December 2010
2 posts
May 2010
1 post
April 2010
1 post
March 2010
4 posts
“There is only one story better than Icarus falling to earth; and it’s Icarus...”
– Win on health and Barack Obama wins around the world - Times Online
In honor of Sandra Bullock’s Oscar, let us revisit former Red Sox pitching great Pedro Martinez’s secret ambition:
“I would like to fuck Sandra Bullock.” — Pedro during an interview for Sports Illustrated for Kids when asked his “secret ambition” by reporter Jeff Horrigan
“I would like to sleep with Sandra Bullock.” — Pedro when told by...
January 2010
6 posts
“YO, ECONOMIST – I was scandalised to learn I had been previously scandalised...”
– Letters to the Editor | The Economist
A Peek Into Netflix Queues - NYTimes.com →
Most absorbing interactive infographic yet… this pretty much destroyed my morning
November 2009
12 posts
The Media Equation - For Media, a Sunset Is... →
This had me nodding until it made me laugh with its description of the post-college generation with “Their tiny netbooks and iPhones, which serve as portals to the cloud…”
Uh, yeah, it’s just called the internet.
Coffeehouses: Bringing the Buzz Back →
BBC Sport - Football - Roy Keane has no sympathy... →
This video is amazing, but cuts off right as a reporter’s cell phone rings, and Keano’s eyes dart towards the offender. They likely had to cut the video there, so as not to show Roy leaping over the dais, throwing the cell phone out the window, and punching the reporter in the neck.
Beck records musical response to Fiery Furnaces... →
Clients From Hell : Got a funny one from a Client... →
Monty Python's Flying Circus - "Four Yorkshiremen" →
“This one WSJ paragraph is cliché bingo!
A radical departure from the...”
– Ridicule Keeps Fans of Harem Pants From Getting Too Big for Their Britches - WSJ.com
October 2009
1 post
Pig Dictates Fiery Furnaces' Recording Schedule -... →
September 2009
1 post
Swiss miss
After Qaddafi’s masterpiece performance at the UN, Switzerland just couldn’t leave things alone. NYT:
Qaddafi decided that Switzerland is a “world mafia and not a state.” He also withdrew Libya’s assets from Swiss banks, recalled his diplomats and closed the Nestlé office in Tripoli.
This would be immediately after the Geneva police arrested Qaddafi’s son Hannibal and his wife for...
August 2009
5 posts
London football violence probed | BBC →
Pitch invasions [video] are all fun and games until someone gets stabbed in the chest
The Official 2009/10 Sport Is A TV Show Premier... →
I am Phil Brown. I am Hull City. Phil Brown is Hull City. Hull City are the Tigers. Phil Brown is the Tigers. Phil Brown is Phil Brown. Phil Brown is Phil Brown is the Tigers. Hear me roar. Hear Phil Brown fucking roar.
July 2009
4 posts
Village Voice | Letters to the Editor | A Quick... →
Tagged by the VV under ‘regrets’
June 2009
4 posts
The Official ‘Hate Your Co-Workers’ Playlist →
Real’s Bet on Ronaldo May Bring Risks, Inflation |... →
A Terrifically Bad Idea by Elisha Cooper - The... →
I try ordering the macchiatos in Italian but say something in French. I don’t speak either language.
Our mood: East Rutherford, N.J.
May 2009
3 posts
“There was a day not too long ago when [David] Ortiz used to make excitement as a...”
– Howard Bryant, you, sir win my ‘Forced Metaphor of the Day’ award
David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox stands firm in the belief his slump will end - ESPN
WatchThe Fiery Furnaces are ‘Going Away’
Rawk.
April 2009
8 posts
Breath in the 'walk-in cocktail' | The Observer →
The story behind theft of the Mona Lisa →
50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice -... →