February 2011
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January 2011
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“Today we live in a world where we have the technology to provide safe abortion...”
– Maureen Paul (via azspot)
Pop Loser: AV Club has a great piece on 1980’s... →
poploser:
AV Club has a great piece on 1980’s sitcoms.
Where the sitcoms of the ’70s had reacted against the plastic, single-camera worlds of the worst ’60s sitcoms, the very idea of setup-punchline humor punctuated by audience laughter was beginning to feel more and more reductive to many TV…
Civility Project Calls It Quits - Cites Threats,... →
Mr. DeMoss, a former aide to Moral Majority founder Rev. Jerry Falwell and an unpaid adviser to Republican Gov. Mitt Romney in the 2008 presidential campaign, said that he was particularly surprised by the hostility to the civility pledge from conservatives.
“The worst e-mails I received about the civility project were from conservatives with just unbelievable language about communists, and...
“Much has been made in the last few days of the power of symbols (bull’s-eyes,...”
– Of Course the Assassination Attempt Was Political (via azspot)
Pop Loser: The repercussions of Ricky Gervais’... →
poploser:
The repercussions of Ricky Gervais’ appearance on The Office last night.
How did these two people, living thousands of miles apart, once live a day with the exact same events occurring?
The pilot episode of the American Office was an ever-so-slightly altered version of the same script of…
“Fox panders to an audience that has been warned off the MSM, and all pundits and...”
– A Feather Adrift (via azspot)
Watchthedailywhat:
Stolen Cancer Cure of the Day: Oklahoma University cancer researcher Sook Shin is the living embodiment of why data backup is absolutely critical.
Shin’s laptop — which contained years worth of prostate cancer research — was lifted from her car this past Sunday. According to Shin some of the data, which she admittedly neglected to back up, may never be retrieved.
Shin and her...
Pop Loser: Splitsider looks back at one of... →
poploser:
Splitsider looks back at one of Canada’s greatest contributions to the world, The Kids in the Hall.
The Kids in the Hall is one of the most influential sketch shows of all time. In terms of importance, I’d argue it’s right up there with Monty Python’s Flying Circus and Saturday Night Live….
Watchthedailywhat:
In Case You Missed It of the Day: Michaell Scott bumps into British counterpart David Brent on tonight’s episode of The Office, universe somehow avoids implosion.
[nbc.]
poploser:
An analysis of last week’s #lessambitiousmovies Twitter meme.
Getting a great hashtag in front of the right audience is more important than getting it in front of a big audience. Katy Perry’s 5.2 million followers saw #LessAmbitiousMovies, laughed, and moved on. Lizz Winstead and Barracks O’Bama’s crew of 35,000 saw it—and they made it their own.
“Imagine it’s 1995: almost no one but Gordon Gekko and Zack Morris have...”
– The First Decade of the Future is Behind Us | Science Not Fiction | Discover Magazine (via arielwaldman)
“Lately, the word “curate” seems to be used in an greater variety of contexts...”
– Hans Ulrich Obrist (via azspot)
“I disagree with many of the president’s policies, but I believe he is a patriot...”
– John McCain (via soupsoup)
Remembering the Courage of Martin Luther King, Jr. →
At this time of year we remember King’s positive messages of hope: the best thing to make of an enemy is a friend; love is at the center of the universe; follow the nonviolence of Jesus and Gandhi. The current moment also reminds me very much of King’s courage. Like many public leaders today, from the president on down, King received regular death threats during most of his adult life, but...
A Tale of Two Moralities →
One side of American politics considers the modern welfare state — a private-enterprise economy, but one in which society’s winners are taxed to pay for a social safety net — morally superior to the capitalism red in tooth and claw we had before the New Deal. It’s only right, this side believes, for the affluent to help the less fortunate.
The other side believes that people have a right to...
Watchthedailywhat:
Golden Globes: Ricky Gervais was surely bumped up a few spots on several enemies lists in the wake of his cringe-larious Golden Globes monologue.
[mediaite.]
Watchthedailywhat:
In Case You Missed It of the Day: Pee-wee Herman makes his first appearance on Saturday Night Live in over 25 years as Andy Samberg’s drinking buddy in the latest SNL Digital Short.
Cameo: Anderson Cooper.
[hulu.]
“Just because she likes the same bizzaro crap you do doesn’t mean she’s your soul...”
– Rachel Hansen (via 500daysofsummer) (via ajaysthotfulspot)
“Mr. Cheney’s heart will never beat at full strength again, doctors say. His new...”
– LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, HELENE COOPER and MICHAEL D. SHEAR
No pulse? That’s freaky.
(via soupsoup)
