Bout of Context

2009

December 29
November 44
October 26
September 21
August 25
July 8
June 9
May 17
April 13
March 33
February 41
January 37

2008

December 26
November 17
October 23
September 46
August 55
July 53
June 67
May 46
April 88
March 157
February 122
January 76

2007

December 6
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
National Spelling Bee Brings Out Protesters...
May 30th
“How could we have this stupid idea to believe that it is by...”
— President Nicolas Sarkozy,...
May 30th

Male Pattern Weightloss & The...

Discussing workout motivation, my philosophy professor once posed the “hill problem” in...
May 29th
I can deal with the fact that any number of unethical people...
May 29th
Newsflash: Compensation #1 Reason for...
May 28th

DNA Curve Balls

Between innuendo and jocularities at a weekend BBQ, a fellow guest came upon the topic of sparsely...
May 28th
The Disappearing Upper Class
May 27th
Warch Watch
sharingtime: After reading Jessica’s post, I watched an awful 60 Minutes piece on Millenials (what...
May 27th
Warch Watch
The new short film by Blu: an ambiguous animation painted on public walls in Buenos Aires and Baden....
May 25th
93 Year Old Goldman Staffer Nears 75 Years...
May 23rd

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

nmook: There needs to be some sort of export/local backup function… ...
May 23rd
Survey: Sleeping Apart Can Save Your...
May 22nd
“There would be alot more drinking if it were always...”
— George Carlin, on coining the...
May 21st
Single Woman's Guide to Surviving Recession:...
May 20th
You Think Park Slope is Changing? Let's Talk...
May 19th
Warch Watch
For those who had too much to drink and engaged inappropriate sex partners this weekend - take heart...
May 19th
Scott Stossel reviewed Bill Bishop’s The Big Sort: Why...
May 17th
“[Practicing law] was remarkably tedious. Look at the O.J....”
— Greg Giraldo, whose education...
May 16th
“The California Supreme Court has overturned a ban on gay...”
— AP, [via New York Times Tumbr...
May 15th
Ohio Attorney General Resigns Amid Sex...
May 15th
Polar Bears Get Federal Protection
May 14th
yourdp: Oh America you’re fat but damn it all tastes so...
May 14th
CNN: Majority of Dems want Clinton to be V.P.
May 13th

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]...
May 13th
Stay-At-Home Moms' Work Worth ~$117k/year
May 12th

The Five Stages of Drinking

Apropos of this, here’s a classic drinking comedy bit by Larry Miller. I highly...
May 12th
caitlinoppermann: antoinetta: tightgrip: ...
May 11th
“I think men are obsolete to some extent. I was going to do a...”
— Jay Roach, in NYT...
May 10th
“I don’t feel safe with just a knife or pepper...”
— Laura Elizabeth Morales, U of...
May 9th
When Did Peggy Noonan Become Such a...
May 9th
On-the-Fly License Plate Fraud in China, 800¥...
May 8th
“The flaw inherent in seeking consistency or systematization...”
— Sydvish’s Boss
May 8th

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

Today’s WSJ opinion section discusses the relationship between cigarette taxes and organized...
May 7th
“A 2006 University of Minnesota poll found that atheists are...”
— David A. Niose,...
May 7th

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

“A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (via the New York Times):...
May 6th
“There are many points of view that do not deserve a...”
— Nora, dropping science....
May 6th
FBI Raids Special Counsel's Office After...
May 6th

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...
May 5th

Making Light of Layoffs

I’ve mentioned previously that my employer’s among those laying off thousands because...
May 5th
“What should really trouble us about sex work? That it is sex...”
— Martha Nussbaum, “Trading on...
May 2nd

US Census Conducted With iPhones?

The Census Follies discusses the Census Bureau’s high-profile, $3 billion dollar failure...
May 1st

Arizona Judge Rejects RIAA's Copyright...

U.S. District Court Judge Neil V. Wake denied the RIAA’s request for a summary judgment...
May 1st