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Google To Turn Over YouTube User Data to...

Marco's Instapaper Mentioned In Today's WSJ

Dear Peter,

On behalf of myself, and the other men older than you - thanks! Sincerely, -Chris

“It’s funny, people’s attitude toward sex is so loaded — if...”
— David Duchovny on playing a...

Computer Recycling PSA

fareastmeetswildwest asks “Anyone out there know of a good place in the city for me to recycle...

Marketing

“One of the most frustrating things in the world is when you see immense amounts of money,...

Shock Value: Taser C2 Personal Protector

“If you can’t get your kids to eat vegetables, why is...”
— Jim Skinner, CEO of...

Annual NYC Underwear Run Tonight!

What exactly...

asie: lissak06: Does “wet behind the ears” mean?  Eww, yeah, what does that mean??  It means young...

Community Disease-Prevention Programs Pay Off...

What If Obama Made 'The Call'...?

What if eventual-President Obama, after some months probing society’s ills away from the...

The long way around to nothing.

him: I am so tired
ElleBelle: What did you do last night? cocktail party?
him: Lot of magic-mouth activity; you know how it is. I should have worn knee-pads
ElleBelle: shut up...
him: Got drunk, which made me think it was a good idea to get high, which made me think it was a good idea to steal a car. I am so exhausted I can barely carry the body to the incinerator
ElleBelle: liar you were reading a book or talking to fatmanatee...dish sucka
him: I just read like a loser!
BoutOfContext [in head]: Did you two just say that talking to fatmanatee was as losery as reading a book? Ouch!

“When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the...”
— P.J. O’Rourke’s...

McCains to Profit on Anheuser, InBev Deal

“Just bored and looking for entertainment.”
— Andrea delivers an...

“One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily...”
— Bruce Lee. Via...

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AT&T: Apple Glitch Delays IPhone 3G...

An Eye for An Eye...

jakehurwitz pondered: “the death penalty seems to mainly be about justice, you take a life,...

Presenteeism

(prez.un.TEE.iz.um) n. The feeling that one must show up for work even if one is too sick, stressed,...

“….”
— Jesse Jackson, on Obama.  As...

Minnesota Politics and the Dark Alley...

NoraLeah spit hot fire in a skim-daringly-long post on MN state politics. Starting with that fateful...

Right of Reply and American...

The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled against ‘right of reply’ statutes for print...

iPhanatics Line Up A Week Early For 3G...

Time: '10 Questions' for Arianna...

Mike Kovanda, DAVIS, IL: Conservatives complain that the media have a bias to the left. Do you believe that this is true?
Huffington: The problem with the media is not that they're veering to the left or to the right but that they have an addiction to presenting two sides to every issue, even when the truth lies on one side or the other. I'd much rather we make our preferences and points of view transparent than pretend we don't have them.
Kevin Judge, CHAPEL HILL, NC: What is the biggest story that the traditional media have completely ignored?
Huffington: Here's an interesting thing about the traditional media: very often they break great stories, and then they ignore them. It takes the blogosphere to pursue the story, to do all the things that turn a story into a major event.

UK Court Rules: Pringles Aren't Potato Chips

“Proponents of biosocial learning models indicate that...”
— Histrionic personality...

Welcome to Atlanta where the players play! Happy 4th from...

Patricia Handschiegel Wants A...

patriciahandschiegel’s post (condensed, below) is very topical. The NY Times ran articles the...

“Bloggers had a special role in talking up the [‘Long...”
— Lee Gomes, buzz-killer...

superdoofus-stratodrive ponders “why the fuck am i...

On Patriotism

squashed talked with a few people about what patriotism meant in America and wrote, at length, about...

United States Tax Law v. Swiss Privacy Law

“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.”
— Elvis Costello, whose quote...

Medical Helicopters In Fatal Collision...

What horrible irony: “A helicopter ferrying a patient with a medical emergency from the Grand...

Given the proportion of non-cubicle-dwellers, and cubicle...

