Category Archives: news
and the best beard goes to…
The Oscars were on last night. Blah blah, Colin Firth is my soulmate, James Franco was probably stoned, Melissa Leo said “fuck,” etc. Can we talk about the two epic beards of the night? I obviously couldn’t pick just one. … Continue reading
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nyt: how many deaths are enough?
I loved Bob Herbert’s op-ed in today’s NYT. Here’s an excerpt: The slaughter of college students — or anyone else — has never served as a deterrent to the gun fetishists. They want guns on campuses, in bars and taverns … Continue reading
today is a google holiday, hooray!
Today’s Google Holiday: 55th Anniversary: Rose Parks refuses to move. I love this one, although I find it disconcerting that on the same day this is a Google Holiday, there’s an NYT headline that reads, “Pentagon Sees Little Risk in Allowing Gay … Continue reading
Filed under adventures, history, news, politics, post-college depression
from the dnc: it gets better.
Okay, I know I already posted the YouTube clip of the day, but I can’t wait to post this. This makes me so, so proud to call myself a Democrat: Nice work, DNC. [Posted by Mallory]
that’s right: hump day cry face.
I was walking home from happy (four) hour(s) tonight and happened to be checking my phone (while still totally being aware of my surroundings, and being very tall and intimidating to robbers and rapists) and I saw that I was … Continue reading
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run away fast as you can.
Okay, so I’m 24 hours late on this — criminal in the world of social media — but can we talk about the VMAs for a second? And can we talk about how fah-reaking awkward Taylor Swift’s performance was? I … Continue reading
Filed under celebrities, music, news, pop culture, TV
today is a google holiday, hooray!
Today’s Google Holiday: The 71st Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz. This is a fun one, no? I loved that movie so much as a child, but I was also completely and utterly terrified by it. I have distinct memories … Continue reading
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