November 2009
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“By the sometimes twisted logic of reality TV, it is hard to tell whether the...”
– Salahis, White House Dinner Crashers, Met the Obamas That’s probably the most 2009 sentence the NYT published yesterday.
Nov 28th
“For all that GaGa’s oeuvre seems prototypically synthetic, she is more DIY than...”
– Neil McCormick, on GaGa I’ve actually never listened to The Fame or the Fame Monster (just the singles), but somehow I suspect there’s some truth to this assessment.
Nov 27th
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Yeasayer - Ambling Alp (There’s lots of naked people running around in this, mind, so you’ll not want to watch it in polite company, but the song is good. Especially considering it has a line that says ‘your lows will have their complement of highs’.)
Nov 26th
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“A Stroke of Genius is an accidental prophecy, a signpost pointing in an...”
– When Christina met the Strokes: the song that defines the decade Amazing.
Nov 26th
ListenAlicia Keys - Empire State of Mind, Pt 2 (via...
Nov 26th
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Nov 25th
How can you tell whether someone was asleep when... →
A very useful installment of Slate’s Explainer.
Nov 24th
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The Real Secret of Feminism: Gail Collins reveals... →
Gail Collins reviewed by Katha Pollitt = Love.
Nov 23rd
“It has been officially revealed that the title for this year’s momentous...”
– BBC - Doctor Who - Title Revealed! This, folks, is RTD at his most creative. Well done, everyone.
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Today in women's health
The US Preventive Services Task Force acknowledges the evidence that routine mammograms from the age of 40 are not necessarily in patients’ best interest and revises its guidelines accordingly, and Jeff Toobin offers a rather depressing take on the prospect of coverage for abortion services if the US health care bill passes as currently devised. One step forward; one step back.
Nov 16th
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This promo video for Natalie Merchant joining Nonesuch for her next album has me so excited about tonight. I have not once ever seen her perform live, and that is true of only a dwindling number of my favourite (still living, still playing) artists.
Nov 16th
Browse Inside A Series of Unfortunate Events #1:... →
It amazes me that The Bad Beginning was written a decade ago. Whether the 10th anniversary has anything to do with it turning up online in its entirety isn’t clear to me. Nevertheless, here it is.
Nov 15th
“Mr. McCain’s astonishing decision to pick someone with so little experience...”
– Books of The Times - Going Rogue - An American Life - Review I love you, Michiko.
Nov 15th
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Vogue | Little Girl & Boy Lost–Andrew Garfield,... →
There’s a lot to like here.
Nov 15th
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Listenleafblower: Now Playing: Solange Knowles:...
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“As in Richard Wolffe’s book “Renegade,” Mr. Obama emerges in these pages as a...”
– Books of The Times: ‘The Audacity to Win’ by David Plouffe - The Obama the Campaign Knew That Michiko sure knows how to pull a quote, doesn’t she?
Nov 2nd
“31. Never remove a plate full of food without asking what went wrong. Obviously,...”
– One Hundred Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 1) Amen.
Nov 1st