June 2011
81 posts
The Reading List
The Fix interviews Courtney Love
100 Years Later, A Black Man Finally Loves Joplin | The Awl
How Roger Ailes Built the Fox News Fear Factory | Rolling Stone Politics
Building a better bike in Brooklyn - Slate Magazine
Long commutes cause obesity, neck pain, loneliness, divorce, stress, and insomnia - Slate Magazine
Naomi Klein on how corporate branding has taken over America | Books |...
Random Reading List note…
Matt asked me to put all articles in Instapaper-friendly format, and I’m trying! A few sites act junky when I do it though, most notably NY Magazine. They use an applet of some sort for print format and I can’t get past it, so you’ll just have to make do.
I wouldn’t be surprised if other sites follow suit.
May 2011
64 posts
O Catbus! My Catbus!: Dr. George Tiller: A... →
ocatbusmycatbus:
Today a couple years back, a prominent doctor who performed late-term abortions was shot in the head while attending his church service. I won’t rehash the stuff going around, about how late-aborted pregnancies tend to be wanted pregnancies, or why it’s important to have this sort of thing…
“But the strongest selling point for Rubio & Co. is that most of them have...”
– Andrew Romano
WHAT DID I TELL YALL ABOUT 2016
“Twelve-year-old Deamonte Driver died of a toothache Sunday.
A routine, $80...”
– 12 year old dies from brain injury that started with a bacterial toothache
Let's talk about the NYPD and rape.
(TRIGGER WARNING)
I’m not sure if you heard, but two NYPD cops were found not guilty of raping a woman they were supposed to give a ride home and a ride home only. It sounded like a pretty easy case. And then the verdict came yesterday. Despite all the evidence over the course of testimony, the jury was not convinced that the victim and one of the cops had sex. There was a lot of...
ELIZABETHWARRNOHSNAP.GIF
celebraterickysargulesh:
Look! I made an animated GIF of Elizabeth Warren! From today’s hearings when she was accused of lying!
CAN WE TALK ABOUT ELIZABETH WARREN HERE YES WE CAN
thecatlantic-deactivated2013041 asked: Just out of curiosity, did you read Blinded by the Right? (I'm gonna guess no; I think it would be useful for figuring out why David Brock, in particular, approaches media and conservative figures the way he does.)
So you want to know why I'm angry at the founder...
I’ve had this ongoing problem with political writers who do little more than rant about Glenn Beck in their columns. It’s not that I’m defending Glenn Beck, obviously the focus on his advertisers worked… it’s just my inkling that a lot of these “War Room” type writers spend so much time lambasting conservative circus clowns that they forget about promoting...
“The modern history of information design has its roots in the Bauhaus, an arts...”
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KNOW YOUR CHARTOONS
“Interviewing the analyst who made these observations (Paul Waldman of the...”
– BROOKE GLADSTONE OMG
The Reading List
Wikipedia And The Death Of The Expert | The Awl
Zach Galifianakis Hates to Be Loved - TIME
A Veteran of Bin Laden Assault Unit SEAL Team Six Describes His Training | Vanity Fair (via wolfe)
A Q. & A. With Bootsy Collins, American Hero | The Awl
Y Combinator Is Boot Camp for Startups | Wired Magazine
Bernie Madoff, Fred Wilpon, and the Mets : The New Yorker
Kate Walbert fiction:...
“Observation number four: I pass along Hugh Hewitt’s observation that only two of...”
– More observations on 2012 Republican candidates here. Mitch Daniels is out.
Short notes:
Republicans worried about candidates who can’t even perform well in their own district… like Bachmann
Republicans worried about candidates who know nothing about the ins and outs of the...
Rough Week for Fundamentalists Everywhere
afghanibanani:
Whether it was a failed attempt at being rapture’d or listening to President Obama “throw Israel under the bus,” fundamentalism took a major punch in the gut this week. Both topics are of particular interest to me. My education in international relations thus far has instilled within me that the forces of Zionism are behind the decision making processes of US policy makers. As a...
“Keith Bauer, a 38-year-old tractor-trailer driver from Westminster, Md., took...”
– New meme: how the rapturists are dealing with disappointment
Better question: should the cult have tax exemption?
haugr asked: What I never understood about the double down craze was that if you asked someone to sit down and eat two pieces of fried chicken with some cheese and bacon on the side, that wouldn't be considered weird. I believe you can still get the double down, but I have never seen it on a KFC menu, even in it's heyday. I should add: I did try a double-down and thought I was going to die. It was...
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“This week, Gawker published “Why So Many Black People Are on...”
– The Root
Why does Gawker seem to get a pass when they write awful things? This is not the first time they’ve written about black people on Twitter.
