December 2011
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My favorite Longreads from 2011! →
Go-to list.
There Are Stupid Things
And then there is forgetting to cancel your subscription to Britannica Online after the seven-day free trial. $70 mistake! Whee!
“Well, I’ve changed the course of music five or six times. What have you done...”
– Miles Davis to Nancy Reagan at a White House dinner in 1987 after she’d inquired as to what he’d done with his life to merit an invitation. source (via marxisforbros)
Eh this is completely wrong. He was actually quite fond of the Reagans. It was at a White House dinner however. Here is what...
GRPN vs. BDNK (Or: The Battle Between My Fat, Pale... →
fek:
I had been decent—not great, but good enough—about going to the gym regularly prior to this. I guess if you weren’t me and knew this, this would kind of be like insider trading on my ass, but thankfully, $BDNK isn’t subject to SEC regulatory law. So there’s that.
Have been waiting a while for today, when I finally got to post this. Good times. Also, uh, dark ones.
Oh.
Anonymous asked: cry in tune
“The Justice Department action in South Carolina underlines the continuing...”
– Jeffrey Toobin in the New Yorker, on Attorney General Eric Holder’s chance at a real legacy by protecting the basic voting rights of Americans. (via thethirdshift)
I wrote a paper on (yeah, sorry, this is how it goes) the history of black voting rights this past semester, and I learned or...
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Things My Mother Just Said Over The Course Of A...
“I changed the standard for the entire industry.”
“We had a big wang.”
Both of these statements are verbatim, and at least 99% true.
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Andre 3000 on "Play the Guitar"
Andre 3000 remains ridiculously great at rapping.
Man, I keep havin’ this reoccurin’ image where I’m
Standin’ on top of Church’s Chicken playin’ guitar Look over and I see B.o.B wit’ this strange cigar He standin’ on top of Dunkin’ Donuts, it’s like he own it We at the corner of Gi’ It To ‘Em and They Don’t Want It...
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What am I doing right now?
If you guessed “sitting on the floor of my mother’s bedroom, looking up at a computer screen at a desk, and using her computer to work an SB Nation newsroom shift because my laptop picked today, OF FUCKING ALL FUCKING DAYS, to croak”: Congrats!
EDIT: Laptop now working. Origin and nature of issue still unclear. Other show, correspondingly, suspended in the air.
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Signs I Should Be Asleep
I just yelled “FUCK YOU” at a recruit in a video game who has not committed to play for me yet despite his little interest meter being basically full and no other school being anywhere near me in the competition for him.
I also did a Christoph Waltz “OOOOH” at another recruit who did commit unexpectedly.
Are People Recommending That Every Comedian Do...
marathonpacks:
Because you sort of have to already have 200,000+ devoted fans.
But hey, at least a generation of Wired readers have a new favorite comedian now.
REMEMBER WHEN I TWEETED THAT LOUIS C.K. WAS FORCING TV WRITERS TO THINK ABOUT THE SAME THINGS THAT MUSIC WRITERS THOUGHT ABOUT WHEN RADIOHEAD DID THIS LIKE FOREVER AGO? REMEMBER THAT? HUH? REMEMBER THAT? (Sorry, I’m not yelling...
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How People I Know On Facebook Talk About The...
Person Posting Comment On "Dirty Diana" Cover: The weeknd is so sick!
Person Who Posted Cover: Duhhhh because he's canadian ;)
Exist Yesterday.: NADIA OH “TAKING OVER THE... →
jonathanbogart:
But really, I fundamentally do not understand a point of view that would leave “Super Bass” out of the top five songs of the year. When the word pop was coined, “Super Bass” was waiting patiently through ages unborn to fulfill it.
How fun!
gifparty:
More iCarly, always.
Molly Lambert's Top 10 of "2011" →
“Rolling In the Deep,” released November 2010
“We Found Love,” released October 2011
“Stereo Love,” released October 2009, topped no charts in 2011
“No Hands,” leaked May 2010/released August 2010, peaked in early 2011
“Motivation,” released April 2011
“Teenage Dream,” released July 2010, spent one week at No. 1 in the...
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Does anyone want the 19 orange and blue Jell-O...
They’re free, but you have to come get them.
Andy Hutchins: So, I guess we're just gonna let... →
somanyshrimp:
andyhutchins:
madeupmemories:
Neat.
It is emblematic of how frustrated I have been with the entirety of the world of -isms of late that a retweet of Mac Lethal from XV producer Seven (maybe Se7en) made me wonder how many co-signs from people who know better and have maybe actually experienced racism…
I’m still unclear on why Action Bronson’s use of it was basically...
So, I guess we're just gonna let the 'Texts from...
madeupmemories:
Neat.
It is emblematic of how frustrated I have been with the entirety of the world of anything-isms of late that a retweet of Mac Lethal from XV producer Seven (maybe Se7en) made me wonder how many co-signs from people who know better and have maybe actually experienced racism this asshole got on the way to going viral with all of this.
2011: The year a lot of white people...
“I always thought I’d look corny in the type of rap video in the club with girls...”
– But, really, fuck Mac Miller.
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Watchallieteebone:
This isn’t even funny. Ignorant ass suburban white kids who think they’re too “misunderstood” to fit in with social norms and some god damn manners. No respect. Wearing Wu-Tang shirts, listening to Waka, making videos with a fisheye and terrorizing bookstores and superstores doesn’t make you cool. Won’t be laughin’ when all you’ll ever be able to get is a petty retail job.
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I was many, many sheets to the wind last night (spoiler alert: taking shots of all of the liquor in your apartment in an effort to blow a higher number on a Breathalyzer will, indeed, get you drunk) but I a) vomited nearly everything up before even going to bed, because I was responsible enough to do that b) remember everything, even pulling the $17 out of my pocket and putting it on our table to...
Black Beans Blogue: Songs Complex Missed on the 50... →
blackbeans:
Complex put together a pretty good list of the 50 Best Miami Rap Songs, continuing a pretty good series where they have already profiles cities like New Orleans and Chicago.
Scott is essential reading on anything Miami rap, and I also want to add that I have loved Black Dada’s “Round Round” in silence for too long.
One of my roommates is getting engaged to a woman who is a few years older than him that he has known for about six months tonight.
The other one, who has the laugh I imagine Beavis and Butthead would have if they were from the South and perpetually stoned, is making dinner while on the phone.
The third one gave me info that I could have reported for the biggest scoop of my journalistic career.
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"Question Mark Exclamation Point": Top 50 Songs of... →
barthel:
This is my favorite year-end list I’ve seen so far, probably because it’s so pop/rap-heavy. If that floats your particular boat, give it a shot.
Yay for “2 Deep” being on someone’s list.
“There were tensions. Scott opened his talk by mentioning how he grew up in...”
– Rick Scott, genuinely terrible person.
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So You Just Bought A $5 Toothbrush
And Are Kind Of Embarrassed About It Because The Wine You Bought Cost $4 And You Will Almost Certainly Kill That Wine In One Sitting On Saturday But At Least You Had A Coupon For The Toothbrush And Why Is This Semester Not Over CONSARNIT
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