January 2012
13 posts
“It was over the last century, says Cain, that society began reshaping itself as...”
– The Secret Power Of Introverts - Forbes
“The kicker for me from the NYTimes piece is that it wouldn’t cost Apple that...”
– BLURBOMAT | Photos, music, politics, hair & pants.
“Grim agrees that the life of these dogs and cats can be hell: “Right now I have...”
– The secret lives of feral dogs - Dream City - Salon.com
“We elected Barack Obama at least in part because he was a relative newcomer who...”
– Obama family values - Michelle Obama - Salon.com
“Also, do we want to be purposely desensitizing people to the sight of a baby...”
– mimi smartypants - Seriously, though: what’s with the penguins?
“Yet only children aren’t so tragic. They not only tend to do as well or slightly...”
– The war on only children - Parenting - Salon.com
“However, we have a profound and professional disagreement with Bloom concerning...”
– UI J-school profs give Atlantic piece an ‘F’ for journalism | Iowa City Press Citizen | press-citizen.com
“For that price, you get several delightfully tiny jars full of protein and fiber...”
– Let Gwyneth Paltrow tidy up your colon | Film | Newswire | The A.V. Club
“I’m asking because there obviously needs to be a real cultural...”
– No Impact Man
“Glanville, whose marriage to Eddie Cibrian ended in 2010 when he took up with...”
– The latest “Real Housewives” embarrassment - Real Housewives of Beverly Hills - Salon.com
“The reality is that we are a nation of idiots about infancy. We are the only...”
– How stress is really hurting our kids - Neuroscience - Salon.com
“Animal rights advocates, and even many animal welfarists, decry the keeping of...”
– When a cage means freedom - Noble Beasts - Salon.com
Good night, everyone. At dawn we ride!
December 2011
19 posts
“When I did Bumble-ardy, I was so intensely aware of death,” he says....”
– Maurice Sendak: On Life, Death And Children’s Lit : NPR
Only in indie movies would main characters have the name “Woodrow”.
also, there’s no sierra in my sierra mist.
“That is the part of parenting that I have the most trouble with: there is no...”
– Rhett Miller: The Moving Sidewalk
“Hitchens was obviously more urbane and well-written than the average neocon...”
– Christopher Hitchens and the protocol for public figure deaths - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
part of me feels I should wait to buy a house until after 2012 election. in case I have to move to Canada. #crazyrepublicans
1989 and I regularly wore fake John Lennon type classes to school. #stupidadolescence
I did about 3 Christmas cards. Now I’m exhausted.
I can never remember who I like when choosing music to listen to.
“The first report, from Stanford University, showed that with a rising “income...”
– What real education reform looks like - Salon.com
“daft punk is playing at my house” is playing at my house.
“So what I wish someone had said to me in college was this: don’t let the world...”
– On Being in College and Wanting to Be a Writer « Lev Grossman
RT @AlecBaldwin: Gingrich is a cranky history professor.
Romney is better suited for country club president.
Obama sees what govt’s prio …
“Everything about this season has embraced the ugliest and most reductive cliches...”
– TV’s unconscionable spectacle - Reality TV - Salon.com
I totally would have had sex with Carl Jung. #adangerousmethod
Are there actual real life people who have the job title Nightclub Singer?
“Exactly, right. This is a moral attack on sexuality. They it is in the interest...”
– Don’t believe the sex addiction hype - Sex - Salon.com
Are you like me? Do you appreciate a good donut?
November 2011
7 posts
B-A-N-A-N-A-S
“There’s a sense of belonging that comes with finding something in pop culture...”
– It’s time to stop being angry at Twilight
in defense of Twilight
A lot of people forget what it’s like to be a teenager—and specifically, women forget what it’s like to be teenage girls. When a crush stands in line next to you to buy pizza at lunch, of course that’s a cosmic sign that you’re meant to be together. Every ridiculous perceived slight is blown up to epic proportions, and it seems like everything, from what you wear on a given day to who you go to...
Lasted 2 whole days on my diet. That’s 47 more hours than usual! Good job Alison.
Daughter does not appreciate my Jimmy Stewart impression. Well, I say!
New personal mantra: Get that shit done, bitch!
“Does she have to return the $1,650 coffee pot and Lalique monkeys? More...”
– It’s time to break up with the Kardashians - Kim Kardashian - Salon.com
October 2011
14 posts
“We all — in the end — die in medias res. In the middle of a story. Of many...”
– A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs - NYTimes.com
girl’s precursors to slutty women’s costumes (slutty nurse, slutty pirate, slutty hobo) like cutesy witch, cutesy zombie. troubles me.
“Clearly it’s time for a refresher course here. If you grope a person without...”
– Was a “Real World” star raped by her castmates? - Reality TV - Salon.com
“But my feeling is that there is no such thing as a difficult word. There are...”
– My Accidental Masterpiece: The Phantom Tollbooth : NPR
“And then there’s the fact that we’re four to six hours by car from Chicago,...”
– Why critics of MFA programs have it wrong - Fiction - Salon.com
Damnit, I love my dog.
I’d only ever want a guy who wouldn’t want his girlfriend/wife to be that girl that wears the sexy, slutty Halloween costume.
“Ohio has some of the nation’s weakest restrictions on exotic pets and...”
– Sheriff: Animal bit Ohio man after he shot himself - US news - Life - msnbc.com
RT @wilw: The violent crackdowns on the #Occupy movement are clear evidence that the elites are terrified. Stay strong. The whole world …
“Viktor gets better results. “It’s cute, right?” he says to Olivier while looking...”
– “The Finale Challenge” | Project Runway | TV Club | TV | The A.V. Club
RT @hodgman: Everything good I have done, I have done on a Mac.