Nov 19, 2009

DINNER: a lentil-rice pilaf with spiced, baked fennel and tomatoes

DINNER: a lentil-rice pilaf with spiced, baked fennel and tomatoes



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Nov 16, 2009

Mr Obama had told his audience that he was a “big supporter of non-censorship”, and that unrestricted internet access was a “source of strength” that should be encouraged.

Summit Talks for Obama in Beijing,” BBC News

Remember this one the next time someone tells you that liberals have no spine.



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Nov 15, 2009

Another choice cut from my grandmother, said to my mother: “Don’t order the salad. You’re here to eat, not to play.”

Another choice cut from my grandmother, said to my mother: “Don’t order the salad. You’re here to eat, not to play.”



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Nov 14, 2009

Henry Louis Gates relates the story of a group of black high school students in North Carolina who, dismayed over the rigidity of standardized achievement tests, devised one more to their own liking. They convinced a group of employees at publisher McGraw-Hill to take this exam, and these custodians of the written word all received Cs and Ds.

A typical question: “Who is buried in Grant’s tomb?” The correct answer, the Harvard scholar tell us is “Your mama.” Gates, in his characteristically dry manner, adds: “It is difficult to explain why this response is so funny.”

— an excerpt of The Birth (and Death) of the Cool



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Nov 13, 2009

colorless coke cans



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Nov 12, 2009

seeing them tonight.



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Nov 11, 2009

Michelle Obama on Sesame Street! It's heart-burstingly cute.





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Nov 10, 2009

Sonotheque is CLOSING on November 15th! You read that right. It's been sold. It's closing. It's gone. The best soundsystem in the city with the best and most diverse programming...gone! SAY GOODBYE NOW.


This makes me feel a million years old. Now what will 17-year-old Arianna dream of?

(via britticisms)




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Nov 9, 2009

Thank you, Jezebel commenters, for this out-of-nowhere   reference

Thank you, Jezebel commenters, for this out-of-nowhere   reference



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Nov 7, 2009

this too shall pass



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