February 2012
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January 2012
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Someone needs to do a "Shit People in Minneapolis...
“Fuck it, it’s cold.” “Hey, isn’t that Joe Mauer?” “Hey, isn’t that Atmosphere?” “Hey, isn’t that Dessa?” “You going to board game night tonight?” “Fuck it, it’s cold.” “I don’t care if it’s 15 out, I’m biking to work.” “God, I’m SO over Uptown.”...
December 2011
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November 2011
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one sharp broad: yikes →
From my friend mariadiaz:
Reading the blogs of 21 year old really attractive hipsters who ride bikes and pretend to eat a lot of food and drink ironic beverages and have that affected tone that everyone who was raised on facebook seems to have makes me feel so old and insecure and gross.
…me, I felt like an old fart this weekend when I actually admitted to myself that I’d rather...
October 2011
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August 2011
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July 2011
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British English Speakers Predictably Annoyed by... →
…even though some of these things aren’t Americanisms at all. Deplane (no. 5) is used in both countries and predates commercial air travel. Scotch-Irish (no. 13) is a perfectly acceptable genealogical term that means something decidedly different than Scots-Irish. And “where’s it at?” is acceptable in a variety of English dialects both here and across the pond, since...
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Steak 'n Shake comes to... NYC? →
I was incredulous when I first heard the rumors, but it looks like they’re true: Steak ‘n Shake is coming to New York City, with a location in Midtown Manhattan right next door to the Ed Sullivan Theater. Just like when I heard the Neely’s Bar-B-Q Upper East Side opening announcement that I discussed five months ago, I should be ecstatic, but I’m not. It’s just...
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Like "2 Girls 1 Cup," but for the English Language →
My wonderfully talented friend Emily Crockett makes lemonade out of the lemons that are this atrocious piece from ThoughtCatalog.com.
The text is full of fail on the level of your average fanfiction.net or deviantart submission. It’s bogged down with enough needless adjectives and gushy metaphors to fill Stephenie Meyer’s entire oeuvre, and once again proves the old saw about how...
June 2011
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These songs hit #1 on Z100's Top 100 Songs from... →
mariadiaz:
Alternatively: a list of the best songs ever recorded.
Also, I do remember when z100 went alt-rock. Those were the days, man!
Who remembers LovePhones with Dr. Judy?
maura:
1983: The Police - “Every Breath You Take” 1984: Prince - “When Doves Cry” 1985: Wham! - “Careless Whisper” 1986: Patti LaBelle ft. Michael McDonald - “On My Own” 1987: Atlantic Starr - “Always” 1988:...
April 2011
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What the hell is a beefsteak? →
Apparently, it’s a sort of fundraising dinner unique to the suburban New Jersey county where I grew up. A bunch of people get together in a large room and gorge themselves on all-you-can-eat beef tenderloin, french fries, and pitchers of beer. The tenderloin is served on pieces of “Italian” bread, which are not eaten, but are stacked up on the side of the plate (the bread...
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Lifecycle of the Internet Meme
Above: Charlie Sheen strikes out in Detroit.
Well, it looks like Charlie Sheen’s days of painting the Internet red with his tiger blood are over. The debut of Charlie’s one-man show in Detroit started with him entering to a standing ovation, but as the 70-minute act dragged on, the crowd began booing and walking out. Maybe his act was lousy (certainly sounds like it), but I think...
March 2011
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February 2011
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More Lousy BBQ Coming to NYC →
(Barbecue bliss: A full order of dry ribs with beans and slaw from the Rendezvous, and a jumbo chopped pork sandwich from Payne’s.)
Anyone who knows me well knows of my love of Memphis barbecue. From an early age, my father, a food-loving Brooklynite, and my mother’s vast, pork-and-shrimp-eating Southern Jewish family introduced me to the joys of the cuisine during the long...
Why I'm watching "Portlandia"
There’s been quite a lot said about Portlandia (IFC Fridays, 9:30 Central/10:30 Eastern & Pacific/8:30 Mountain), the new sketch show currently two episodes into its six-episode run on IFC. The show has an excellent pedigree, with Fred Armisen (SNL), Carrie Brownstein (formerly of Sleater-Kinney), Lorne Michaels (SNL), Jonathan Krisel (Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Tom Goes to the...