January 2010
41 posts
“The real issue here has nothing to do with whether a famous football player...”
– The Dangerous Message Of The Tebow Miracle - Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad - Deadspin (via peterwknox)
“On January 29th, 2010, a jury found Scott Roeder guilty of 1st degree...”
– Scott Roeder Found Guilty of 1st Degree Murder in Dr. Tiller Shooting | RHRealityCheck.org (via ericmortensen)
“I would like to say to you that everyone in MSF, all over the world, shares your...”
– MSF’s international president, Dr. Christophe Fournier, came to Port-au-Prince to offer the organization’s deepest condolences to Haitian colleagues who have continued working despite tragedies on both personal and national levels. (via doctorswithoutborders)
“The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints, who on Sunday advanced to...”
– OpenSecrets | A Republican Super Bowl (via ericmortensen)
No surprise here. Football, NASCAR and the porn industry (all American-bred industries) donate a lot of money to the Republicans in the name of small taxes, less government and family values. But the crazy thing is neither party, Democrat or...
My first DJ mix in 3 years. "Brooklyn Deep Vol. 1" →
I haven’t been behind the turntables in ages. The other night I stepped behind them and made a mix for the first time in three years. Nice, soulful and deep. Brooklyn style. - DJG
“I thought I was going to die when the earth shook. I was at Pacot, the Doctors...”
– Dr. Cabeza, medical coordinator of Doctors Without Borders in Haiti. Read the full account. (via doctorswithoutborders)
reading this story made me gasp. i loved the idea... →
(via kateskute)
poor casper.
“But the days of the Top 40 charts are coming to an end. Music buyers now...”
– From the Tunecore blog, a service (for those that don’t know) that affords independent musicians such as myself easy access to online retailers like Napster, eMusic and of course iTunes. Great point of view on how the industry itself is changing, and the perspective that remains within the...
True confession(s) Tuesday:
onemoretimewithfeeling:
mikepayne:
c-newt:
I absolutely hate it when the mat on the bathroom floor is wet. I have to dry off completely before I step out of the shower. If I don’t, when I walk in the bathroom later, I will step on the mat and get my socks wet, and that’s just a lot for me to handle. This is sometimes problematic when I have people stay over, because they don’t share the...
Watchsoupsoup:
Jeff Zucker On Charlie Rose: Hate Me, But I’m A Leader
I don’t think it’s so much hate as it is bewilderment that someone with such an awful record can continue to run NBC into the ground.
Altogether now, Jeff Zucker is a moron. - G
The Real Map of Park Slope →
People cut on Park Slope a lot. I’ve lived there since 2003. Prior to that I was in Prospect Heights and Astoria, Queens and Hell’s Kitchen. So I’ve lived in three of the five boroughs since ‘96. I guess this truly shows that this neighborhood is elitist when it comes to higher education. But my question is what’s wrong with that? What’s wrong with being smart...
“It was just as our forefathers had envisioned: That one day, people who had been...”
– Wyatt Cenac of The Daily Show, on the Jews and African Americans who were protesting against gay marriage in New Jersey. (via alcaniglia) (via thegreg)
Watched this last night and was surprised/impressed/stunned at has upfront and obvious this irony was plastered across the segment, yet none of the...
Defeatist Liberals, Obama is performing very... →
“So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this...”
– Conan O’Brien
Conan O’Brien Says He Won’t Do ‘Tonight Show’ Following Leno - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com
Conan, you’re doing the right thing. We share the same birthday, we’re both strong-minded Aries and no one puts us in a corner! - G
Nona GG divertirsi in cielo. Amore Allison,...
The Conan O'Brien/Jay Leno NBC debacle
This is exactly what is going to happen. Conan, who has always felt second-fiddle at NBC but is very funny and has a very hardcore following of the 18-39 demo (highly sought by advertisers) will jump ship. He will move to Fox where his show can start at 11pm (Fox affiliates have news that runs from 10pm-11pm). With this half hour lead, he will destroy Leno in the ratings with a half-hour lead-in....
“It’s truly astounding to watch us — for a full decade — send fighter jets and...”
– Glenn Greenwald (via azspot:apsies)
vruz: it’s always puzzled me and worried me, and no answers yet.
(via vruz)
(via ericmortensen)
“For Girls Only, Probably…
Being thin. Probably not a subject that you ever...”
– J.K. Rowling (via curvesahead) (via knockturn) (via yerawizardharry) (via elizabethanne) (via snickerdoodle) (via peterwknox)
Response to a Craigslist "looking for an intern"...
Geoff actually got this response today from a prospective intern for the company he works for:
My name is {redacted so as not to completely out the stupidity of this person to the world} and I am interested in the internship because I have a desire to learn more about fashion and the designers. I want to work in public relations because I like maintaining and keep good relationships with people...
Angry People in Local Newspapers →
from the blog:
I feel sorry for local news photographers. They are hugely skilled and poorly paid, and sent out to photograph miserable people pointing at dog turds. Here, we celebrate their work
Trendwatch 2010
Term: “Slow Text.” Like “Slow Food” in 2009, a small niche of the media world is pushing toward lengthy, more in-depth communication and reporting to rebel against misspelled texting, CNN News Flashes and 140 character tweets. - G
Food Network President Brooke Johnson speaks on... →
