I took a stack of old newspapers to my friend’s apartment so I could catch up on about a week of Style sections and Metro sections. Here are the fruits of my labor. Sorry it’s so old.
Ah, the Heat, the Crowd, the Park and the Booze (Times, Metro, July 16)
Around the City, a Shortage at [...]
I’ve been busy this week: friends visited (wohoo MelBou!), Broadway called (and I sat in front of Whoopi Goldberg!), epic happy hours occurred, and Yankees games attended. Oh, also I’ve been cat sitting for Ferris, which means I walk to work and don’t have an hour-long commute to read the paper. Sweet. Regardless of my [...]
There’s this guy who’s running for reelection to his position as Oklahoma City Commissioner. He decided that the best campaign material would obviously be a comic book. And not just any comic book, but a violently homophobic comic book that purports that there is a conspiracy of toga-wearing-homosexuals, “liberal do gooders,” and “good [...]
Sorry I haven’t been up here in the blogosphere recently. I went to the beach with some fabulous people last week and had a great time. I also went to Central Park to hear the NY Philharmonic play a free concert AND a fireworks show. My life is pretty fantastic, but it [...]
First, from Alex MD and the NYT, Passive aggressiveness in the office (these tend to be about dirty dishes, on which you eat food…). The article links to one of my favorite websites (that I forgot about): passiveagressivenotes.com.
Frozen yogurt ala Pinkberry finally makes it to D.C.!!
For more from today’s WaPo on food, the battle [...]
You should read this: Confidence Slouches On Toward End of a Grim Second Quarter
And also I would like to let you know that I wrote two letters to two different editors of major publications this week. If they are published, I’ll link to them. If not, I won’t. They’re both extremely nerdy [...]
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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 [...]
Anyone else watch Obama’s concession speech tonight? Yeah, there are three kids standing behind him, proudly airing their allegiance to, um, beautiful white people and overpriced clothing? Being cool in high school 7 years ago? Or maybe Barack took a card from Stephen Colbert and instead of Doritos, picked A&F.
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