January 2012
Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock May Tour Together |... →
“Teachers matter. So instead of bashing them, or defending the status quo, let’s...”
– Obama (via kateoplis)
“At a time when Americans owe more in tuition debt than credit card debt, this...”
– Obama (via kateoplis)
“An economy built to last is one where we encourage the talent and ingenuity of...”
– Obama (via kateoplis)
“Ask not what your country can do for you.”
– The Republican Party (via inothernews)
“The U.S. really is a society that simply no longer believes in due process: once...”
– Glenn Greenwald, Lessons of the Megaupload seizure (via absurdlakefront)
Knope 2012: Leslie's most important issues
witticismparadise:
More dog parks
Senior citizens rights
Safe streets
Safe sidewalks
Better schools
Lower taxes
Better parks
Better business climate
Better Better Business Bureau
Cleaner streets
Improve greenways
More snow plows
Protecting Pawneeans
Improving tourism
More trash cans
Energy-efficient street lights
Westside Detoxification and Revitalization Project
Repaving Grand...
“A $250 billion per year loss would be almost $800 for every man, woman, and...”
– The Freakonomics guys call bullshit on the MPAA’s piracy numbers. (via jimray)
This is the most important website ever created. →
evangotlib:
Yes. Yes it is.
“The job collapse bottomed out at the beginning of 2010, as the stimulus took...”
– Andrew Sullivan: How Obama’s Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics - The Daily Beast
WOW
(via evangotlib)
“On foreign policy, the right-wing critiques have been the most unhinged. Romney...”
– Andrew Sullivan: How Obama’s Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics - The Daily Beast
I’d like all of my GOP friends and readers to really pay attention to this.
(via evangotlib)
“When I was young, I believed in three things: Marxism, the redemptive power of...”
– Sergio Leone (via nevver)
December 2011
Movies playing in NYC this weekend that I’m interested in seeing:
Carnage
A Dangerous Method
Eames: The Architect & The Painter
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Margaret
Pina
A Separation
Shame
The Skin I Live In
Movies playing in NYC this weekend that I’ve seen and recommend:
The Artist
The Descendants
Hugo
Into The Abyss
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Melancholia
...
The Wealth Gap Between Congress and Voters Is... →
eldinire:
Both The New York Times and The Washington Post have separate reports today about the widening wealth gap between members of Congress and the people they represent. Almost half of all Congresspeople are millionaires and their median net worth has climbed to $913,000, compared to $100,000 for the rest of America households. According to the Post, that number drops to $725,000 when...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
Cliff Martinez (5)
Chromatics (1)
Kavinsky (1)
College (1)
Riz Ortolani (1)
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