May 18th, 2009
We weren’t the only ones obsessing over Malcolm Gladwell’s understanding of the full-court press. More criticism at NY Mag and Deadspin.
Deadspin’s coup de grace:
0 commentsThe writer who sings the praises of The Wages of Wins has traveled a vast distance from the writer who once declared that “Iverson is worth a dozen Larry Browns” and who took it for granted that “to be a great athlete, you have to care.” It’s a writer who seems to be doing quite a bit of thinking without thinking.”
More Financial Planning
May 18th, 2009
This is even more horrifying than the Obama stuff.
So a guy who has a prestigious New York Times gig hasn’t made a payment on his house in eight months. And the bank hasn’t bothered to foreclose on him. And he’s sold the story of how he fucked up his financial life as a book.
That’s not journalism. It’s grifting.
Where was this story during the TARP debate?
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May 15th, 2009
A friend sent me a 63-page “scriptment” for James Cameron’s forthcoming Avatar. I’d heard about the project beforehand but had no idea what the story was actually about. Turns out, it’s Last of the Mohicans meets Apocalypto meets the Battle of Endor, meets an Earth Liberation Front Recruiting video. With dashes of Jurassic Park and The Matrix thrown in for spice. Crazy, crazy stuff.
Kind of awesome, too.
0 commentsThe Quotable Ron Artest
May 15th, 2009
“I was pretty messed up in the head. I’m always messed up in the head, but I was even more messed up in the head.”
0 commentsIt Depends on the Definition of the Word "Definition"
May 15th, 2009
From Galley Friend P.G.:
“The commenters, of course, use the plain English term “torture” immediately, because outside of the MSM, English is still used to mean what it has always meant.” –Andrew Sullivan 5/14/2009 [Emphasis mine]
Marriage:
–noun
the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc.the legal or religious ceremony that formalizes the decision of a man and woman to live as husband and wife, including the accompanying social festivities [Emphasis mine again]
Heck, let’s throw the Merriam-Webster’s definition in while we’re at it:
0 commentsMain Entry:
mar·riage Listen to the pronunciation of marriage
Pronunciation:
\?mer-ij, ?ma-rij\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English mariage, from Anglo-French, from marier to marry
Date:
14th century1 a (1): the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2): the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage b: the mutual relation of married persons : wedlock c: the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage2: an act of marrying or the rite by which the married status is effected ; especially : the wedding ceremony and attendant festivities or formalities3: an intimate or close union
Is IMAX the New New Coke?
May 14th, 2009
I was excited when my local AMC recently put up signs announcing that they had installed an IMAX screen. The only other IMAX screens in the area are down on the Mall and out by Dulles Airport; neither which is a fun trip. Having an IMAX 3 miles away in a place designed for easy access sound almost too good to be true.
I haven’t gotten over there to see a movie on the new screen, but it turns out it probably is too good to be true.
This development (putting the IMAX stamp on large screens that are not actually IMAX format) is particularly disappointing coming from AMC, which is otherwise a great company.
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May 13th, 2009
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I Was a Columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer
May 13th, 2009
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