April 2008
20 posts
“The Nice Guy syndrome arises from men who are really conflicted about women’s...”
– Amanda Marcotte, in an interview with the Austin-American Statesman about her new book, It’s a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments (via seagull) (via therandomnessofyes)
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Mark Morford: How to sing like a planet /... →
This one made me ache.
“Or maybe the planet is more like an enormous wine glass, half full of a heady potion made of horny unicorns and divine lubricant and perky sunshine, around the smooth, gleaming rim of which Dionysus himself circles his wet fingertip, generating a mellifluous tone that makes the wood nymphs dance and the satyrs orgasm and the gods hum along as they all watch 7 billion...
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Doctors Get a Crash Course in Healthful Cooking :... →
It was Hippocrates who said, “Let food be your medicine.”
Feet Hurt? Stop Wearing Shoes →
therandomnessofyes: The Bryant Park Project, April 22, 2008 · It took 4 million years of evolution to perfect the foot, and humans have been wrecking that perfection with every step since they first donned shoes, New York magazine’s Adam Sternbergh says. “Everyone who wears shoes walks wrong,” he says, echoing the headline of his recent article, “You Walk Wrong.”
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WatchOnline Dating Helping Pathetic Women Get Their Hopes Crushed More Efficiently | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
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WatchBreaking News: Series Of Concentric Circles Emanating From Glowing Red Dot | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
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FarmFresh.org - Find Local Farms & Food Near You →
FarmFresh.org is a quickly growing guide to local agriculture in Southern New England. / Farmers’ Markets • Community Support Agriculture • Farmstands • Pick Your Own • Agrotourism Restaurants • Retailers • Schools + Cafeterias • Caterers • Artisan Food Producers
So punny
Lisa: “Have you heard about courderoy pillows? They make headlines.” Eric, reading from a resume: “Hostess, comma, peak performer.” Me: “Did she do shows on mountains?”
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Sociological Images: Seeing Is Believing: The... →
I called it “porn chic”. Ariel Levy calls it “raunch culture”. This person calls it “pornification”.
BTW, I don’t think this is a terribly clever example of this trend—whatever you want to call it—I just liked the term… It makes me happy that it’s not just me and Levy seeing this stuff.
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The Butcher Boy on DVD
The Butcher Boy on DVD—almost 10 years after its US VHS release. Includes (a painfully small amount of painfully short) deleted scenes and full-length commentary by writer/director Neil Jordan. Mmm mm. He reminded me why this has been my favorite film since I first saw it in 2000: the constant seemingly contradictory states, the black humor, the kind of terror of it, the expression of...
“How does one keep going in a world so satisfied with being mediocre? How does...”
– Janis Doyle
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Sublime – Superstar Punani – Listen free at... →
I can’t stop listening; especially the end… “Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…”