December 2011
18 posts
Things I Did for the First Time This Year
Put eyeliner on Went to Australia Saw an opera at the Met Lived in sin Had hummus in Abu Ghosh Was on The Today Show Snorkeled Read George Eliot (and then couldn’t stop reading George Eliot) Attended a bris Won a beer-drinking contest on the Staten Island Ferry (related: it was the first time I attended a bachelorette party on the Staten Island Ferry) Saw a show at the Public ...
Dec 31st
“In a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a Harvard...”
– - The Science of Why You’re a Hipster I would have gladly accepted half the money spent on this study and just written an essay about my college friends.
Dec 29th
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“As an El Al plane landed at Ben-Gurion airport today, the voice of the captain...”
Dec 25th
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“As an aside: is anyone on TV bad at their jobs these days? Not if it’s a...”
– Kera Bolonik’s review of House of Lies in New York magazine
Dec 24th
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“The gay and lesbian community of Minnesota has issued a letter of apology to...”
– Every word of this is flawless.
Dec 22nd
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Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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“The lovable boy-next-door drummer from McFly was finally crowned Strictly...”
– BEST TRANSITION EVER.
Dec 19th
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The Douchiest Parts from this Scarlett Johansson...
“I used up all my subway tokens. It’s a privilege to not have to take the subway.” [Regarding her hate of being called “ScarJo”] “”People can’t actually say the whole name? It’s just bizarre.” She tries shorthand sobriquets on other stars. How come Daniel Day-Lewis isn’t subjected to “like, ‘DaDay’? So Cate...
Dec 19th
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“Jewish girls are not pretty. They can be cute, or interesting, but not pretty.”
– Beginners
Dec 17th
“There’s something sweet and wonderful about Christina Ricci. She’s...”
– So is this supposed to be a compliment? Also, who the fuck uses the word “noggin”? - Why Pan Am Flies On While ‘The Playboy Club’ Crashed and Burned
Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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A List of Christmas Songs I Like in Alphabetical...
1. Pogues, The: “A Fairytale of New York”
Dec 10th
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Dear lady at the deli, You seem nice and all, but I don’t really think that “You’re probably not going to eat this whole sandwich, are you?” comment was necessary. And the “It’s a COMPLIMENT” when I didn’t smile and laugh at your comment was certainly not necessary. Here’s the thing: we could have a whole conversation about body image and...
Dec 9th
“Adele’s rider asks for the “very best quality red wine,” and 12 bottles of the...”
– http://gossip.thedailywh.at/2011/12/06/adeles-tour-rider-of-the-day/
Dec 8th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 4th
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