No, please, tell me how Gawker’s traffic is doing since the redesign. Tell me more.
Just don't look
barthel:
Just Don’t Look is a semi-regular feature offered as a service to working journalists as suggestions for who or what they should stop covering in the interest of our collective sanity.
Jane Pratt. In a Tweet announcing some news about Michael Stipe, writer Mandy Stadtmiller actually said “I asked Michael Stipe for an exclusive to get P6 buzz for @xojanedotcom launch.” She is telling...
“The New York attorney general has requested information and documents in recent...”
– Are people talking about Eric Schneiderman? People should be talking about Eric Schneiderman.
“When you think fast food, a few things may come to mind like “inexpensive” and...”
– Know What You’re Ordering With ‘Healthy’ Fast Food
Not surprising but still surprising:
A turkey sandwich we bought at Au Bon Pain sounds lean, but really has a lot of calories, fat and a ton of salt – all because of what they put on it.
“If it’s a turkey breast and it’s been seasoned with a lot...
Sandra Bullock's adopted school reaches milestone →
jenny-jenny-bo-benny:
living-in-lakeview:
A New Orleans high school that Sandra Bullock “adopted” back in 2007 is celebrating a major achievement.
In a history-making moment on Tuesday, every single student in Warren Easton Charter High School’s 220-member senior class graduated, according to a statement from Bullock’s rep.
Even better than the 100 percent graduation rate? Those seniors have...
“Caught in a tumult of criticism after criticizing Rep. Paul Ryan’s...”
– Just in case you wondered who’s running the GOP show right now… it’s not Newt.
The Reading List
The Washington Monthly - The Information Sage
Robert Kirkman | TV | Interview | The A.V. Club
Wyatt Cenac | TV | Interview | The A.V. Club
The Pakistan Whisperer, John Kerry - Newsweek
The Real Running Mates - Newsweek
Jon Huntsman: The Would Be Republican Presidential Candidate Democrats Most Fear - TIME
Why We’re Stuck with Pakistan - TIME
Charges Against the N.S.A.’s Thomas...
Maybe we're all just talking about the GOP...
One of the articles from last week’s Reading List revealed Newt Gingrich as a savvy fundraiser and generally busy guy, albeit one who hasn’t been involved in elected politics in some time. He’s also a 1990’s Republican trying to make peace with a party that has shifted sharply rightward, he’s prone to gaffes, and he has a terrible history with his own marriages. ...
“A big part of the reason he is such an effective aggregator for both audiences...”
– David Carr
I don’t have a handle on Drudge at all. Can’t go, probably would get antsy over the headlines, and I need a little bit of editorializing to get a sense of the conservative perspective on things.
The fact that Drudge lives in Parts Unknown and doesn’t talk often...
“The economy we have today will let you chow down on a supersize McBurger, check...”
– Umair Haque (via azspot)
This whole thing is very nice!
“We take people who are famous for being mentally ill or addicted to drugs, we...”
– Dan Harmon, creator of Community. (via tvhangover)
Blackwater Founder Forms Secret Army for Arab... →
winstonwolfe:
Late one night last November, a plane carrying dozens of Colombian men touched down in this glittering seaside capital. Whisked through customs by an Emirati intelligence officer, the group boarded an unmarked bus and drove roughly 20 miles to a windswept military complex in the desert sand
The Colombians had entered the United Arab Emirates posing as construction workers. In...
“I asked CIA Director Leon Panetta for the facts, and he told me the following:...”
– John McCain (via letterstomycountry)
Occasionally, John McCain is good.
Watchbrooklynmutt:
Jon Stewart’s absolutely dismantles Sean Hannity over the fake Common/White House “scandal” - @Salon
I don’t think he used the word “racist” in this. He didn’t need to. It was way more effective this way. To plant the racist charge on Hannity would have derailed the debate because neither Hannity nor his fans believe they’re racist and all...
WatchCommon performing at White House poetry event
“This story is the first in a yearlong series chronicling Luke Dittrich’s...”
– Esquire
The Reading List
Apologies for the lateness, but with one day extra to compile, I give you treats from The Atlantic! A rare Palin article that I don’t mind checking in on, too.
Welcome to the McJobs Recovery - Mother Jones
On Animal Planet and us - The Atlantic
On the man who runs the largest mutual fund - The Atlantic
The Lazarus File - The Atlantic
The Failure of American Schools - The Atlantic
...
Iran's streets are quiet, the uprising that... →
winstonwolfe:
Read this first, to help put the above link in a bit clearer context. Then, read: Iran’s supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad: accept minister or quit.
I know, that’s quite a bit of homework for a Saturday, but by completing this reading assignment, you’ll be smarter-ish. You want to be smart, right?
