February 2011
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“The language of this resolution is unnecessary, redundant, and an attack on...”
– Mike Quigley’s statement on the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.”
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Shit, guys
did you know that sometimes in the winter the weather is wintry?
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God, Fox Chicago
why you gotta break into my Simpsons watching to talk to me about Rahm? Oh, wait… (This is just like that time I can’t find because Tumblr search sucks that I had to watch Rod Blagojevich quoting Kipling instead of daytime TV!)
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“I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a...”
– Thomas Jefferson knows where it’s @
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Also
how is Toy Story 3 nominated for Best Picture and Best Animated Feature? I thought that wasn’t allowed.
Also also, this 10 Best Picture nominations thing is ridiculous. I see three to eliminate right off the bat. Why can’t they just nominate as many as are good?
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Would someone please explain to me
how Hans Zimmer keeps getting nominated for awards for the Inception soundtrack when all he did was a tape slowdown on Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien?
I’m not even asking anyone to explain how Chris Nolan keeps getting that screenplay nominated. I’m just going to accept that it, much like that effing movie, is forever incomprehensible.
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“How do people, like, not curse? How is it possible? There are these gaps in...”
– A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
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Not Beefy Enough →
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Just one more reason I should never, ever go here.
What’s in a name? That’s the question at the heart of a class action lawsuit Montgomery, Alabama law firm Beasley Allen filed targeting fast food giant Taco Bell. The lawsuit claims the company uses “false advertising” on its menu and in its advertisements.
“The complaint alleges that what Taco Bell calls “beef” doesn’t meet the ...
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Tom Waits, “Alice” (Alice, 2002)
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unpalombaro:
lastdreamofjesus:
:: Einstürzende...
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word of the day: irrefragable
ir·ref·ra·ga·ble/iˈrefrəgəbəl/
Adjective: Not able to be refuted or disproved; indisputable.
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dulcet tones
I’m taking a short break from funemployment to do some temp work that mostly seems to consist of talking on the phone with charming gentlemen from the state of Georgia. It’s not a bad deal, really.
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“I am God, la de dah.”
– Anne Sexton (via libraryland)
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“Of course, it is not considered nice or polite or democratic to take the side of...”
– Katie Roiphe, “With Clarity and Beauty, the Weight of Authority,” The New York Times Book Review (Sunday, January 2, 2011)
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“In reviewing a book, we respond artfully to a work of art in its own medium. We...”
– Sam Anderson, “Translating the Code Into Everyday Language,” The New York Times Book Review (Sunday, January 2, 2011)
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always look on the bright side of life
if the Bears win tomorrow the NFC Championship game is going to be EPIC
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“every word she says is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the’”
– Mary McCarthy on Lillian Hellman (via)
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“On her way home she usually bought a slice of honeycake at the baker’s. It was...”
– Katherine Mansfield (via ennelletti)
“Miss Brill” is one of the saddest stories ever told. Basically.
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“I don’t believe that his method, which is highly developed, means much...”
– Virginia Woolf on the first chapters of Ulysses