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Rocco is glad to be home after the holiday
Nov 28th
““There’s something a little bit offensive to me — as...”
— NYMag’s Daily Intel,...
Nov 28th
“I can no more stop loving my church than I can stop laughing...”
— Andrew Sullivan, in top form...
Nov 28th
A lab rat guides you through the maze of...
Nov 28th
I hadn't considered the black Muslim reaction...
Nov 26th
“If the Hispanic Catholic and evangelical churches really...”
— Richard Rodriguez, dropping...
Nov 26th
Atlas Shorted.
Nov 26th
“Though hardcore Al-Qaida supporters have predictably...”
—  Al Qaida is starting to sound...
Nov 26th
“At the other end of the literary spectrum is PerezHilton.”
—  The New Yorker, stating the...
Nov 26th
“I think the idea is great and honestly - great for the...”
— the lovely and always classy...
Nov 24th
Where to get your ganja on...
Nov 24th
“From economic prosperity to low crime rates, from equality...”
— Phil Zuckerman, HuffPo
Nov 22nd

Gawker: The Pareene Era

There’s really no other compelling reason to read the Denton ATM Machine any longer.
Nov 19th
A tragic example of the irony-deprived.
Nov 19th
Drone Wars.
Nov 18th
“In just seven years, we will be as distant from the Marty...”
—  Ross Douthat
Nov 18th
The Artist Formerly Known As My Favorite.
Nov 17th

Signs that you are hurtling toward 40.

: you get talked into an hysterical blood clot by your best friend (of the who needs enemies...
Nov 15th
Shepard Fairey, the graphic designer and illustrator who...
Nov 14th
“I won’t repeat right now what I’ll be saying...”
— Sarah Palin, bending the rules...
Nov 14th

Wrist-slitting email of the day:

“Your background in the customer service field recently came to my attention, and I believe...
Nov 14th
“I’d never taken an accounting course, never run a business,...”
— Michael Lewis, in Portfolio,...
Nov 13th
P.J. O'Rourke still manages to make...
Nov 13th

Fuck you, Joe Scarborough

“Indeed, given how language is interwoven with thought—the major theme of the book cited by...
Nov 12th
Connecticut today, NJ tomorrow. I can feel...
Nov 12th
“She’s the kind of person you inch carefully away from...”
—  Andrew Sullivan, on Palin
Nov 11th
If you find yourself wondering why election maps always...
Nov 10th
Atlantic.com gets fancy new editor to...
Nov 10th
Nov 7th
“Obama: What happened to your arm, Lynn? Question: I...”
—  from Obama’s first...
Nov 7th

Contrasts.

alexbalk: Two great moments from Newsweek’s excellent campaign post-mortem. Compare the Hllary...
Nov 6th
“Take heart and know hope. And I promise that’s the...”
—  Andrew Sullivan, finally...
Nov 5th
“Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same...”
—  President-Elect Barack Obama
Nov 5th

3 things...

I’d never done before during a presidential election: 1. I voted in a primary 2. I...
Nov 5th
Walking through the city last night, you could sense the...
Nov 5th
“Palin was asked during the press conference whether she...”
— Leave aside the obvious...
Nov 4th
Election plaza, Rockefeller Center, 11:15am
Nov 4th
“Historically, white undecided voters choose the white...”
— MSNBC footer, stating the...
Nov 2nd

The Wright stuff.

I had one of those surreal moments watching SNL last night, when I couldn’t quite figure out...
Nov 2nd
Sign o’ the times: empty magazine stand sign on 8th...
Nov 1st
My sugar is raw.
Nov 1st
How Bad Is The Gay Press?
Nov 1st