April 2011
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March 2011
Pocketful of Dough →
I’ve never bribed my way into a restaurant. I’ve never slipped a C-note or greased a palm. In truth, I’ve never even considered it. I’ve assumed, of course, that people do such things. I’ve seen my share of Cary Grant movies. I’ve heard—and wondered whether such old-fangled gestures would work in the high-stakes, high-hype world of New York City restaurants. For everyday diners in Manhattan,...
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Canada! How Does It Work? - The Awl →
Dog Videos I'd Like to See On the Internet -... →
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Total Loss #10: Laugh, Love, Smile →
This is a sad story. It is a good column, as usual from Stef Willen, but there will be sadness.
Even Newt Gingrich A Little Depressed By Prospect... →
The retired Georgia representative expressed a sense of deep disappointment that people actually seemed this willing to throw their support behind a past-his-prime reactionary with an anti-everything stance and a history of marital infidelity.
“Hell, look at me: I’m a public relations nightmare,” said Gingrich, adding that, for many years in the late ’90s and early...
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David Byrne's Journal: Don't Forget the Motor City →
claytoncubitt:
“One wonders, if the federal government mandated that the car companies must build planes and tanks and all sorts of other stuff during the war, why these same companies couldn’t have been similarly diverted from building Hummers and SUVs to building trolleys, urban transport, high-speed trains and other bits of infrastructure we all could all use.” (via slarkpope)
“As anyone who writes about politics can tell you, having vitriol and slander...”
– Billionaire self-pity and the Koch brothers
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pleasedontsqueezetheshaman:
Blues Run The Game -...
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“I like bars just after they open for the evening. When the air inside is still...”
– The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler (via ymfy)
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“Oil is like a chastity belt for starches that just really wanna get it on.”
– The Food Lab: Homemade Tater Tots, Sweet Potater Tots, Twice Baked Potater Tots, And More! | Serious Eats (via notjenny)
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Online Poker’s Big Winner - NYTimes →
The quiet, unglamorous world of an online poker multimillionaire. Hint: filet mignons at the Cheesecake Factory, a shared condo in Orlando, and hours upon hours playing video games.
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“I haven’t had trouble with writer’s block. I think it’s because my process...”
– Jennifer Egan
nickholmes:
I tried not to like this.
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WatchNew video for “Bizness” by Tune-Yards. If you like good music and colorful dancing, this one’s for you.
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