Bout of Context

50-Cent Switches Endorsement: Obama 'to the...

Mar 31st

“Is Barack Obama most likely too smart and logical to be a...”
— Ricky Van Veen, casting a...

Mar 31st

Obama Suggests Jesus Not Only Way to Heaven

Mar 31st

"You're never gonna find someone who...

adamfrucci: This article in the Times is about using shared literary tastes as a gauge for the...

Mar 29th

Judge Rules In Favor of IAC's Diller

A Delaware court has ruled against Liberty Media in its effort to block IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman...

Mar 28th

“When social and market norms collide, trouble sets in. Take...”
— Prof. Dan Ariely, Predictably...

Mar 28th

More vending machines should have card readers like this.

Mar 28th

Amazon MP3 Service Okay By Me

Last night I was mere clicks away from downloading the Dave Matthews Band’s The Central Park...

Mar 27th

Observation

noraleah said “Black men like women in men’s hats. I’m wearing my tweed newsboy and have...

Mar 27th

Time Magazine article from January, discussing the niche...

Mar 27th

Did Clinton Tell Another Tall Tale?...

Mar 27th

Q-sort praise; reminds me of Computer Science 2xx. Not only...

Mar 26th

Listen

Fuckin’ Spend by The High Speed Scene

Mar 26th

“If you’re extroverted when you’re in your bedroom alone with...”
— racheladler, On Shyness (Or,...

Mar 26th

NYTimes article on Rickrolling

Mar 26th

Obama won't knife fight the 60 year old white...

Mar 26th

“Life must be understood backwards; but… it must be lived...”
— Soren Kierkegaard.  I’ve never...

Mar 26th

[via hydeordie: danhacker: It’s all of the fun of going on...

Mar 25th

High-Pitch Voice Gags + Balloons Endangered...

Mar 25th

à propos de rien...

I’m trying to focus more on what I want to be than what I want to have.

Mar 25th

Marco.org: Clear Channel asks FCC to censor...

Mar 25th

Yahoo, Google, MySpace form non-profit...

caro: Yahoo, Google, MySpace form non-profit OpenSocial Foundation: http://tinyurl.com/2t3238  ...

Mar 25th

“In 2008, today’s paper is yesterday’s news”
— Goodbye, New York Times-...

Mar 25th

lacey: Oh no! I’m not a hater of Julia Allison/Mary...

Mar 24th

“Work preserves your sanity, adds capital and, in general,...”
— Ben Stein, on delaying...

Mar 24th

Sirius-XM Merger Green-Lighted by DoJ

WSJ: The Justice Department has approved the proposed merger of Sirius and rival XM, saying the deal...

Mar 24th

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Impeach The President by Green Lantern featuring Dead Prezidents, Saigon. The Alive on Arrival...

Mar 24th

Easter Vacation Diet. Ahhhhhh, yes!

Mar 24th

lfarm’s bird’s eye view pic of the Union Square...

Mar 24th

Comic Stripped: Garfield Minus Garfield in...

Mar 24th

JPMorgan Chase Acquires Bear Stearns In...

Mar 23rd

yourdp: Some people spend their whole lives looking for...

Mar 23rd

The Mac Mini Is Amazingly Small, (not to take away from my...

Mar 23rd

The UnReal Mostly Housewives of Greater...

Some down time during my long-weekend sojourn into eastern LI has afforded me a chance to watch the...

Mar 22nd

“The restrictiveness of big company jobs is particularly hard...”
— Paul Graham — You Weren’t...

Mar 21st

“Like most things in Silicon Valley, Apple’s [parking]...”
— Leander Kahney, Wired,...

Mar 21st

citizen: heyo! who be that? (cough: reverend wright...

Mar 21st

Incredibly, anus.com Isn't Porn

While attempting to check my humble mutual fund holdings with Janus, I typo’ed the URL and was...

Mar 21st

“Two hot people making out is hot no matter what genitalia is...”
— jessicagoldharalson,...

Mar 21st

Woman Goes for Leg Operation, Gets New Anus...

Mar 20th

Private Profits, Public Risks

Mar 20th

sabine: I’m growing my own “Mary Rambin”. There’s a...

Mar 20th

F.C.C. Bans Exclusive Phone Deals for...

Mar 20th

“What if vocalization of what you want to happen in the...”
— Mohamed Alli Grimes Dear Alli,...

Mar 20th

lfarm: You’re looking at the newest Columbia-certified New...

Mar 20th

6 Myths About Organics

Mar 20th

Are Gay Relationships Different?

Mar 20th

Hospitals Want Your Credit Report

Mar 18th

Two Things That Suck About Tumblr...

britticisms (abridged): 1. Posting a video, quote, whatever and seeing that someone posted it as...

Mar 18th

“Thanks to the proliferation of anal pornography, men of all...”
— Sam de Brito, Holiest of...

Mar 18th

“There’s so much frat boy humour out there now. This whole...”
— Parker Posey (via...

Mar 18th

“The liberal package of individualism and confrontation is...”
— Moral Thinking, Economist [23...

Mar 18th

jakoblodwick wrote “If NYC did not regulate taxis,...

