December 2010
“America really is exceptional, hard work is a substitute for knowledge, and most...”
– In 2010 I Learned That…
This one is Joe’s. There’s plenty of good ones but this one’s the best.
The Incredible True Story of the Collar Bomb Heist →
The most perplexing and intriguing pieces of evidence, though, were the handwritten notes that investigators found inside Wells’ car. Addressed to the “Bomb Hostage,” the notes instructed Wells to rob the bank of $250,000, then follow a set of complex instructions to find various keys and combination codes hidden throughout Erie. It contained drawings, threats, and detailed maps. If Wells did...
“People come in asking for fresh meat, and technically good meat is not...”
– How to Get the Most Out of Your Butcher | Gilt MANual
Teaching the art of living to Americans is surprisingly similar to teaching it to children.
“New York conducted itself like some third-rate ‘burg during and after last...”
– Gawker
Taxi for Tobruk →
Good review.
“My dear Ludwig, you don’t know Frenchmen well. We have this thing about...”
– A French soldier to a German soldier in Taxi for Tobruk, my favorite WWII movie, by the great Michel Audiard, one of the finest screenwriters of the 20th century.
Who needs a unifying theme anyway?: 2011 Celebrity... →
indefensible:
I don’t go in much for tradition, but one that my friends have that I like is that on New Year’s Day, you have until the sun goes down to nominate a celebrity who your significant other has to let you bone down with no questions asked should the opportunity arise.
2010 was ok because I chose…
Hmmmm… So many options! So little time!
“Libertarianism, either ancient or modern, flounders on its ability to deal with...”
– FrumForum
Don’t fully agree but like the pith.
“at first, i thought that @corybooker’s blizzard tweets made for goodwill &...”
– (via heif) — Make sure you see this tweet/pic of Booker in action, too. (via jedsundwall)
“Nobody is an atheist in a foxhole and nobody is an idealogue in a financial...”
– Ben Bernanke As quoted in Too Big To Fail (via fred-wilson)
Or an ideologue, even. (Sorry)
“I spend most of my life confused and horny. I thought that’s what was meant by...”
– Ross
Aishwarya Rai may sue Elle India for whitening her... →
sexartandpolitics:
bollywoodsuperstar:
also see this.
“When questioned on this, the magazine claimed that it had not whitened the Academy Award-nominated actress’s skin any more than those of the other models (white) clicked along with her.”
They don’t see race. Everybody needs to be equally whiter.
You go girl!
“Instagram (v): To take a shitty photograph, and make it shittier.”
– Paul Carr
“At one point, 50% of the CD’s produced worldwide had an AOL logo on it. We were...”
– Jan Brandt, former AOL CMO (via parislemon)
