January 2010
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“When whites fantasize about becoming other races, it’s only fun if they...”
– It feels good to know that Analee Newitz, who I loved to read as a teenager, really is effing awesome.
# When Will White People Stop Making Movies Like “Avatar”?
(via an article in today’s Times about the many critical responses to the movie.)
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“I’m not saying there is anything wrong with liking The Notebook, but...”
– I laughed hysterically through the entire synopsis.
#The Notebook - The Hunt For The Worst Movie Of All Time
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Harold E. Ford Jr. Discusses Potential Run Against... →
I’m a newcomer to New York State politics, too, but personally can’t imagine a less appealing Democratic candidate. I didn’t even include the part about pedicures:
He called for a major reduction in the corporate tax rate and a payroll tax holiday to encourage hiring.
He blasted [Gillibrand’s] support for the proposed health care overhaul, which is expected to cost New York...
“But behind the scenes, it is now clear, the deaths had already generated...”
– # Officials Obscured Truth of Migrant Deaths in Jail
Gripping – and appaling – from start to finish. Try to read this and still deny the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
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Rilo Kiley’s Incidental Pop Album →
A rather old article, whose content no longer really interests me, but which nonetheless answers all the sorts of questions I wondered a year and a half ago, and so I feel I should link for my former self’s sake: Was Under the Blacklight a shameless money grab? Are they proud of it? Is there still a Rilo Kiley anymore?
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“A lot of the people who read a bestselling novel, for example, do not read much...”
– The Economist (via mudd up, peterwknox, solipsism)
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Group That Shaped Death Penalty Gives Up on Its... →
“Capital punishment is going to be around for a while,” Professor Clark said. “What this does is pull the plug on the whole intellectual underpinnings for it.”
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Times to Remember, Places to Forget →
A wonderfully pithy Times Op-Ed from the New Year, on the homogenization of place. It grazes vapidity, but I think ultimately that’s part of its strength – makes makes a smart point simply. Give it a quick read.
When the industrial smoothing of our nation’s once-variegated edges has been fully accomplished, Americans may no longer need to gather at midnight on the last day of the year to...
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WatchTwo thousand nine was a big year: it brought both a renewed sense of stability and a whole slew of adventure. As the calendar ticks over to a new decade, I reprise the venerable tradition – inherited from Jason Kottke – of cataloguing the year by its places. One or more nights spent in each city, asterisks denote places to which I returned. Links to the relevant flickr photos where available.
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