February 2011
49 posts
America's narcissism taints Egypt coverage →
soupsoup:
by Alex Pareene at Salon
America doesn’t really understand how to respond to a revolution. The demonstrations in Egypt have nothing to do with Tea Parties or Neo-Conservatives or Twitter or Facebook or Fox News. But don’t tell Americans!
The media is biased in favor of American action. People on CNN and people on Twitter both demand that Barack Obama and the State Department “do...
January 2011
24 posts
“Anyone from anywhere can be cruel, anyone from anywhere can be witty, but there...”
– As Ricky Gervais discovered this week, British banter - that playfully barbed conversational style used up and down the country - can baffle and perturb foreigners. America is a land of Regency etiquette in comparison. (via theeconomist)
“Does anyone else see the irony in this tragedy? In Arizona, the state that has...”
– “John” on Towleroad
Comment Of The Day - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
(via think4yourself)
Fluxtumblr: Broadcast - The Message Sent Was Of... →
perpetua:
DOWNLOAD IT! Trish Keenan, the singer of the British electronic pop group Broadcast, died this morning from complications of severe pneumonia. If you were not familiar with Trish and Broadcast, I strongly recommend downloading this compilation of the band’s music that I originally posted…
Sad news on every level.
“Palin effectively quoted Ronald Reagan arguing that the criminal alone is...”
– Sarah Palin’s response to the Tucson shooting is defensive, illogical, distracting—and late. - By John Dickerson
Dickerson is the real deal.
(via indefensible)
In the words of my friend Patrick Shipp, Palin is one slow ass broad.
“Something wrong
I hold my bread
White white gone
This is whole grain bread!...”
– All Of The Rye submitted by tlkirk (via noonemanshouldhaveallthatflour)
Seriously?!
All of my favorite things: Kanye’s new album, this song, food, songs about food, bread, songs about bread, and references to Panera.
Damn, killing it on all levels.
“Blood libel refers to a false accusation or claim that religious minorities,...”
– Wikipedia.
Congrats, lamestream media! You’re the new Hitler!
(via spiegelman)
Palin and her team probably read the term somewhere, didn’t even bother looking up that historical definition and context and thought they were referring to what happened in Tucson and all the wild accusations...
Lil Wayne ft. Cory Gunz - 6 Foot 7 Foot
I’m...
