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, like it so often is, who in his column today, \”Goodbye, Organization Man,\” writes: I wonder if we are looking at the results of a cultural shift....
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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, \”Becoming a Real Person,\” writes: During that interval, the young person can throw himself with reckless abandon at other people and learn...
Continue reading...Watch: Earth as seen from the International Space Station
Pretty much what it says on the tin, except holy crap that\’s earth as seen from the space station. Hell of a way to start a weekend.
Continue reading...From the annals of things that are really cool
So Mashable teamed up with Children’s Television Workshop and the likes of John Oliver, Kate McKinnon, Al Roker, Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally to produce a fake news show about words that is just all kinds of amazing. Just about as great are the outtakes, which you will find under the fold.
Continue reading...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 opens his column today with the following thing that at first blush appears to be a sentence: The toughest part of governing is the effect on the...
Continue reading...Your Official 2014 V+V Guide to Who Should Win the Emmys
It’s that time of year again: The awards for people who make stuff on the TV. Here’s who we think should and definitely will win tonight live on NBC®: Outstanding Drama Series Meh. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Meh. Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series Meh. Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series Meh. Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series Meh. Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series Meh. Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series Meh. Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Meh. Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series Meh. Outstanding Comedy Series...
Continue reading...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 Gail Collins, who in her column today, \”What\’s Next With Hillary?\” writes: Loyalty may be an overrated virtue in high-level politics. Really, nobody cares if a president back-bites a...
Continue reading...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 a fucking doozy from Maureen Dowd, who in her column today, \”It\’s the Loyalty, Stupid,\” writes: So when I think of [Robin] Williams, I think of [Michael] Kelly. And when I...
Continue reading...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 \”Clinton, Obama and Iraq,\” writes of President Obama\’s standard of \”near certainty of no civilian casualties,\” to engage in direct military action: (This...
Continue reading...Watch: A whole bunch of hip-hop all-stars on Arsenio Hall in 1994
It\’s Monday, so you probably need something awesome to watch. Well, here it is. Sure, Arsenio Hall has once again been cancelled, but twenty (!!) years ago, right when it was about to be cancelled for the first time, a group of east coast hip-hop all-stars came to visit the Arsenio Hall Show to show their support. Who? Oh, just: Yo-Yo, MC Lyte, Naughty by Nature, A Tribe Called Quest, Fu-Schnickens, CL Smooth, Guru, Das EFX, Wu-Tang Clan, KRS-One and Mad Lion. And now that you\’re done watching that, here\’s 94 minutes of 1994 hip-hop.
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