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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day

If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that is either funny, ridiculous, strange, or actually intelligent or well-written. I have no idea how it is that every time I have the time to read the New York Times op-ed page, there\’s David Brooks there stupiding it all up, but here...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day

If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that is either funny, ridiculous, strange, or actually intelligent or well-written. Today\’s is from David Brooks, who in his Mothers Day column today, extols the virtues of aristocracy (because of course he did): We should fight unfair advantages like legacy admissions, but we...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day

If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that is either funny, ridiculous, strange, or actually intelligent or well-written. Today\’s is a doozy and comes from our old pal David Brooks, who in his column today, \”The Lost Language of Privacy,\” writes: Cop-cams will insult families. Honestly, there was so much...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day

If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that is either funny, ridiculous, strange, or actually intelligent or well-written. Today\’s is from David Brooks, who in his column today, \”What Candidates Need,\” writes: I begin covering each campaign by reading a book about Abraham Lincoln, and I end each election night,...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day

If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that is either funny, ridiculous, strange, or actually intelligent or well-written. Today\’s is from Nicholas Kristof, who in his column today, \”A Nuclear Deal With Iran Isn’t Just About Bombs,\” writes: Imagine if we had launched a military strike against Chinese nuclear sites...

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Watch: This amazing and creepy Teletubbies/Joy Division mashup

Inspired by this tweet (nightmares), here\’s an incredible and eerie video mashup of the Teletubbies in black and white accompanied by Joy Division\’s \”Atmosphere\” by Christopher G. Brown. Here\’s more on its creation. Maybe the Teletubbies already kind of freak you out, but either way, you\’ll never be able to unsee this. Pleasant dreams. After the bump, another one.

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