if i didn't care

claudia: katespencer: Tina Fey - Yay! Written by...

Dec 1st

“[Tina Fey is] the sex symbol for every man who reads without...”
— New Yorker staff writer...

Dec 1st

Not that it matters

Terri Gross: Was there a guy there to play you rimshots?
Don Rickles: How do you know about rimshots?
Terri Gross: Everyone knows about rimshots.
Don Rickles: Not everyone... what's your last name?
Terri Gross: Gross.
Don Rickles: You a Jewish girl?
Terri Gross: Yes.
Don Rickles: Oh. We'll talk more.

Dec 1st

Awkward

bagcoffee: Is it strange that I’m looking forward to hearing Paul Krugman on Leonard Lopate? One of...

Dec 1st

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The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket (via capucha: via sweett)

Dec 1st

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Elvis Costello - (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (via...

Dec 1st

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Roxy Music - More Than This

Dec 1st

Suntory time

Dec 1st

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Japanese humor.

Dec 1st

“The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less...”
— Lost in Translation (via...

Dec 1st

Getaloadathis (pic and balloonitti: d.billy)

Dec 1st

“People who say “Know what I mean?” are the ones...”
— Robin Ince

Dec 1st

ffffound!

Nov 30th

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The Incredibles, closing credits. Theme by Michael Giacchino. Odd time signatures (like 5/4) seem...

Nov 30th

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derplau: The world needs more mid-60’s tv-spy-show theme tunes. Agreed. Thesedays, it’s not...

Nov 30th

“Everybody has a secret world inside of them. All of the...”
— Neil Gaiman. (via holga)

Nov 30th

holga: Culture Overflowing (by David Serra) What a poetic...

Nov 30th

“You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.”
— C.S. Lewis (via meganmalice)...

Nov 30th

He copies nature with his soul

darklamb:tenderbuttons: (photo credit unknown) This might be in Chiang Mai, or someplace else...

Nov 30th

bebelestrange: If I were to have a trailer it would be a...

Nov 30th

David S. Broder - A Good Time for a Smart...

Nov 29th

i can haz pie? waz told there would be pie.

Nov 29th

How old is the Internet?

Nov 29th

nevver: Shut Up, Weirdo / [img] hot fuzz.

Nov 28th

Panda attacks man who wanted a cuddle

Nov 28th

GPOYW: town that thinks it’s a city edition

Nov 26th

Arlington Street Church. The heart of the Civil Rights...

Nov 26th

Trail to the house.

Nov 26th

Charlie’s Double.

Nov 25th

Cambridge haunts III

Nov 25th

Cambridge haunts II

Nov 25th

Cambridge haunts I

Nov 25th

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justo: I work at a cool music school called Community Music Center of Boston and today, one of the...

Nov 25th

P.S. - The End Is Nigh

At some point, my family—collectively—began honing their skills at “The...

Nov 25th

304. If you choose to wear a tie,...

(via rulesformyunbornson) Worn under a v-neck sweater, a tie gets by without the button, imho. So,...

Nov 25th

The American economy may tank… its part on the global...

Nov 24th

“Today is going to be a long day.” Exploding...

Nov 24th

Bank like a pirate day!

Nov 24th

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A maverick Thai general...

Nov 24th

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Bob Dylan - Pretty Boy Floyd (cover of Woody Guthrie)

Nov 23rd

nevver: Cat Play House Das panzer.

Nov 23rd

ephemeron: dreamy. I was thrilled with mine (I had the...

Nov 23rd

“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as...”
— Thomas Jefferson  (via...

Nov 22nd

suitep: Check out miss sassy pants. Love the attitude. 

Nov 21st

Bert and I: Downeast Humor

Nov 21st

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Michal Levy animation set to a jazz piece by Jason Lindner. Access the HD version here, though it...

Nov 21st

nevver: Eartha Kitt on her bike, New York 1952 There is...

Nov 21st

30 Rock

Kenneth: Well, you know what they say: money is the root of all evil.
Tracy: I thought that was just the tagline from my movie, DeathBank.

Nov 21st

(via bagcoffee)

Nov 20th

“Fools’ names and Fools’ faces Always appear in...”
— what a friend’s...

Nov 20th

justo: (via fred-wilson) I was just admiring the colorful...

Nov 20th

nevver: Vladimir Nikolic

Nov 20th

(via ffffound!) This is a photo of my last long-term...

Nov 19th

“Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you...”
— Frederick Douglass

Nov 19th

GPOFDW. My namesake. And… wait for it… he was a...

Nov 19th

Al Qaeda No. 2 Calls Obama Racial Epithet

Nov 19th

Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs...