Mar 17th

Family Feud (Arbiter of American Moral...

Working from home today allowed me to catch an episode with this ponderable category: Name...

Mar 17th

“Michelle and I have a different kind of a marriage…”
— David  Paterson, Governor,...

Mar 17th

Blunt Sermons at Obama's Church Rooted in...

Mar 17th

What should Hillary get?

squashed: For those of us who have carefully followed the primaries, it’s becoming increasingly...

Mar 16th

“7,882: Number of breast-augmentation surgeries performed on...”
— Time, 24 March, 2008. No word...

Mar 16th

Apparently the ancients and I share taste in women. Girl, I...

Mar 16th

Girdles for Men...Better Than Sucking It In...

Mar 16th

“Bitch may be the new black, but black is the new President,...”
— Tracy Morgan, rebutting Tina...

Mar 16th

Finally made it to the Met tonight. Did the Greek/Roman...

Mar 16th

Studio area of the sprawling home featured in Asian Fusion,...

Mar 15th

“Even worse than the temporary psychological distortion is...”
— Keith Gessen, Admission...

Mar 15th

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Together In The End, by Shilelagh Law They’re playing live around the city through the St....

Mar 15th

noraleah: My goodness, my Guinness! (Via The Cupcakery). ...

Mar 15th

Tattoo in your eyeball, why!?  I’m totally skeeved,...

Mar 15th

joshruben: Cool waste of energy New York! katieschenk:...

Mar 15th

Based on my statistics skills, honed in that one college...

Mar 14th

JayZ Doesn't Leave Home Without Them

Mitch: Do you think they accept Euros at Mean Fiddler? I have like (scripty "E" thingy)4 in a jar on my desk. I think that may make me a millionaire.
Thomas: Everyone takes the euro. Its the new dollar.

Mar 14th

Fee, fo’, fif! The new five spot, as discussed...

Mar 13th

“May you enjoy it with a lover who is not plotting his next...”
— Nora, with a proviso on love...

Mar 13th

Online Fashion-Shopping Gender Gap

While the $104Bn women’s apparel market roughly doubles men’s - new findings point out...

Mar 13th

17 Tips For Getting Bloggers To Write About...

Mar 13th

“Are you suggesting that because I’m Jewish I have...”
— Mills Baker, to Sydvish.

Mar 13th

Listen

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue (via iichlits)

Mar 13th

“As the product of 12 years of Catholic School, I will argue...”
— Greg Giraldo, who spent 4 of...

Mar 13th

“Of course it’s deplorable that sexually adventurous young...”
— Kerry Howley, Reason Magazine...

Mar 13th

"Kristen" Song Will Hit Myspace Gold Tonight,...

Mar 13th

510 Madison’s going for the Gold! I’d love to...

Mar 13th

noraleah: There she is: our Monica. Meet Ashley...

Mar 13th

Borders Hopes You Judge Books By Their Covers

Mar 12th

Don't Stand By Your Man

Mar 12th

“Paying a pro isn’t disrespect to his wife. Disrespect...”
— Cindy Adams, keeping it mad...

Mar 12th

“It’s hard to concentrate when you’re getting a...”
— Jon Stewart, on Spitzer. To...

Mar 12th

Futures In Education Foundation

Mar 12th

Five Facts About Me

1) By the time I was in 8th grade, I was rocking a size 16 sneaker; though I’ve since...

Mar 12th

“It’s not that politicians are behaving more badly. We’re...”
— Prof. Paul Apostolidis,...

Mar 11th

60% of You Liars Secretly Like Meetings at...

Mar 11th

McCain is no bullshitter. He says he’s against...

Mar 11th

Vice-President Obama?

fatmanatee: jessicagoldharalson: What strikes me about Barack Obama saying he wouldn’t accept...

Mar 11th

Mascarah, On Tumblr...

mascarah said, “[I] never even thought about what it could be, I figured it just would...

Mar 11th

“I wish I had enough money to be linked to a prostitution...”
— My friend Toma

Mar 11th

noraleah: Doin’ my monthly duty at Park Slope Co-op. Swear...

Mar 11th

“Let me be more clear; if you behave in a manner pleasing to...”
— Janeane Garofalo, Feel This...

Mar 10th

Testumblrone was cool until until...

(via frangry)  I second this. I hope the person responsible for the Testumblrone porn photo-spam is...

Mar 10th

If Would-be Governor Patterson Has A...

… he’ll pick a deaf white guy as his Lieutenant. I apologize in advance for my...

Mar 10th

“I don’t think you need a lot of professional...”
— Jeffrey Toobin, on the Spitzer...

Mar 10th

Next Up: New York's 1st Black (& legally...

This Spitzer prostitution scandal pierced my cynicism, making me feel disappointment.I don’t...

Mar 10th

Tucker Carlson Is About to Be Let Go By...

“…a source tells Page Six. The lone conservative at the cable news channel apparently...

Mar 10th

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“I know what you’re trying to say baby…it’s Business Time!!”

Mar 10th

“When everyone’s income grows at about the same rate, average...”
— Robert H. Frank, Income &...

