Catching Up

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 [...]

All About Food

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Finals Week Review

Even though it’s finals time, I still read the newspaper.  I just don’t post on the blog, to give myself the illusion that I am not procrastinating by reading non-exam materials…
The All-Natural Taste That Wasn’t (Pinkberry *gasp* isn’t healthy!) last Wednesday’s Food section
You’re an Author?  Me Too! (more people are writing than reading) Sunday’s Book [...]

A Little From the Sunday Post, a Little From the Sunday Times

A little from (almost) every section…
First, The Washington Post:
Magazine Section: Date Lab readers claimed that a monkey could do a better job setting up couples than the Post. Guess what? The monkey did a better job.
Style: A fashion review of the polygamist women’s garb

Metro: “Schoolyard face-offs” at my high school because of facebook [...]

Obama’s Campaign Now Brought to You By Abercrombie & Fitch

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.
Photo Credit: [...]

Passover in the News

Happy Passover!
I was away this weekend (Scholars in New York as well as Seders in both Queens and Long Island), so I am behind on my posting, but here are some good ones…
Bill Kristol on the different presidential candidates’ Passover messages in today’s Times. (thank you, Andrea)

I cannot get the italics off.

Matzo during the Holocaust [...]

Farfallegate

These articles all from two pages in yesterday’s Times, needless to say, I giggled a little…
Cindy McCain’s recipes were stolen from cookbooks and websites.  This has been dubbed “farfallegate.”  Our country is funny.
The Obama-Clinton Decision Tree.  I love this.
Bloggers are changing the political world, but the one who released the bit about Obama dissing PA [...]