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appeal to the best
On the occasion of Andrew Breitbart’s death, Conor Friedersdorf wrote a piece for The Atlantic attempting to survey Mr. Breitbart’s legacy. I recommend reading it, and I recommend reading Conor Friedersdorf’s work in general. That’s not to say I endorse his views. In fact, one of the things I appreciate about Mr. Friedersdorf is that …
post-twitter crisis
When I drink a cup of coffee, I don’t care about it. I expect a reasonable temperature, an inoffensive taste, and a familiar aroma. That’s it. I don’t want to talk about it. I don’t want to look at it. I don’t want to take a picture of it. I don’t want to doctor a …
Tumblr Rededication
Sometimes I read my posts here and I think I come across as having my head up in the clouds or somewhere else. If you know me, you know that’s not me, at least not completely. But what am I to do? I’m blogging with a purpose (“Purpose Driven Blogging”). I agonize over pop culture …
Scranton, R.F.D.
Look, I’ll be watching every new episode of The Office this season. I’ll probably act kind of reluctant and surprised, afterwards, when I invariably say, “Yeah, it was pretty good!” That opinion will be slightly more predictable and slightly less reliable than Thefoodreviewer’s take on “Pizza Rolls.” I’ll end up buying the season on DVD. …
Cymbals Eat Guitars — Why There Are Mountains
I wasn’t quite sure what to make of Nitsuh Abebe’s latest column for Pitchfork, “How to Be a Vampire.” In it, he turns the nostalgia talking point on its head, and reminisces over his approach to music in adolescence, “listening like a vampire, listening because I desired to suck something out of the music for …
a Jersey Shore moment (S4E5, act 2, scene i)
Sitch rolls into the ambulance with Pauly at his side. In the house, Vinny and the Meatballs console themselves in that last vestige of family togetherness, the kitchen. Soon, they will breathe fresh air and reflect upon the futility of violence, even consider the subtle hints of their own surprising mortality, but for now, this …