January 2011
20 posts
“Today Obama would beat Republican Mitt Romney by 51 to 38 percent, the poll...”
–
[…]
But seriously, who is this 7–8% of the citizenry so high-strung and epistemologically illiterate that they can swing on this question based on whatever random events happened to them and on the teevee in the last month?
(via endasher)
“I have learned to hold popular opinion of no...
“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.”
– Charles Dickens (via kari-shma)
“Why shouldn’t I work for the N.S.A.? That’s a tough one, but I’ll take a shot....”
– Will Hunting (via ryking)
I actually remember when this Will Hunting speech sounded, like, counter-cultural and radical. Now it’s totally typical political rhetoric. Of course, I was 15, so what do I know.
I'm unsure how to process this.
Aaron Sorkin:
“I love television, and I’m going to be doing another television series as well, this time on HBO, and it’s going to take place behind-the-scenes at a nightly cable news show. It’s going to be happening soon. I’ve written the pilot episode and we’re casting it right now.”
On the one hand, this sounds cramazing, obviously. On the other hand, some cuts leave a permanent...
Mnemonic for the 50 states
Thanks, McSweeney’s — already memorized.
Three solid reads from today
Sex
Media
Lying
