June 2010
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“In another reading experiment, researchers mangled a series of consecutive...”
– Very sneaky, Mr. Tierney. Verrrrry sneaky. “Discovering the Virtues of a Wandering Mind” (NYT)
Jun 29th
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Jun 29th
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“‘We are under an impression that C. views our ownership of the house as a...”
– Even (alleged) Russian spies gotta find a place to lay their head at night.
Jun 29th
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“No one has to be afraid of the Best Party, because it is the best party. If it...”
– Comedian Jon Gnarr’s acceptance speech after being elected mayor of Reykjavik. It’s as if Iceland’s version of “John Stewart for President” actually came true. The result: polar bears at the zoo, free towels at public swimming pools, and a city government full of...
Jun 28th
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WatchWatch
You are very welcome. Bet you can’t wait for that secondary interview… Bethanie Kloecker: my answer to the “vacation planning” segment of the interview…thanks, andy dayton, for making me a movie that i can now use in response to “who are you, bethanie? what is important in your life?” http://jobinterviewsunincorporated.org/
Jun 25th
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Jun 25th
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“There’s a huge difference between conservative bipartisanship and liberal...”
– Newt Gingrich, back in action? (Heard just now on All Things Considered. The difference, of course, is that liberals are only bipartisan about policies that are “wrong.”)
Jun 21st
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ListenHad a wonderful visit from Michael this weekend....
Jun 20th
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Jun 18th
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Jun 18th
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Jun 18th
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“What motivated him to throw a puppy at the Hell’s Angels is currently...”
– Puppy thrown at German biker gang (BBC World News)
Jun 17th
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“You think I’m pedestrian and tacky? Guess the fuck what, Picasso. We don’t all...”
– I’m Comic Sans, Asshole (via nothinfancy)
Jun 16th
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“One features an image of a rabbit that Beuys noticed on a sugar packet while...”
– Joseph Beuys in Minneapolis
Jun 15th
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“New York is the most innocent town in the world. It looks as if it were made of...”
– Joseph Beuys, on his first visit to the United States at the age of 53. The other two cities visited for his 1974 “Energy Plan for the Western Man”: Chicago and Minneapolis.
Jun 15th
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Jun 15th
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Jun 6th
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Jun 4th
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“Backward, gazing at a point in the distance, but moving away from it, walking...”
– The best way to walk? From Roberto Bolaño’s The Savage Decectives.
Jun 3rd