August 2010
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July 2010
35 posts
Abdullah the Butcher Sustains a Wrestling Career →
Nice piece by Mike Tierney at the New York Times.
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Pursuant to the episode of You Look Nice Today...
Artisanal Pencil Sharpening →
LOVE.
Required reading. Get to it.
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Here's to the crazy ones
So, the comedy issue of GQ arrived in the mail the other day, and I read a lot of it, because I like comedy. It’s my favorite thing. Then this awesome interview with Bill Murray starts me thinking about his movies, and how rarely I’ve been disappointed by them. That, of course, makes me start checking my DVDs to see what Bill Murray movies I have readily available. There are two:...
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“Call me a grumpy old codger, but I liked the old way [American newsrooms worked]...”
– Gene Weingarten (via maniacalrage)
Inside insides →
MRIs of fruits and vegetables. LINK OF THE WEEK.
That last GBV post...
… reminded me of the fact that I embarked on a whirlwind tour the day of that show, starting with seeing GBV at the Southgate House, driving home to pack, driving to St. Louis hungover to see Two Cow Garage and the Radio Nationals at Frederick’s, then flying to Phoenix for work the next morning, then flying to Dallas to spend a few days with my friend Carrie, where we saw McClusky, Ted...
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““I initially told them, ‘No, we don’t play Vegas,’ ” he said with a chuckle....”
– Robert Pollard to celebrate CD release at Canal Street
In other news, I have just cancelled my plans to attend the Matador 21 weekend in Las Vegas. There’s no good reason to spend $1,000 on a three-day festival when I only really care about seeing one of the bands.
“Tickets for “The Lost Weekend” aka Matador’s 21st birthday...”
– “The Lost Weekend” - Matador 21 In Las Vegas, Tickets On Sale This Friday, July 9
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42 hours and counting
I’ve been awake since 7 yesterday morning, for no good reason other than a wicked sinus headache and an almost indescribable restlessness that kept me tossing and turning, wide awake, until I couldn’t stand it.
Sleep deprivation is a weird thing. For me the first thing to go is any shred of patience or control over my temper, which happens around hour 24. Next is my short-term...
