July 2009
155 posts
“Hipsters are the friends who sneer when you cop to liking Coldplay....”
– A Brief History of Hipsters - TIME
20 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity
laurenmaynard:
1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and Point A Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.
2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don’t Disguise Your Voice.
3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.
4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It “In.”
5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once...
“When I started meditating, I was filled with anxiety and fears. I felt a sense...”
– David Lynch, Catching the Big Fish (via bryanmckay)
“Dear slobs,
Due to numerous complaints filed with human resources, interns are...”
– Gourmet magazine schools its staff via email.
“I Know, I Know, You Went to Vassar” — NYMag
“I am witty, smart, and a communist.”
– 19 year old male on OkCupid.
“My street name is 50-Cink.”
– Stewart Cink, British Golf Open Winner on Letterman.
Miss Manners, The Voice of Experience
Dear Miss Manners: If you had to give a single piece of advice to a couple who want to break into society, what would it be?
Gentle Reader: “Don’t bother.”
Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behaviour by Judith Martin
My One Walter Cronkite Story
shaneguiter:
We taped an episode of KLRU’s public affairs show Texas Monthly Talks with Walter Cronkite a couple of years ago. It was amazing to be in the studio with the man and listen to him discuss the state of journalism today, so many years after he had retired.
The moment I remember most about the taping is that even though Lady Bird Johnson was in declining health, she made the trip to...
“Bloody Vatican claiming Oscar. A deathbed conversion from a scared broken...”
– Stephen Fry on the Catholic church claiming Oscar Wilde as one of their own.
via @stephenfry
WatchStephen Fry in Quantum of Torrents.
@stephenfry Lawks - I’m a game! I’m so honoured I’m in danger of succumbing to a spasm. RT http://tinyurl.com/npvtwt
