Sexy Platypuses*

Sorry I haven’t posted in a few days, I’ve been traveling a lot and then WordPress was down last night when I wanted to post.
A Casting Call for Sexy cars (Hybrids Need Not Apply).  Why aren’t hybrid cars in movies more often?
Sex?  Yawn.  Politics?  That’s Hot! Tabloid magazines covering candidates like they’re Hollywood celebrities.
Looking [...]

I Read More During Finals

From this week’s Economist:
Speedy Decline (in methamphetamine use in the States, but I haven’t read anything about it in the American press… Speaking of the American press… On the Brink (American newspapers are in trouble.)
More on the violin found by a cabdriver: Concerto in the Key of G, for Grateful.  I highly recommend the audio slide [...]

Best Story of the Day

Violinist Philipe Quint Puts on Concert for Newark Cabbies at Airport
Sorry the articles are weak.  I’m still bitter because my newspaper was stolen again.
BUT Christopher sent me another great video:
Don’t Fall In Love With a Homo (not parental appropriate, unless you’re my parents who will probably find it hysterical)

Bride on the Metro, Children Reading, and Latino Baseball Players

Hooray! No one stole my newspaper yesterday! Unfortunately, there were not many articles that struck my fancy. Don’t worry though, because the WaPo came through for me!
Metro-monial Bliss a wedding party rides the Metro to their reception. Sent by Dad, from the WaPo.
What Do Children Read? Hint: Harry Potter’s Not [...]