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

Making a Name for Drugs Without Using Their...

“So, I’m in the back of a pickup with Bill Brasky Sarah...”
— Tales of Bill Brasky Sarah...

“Tell them about your dream, Martin!”
— Mahalia Jackson, August 28,...

Missing Your Mark...et

On a stroll of lower Manhattan last night, I finally saw the sexy, black&gold monstrosity,...

Illustration accompanying the Economist’s Behind...

UK Pulls 'Misleading' iPhone Ad

“Now, there is no thought or reverie. There is nothing but...”
— Ben Stein, examining the...

Opentape & the Fallacy of the Great Idea

soupsoup: opentape: This is the first release of Opentape- a free, open-source package that lets...

“Sport, in this respect, is a reflection of wider society,...”
— Matthew Syed, anecdotally, on...

NYC Broadens Food Stamp Access to...

Following successes in New York State’s Farmer’s Market Wireless EBT Project, the City Council...

Geeky

marco, 2008: I’m currently watching The Wire on my laptop while waiting on Long Island with...

It's Biden!

“CNN confirms Sen. Barack Obama has chosen Delaware Sen. Joe Biden to be his vice-presidential...

Phoning the Democratic VP

While preparing material with my co-host earlier, I mentioned how aging diminishes my expectations...

“Anyone can seem interesting when I’ve had a few Jamesons in...”
— AntiKris: What is the perfect...

San Fran's Eco-Irony: Environmental Review of...

“You guys have better things to do. I’m not the guy.”
— Sen. Joe Biden, as reported by...

Cali to Doctors: Inseminate the Lesbians

In a development meriting separate coverage by the Journal’s Health Blog and Law Blog, as well...

“Turns out, a store can’t legally detain you for...”
— Anne Kadet sets the record...

Price-Fixing Makes Comeback After Supreme...

C-horse Saturday. (see also: saramcpherson, thewordunheard,...

Corporate just sent their minions around to inventory our...

Tropic Thunder, One Word Review (No...

Scrumtulescent.

Canada Does US Army Deserter Dirty

Our seemingly genteel neighbors to the north, providing a safe haven for...

Saving Money: Keepin It Mad Real Edition

Today, while maintaining my vacillating figure via yet another fast-food lunch at the...

Pro-Clinton Pumas To March On Denver

First MIT guys hack Beantown’s T, now this.

“On CSI Wall Street, the options are the DNA.”
— Brent Baker, former SEC...

Up In Smoke

States hiking cigarette taxes are experiencing a backlash anticipated by everyone but state...

An Irish Perspective On the American...

We, in Ireland, can’t figure out why people are even bothering to hold an election in the...

Cyberattacks Knock Out Georgia's Internet...

Without This Ring, I Thee Bed

Details ran a piece on stigmatization of unmarried men over 35. The graphic nails it: the...

Study: Everyone Really Is Just 6 Degrees From...

She's a producer.

SaraMcPherson: I’m sick. This morning, as I was making out with my bottle of Robitussin, I noticed...

Spotted during one of my constitutionals around Manhattan.

Bailing Out Fannie Mae and Freddie...

squashed: The failure of these two giant mortgage lenders would wreak havoc in both the stock...

Mixed-message context-link stack: “Ladies, is your...

NYC’s Summer Streets starts this Saturday morning, repeating on the 16th and 23rd. This...

Frangry's Gonna Be On the Radio?

Frangry and Inadvisable will be on WFMU, filling in for Ken and Andy, on Weds, Aug. 13, from 6 to...

'Spam King' Escapes Prison in Low-Speed...

A Secondary Market For Facebook Stock

“What nerds don’t get in pussy they make up for in invoices.”
— Thusly:: Faux Pas. Jared puts...

The Cajun Boy Theory of Personality...

cajunboy: I have this long-standing theory that people will evolve into whatever stereotype is...

Military Jury Convicts Guantanamo Detainee

“P2P traffic is just the first of a wave of applications that...”
— Dr. Lawrence G. Roberts, CEO,...

Ethics, abridged.

Look At My Striped Shirt

Nullriver Introduces iPhone 3G Tethering App

Obama Too Fit to Be President? McCain Too...

Never bet against a Mets fan!

Lewis Black: It’s the End of an Empire Sale and Everything Must Go “Belgians!? How bad...