A Wall Street Fairy Tale
Steve Pearlstein tells a Wall Street fairy tale that doesn’t have a happy ending. Sometimes you have to dumb it down for people to get it.
Oh well. Whatever. Nevermind.
Dave Chappelle Couldn’t Hold It Any Longer
Via Vulture, I see that Dave Chappelle failed in his attempt to reclaim the Laugh Factory endurance record from Dane Cook. Cook’s record is seven hours, 34 minutes, set last year, which broke the previous record of six hours, seven minutes set by Chappelle. Chappelle’s record, naturally, broke Cook’s record of three hours, 50 minutes. [...]
Mike Isabella Chats It Up
Mike Isabella, chef at Zaytinya, and (SPOILER ALERT) Top Chef contestant who was sent home last night, chatted with WaPo readers today. He stresses that Robin can’t cook and that he’s not actually sexist. He also recommends New Big Wong in Chinatown, which is one of my favorites. Never been to Zaytinya myself but I’d [...]
Newt Holds Newt In Very High Regard
Good ole Newt “Newt” Gingrich was asked the other day if he was going to run for President in 2012. Here’s what the man said:
“Callista and I are going to think about this in February 2011. And we are going to reach out to all of our friends around the country. And we’ll decide, if [...]
Steve Coll on the Redskins
Steve Coll on what its like to be a Skins fan:
The general atmosphere around the team suggests Zimbabwe—a failed state, an intractable dictator, and an impotent and suffering populace.
The 2009 Washington Redskins: The Zimbabwe of NFL teams. And after tonight’s game, I’m in a similar place as this:
I cannot give up on football; I can [...]
Does Simmons Have The Cajones?
Jason Pinter at the HuffPo had a really good interview with Bill Simmons the other day that touched on something I’ve been wondering about recently: What would happen if Simmons left ESPN when his contract runs out next year? Here’s Simmons in the interview:
Part of me can’t shake the temptation of being the underdog again [...]
Journalism is like theater
In an interview with Frank Rich Dan Savage makes a great analogy between theater and journalism (via):
Actually, I think there is a parallel in theater. For people who want to have careers in journalism, it’s just like if you want to be an actor. There are so many people who want to be actors that [...]
Stopping Your iPhone From Opening iPhoto
Quick simple little trick to tell your iPhone to stop opening iPhoto whenever you plug it in. Very helpful for people like me who have very old computers that basically shutdown when more then 2 programs are open. And yes, there’s almost certainly a different/better/simpler way to do this.
Two Money in Politics Datapoints
Money and politics. Politics and money. One goes with the other, though most of the time the people in charge (or the ones getting the money) like to pretend otherwise. I’ve long wanted some large-scale, meaningful reforms on campaign finance and lobbying; the following two examples only enhance that desire.
From a Time article on [...]
Aziz Ansari Steals Chicken Nuggets
The title is true, tell everyone. Here’s Aziz in an interview with PopMatters:
The best thing you ever bought, stole, or borrowed?
The best thing I stole is three Chick-fil-a chicken nuggets that I snatched from a sample tray at a mall food court in Florence, S.C., after already having my one alotted sample. “Yeah, these are [...]
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