Nov 19th

Between them and the Carnies

NP: i just burned time looking for a credible version of the constitution of the netherlands online
NP: would you believe...wikipedia was one of the only direct summaries available in english?
NP: I couldn't even find a direct summary on their government websites...
NP: I keep thinking i'm a dope
NP: but i've wasted too much time
Me: what did i tell you about the Dutch

Nov 18th

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Get Your War On - Obama Bandwagon

Nov 18th

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butterflyeffect: Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - God Give Me Strength Just brilliant. ...

Nov 18th

bebelestrange: count:2

Nov 18th

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Björk - Aurora Bring on the chill.

Nov 17th

“Gravity is my co-pilot.” I do believe I went to...

Nov 17th

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Ricky Gervais - elephants caught swimming 2 miles offshore

Nov 16th

bagcoffee: For years I would wonder why my father would sit outside in the car & wait for my...

Nov 16th

justo: (via theraven) Beer me.

Nov 15th

1930s Harlem Astonishing to think that this was the Harlem...

Nov 15th

1938 Brooklyn. (photo: straatis on flickr)

Nov 15th

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The Magnetic Fields - Abigail, Belle of Kilronan I’ve always pictured this sung by people...

Nov 15th

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asie: Radiohead - All I Need Every time I hear this I feel like I’m frozen in time until the last...

Nov 14th

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bebelestrange:elvira:stephanieho:tightgrip: Reflection by Bob Staake Big ups to illustrators in...

Nov 13th

Snapshot Mirror. Available at Up To You, Toronto.

Nov 13th

Gordon Gekko I Am Not

ephemeron: I had a handful of euros, about to cash them in today. But, the bank said that they no...

Nov 13th

how many people do you follow?

justo: edatrix: 102, including some groups. I? 234 cool mofo’s 40 cool mofos, plus two public...

Nov 13th

branduponthebrain: Orpheus (Jean Cocteau, 1950)

Nov 13th

(via bebelestrange) trolley penny

Nov 13th

The Pee-Wee Problem

A: If it were just a matter of that one incident, it might not have mattered to people.
J: I know. It was his persona. Hosting a kid's show.
A: Exactly. People couldn't swallow it.
J: You said "swallow."
A: I know.

Nov 12th

Most impressive perp walk. (via Gothamist)

Nov 12th

justo: (via stupidinboston) FUTURE OFFICE NINJA! or...

Nov 12th

bebelestrange: pensierispettinati: Cartonlandia -...

Nov 12th

duckandpenguin:talix18:noahkai:wayne-remy:sraz:jonic:markbean...

Nov 12th

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Get Your War On - New World Order

Nov 12th

You haz it.

Nov 12th

be nice.

asie: Research has compared the manners in which people interact with their spouses and with total...

Nov 12th

House

Cameron: What's wrong with Cuddy?
House: I kinda hit that last night so now she's all up in my jock.
Thirteen: Wow. She looks really good for someone on roofies.

Nov 12th

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Tanghetto - Recursos Humanos

Nov 12th

How fucking cool is this guy. I might actually consider...

Nov 11th

“The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate...”
— George Bernard Shaw

Nov 11th

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in...

Nov 11th

“One thousand half loves Must be forsaken To follow one...”
— Rumi (via...

Nov 11th

Nov 11th

Chuck

Morgan: Are you guys ready?
Lester: I was born ready.
Jeff: I was born premature.

Nov 11th

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Slinky cat. I am so weak.

Nov 10th

suitep: I love the body english in this shot. And the look...

Nov 10th

if you agree to put me down right now i won’t effing...

Nov 10th

I do not have any money so am sending you...

Nov 10th

Heading out to watch this with friends over dinner. Sellers...

Nov 10th

It’s both useful and it cracks me up. How many things...

Nov 10th

bebelestrange: FAILE Faile is an international artist...

Nov 10th

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Bjork - It’s Oh So Quiet via titania

Nov 8th

yourmonkeycalled: “Phase — Mother Earth” Redux TABlog has...

Nov 8th

“Oh, I can smile for you, and tilt my head, And drink your...”
— Dorothy Parker (via ephemeron)

Nov 8th

(pic: Ralph Oberlander)

Nov 8th

“the fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big...”
— archilochus (via ryanluikens)

Nov 8th

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allcreatures:madrabbitdeadhare:danhacker:...

Nov 8th

The trade winds were so named (er, eventually; it’s an...

Nov 8th

Oxford compiles list of top ten irritating...

Nov 7th

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butterflyeffect: claytoncubitt: The Cat Empire - Hotel California (french) This is actually an...

