December 2010
22 posts
Donald Trump Has His Own Way of Measuring His... →
“Trump broke briefly from his office interview to welcome Kate Gosselin, the star of the reality show Kate Plus 8. After she left, Trump said, ‘If Trump wasn’t doing well, the stars don’t come…
Dec 30th
China Doesn't Have Our TSA Problems, But.... →
… some other issues persist. Via a Chinese friend, a sign at Beijing’s main airport: If you know any Chinese, you understand how an auto-translate system could garble what the sign means…
Dec 29th
The Year In Dead Musicians →
by Alex Balk As part of its annual people who died package, the Times Magazine put together a collection of clips from the musical departed. I actually forgot about some of these—it’s hard…
Dec 25th
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Michael Moore's Not-At-All Banned Movie →
One recently-released WikiLeaks cable stated that Cuban officials had banned Michael Moore’s health care documentary Sicko. Critics of Moore’s work pounced, delighted that a film that spent time…
Dec 20th
THEY KICKED IT TO DESEAN →
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Dec 20th
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YouTube - Introducing Word Lens →
Dec 17th
Why we view the Cliff Lee and LeBron James... →
Shared by Rob “Why we view the Cliff Lee and LeBron James decisions differently” Because Cliff Lee is white. In the time that has passed since Cliff Lee spurned his two main suitors to…
Dec 15th
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P is for Pulp #58 →
Beatnik Wanton (by Don Elliott) (Corinth Publications; 1964)
Dec 14th
M. Wells Promises ‘Feast of the Decade,’ Complete... →
With more than a few restaurants doing “feast of the seven fishes” dinners (in addition to the one at Má Pêche; you can call the Oyster Bar, Patsy’s, and Saul about theirs), it’s…
Dec 9th
Gov. Christie apologizes for being introduced as a... →
Shared by Rob He’s a true rock star, just like Mama Cass. Luis Zabreg/EPABritish musician, former member of the band The Beatles, Paul McCartney greets the audience during his concert at the River…
Dec 9th
| Miller Park Drunk →
Two days ago we did a post about the Milwaukee Brewers trade of Brett Lawrie for Shaun Marcum and within the post we posted some pictures from Brett Lawrie’s facebook that made him…
Dec 9th
Gorgefest | Los Angeles Edition →
Shared by Rob Wonder what Sarah has to say about this. We had four hours to eat in L.A., a period of time which all of us agreed wasn’t long enough. While most people would have…
Dec 8th
John Cage For Christmas →
by Alex Balk The adorable British tradition of caring about what is the number one song at Christmas time got a little more interesting yesterday when a group of musicians gathered to record a…
Dec 8th
Turkey Update: Giving them the Bird →
I detest smoke detectors near kitchens, where they operate more like cooking detectors. My mom’s are more pernicious than most — if triggered, her detectors call the fire department. If the sirens…
Dec 7th
Menorah-rama →
Shared by Rob Menorah porn or mensch-y fire hazard? You decide. Last night, my wife and I were privileged to be invited to the home of Sid and Shuey Horowitz, a couple that has been collecting
Dec 5th
Lincoln: A Beard Is Born - NYTimes.com →
Shared by Rob This one’s for Tommy. Most American historians, when they have considered the 19th-century whisker revolution at all, have assumed it had to do with Civil War soldiers avoiding the…
Dec 5th
WikiLeaks Not a Whistleblower, Assange Not a... →
“Julian Assange and his cronies, in their effort to hinder our war efforts, are creating a hit list for our enemies by publishing the names of our human intelligence sources…. I simply will not…
Dec 4th
Dear Cleveland: Have Your Fun Tonight, And Then... →
LeBron returns to town tonight for the first time since signing with another team. We hope it’s some closure for the fine folks of Cleveland, rather than just an opportunity to throw…
Dec 2nd
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One Hollow Gesture Deserves Another →
Of all the half-hearted crap fans of professional sports teams are expected to swallow with a smile, the “open letter to the fans” from the departed star is easily the cheesiest. Everyone…
Dec 2nd
Receiptrocity: Former Mayor Giuliani's... →
We don’t know the identity of this restaurant, whether or not it is in New York, or whether or not this diner is in fact former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (the middle initial, W, lines…
Dec 1st
Police Academy: Special Edition →
In a less-than-brilliant flight of fancy, the mayor decides that the Police Academy will now be open to any and all applicants. Of course, that opens the floodgates to a swarm of weirdos and…
Dec 1st
Sports Team Roster →
Shared by Rob That’s a ffffantastic name. 11 Blaise Ffrench Position: G Year: R-So. Height: 6-2  Weight: 185  Hometown: Springfield Gardens, NY Previous School: UTEP
Dec 1st