September 2011
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Boardwalk Empire Is Bringing Back Old School... →
bbook:
thecorcorangroup:
Starting on Saturday, September 3rd an authentic vintage 1920’s train will run on the express 2/3 track in Manhattan throughout September (specifically, from 12 to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays). Originally operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) system, the train began service back in 1917 and will once again be operational. Customers who have the...
July 2011
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April 2011
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"Zerts" are what I call desserts. "Trey-treys"...
bbook:
—TOM, Parks And Recreation
I need to compile a list like this.
Thank goodness this came up on my tumblr feed. Chicki-chicki-parm-parm is my favorite.
March 2011
3 posts
Some Details on Jim Meehan's ‘PDT Cocktail Book' →
“370-page PDT Cocktail Book drops in October”… “The compendium presents recipes for every PDT cocktail from the time the bar opened until last spring”
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Angry Birds - Letters from the Front Line →
Dearest Martha,
It has been some time since I’ve had the opportunity to write you, perhaps seven or eight levels. The green pigs have fortified their defenses and there seems to be no end to this madness. They are an industrious lot who have remarkable construction skills in spite of their lack of arms or legs. They’re a formidable enemy but I still envision the day we can bring our...
February 2011
4 posts
subtilitas: David Groppi - Less for Less desk... →
December 2010
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What restaurant owners think could happen:
thehiso:
UGLY HOSTESS: Hi, how many?
PATRON: Jesus- never mind. (leaves hungrily)
-The Harvard Lampoon
November 2010
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October 2010
4 posts
Two Years in Prison — A Man's Story →
unregulated:
This guy gets two years for armed robbery. He makes a post before going into jail, then makes a long thread after getting out. It’s pinned on an imageboard I frequent.
Quite a read.
September 2010
3 posts
August 2010
3 posts
Undeserved imprisonment breaks my heart →
There is really no way you can compensate for a lost 27 years of life.
“More than three-quarters of the 258 people exonerated by DNA tests in the last decade were convicted on the strength of eyewitness identifications, according to the Innocence Project, the Manhattan-based organization dedicated to freeing innocent prisoners.”
1) I would never even trust myself to do an eyewitness...
July 2010
17 posts
450. If the enemy is in range, so are you.
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Never Wake Up: The Meaning and Secret of... →
restlessruminations:
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An interesting take on the parallel between the main characters of Inception and the key players on a film production. I hadn’t considered this and didn’t realize it was an autobiographical piece. Now that the film has been released, I look forward to more details emerging as the cast and Nolan himself do more publicity and interviews. Details were so scarce...
I want one.
subtilitas:
Rudy Ricciotti - Villa Mendelsohn, Marseilles 2008. The pool occupies the interstitial area between living spaces and the exterior, filtering direct light through the water and providing rather surreal views to the surrounding forest. The experience from the pool is also unique, allowing the residents to float above the landscape on one side, and interact with occupants in the...
I'll get up now...
“Men who spent more than 23 hours a week watching TV and sitting in their cars (as passengers or as drivers) had a 64 percent greater chance of dying from heart disease than those who sat for 11 hours a week or less. What was unexpected was that many of the men who sat long hours and developed heart problems also exercised. Quite a few of them said they did so regularly and led active...
Reading "The Omnivore's Dilemma"
“Part of the problem is, you’ve got a lot of D students left on the farm today,” Joel said, as we drove around Staunton running errands. “The guidance counselors encouraged all the A students to leave home and go to college. There’s been a tremendous brain drain in rural America. Of course that suits Wall Street just fine; Wall Street is always trying to extract...
National Geographic Magazine: Planes Create Weird... →
A hole-punch cloud over Mobile, Alabama, in 2003. ;Weatherthings
Everest 'death zone' trash to be picked up for... →
This is so intriguing to me. I would absolutely climb a mountain to retrieve some trash, though.
“The “death zone” of the world’s highest garbage dump — Mount Everest — is about to be cleaned up for the first time since Edmund Hillary conquered the 29,035-foot peak almost 60 years ago. Global warming has exposed the more than 2 tons of trash that had been buried under...