Nov 7th

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This show is so well written. Which makes sense, I suppose. Behold Wordgirl—from the planet...

Nov 7th

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Fareed Zakaria’s reaction to the presidential election. (via JLP)

Nov 7th

Winchester Hospital Ranked #1 Place to Work...

Nov 7th

“I wish I had more friends, but people are such jerks. If you...”
— Bill Watterson (via...

Nov 7th

Live Blogging of Obama’s first news conference as...

Nov 7th

Well done. Sometimes talk does work better...

Nov 7th

“Do someone you love a favor, leave them alone.”
— Anonymous (via asie)

Nov 7th

hrrrthrrr: Schwimmhaus: The Sustainable Modern HouseBoat ...

Nov 7th

Election maps: Cryptocartography of the U.S. Electorate....

Nov 7th

allcreatures: Beautiful true story of the love between a...

Nov 7th

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Smoke City - Underwater Love

Nov 7th

handa: Balla Dora Typo-Grafika (via vorm)

Nov 7th

via travors

Nov 7th

PDF of the Times cover

Nov 6th

“You have to know how to accept rejection and reject...”
— Ray Bradbury (via hrrrthrrr)

Nov 6th

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asie: soupsoup: Keenan Thompson has been KILLING it on SNL lately. This had me in tears. I plan...

Nov 6th

tomatofactory: GPOSMT HE HATES THESE CANS

Nov 6th

“I’m literally afraid someone is going to invite me over for...”
— Jon Stewart, on the...

Nov 6th

Nov 6th

“The weight of the world is love. Under the burden of...”
— Allen Ginsberg (via...

Nov 6th

Lion of Judah

Nov 6th

“The most important thing that Barack Obama brings to the...”
— Amartya Sen, Nobel...

Nov 6th

GPOYW - New Era Edition

Nov 5th

The Votes Are In

Nov 5th

THAT ONE (via The Big Picture)

Nov 5th

THAT ONE (pic: NYT)

Nov 5th

THAT ONE via nevver: What are you gonna do?

Nov 5th

From The Daily Monitor, Uganda.

Nov 5th

davidfuternick: Click the picture for more front pages…

Nov 5th

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Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come

Nov 5th

ALL OF THEM

ephemeron: Newspapers I picked up this morning: Boston Herald, NY Daily News, The Wall Street...

Nov 5th

lauriebreaker:yourdp:hunsonisgroovy:(via tucker)

Nov 5th

bebelestrange: soupsoup: marc: This is not the sort of...

Nov 5th

zoee: To alleviate the anxiety.

Nov 4th

Dr. Allan Rosenfield, Women's Health...

Nov 4th

asie: antikris:chetgulland:patrickmoberg: Today is a big...

Nov 4th

Nov 4th

Took me over 2 hours. The line is still wrapping around the...

Nov 4th

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Nov 4th

Polling.

Nov 4th

ephemeron:inkorea:

Nov 4th

claudia:nerviosismo:

Nov 4th

“What did liberals do that was so offensive to the Republican...”
— The West Wing (via aja) (via...

Nov 3rd

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Priceless credits sequence from Peter Sellers’ last film, Being There. “A story of...

Nov 3rd

peterwknox:kaiticalamity:taylorswaim: amandoline:bare:lyndm:...

Nov 3rd

Nov 3rd

ACW: there are pictures of a party at your house from the 80's in facebook
ACW: i think it is your house at least
Me: dude yah
Me: i commented to that effect
Me: i'm sure i was nowhere to be found
ACW: lol
Me: but i recognize a few of those folks
ACW: its pretty funny to see those old pics
Me: i know esp in this forum
Me: and not like a shoebox

Nov 3rd

Old people Facebook Disasters

Nov 3rd

lauriebreaker:kristinmick:theengineer:(via livesophia) ...

Nov 3rd

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Kraak & Smaak - Man of Constant Sorrow

Nov 3rd

“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all...”
— J.D. Salinger (Catcher) (via...

Nov 3rd

Potentially Embarrassing Question: What...

(via ephemeron) You are so not ready for this. Spyro Gyra, 1986. The Orpheum, Boston. I went...

Nov 3rd

Newfound friends, Magnum P.I. and Chas Tenenbaum, discuss...

Nov 2nd

Flatbush on Marathon Day.

Nov 2nd

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Prospect

Nov 2nd

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Everything But The Girl - Good Cop Bad Cop

Nov 2nd

Tree House of Pleasures (pic: NYT)

Nov 2nd

Do you have it in a medium

Nov 1st