Neuroscientist Calls Free Will 'Implausible'...

CNBC’s Closing Bell just described this situation:...

Nora says: down with handguns, down with...

noraleah:… and it is vital that we get a Democrat in the White House before the Supreme Court is...

Northwestern Law School Offering Two-year JD

Cuba Announces Lung Cancer Vaccine

“What people should be outraged about is that they arrest...”
— Don Imus, clarifying his...

Bush Nominates 1st Female 4-Star General

“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no...”
— The Dalai Lama (via...

“200 grand gets you nowhere fast in New York City.”
— Tracey Byrnes on Cashin’...

A Whole New Level of Gangsta

Clarawalnuts: Is it true you haven't showered since Friday morning?
HostileHolly: Yes.
Clarawalnuts: Not even after your 8 mile run?
HostileHolly: Nope.

Good thread going here: mollycaitlin:(via Flickr) Can...

Shaq Attacks Florida Mortgage Crisis With Own...

Fighting Foreclosure on Staten Island

What's in a name?

mallisser explained “Regis Philbin’s full name is Regis Francis Xavier Philbin… His...

Ranting and Rove-ing About 'Windfall Profits'...

In 'Operation Malicious Mortgage' 400...

Just as the FBI arrested two shady, former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers, Bloomberg reports over...

“Men have a fundamental genetic flaw: the desire to partner...”
— Guy Kawasaki, discussing...

Vermont Gets Creative with LLC Laws

Emailing Congress for No Reason

Amidst discussion of Willie Randolph’s sacking, I...

Study: Instant Messaging Improves...

“If you teach a man to think he is thinking, he will love...”
— Unattributed, in Don...

Backup Your Tumblr & Filter Post-Type By...

What Comes After Post Modernism?

Mint.com Helps Track Your Financials for...

“The Korean bangs me around with a mallet.”
— Mom, on the difference between...

Spotted on the Long Island Railroad…

The Irish Give EU Puck In the Gob

The Media Big 10

Sometimes great insights gleaned from the news are seeded accidentally. Reading...

These plus regular constitutionals will have my body...

“In the workplace, a distracted knowledge worker is a fallow...”
— David Robinson, What Were We...

Supremes, 5-4, Extend Habeas Corpus to...

Not That There's Anything Wrong With...

When caro posted: “Factcheck.org acceptance speech: ‘No, Obama’s not a Muslim,’” I was...

The ReVirginization of Muslim Brides

OSU Sophomores Given World's Hardest...

[via my blogless friend John]: At Ohio State University, there were four sophomores taking chemistry...

Among the playful graffiti on the Williamsburg Bridge: You...

“Today, I’m going to show you how to embrace your ass.”
— Tyra Banks, self-image coach.

I enjoyed Cathcart and Klein’s first offering, Plato...

Hey, I got a great idea for a candy. Let’s make it look like...

“You can be so proud that, from now on, it will be...”
— Senator Clinton,...

“I accept there are people out there who don’t like me....”
— Salman Rushdie

Plant Employs Refugees After Immigration...

“The law could treat marijuana sort of like sex.  Don’t do it...”
— Squashed, on Marijuana...

Obama Should Revisit Iraq

It’s one thing to dismiss faux contraversy over inconsistently donning a flag pin. It’s...

“The President of the United States is the Chief Priest of...”
— Dick Morris

WSJ: Guantanamo Is A Model Prison (Really)

“[I] think Real World Brooklyn makes a lot of sense. ...”
— My Brooklyn-based,...

Californians Put Gay-Marriage Ban to...

Traditional marriage advocates, not a month after Cali’s Supreme Court overturned civil union...

What Are You Looking At?

A recent Texas State University survey revealed most respondents would prefer not work with...

Feast your eyes on the Absinthe Gummi Bear, the final word...

Justices Rule For Money Launderers and...

Forget Nader, Bob Barr Is the 'Spoiler'

The WSJ’s Weekend Interview features Ralph Nader, carrying the appropriate title...

