September 2010
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Bree Sharp
Bree Sharp - Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
“What men do! What men DO to master tiny domains of dumb rules and due notice to tradition. Oh how I admire the man who submits to madness. And how I love men who choose a field worth tilling!”
—Prof. D. Coogan (re)
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Condos of the Living Dead →
vanityfair.com
An explosion of high-priced glass-and-steel condos is being marketed to New York’s new rich. Inspecting multi-million-dollar marvels of sterility, the author wonders how any real living could possibly take place inside any of them.
(via Longform.org)
I’ve struggled with this. Not in a judgey way; but in a please-show-me-the-typical-resident kind of way. Because I don’t get it. Misguided trust-fund hipster? Nite-owl coked-out Wall Streeter? Pied-a-terre-seeking midwestern retiree?
And if all three, could they share a building? Tune in next week. On Fox.
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I'm with Freakshow!
Lately, when I see any text on a t-shirt that ends with an exclamation point, I feel the urge to point at it and shout the statement aloud. In fact, if I could do this, it would be so very satisfying, on a visceral level.
Is this in the neighborhood of Tourrettes? Same zipcode maybe? It could be that because I’m reading Lethem again, I’m channeling Lionel Essrog.
“It’s the recreation of choice for Buckeye fan tailgaters. It’s not too complicated (you only have to be able to count to 10) and you can hold a beer in your non-dominant hand while you play.”
—Bullet (Mark Morris) on the matter of cornhole
