February 2012
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In a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll last month, 2% of...
mentalflossr:
Only 6% knew that it’s Willard.
America: Fuck Yeah
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WatchDavid Chase on Charlie Rose, 2001
Sometimes I get into these moods where I feel defeated and as a result the only thing I do is read, listen to and watch David Chase, creator of the Sopranos, interviews.
There’s something about his uninterested, fatigued way of speaking that’s so comforting. You can see the contrast of personalities and dynamism especially with Rose’s overly...
FINGAL: Do you have any documentation of that, like notes from your trip?
D’AGATA: You’re asking for evidence of a rumor?
FINGAL: If you’re saying that there was a rumor, I have to find out whether there was in fact a rumor, even if I ignore the truth value of the rumor. Do you remember the name of the company that ran the tour?
D’AGATA: Are you serious? No, I don’t remember the name of a tour company from more than fifteen years ago. Sorry, readers are going to have to feel factually unfulfilled here.
FINGAL: Then what about the notes you took during that trip?
D’AGATA: In 1994 I was a sophomore in college, studying Latin and Greek—not writing—and on vacation with my grandparents. We were going to Hoover Dam on a thousand-hour bus trip through the desert without any air-conditioning. No notes were being taken, Jim.
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Daphne Guinness and 'The Legend of Lady White... →
markcoatney:
womensweardaily:
How Daphne Guinness wound up appearing in “The Legend of Lady White Snake,” the short film that will introduce GK Reid’s Genghis Khan collection, shows just how entwined the fashion world is.
Honestly, everybody knows Lady Whitesnake is Tawny Kitaen
I Am James Fallows. AMA →
theatlantic:
James Fallows, our long-time national correspondent and former speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter, is diving into Reddit for a Q&A in r/IAMA. Ask him a question!
It’s already starting off better than Woody Harrelson’s, so congrats James!
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“I chose J.C. Penney because I think it’s the single biggest opportunity in...”
– J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson • Remarks in an interview with the AP’s Anne D’Innocenzio. Johnson made news in the world of department store retail when he first took over, announcing a reduction in unique sales events coupled with a 40% across the board price cut. In this interview, he expands a bit...
