December 2008
33 posts
The IDF has a YouTube Channel Now →
And watching IR footage of white human shapes disappearing in clouds of smoke might be the most depressing thing ever.
The New Etiquette of Bank Robbery →
Suburbs vs. City
Mom: somethingsomething Store Name something
Aunt: Store Name somethingsomethingsomthing
Mom: something Store Name
Me: blahblahblah Restaurant Name blahblahblah L Line
Cousin: blahblahblah Restaurant Name, Restaurant Name, Venue Name
Me: Venue Name blahblahblah Artist Name blahblahblah
“It’s a young profession” →
That was the advice given to me by a barista of some renown and great skill, and of course it was followed by the words, “You have to be patient.” She also mentioned that one of the trainers for…
Are We Fighting a Losing Battle? →
From Wikipedia, “Turkish Coffee”:
In recent times, Turkish coffee has become less popular than tea (which was grown locally, and could be bought without hard currency), instant coffee…
This is just to one-up Kelly. A.R. Rahman + M.I.A....
The best music of 2008. (3) - By Robert Christgau,... →
James Murphy’s Favorite New Yorker Is Himself --... →
10 Lies Pinhead Legislators Believe About the Auto... →
Senate GOP to UAW: Drop dead - How the World Works... →
And more.
Meet the GOP's wrecking crew | Salon News →
Other side of the argument.
How foreign car factories have transformed the... →
Interesting article. My question regards unions - they’ve been almost vilified recently. Add that to the fact that unions have been systematically weakened over the past few decades, and now I’m starting to get confused. Throughout my education it’s been hammered into my head that unions are a good thing. Are we now going to see them disappear because they’re obsolete? Or...
Bush sneaks through host of laws to undermine... →
Finally found the ringtone from Crank.
1000 words, life story....aaaaand GO!
Looking back I now realize that I sat on the editorial board of the DI (ok, I was subbing for two meetings); helped resuscitate a business; and studied differential equations, thermodynamics, international politics, international economics, business statistics, and Hitchcock.
None of the was in my major. I now feel like an ungrateful jerk. Sorta.
Oh. The title? Grad school applications.
Wi-Fight | The Big Money →
Could the FCC actually be useful for once?
WatchSo when do we get to not have him as our governor anymore?
Media Matters - The media myth: Detroit's... →
Dear media, maybe you wouldn’t be failing so miserably right now if you, you know, checked your facts.
WatchAnd that’s why sweatpants are never appropriate.
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The XX Factor : Tim Geithner: Just Another... →
So is Larry Summers contagious?
WatchKanye’s new stuff is growing on me, and I like this video.
About the Name
The title of this blog comes from an tangent one of my professors went on in class. He started talking about how the Greeks believed that evil spirits hung around doorways, and this was the origin of brides being carried over the threshold by their new husbands (because of course the women are more susceptible to that stuff). He then proceeded to talk about witches, and werewolves, and how the...
““What is the the aim of a city under construction unless it is a city?...”
– Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities