December 2011
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Real Things I Said In 2011 -- "Right Now I'm...
My cute STRAIGHT hairdresser in SF: So what kind of music do you listen to?
Me: Right now I'm really into Toto...
Him: [...]
Me: It's on heavy rotation on my Pandora Seals and Croft station.
Him: [...]
Me: I have the road rage. Shitty music makes the drive a lot less awful.
Him: How does PANDORA fit in with Seals and Croft?
Me: Pandora, the music streaming app. Not the band.
Him: Ohhhhh. That makes a lot more sense.
Perez Hamilton: Margaret Brent, a WOMAN, Requests... →
perezhamilton:
Was she just drunk or totally nuts?????
Single and lonely Margaret Brent of the Maryland colony requested two votes: one because she’s a landowner and one because she’s Lord Baltimore’s attorney. And wait for the shocker of the century… she was denied.
Um, EVERYONE knows that women…
Kennedy Center Honors air tonight, and Anne... →
Anne Hathaway reminds me of the intensely over enthusiastic theatre people I loathed so very very much that I quit acting specifically so that I wouldn’t have to be around them anymore. But she is good at her job.
Here's my first-ever wine column for Gawker. →
I didn’t write this, Max Read did. And good lord it’s funny.
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How To Shop For Pop Culture Snobs →
An article I wrote about how to buy things for pop culture snobs.
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How To Choose The Perfect Holiday Wine →
An article in which I explain how to bring the right wine to a holiday event based on your role at the party.
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Rob Delaney: My least favorite people (at this... →
robdelaney:
My least favorite people (at this second) are people who feel Obama “let them down” or “didn’t deliver on his promise.” Guys, “HOPE” was a one syllable slogan, a logo even, to get a corporate backed, big D Democrat elected in a cash contest. People like you are THE SAME THING as the “undecided”…
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How To Shop For Environmentalists, Vegans and... →
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“He also professed to have no regrets for a lifetime of heavy smoking and...”
– Christopher Hitchens’ obit. Probably a good quote to go out on. (via richardlawson)
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I'm Moving To New Zealand →
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john cabrera: Have you...? →
johncabrera:
… ever had a dream where your alarm clock starts ringing… and you try to turn it off in the dream, but it just won’t… and nothing you press on the clock will stop it from ringing… and eventually you start smashing it with a hammer… but still it won’t stop ringing… and then you put it in the…
yes.
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Adventures In Seasonal Affective Disorder:...
I went to Washington State today because why not.
AND THAT’S WHEN I SAW A COMBINATION GUN STORE / SUSHI BAR.
It was like the Das Racist song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIt2CdbBo_w&feature=related only with guns!! And sushi!!!
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Tis The Season(al Affective Disorder) →
Tumbln' With Kass: Sex in the Time of Twilight →
michaelkass:
An Open Letter to Women Coming of Age in the Time of Twilight
About two years ago, I wrote an open letter to boys becoming men in the age of Twilight. I sought to prepare them for the trials ahead, trials made tougher by the unrealistic expectations established by Ms. Meyer and her…
My friend wrote this. It is very good.
Ten Reasons Why You Should Never Accept a Diamond... →
huckabeast:
1. You’ve Been Psychologically Conditioned To Want a Diamond
The diamond engagement ring is a 63-year-old invention of N.W.Ayer advertising agency. The De Beers diamond cartel contracted N.W.Ayer to create a demand for what are, essentially, useless hunks of rock. 2. Diamonds are Priced Well Above Their Value The De Beers cartel has systematically held diamond prices at levels far...
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This Exists. This Actually Exists. →
Herman Cain has a special site… for the ladies.
And, ladies, he has a very special section for you to upload your photographs.
NPR: A VictimTreats His Mugger Right →
kaylarg:
open mind, open heart, less judgement.
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The world needs more people like this.
Daily D'oh
A friend needed some help with some nerd stuff. I thought he got back online so I IM’d him about random references to a conversation we had an hour before.
Not my friend. Nope, my cousin’s boyfriend WITH A VERY SIMILAR NAME. For the record, cousin’s boyfriend is totally great. I’ve only met him in the span of the tenure of me making drinks for my family after my...