Monthly Archives: May 2009
rapes persist in liberia, writes kristof.
Read this Kristof op-ed on mass rape in Liberia. Just…wow. [Posted by Mallory]
the guy next door’s the winner!
I have a tendency to get emotionally invested in a competition very, very quickly. I can ask my dad who to root for in a college football game, and by the end I’m crying when the quarterback runs over to … Continue reading
Filed under celebrities, crushes, definitely not politics, music, pop culture, TV
here, read this quote i liked.
Just stumbled across this quote on the blog of a pretty freaking hilarious and wacky 13-year-old (no, really, check her out), and I liked it, so now you get to read it: “Everybody has a secret world inside of them. … Continue reading
tuesday roundup of interesting nytimes articles.
Some days, the New York Times seems particularly stacked with good articles. It could just be that those are the days I actually focus and read the articles (rather than just skimming the headlines), but for whatever reason, today was … Continue reading
Filed under celebrities, health, money, news, politics, pop culture, TV
go inside the fridges of strangers.
Just stumbled upon this delightfully voyueristic peek into the fridges and freezers of strangers. The photos are part of a series by photographer Mark Menjivar called You Are What You Eat. When you read his goals for the collection, you … Continue reading
youtube clip of today: t-mobile dance.
The geniuses at T-Mobile must be staring into my soul. They must know me, because I am obsessed with their viral video campaign and have dreamed each one of these scenarios. First, I posted the “Hey Jude” video, where thousands … Continue reading
Filed under adventures, crushes, dance, pop culture, random, thoughts, weird, YouTube
liveblogging real housewives of nj premiere.
Sarah and Ben and I have been watching the reunion of The Real Housewives of New York, and one glass of wine in, I’ve decided I’m going to have to liveblog the premiere of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. … Continue reading
Filed under blogging, celebrities, humor, TV
the inexplicable appeal of rock band.
So, I haven’t been posting on account of the fact that I’ve been writing 1,000 pages of final papers instead. I know that I should be getting back into the meaty posts about celebrities and strange news stories, but for … Continue reading
Filed under blogging, music, pop culture
tyler frost gets suspended for dancing.
Of all the ridiculous things I’ve read today, this trumps them all. Poor Tyler Frost. All the senior in high school wanted to do was escort his lady love to her sinful, pagan public school prom and maybe move in … Continue reading
