November 2009
October 2009
“The American Civil Liberties Union, in a federal lawsuit filed last week on...”
– The Associated Press: School sued for punishing teens over MySpace pix
I got asked a similar question about this talking some high school students yesterday. Where does the school’s responsibility/authority end?
Do school officials have a right to censor or punish students for profiles that...
Continuing with the theme of my last post, Josh...
Writing and Rejection.
merlin:
[First. Second. Then…]
steampoweredmedia:
Also, you want a great high? Get a great rejection letter from a place like Esquire. I did and do and I save them all.
Somewhere, deep in our garage, I think I still have my first rejection from The Atlantic (ca. 1990). Blue embossed type on heavy card stock, if memory serves. Classy. Distinguished. Albeit, not signed.
And, I can’t begin to...
Reasons I am giving to myself for not...
So I just got around to catching up on 43folders, a site I don’t visit nearly often enough, and Merlin has a very interesting post about reasons we give for not starting. That inspired me to make a list of things I’m telling myself that are keeping me from participating in NaNoWriMo.
You USED to be a good story-teller, when you were drunk. But remember? You can’t drink anymore....
Kathleen - Josh Ritter
The song we had our first...
“I am old-school with my entertainment options. For me it’s dread, panic...”
– Marc Maron on his podcast, WTF.
“* Me: Yes, hello, is this Jesus Christ Bail Bonds?
* JC BB: Yes, yes it...”
– Jesus Christ Bail Bonds Is Very Real
Raise your hand if you’re surprised it’s in Baltimore.
“And say ‘To-morrow is Saint Crispian.’
Then will he strip his sleeve...”
– Shakspeare’s Henry V. Happy St. Crispin’s day!
“It turns out that the drain pipe from the sink is attached to nothing and
water...”
– The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor | Gravity by Louis Jenkins
“Being willing to do virtually anything for fame and money simply isn’t a...”
– Why you can’t cancel a family the way you can cancel a TV show. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine
This cycle of Top Chef is completely over...
shoesonwrong:
Which means they have enough money to do fantastic challenges (and they have some great chefs, to boot), but we hear overly excited and clearly forced things like, “Hey guys! Stop eating the Alexia crunchy snacks! We’re going to the M Resort for our next quickfire challenge! Meet you out at the Honda CRVs! CALL ME ON THE SPRINT CELL PHONE THAT HAS BOTH VOICE AND SMS AS WELL AS A...
Bill for the Bullet: Real Thing?
merlin:
A totally serious (if morbid) question. I’ve always heard that, when executing a protester or dissident, the Chinese authorities would send the deceased’s family a “bill for the bullet.”
I guess I’ve also always assumed this was either a colorful myth or at worst, an occasional, over-harsh method of “sending a message” to a key leader’s team. Not that I have any special love or defense...
inthefade:
The Beach Boys - Wouldn’t It Be...
carlovely:
willie nelson - always on my mind
...
CBC News - Television - Simpsons contest calls for... →
Poochie? Is that you?
jamietie's books | LibraryThing →
I’m going to catalog all of our books. This isn’t even half of them…
It'd be the first one I bought!
AV Club: You just wait until Wilco Rock Band comes out.
Jeff Tweedy: Yeah, that would sell tens of copies.
“The hippie types didn’t know any better; they really thought they was playing...”
– Ralph Stanley - Still Telling, and Singing, Mountain Tales - NYTimes.com