Mar 9th

10 Things Your Dad Never Told You About Sex

Mar 9th

Found during yesterday’s Happy Hour tour of MoMA. My...

Mar 8th

Bush Vetos Anti-Torture Bill

Mar 8th

“If you were to predict the future on the basis of school...”
— Susan Pinker, The Sexual...

Mar 8th

“The truth is that universal suffrage came to Iran in 1979,...”
— Is Islam really stuck in the...

Mar 8th

This classic was just on HBO family channel. “Sir,...

Mar 8th

Being a twenty something in NYC...

tumblinas: sometimes makes me feel as though I’ve become overly aware of status.  I’m starting to...

Mar 7th

Hotpockets

Joe: So now they make a vegetarian Hot Pocket for those of us who don't want to eat meat but still want to have the runs. ... Anyone ever see that Jim Gaffigan skit on Hot Pockets?
Sean: Yes! ... Frank, we need a slogan for our Hot Pockets ... uh, uh, uh, "hhhottttt pocketttt!" ... That's great! Good work, Frank. Just like the work you did for 'By Mennen' ... The outside of it will burn the skin off of your tongue, but it's icy cold on the inside.

Mar 7th

“I think our relationship, while satisfying, has run its...”
— Julia Allison.

Mar 7th

“We will allow associates to use casual terms (such as...”
—  At my company, as at many,...

Mar 7th

Sugar Mamas: These Beauties Just...

It’s times like these when you realize you’re in the wrong business. This is what...

Mar 7th

¡Viva Puerto Rico!

When’s the last time you’ve heard a major politician discussing Puerto Rican issues...

Mar 7th

Michigan, Florida Becoming Prodigal...

MI & FL governors are leading the charge to reinstate Democratic delegates with a what about the...

Mar 6th

We really can’t tell exactly how many delegates each...

Mar 6th

“One of the toughest grudges for couples to let go of is a...”
— Terri Cullen, Fiscally Fit -...

Mar 6th

For Men, Doing More Housework -> Getting More...

Mar 6th

Tumblr Men's Interest Group

gooneruk: Is there a male version of Tumblinas? Because I’m thinking of starting a group for men...

Mar 6th

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Live Dinosaurs?

Mar 6th

The Majority Should Be Willing to...

are the words Harvard student Ola Aljawhary used to explain the decision of Harvard University to...

Mar 6th

New Hanes 'No Ride Up Panties' Combat Wedgies

Mar 5th

Maureen Dowd on 'Historical Guilt' and...

peterwknox: Some women in their 30s, 40s and early-50s who favor Barack Obama have a phrase to...

Mar 5th

"Deactivating" versus "Deleting"...

anthonydever: jessicagoldharalson wrote: What’s this “deactivation” nonsense? Why can’t I just...

Mar 5th

New York Spaces magazine, “Modern Nest”,...

Mar 5th

Metro-North outage - No service into/out...

From my company’s Head of Security: “Please be advised that Metro-North train service is...

Mar 4th

“Night owls are more creative, more flexible and more...”
— Melinda Beck, Can a Night Owl...

Mar 4th

“History teachers, perhaps, very few clear lessons. But...”
— Jimmy Carter

Mar 4th

Yet Another Democratic Wrinkle: "Add-On"...

Mar 4th

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aatw: Bill Clinton’s new Obama campaign ad An 11th hour body-blow! I wonder what it’s like...

Mar 4th

“The notion that possibilities slip away with age is based on...”
— Carlo Strenger and Arie...

Mar 4th

How Star Women Build Portable Skills

Short version: Research has shown that star performers (specifically in equity research) often...

Mar 4th

Young Woman & Conductor on NYC-bound...

Woman: Wow... 22 years of marriage! What's your secret?
Conductor: Simple. She works in the morning. I work at night.

Mar 4th

“People have the assumption that you can have long-term,...”
— Marty Klein, marriage...

Mar 3rd

...And Make It Perfect, Please

Under this heading in a full-page WSJ advert for Starbucks, is the following: We believe that our...

Mar 3rd

Women shit at math?

Mar 3rd

Americans Start to Curb Their Thirst for...

Mar 3rd

Microsoft To Cut Vista Prices By Up To 50%

Mar 3rd

“As we become more friendly with people who move in higher...”
— Alex McCord, a star...

Mar 3rd

“I think it’s the sum of his parts that’s making...”
— Christopher Hitchens,...

Mar 3rd

Transgender Rights

gauntlet posted a quote from Feministing, that included:  “Charlotte Allen - a professional...

Mar 2nd

Excerpt from Maureen Dowd today. Read:...

citizen: ….On “Nightline” last week, Hillary once more wallowed in gender inequities, asserting...

Mar 2nd

On Tumblelogs

nostrich: AATW recently wrote a long post on his tumblelog, denouncing the virtues of long posts...

Mar 2nd

“Mrs. Obama appropriates the ‘Jackie O’...

Mar 1st

I Write in Brooklyn. Get Over It.

Mar 1st

“…and he has a big uncircumcised cock that smells like...”
— Bill Maher, speculating on...

Mar 1st

The Holy Trinity Monastery, [Meteora, Greece].

Mar 1st