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“Twitter is the new telephone.”
– Chris Brogan, at today’s BEA event
“It took years after I’d graduated from Amherst to realize that people were...”
– David Foster Wallace (via ogabriel) (via davidfosterwallace)
The Making of Zach Galifianakis →
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He was crouched just offstage with his back to the curtain, running intently through “Joy to the World” with a trio of young tuba players he’d recruited that morning from Craigslist, looking less like one of the great new hopes of American comedy than the leader of a severely underfunded marching band. He didn’t look like a comic at all, in fact, and he certainly...
‘The Omnivore’s Dilemma’ Is Required Reading Once... →
emilyposts:
Earlier this month, the university announced that it was canceling a program requiring all incoming freshmen to read Mr. Pollan’s book, which links the agriculture industry to obesity, food poisoning and environmental damage.
Administrators said budget cuts forced them to cancel the program, but some faculty and students were skeptical. They suspected the cancellation had less to...
Watcheditorlisa:
Lots more High Line eye candy on sundancechannel.com.
Thanks to New York Magazine and Curbed for the coverage.
The next video on the High Line.
WatchThe Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.7 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. Nearly 10,000 New York City children enjoy free Fresh Air Fund programs annually. In 2008, close to 5,000...
“The only other important thing to be said about Fear & Loathing at this time...”
– Hunter S. Thompson (via poortaste)
He also said that “Writing is the flip-side the sex. It’s only good when it’s over.”
“There is something about New York… something about it. Everything is magnified,...”
– Ruth Fowler. To love New York is to hate New York. (via zoee) (via aberjona)
“I don’t think it’s possible to love someone so much that the horror of “till...”
– Gould | The Awl
Interesting facts about NPR's audience
poortaste:
NPR listeners are:
64% more likely than average to have traveled abroad in the last 3 years.
2.5 times more likely than average to be Mac users at home.
28% less likely than average to say celebrity endorsements influence their purchase decisions.
45% more likely than average to drink Pabst Blue Ribbon.
70% of NPR listeners say they voted in the most recent election, as opposed...
poortaste:
Soulshine Sunday Snooze Mix
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“We watch movies together, you can’t ever really read a novel with another...”
– Some lovely thoughts from Joanne McNeil. (via katiebakes)
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Guster - What You...
jamesnord:
Bowerbirds - Northern Lights
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kristenisfornerd:sexmusic:
a movie script ending...
“Man U is the defending champion, has a 25-game league winning streak, and the...”
– Deadspin - Barcelona and Manchester United Fight Over World’s Remaining Marbles - Champions League Final
WatchWe fully admit to having a giddy, childlike excitement for the opening of the High Line. So we had to share with you the gorgeous panoramic video shots included in the Sundance Channel’s latest video shorts. In the series, key High Line redevelopment players go up to the park and talk about why they fought for it. -
New York Magazine
The Case for Working With Your Hands →
benkraal:
A wonderful NY Times article by a dude with a PhD in Political Philosophy who now works for himself as a motorcycle mechanic.
I recommend it to you, friends.
Zen and the art of…
“Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant...”
– Hunter S. Thompson (via bellavita)
Undergraduate Thesis: A Savage Journey into Hunter... →
My thesis on Hunter S. Thompson is available for free download here.
“I spent the night wearing the expression of a man waking up to Christmas in a...”
– Highlights from Nightclubs Are Hell | Charlie Brooker
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Hahaha, I was just pleased to see an article titled as such.
