December 2009
79 posts
“…all is a blank before us;
All waits, undream’d of…”
– Walt Whitman, “Darest Thou Now, O Soul,” Leaves of Grass
Happy New Year, everybody. Welcome the future.
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Regina Spektor - My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New...
“On another occasion, at LaGuardia, in New York, the transportation-security...”
– The Things He Carried - The Atlantic (November 2008) (via missingmuffine)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) →
The Magictones (5)
Paul Oakenfold & Brittany Murphy (3)
Randy Newman (2)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (2)
William DeVaughn (2)
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“We are not always aware of the forces that ultimately move us. While focusing on...”
– Bill Damon, The Moral Advantage (via juliaallison)
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The Orioles - What Are You Doing New Years Eve?
“Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: ‘to...”
– Robert F. Kennedy
Merry Christmas, friends.
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Judy Garland - Have Yourself a Merry Little...
Restaurants Use Menu Psychology to Entice Diners |... →
Interesting article from the New York Times:
CHICKEN liver is what the restaurateur Danny Meyer calls a torpedo.
Left to its own devices, it may be unappetizing and unpopular, but when paired with what he calls an enhancer — applewood smoked bacon in the case of the chicken liver on the menu at Tabla, Mr. Meyer’s Indian fusion restaurant in the Flatiron District — it not only excites the taste...
In Defense of 'Foxhole Atheists' | Vanity Fair →
Hitchens:
Lieutenant Colonel Gary Hensley, chief of the United States’ military chaplains in Afghanistan. … was telling his evangelical audience, all of them wearing uniforms supplied by the taxpayer, that as followers of Jesus Christ they had a collective responsibility “to be witnesses for him.” Heating up this theme, Lieutenant Colonel Hensley went on: “The Special Forces guys, they hunt...
“He raised the stupid bar and now it’s nearly inapproachable.”
– Stephen Colbert talking about Glenn Beck
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
Simon & Garfunkel (38)
Morrissey (4)
The Smiths (3)
Pink Floyd (3)
Sam Cooke (3)
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Otis Redding - Merry Christmas, Baby
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Claude Thornhill - Snowfall
mychristmas:
The Platters Come home for...
WatchChicago’s Pop Up Art Loop
Pretty cool stuff.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13) →
Ron Sexsmith (3)
Franz Ferdinand (2)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (2)
Philip Glass (2)
Dusty Springfield (2)
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Nico - These Days
fuckyeahchristmastime:
Christmastime Is Here...
The Beatles - Don’t Let Me Down
goodeggs:
sara bareilles feat. ingrid michaelson...
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Michigan Senate OKs smoking ban for restaurants,... →
This will make the Town Pump somewhat more bearable.
(via fuckyeahmichigan)
Miles Davis - Blue In Green
This song is perfect...
WatchDEA Recruits Lil Wayne to use up all Drugs in Mexico - The Onion
“Having swilled larger than recommended dosages of NyQuil all weekend, I feel...”
– Richard Russo, Straight Man
“That’s what’s so amazing about Brazil,” Pavlik said. “It’s this incredible mix...”
– Woman Who ‘Loves Brazil’ Has Only Seen Four Square Miles Of It | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source (via missingmuffine)
“There is no jurisdiction of any kind, at any level, at any time in the 30-year...”
– Detroit Public Schools post worst scores on record in national assessment - Detroit News and Information - Crain’s Detroit Business (via gdavis)