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Gore’s Presidency: A Retrospective
Let’s keep this presidential train rolling with some juicy fan fiction. Five writers for New York Magazine take turns wrapping 2-year ribbons around the maypole, imagining what it would’ve been like if Gore had won in 2000 and 2004. Two … Continue reading
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Tagged 2001, Al Gore, Canon, Fan Fiction, Glenn Beck, Historical Fiction, History, Jane Smiley, Kevin Baker, Kurt Anderson, New York Magazine, Opinion, Politics, Retcon, The Browser, Walter Kirn, White House
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Saying Bunghole is Presidential
Put This On has already unpacked this video so well that I won’t even try: In 1964, Lyndon Johnson needed pants, so he called the Haggar clothing company and asked for some. The call was recorded (like all White House … Continue reading
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Tagged 1964, Animation, Art, Bunghole, Deep Pockets, Design, Education, Fashion, Haggar, History, How Stuff Works, Lyndon B. Johnson, Pants, Politics, Put This On, Slacks, Tawd Dorenfeld, The Wire, White House, Wire Fences
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The History of American Political Opinion
Seems like a good time to post this. From the video’s creator: Using county-level data, I spatially and temporally interpolated presidential vote returns for the two major party candidates in each election from 1920-2008. The result illuminates the sometimes gradual, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful, Culture, David B. Sparks, Education, Future, GOOD, History, How Stuff Works, Morgan Clendaniel, Opinion, Philosophy, Politics, Scary, Technology
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Christopher Hitchens on How to Make a Proper Cup of Tea
[image via The Thinking Blue] I envy Hitchens’ writing style. He takes confident chances with the language and they work. Now that “the holidays”—at their new-style Ramadan length, with the addition of Hanukkah plus the spur and lash of commerce—are … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Beautiful, Christopher Hitchens, Curmudgeons, Education, Food, History, How Stuff Works, John Lennon, Opinion, Paragraphs, Philosophy, Sentences, Skills, Slate, Smarts, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, Tea, The Browser, Thoughts, Words, Yoko Ono
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Christmas Comic
This explains a lot. [via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]
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Tagged Christmas, Funny, Future, History, How Stuff Works, Humor, Jokes, Naughty, Politics, Santa, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
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Jimi Trout’s Top 10 Yarn Tastings of 2010
Submitted by: Coraghessan A. Cat 1. STITCHES South Knitting Expo Yarn Tasting Atlanta, Georgia; www.knittinguniverse.com/stitches/south/ Easily the highlight of the 2010 yarn tasting season. This year’s 50g skeins were divine, featuring subtle hints of nepeta and lemon. Breathtaking. 2. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Adorbz, Art, Beautiful, Cats, Craft, Culture, Education, Funny, History, Humor, Jimi Trout, Jokes, Opinion, Philosophy, Smarts, Thoughts, Top 10, Trout Mask Replica, Yarn, Yarn Tastings
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John Parsell’s Top Twelve (12) Albums of 2010
John: Greetings! From where I’m standing, this was a pretty great year for music. So much so, that I felt inclined to make a list of my favorite albums that came out this year. At first I resigned myself to … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcade Fire, Beach House, Big Boi, Deerhunter, Gil Scott-Heron, Girl Talk, GOOD, Gorillaz, History, Hot Chip, Janelle Monae, Joanna Newsom, John Parsell, Kanye West, Kings Go Forth, LCD Soundsystem, Mashup Breakdown, Music, Opinion, Robyn, Sleigh Bells, Superchunk, The Black Keys, The Roots, Top 10, Video, Vimeo
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Paul Potorti’s Top 10 Songs of 2010
1. Cee-Lo Green – Fuck You 2. Darren Criss – Teenage Dream 3. Sufjan Stevens – Too Much 4. Arcade Fire – Ready To Start 5. LCD Soundsystem – I Can Change 6. Lady Gaga – Telephone (Feat. Beyonce) 7. … Continue reading
Scott Wotring’s Top 10 Albums and Things from 2010
Top 10 Albums: 1. Surfer Blood — Astro Coast What struck me as nothing more than a simple rock record, transformed with each listen into a collection of the year’s best pop songs. The hooks are abundant, the lyrics are … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach House, Caribou (music), Chihei Hatakeyama, Culture, Food, Gold Panda, Google Maps, History, Hopscotch Music Festival, Houseboat for ZZ, LCD Soundsystem, Linville Gorge, Miniature Tigers, Music, Opinion, Scott Wotring, Six-Pack Challenge, Stuff You Should Know, Surfer Blood, The Drums, The Room, The Tallest Man on Earth, Titus Andronicus, Top 10, Warrior Dash, Wavves
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Knife City Creamery’s Top 10 Albums of 2010
Knife City Creamery’s Top 10 Albums of the Year: 1. Shabazz Palaces – Shabazz Palaces 2. Shabazz Palaces – Of Light 3. Menomena – Mines 4. James Blake – CMYK (EP) 5. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening 6. Future … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Beautiful, Freddie Gibbs, Future Islands, Gold Panda, History, James Blake, Knife City, LCD Soundsystem, Music, Opinion, Shabazz Palaces, Top 10, Walkmen, Wolf Parade
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