Thu, Jul 31
# Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization
"The dance floor at a hipster party looks like it should be surrounded by quotation marks." Yay.
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Tue, Jul 29
# LA is trembling!
Be safe out there, people.
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# The Daily Show: Don't Ask Don't Tell
I don't normally link to these, but this is one of Jon's best in ages. He makes it look easy... when they make it extremely easy for him.
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Sun, Jul 27
The Garden of Last Days
(Book)
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# Confusion on Infinite (Virtual) Worlds
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Sat, Jul 26
The World of Henry Orient
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Fri, Jul 25
Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control
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# Teri Garr: A.V. Club interview
Very funny and interesting.
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Wed, Jul 23
The Dark Knight
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# The Poehlercoaster ride continues.
Now she's not on the Office spin-off, but there still may be one. I can't keep up.
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Tue, Jul 22
Batman Begins
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Mon, Jul 21
# Baby Name Trends
A ridiculous amount of data about people's stupid decisions. (I gag when I look at the "Emma" spike the year after one was born on Friends.)
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# Check out the rabid comments from mourners of Jericho and Moonlight
If only we could get Sid Yost on a bad CBS drama...
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Sun, Jul 20
The World According to Garp
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Sat, Jul 19
# Cracked: The 25 Most Ridiculous Band Names in Rock History
Oh, band names. Don't get me started on band names.
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Fri, Jul 18
# Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
From the usual awesome people. (I waited to link you to it till I confirmed for myself it exceeds the hype.) You can read the background, too.
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Thu, Jul 17
A Reader's Manifesto
(Book)
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# Amy Poehler on the Office spin-off!
Unngh!! Agggh!! (Keep it down, Simbo. Stay strong!)
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# Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman Split
Oh, thank God she finally saw the light. Was this history's longest-lasting "roofie" or what?
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Wed, Jul 16
Mon, Jul 14
# dog days
Worlds are colliding! My omnivore's rant, percolating for weeks, emerges in response to a query from JoMac (he of many online monikers).
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# Requiem for a cheeky 'Batman'
Lorenzo Semple, Jr., who concocted the Adam West version of Batman, explains how the Christian Bale version differs somewhat.
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Sun, Jul 13
The Princess Bride
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Sat, Jul 12
City of Thieves
(Book)
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Fri, Jul 11
# The Ask the Pilot pilot on the state of the TSA
I can't even read about this without getting furious. There's an increasing chance I may never fly again.
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# In Popular Culture
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Mon, Jul 7
# Essential Life Lesson #1: Over is Right, Under is Wrong
Probably the most important thing ever published on the Internet. (Giant thank you to JoMac.)
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# THR Emmy actor roundtable
Danson, Duchovny, NPH, David Spade, Rainn Wilson – getting these guys in a room can only be enjoyable.
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Sun, Jul 6
# Visual Thinking
Self-obsessed, contorted, and poorly written, but I like the central idea and I think it explains the difference between people who think the Kindle is a godsend and those who think it's an abortion.
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Sat, Jul 5
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
(Book)
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Wed, Jul 2
# A Reader's Manifesto
I've read more in the last six months than in the previous six years, and time and again I reflect on this fantastic Atlantic piece and the fun discussion that followed.
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# Please don't make me talk to my kids!
Someone posted this under the title "Why I hate CNN." He he!
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# My Airline
I would fly exclusively on this airline. And cheaply! If only...
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# Join the Lost Book Club
A double-whammy: they get to cash in and put on literary airs. Although I suppose if it gets people reading, I can't complain.
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# Presto on iTunes
Oh, thank God. This will tide me over.
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# Girl Tears Up During WALL-E Teaser
And it's worth a trip to Pixar for the premiere! I had the exact same reaction the first five times I watched that teaser... if only I had known.
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Tue, Jul 1
# New study: Bumper stickers are for assholes
(I'm paraphrasing; and apparently my "one bee" vanity plate lumps me in with them, too.)
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# Animal Tales
Ignore the first third; the rest kicks ass.
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