December 2008
Love you 3rd Rock From the Sun
Mary: Most people dismiss non-literate cultures.
Tommy: Well, we live in one
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the...”
– Roald Dahl
McSweeny's List: Several Mutations Thwarted By... →
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
– Jorge Luis Borges
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
The Mae Shi (6)
The Dismemberment Plan (3)
Cursive (2)
Mel Tormé (1)
Architecture in Helsinki (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
WatchWhat are babies if not excellent straight men?
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“I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in...”
– Boy Meets Boy, David Levithan
This American Life: Scenes From a Mall (ep. 371) →
This week’s episode of TAL is off the hook awesome. Especially Act Three: Santa Fight Club
“A tale of two Santas. There’s Tim Conaghan, a full-time professional Santa with a big belly and a real flowing white beard. And there’s Santa Nick—he too has a belly and real white beard. But the story of Santa Tim and Santa Nick is not like most uplifting Christmas parables. Instead, it’s...
“Because that was part of the beauty of the Polaroid. Mystery clung to each...”
– Michael Kimmelman, “The Polaroid”, NYTimes
Please Don't Lie About the Holocaust →
It’s one thing to lie to Oprah (and millions of readers) to make yourself sound like a bigger badass drug-addict, but please, folks, don’t lie about the Holocaust.
(My secret favorite thing about this story, though? The way all of the other survivors have adorable Eastern European Jewish mannerisms in their speech, even in print.)
“After fire and the light bulb, Playmobil is the best invention in the world.”
– Aliocha, to Capucine. (via capucha)
I must agree wholeheartedly. For example, look at this incredible toy that my sister and I used to own (courtesy of my incredibly generous grandmother) until we outgrew it and my mother gave it away.
Judge Says Fox Owns Rights to ‘Watchmen,’ Made by... →
lapsesinlogic:
if you’re not a nerd like me, you probably haven’t been following this court case, nor do you have anything to say about this ruling. well, i have been, and i do, but this guy says it better, albeit with a lot more vulgarity than i might have used.
Not fair. Not nice. Not cool.
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Santa Claus Timeline →
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."
inothernews:nudawn:
DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? VIRGINIA O’HANLON.
VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] they see. They think that nothing...
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“When the storm is over and night falls and the moon is out in all its glory and...”
– Harold Pinter, Party Time
(may he rest in peace)
Christmas is All Around Us →
WatchMeerkat Media Holiday Card.
My friends are hilarious. And full of light.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
The Mae Shi (6)
The Dismemberment Plan (3)
Cursive (2)
Mel Tormé (1)
Death Cab for Cutie (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“My hands tend to be full enough dealing with people who hate me for who I am....”
– David Sedaris
it all comes together
lfarm:
BRAVO…you give me what I need. Notting Hill immediately followed by a showing of, wait for it…Notting Hill!
We’re watching Love Actually immeadiately followed by a showing of….LOVE ACTUALLY on Oxygen.
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