Slacktivist

n. Person who passively supports political and social causes. Provenance: Dedicated activists....

The Right to Err Transiently

dailymeh: Dan of Squashed writes: There are fewer and fewer spaces where it is safe to say idiotic...

National Spelling Bee Brings Out Protesters...

“How could we have this stupid idea to believe that it is by...”
— President Nicolas Sarkozy,...

Male Pattern Weightloss & The...

Discussing workout motivation, my philosophy professor once posed the “hill problem” in...

I can deal with the fact that any number of unethical people...

Newsflash: Compensation #1 Reason for...

DNA Curve Balls

Between innuendo and jocularities at a weekend BBQ, a fellow guest came upon the topic of sparsely...

The Disappearing Upper Class

93 Year Old Goldman Staffer Nears 75 Years...

Q: What if Tumblr crashes? A: Use the...

nmook: There needs to be some sort of export/local backup...

Survey: Sleeping Apart Can Save Your...

“There would be alot more drinking if it were always...”
— George Carlin, on coining the...

Single Woman's Guide to Surviving Recession:...

You Think Park Slope is Changing? Let's Talk...

Scott Stossel reviewed Bill Bishop’s The Big Sort: Why...

“[Practicing law] was remarkably tedious. Look at the O.J....”
— Greg Giraldo, whose education...

“The California Supreme Court has overturned a ban on gay...”
— AP, [via New York Times Tumbr...

Ohio Attorney General Resigns Amid Sex...

Polar Bears Get Federal Protection

yourdp: Oh America you’re fat but damn it all tastes so...

CNN: Majority of Dems want Clinton to be...

White Collar Unemployment

Bubbly, 30ish Brunette, sees old friend on subway: Hi!!! How are you? What are you doing these days?
Extremely attractive, pant-suited Blonde friend: I don't do anything.
Brunette: You aren't doing anything?
Blonde: I'm not doing anything. [Explains about layoff...]
Brunette: Neither am I! [Ditto; enthusiastically.]
Blonde: I guess we should do lunch!
Brunette: Yea... [Mutual laughter]...

Stay-At-Home Moms' Work Worth ~$117k/year

The Five Stages of Drinking

Apropos of this, here’s a classic drinking comedy bit by Larry Miller. I highly...

caitlinoppermann: antoinetta: tightgrip: lonelysandwich: ...

“I think men are obsolete to some extent. I was going to do a...”
— Jay Roach, in NYT...

“I don’t feel safe with just a knife or pepper...”
— Laura Elizabeth Morales, U of...

When Did Peggy Noonan Become Such a...

On-the-Fly License Plate Fraud in China, 800¥...

“The flaw inherent in seeking consistency or systematization...”
— Sydvish’s Boss

$9+ Packs of Cigs In NYC Just In Time...

Today’s WSJ opinion section discusses the relationship between cigarette taxes and organized...

“A 2006 University of Minnesota poll found that atheists are...”
— David A. Niose,...

Viagra Could Cure Jet-Lag, Leave You...

“A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (via the New York Times):...

“There are many points of view that do not deserve a...”
— Nora, dropping...

FBI Raids Special Counsel's Office After...

Fashionable Fat Guys Are Waddling Into...

Having come a long way from the days of providing floral-print ponchos and dress capes to men who...

Making Light of Layoffs

I’ve mentioned previously that my employer’s among those laying off thousands because...

“What should really trouble us about sex work? That it is sex...”
— Martha Nussbaum, “Trading on...

US Census Conducted With iPhones?

The Census Follies discusses the Census Bureau’s high-profile, $3 billion dollar failure...

Arizona Judge Rejects RIAA's Copyright...

U.S. District Court Judge Neil V. Wake denied the RIAA’s request for a summary judgment...

“You know what Reverend Wright? You’re a dick!”
— Bill Maher

Unintentional Cultural Commentary

During a taxi ride last night, the backseat monitor’s news ticker scrolled these...

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Starbucks Cuts Outlook, Subprime...