January 2012
2 posts
“The authors of this education study, the “best” young economists...”
– Maria Bustillos, “The Evil Economics of Judging Teachers”
for The Awl, 1.12.2012
December 2011
8 posts
“That must drive you insa—
Oh please. What would a brain do if not these sorts...”
–
David Eggers, “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius”
Vintage Books, 2001, pp. 214-217
a bright wall in a dark room.: The Muppet... →
brightwalldarkroom:
by Andrew Root
One of the truly remarkable aspects of the Muppets was that despite all of their endearing self-deprecation (early Gonzo) and in-fighting (Fozzie vs. Statler & Waldorf), they were not only susceptible to, but also revelled in great moments of pure, unadulterated optimism. During the climactic showdown between Kermit and an obsessive restaurateur in 1979’s...
“The real and the unreal, the historic, the mundane—this year they all rushed...”
– Just a highlight from this excellent review. Go read the rest.
“Year in Review: Notions Eleven” by Dana Vashon for the New York Observer, 12.20.2011
via Alex Balk of The Awl, 12.21.2011
“In the two and a half weeks since his meeting in Manhattan with Richard, the...”
–
Jonathan Franzen, “Freedom”
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. pp. 313-315
“He’d lain awake in the nights following that conversation, feeling...”
– Jonathan Franzen, “Freedom”
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. p.250
“It seemed as if everyone had a secret. Musa concealed his dirty business...”
– A Murder Foretold: Unravelling the Ultimate Political Conspiracy
by David Grann for The New Yorker, 4.4.2011
November 2011
2 posts
Yelping with Cormac: Ritual Coffee Roasters →
yelpingwithcormac:
The Mission - San Francisco, CA
Cormac M. | Author | Lost in the chaparral, NM
Four stars.
Kent awoke to the dawn skylighting the foothills. The sun’s promise not yet fulfilled. He got up and walked to the campfire where Davis was brewing a pot of coffee on the coals.
What are you doing, Kent said.
Brewin coffee. What’s it look like.
It looks like you’re...
October 2011
12 posts
1 tag
“I do have to say though getting over to her place was no easy accomplishment. I...”
– Mark Z. Danielewski
“House of Leaves” pp.107-108
1 tag
“We ordered another round of drinks, the next band came up, but we didn’t...”
– Mark Z. Danielewski
“House of Leaves” pp.36-37
“To sum up: the only two mainstream media live-feeds switched off at precisely...”
– Lili Loofbourow, “The Livestream Ended: How I Got Off My Computer and Onto The Street at Occupy Oakland”
for The Awl, 11.28.2011
1 tag
“What drove me? I think most creative people want to express appreciation for...”
– Steve Jobs
from “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson
Simon & Schuster, 10.2011
“From Stallman we take the Four Freedoms approach to owning your technology, but...”
– “Tools To Not Die With: An Interview with Vinay Gupta, creator of the HexaYurt”
by Woody Evans for boingboing, 10.24.2011
“The Lao boatmen lashed our packs to the roof and packed us shoulder to shoulder...”
– Andrew Boyd, “I Got Off The Beaten Path (But So Did Everyone Else)”
in The Sun, 11.2011
1 tag
“This much I’m certain of: it doesn’t happen immediately....”
– Mark Z. Danielewski, “House of Leaves”
pp. xxii-xxiii
1 tag
“See, the irony is it makes no difference that the documentary at the heart of...”
– Mark Z. Danielewski, “House of Leaves”
pp. xx-xxi
“I take the two hot chocolates, slurp the whipped cream from the top of mine,...”
– Rachel Yoder, “Awkward Walks With Unavailable Men”
in The Sun, 10.2011
September 2011
2 posts
“In that photograph he was as skinny as Gandhi. For three decades he entranced us...”
– Thomas Beller, “On Steve Jobs”
for n+1, 9.1.2011
August 2011
8 posts
“Any news yet? No, he said. No news. It could be hours still, they said. Just...”
– Accident
by Andrew Roe for The Sun, 7.2011.
“We are not so mysterious. If you want to get to know someone infinitely better,...”
– What We Have Going For Us
by Drew Zandonella-Stannard for The Hairpin, 8.4.2011
“An emotional core?
JF: No. I want to be quite specific. I don’t think it’s a...”
– A Conversation with John Flansburgh and Jonathan Coulton
by Chris Chafin, for The Awl. 8.1.2011
July 2011
3 posts
June 2011
2 posts
May 2011
3 posts
April 2011
6 posts
Willie Nelson Will Sing His Way Out Of Pot Bust →
March 2011
3 posts
