December 2009
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Watchnewsweek:
This, from our Tony Dokoupil, was both one of our most-read stories this year, and also one of our favorites. A taste:
From 1975 to 1986, Anthony Edward Dokoupil distributed at least 50 tons of Colombian and Mexican grass north of the Mason-Dixon line. He started small, with suitcases and a rental car that he would drive up from Florida. As he cultivated his Latin American connections,...
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WTF with Marc Maron (Part of episode 19)
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“Vizzini: INIMITABLE!
Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it...”
“THE POMMES ALIGOT AT MINETTA TAVERN ….Yukon Gold potatoes are whipped...”
– “Elastic, Alpine clouds?”Sam Sifton, you are no Frank Bruni, but I love you anyway.
And good god I need to get to Minetta Tavern. Shout out in here to Co.’s fantastic pizza as well, although I prefer the Stracciatella.
Critic’s Notebook - Selecting the Year’s Top 11 New Dishes -...
“If the phrases “Nice marmot,” or “You’re entering a world of pain,” or “I can...”
– ‘The Big Lebowski’ and Its Dude Get the Academic Treatment - NYTimes.com
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“The butthead who won that insane “get paid $100K to live on an island and blog...”
– ‘Best Job’ Winner Stung By Venomous Jellyfish: Links, Pics, Videos, and News (via heyitsnoah)
“One of the problems is newspapers fired so many journalists and turned them...”
– Media consultant Alan Mutter. NYTimes: Adding Fees and Fences on Media Sites http://s.nyt.com/u/AMx
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“The Web, simply put, is a humongous moron.”
– Richard Rushfield in the Awl: The End of the 00s: The Hunt for lonelygirl15
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The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
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“Today I had a victory of sorts when I saw three posts in a row decrying a recent...”
– Can someone create a blog that only links to the in-fights and pettiness? I guess I’m Gen X, because I’d follow that (and I have no idea what Peter is referencing either. Kinda bummed).
peter feld
Festivus > Chrismukkah
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Loren Feldman's best and worst of 2009 →
The dude makes me laugh, what can I say?
Drugs Of The Year – Adderall and garbage wines.
Vibe Of The Year – Narcissism.
WatchConanYuleLog.com
Warm your soul this holiday season with a little digital ginger.
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Epicurious Predicts Top 10 Food Trends for 2010 →
As in:
INGREDIENT Front Burner: Lamb Are ewe as much a fan as we? Lean, often grass-fed, and nutrient- and flavor-packed, this is meat that can be dressed up (loin) or down (burgers). Eat Me Daily agrees: “Lamb is the new pork, lamb neck is the new bacon!”
Back Burner: Pork We love pork, but when every corner cafe has a bacon-wrapped item on the menu, it’s time for something...
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It's a Winter Wonderla-fffuuuuuuuuuuu
Today, thanks to the Christmas miracle of procrastination, my holiday shopping list will take me from the comfort of my home to Union Square, Times Square, Herald Square and hell, just to round it out I’m thinking of visits to Washington Square, Madison Square and the Red Square.
So while the rest of you are taking pictures of snowy garbage can lids with the macro lenses on your Nikon...
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Ellipses From Yo Momma
Crock Pot Day…………….Yah…………….
Have a good day…………enjoy the snow…………….
Got the tree….putting it up now………….
Love you
Mom
“It was early summer, and Gerald L. Storch had a fake hamster on his desk.”
– I challenge you to find a better sentence in today’s Times. The Zhu Zhu Strategy, B1
“What about the big PR moment? This is also not so simple. To get beyond a...”
– TechCrunch - Stealth Startups, Get Over Yourselves: Nobody Cares About Your Secrets
Jake Bronstein On Buckyballs And What It Takes To... →
mikearauz:
Just do it. Jump in with two feet. Dial your idea back until it’s so small that it’s really just the essence of what you want to do, and is small enough that you can get started right now without…
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