December 2009
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“I could understand Publishers Weekly’s phallocratic list if women were...”
– Julianna Baggott - The key to literary success? Be a man — or write like one. - washingtonpost.com. And this is why about 80% of the books I choose to read are written by women.
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Midnight deadline looms in Time Warner, Fox... →
Since King of the Hill is no longer on, and House has gone back to its boring formula, the only thing I currently watch on FOX are their Simpsons reruns. So I’ll be okay. I don’t understand why a network wants cable subscribers to pay for what non-cable subscribers get to watch for free. It’s just greed. (Note: I don’t have that high an opinion of Time Warner either,...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) →
Mindy Smith (11)
Ella Fitzgerald (5)
Over the Rhine (4)
Tori Amos (3)
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Charlie Sheen's history of violence | Broadsheet -... →
There’s naughty and there’s shoving women around, hitting them, verbally abusing them, and threatening to kill them. Repeatedly. Over years and years and years. It doesn’t matter if you’ve had an on-and-off relationship with sobriety. It doesn’t matter if the women in question are hookers or porn stars or sexy actresses or college students. It doesn’t even matter if...
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“In the meantime, she had won her Oscar, notionally for “The Country Girl,” maybe...”
– The legacy of Grace Kelly : The New Yorker. Grace Kelly isn’t one of my favorite actresses, but I have to say that knowing she wore glasses IRL makes me like her a little more.
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“Sexual harassment and sexual assault, which the military now defines broadly to...”
– Women at Arms - A Peril in War Zones - Sexual Abuse by Fellow G.I.’s - NYTimes.com
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Quotable Facts about America's Libraries 2010 |... →
My favorites: Americans go to school, public and academic libraries nearly three times more often than they go to the movies.
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Americans check out an average of more than seven books a year. They spend $33.56 a year for the public library—about the average cost of one hardcover book....
This weekend
So my pal who lives in the UK came to Texas for a holiday break and I was able to visit with her at her family’s beachhouse. I thought we’d be walking along the beach a lot, or doing other outdoor stuff, but nope. It was too chilly! (I did walk along the beach myself for a little bit each day)
So here are the various games we played: Dominoes - I learned how to really play it this...
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"Christmas Morning," Lyle Lovett
The girl at the grocery, she’s pretty and seems nice
But she looks right through me with eyes cold as ice
She never answers when I ask her name
She only says I should have a great day But hey, what could she mean by that?
Perhaps I’m the fool she takes me for
Not anything more I guess it’s the season, the time of the year
When people, they’re happy and full of good...
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AIG executives' promises to return bonuses have... →
GAH, this makes me so mad. Greed, greed, greed.
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Watchfrom newsweek:
NEWSWEEK Video: In the midst of a financial crisis, how is Santa faring this holiday season? Two long-time professional Santas discuss playing Father Christmas at a time when things don’t seem all that merry.
My dad has the same suspenders as Santa Dwight.
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Dear Tumblr
I love you guys on my dashboard, but I am so frickin’ tired of that “Love Actually” picspam. I’m not the only person who can’t stand that movie, am I?
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Major Barbara (1941) - The Criterion Collection →
As if I wasn’t looking forward enough to 2010, now I find out the Criterion Collection will release a DVD Box Set of Shaw classics, including Major Barbara, on Feb 23. I’ve never seen the whole film, only about the last 45 minutes. Years ago (about 12 years ago, probably), back when Bravo played movies regularly, I happened upon the end of this movie. I loved what I saw, but have...
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“Andy Warhol went to mass every Sunday, but not even his closest friends knew he...”
– I am a closet Christian - Salon.com
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WNYC - Radiolab: After Life (September 18, 2009) →
KUT is playing this episode of Radiolab right now. Amazing stuff.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
Lyle Lovett (17)
Ella Fitzgerald (8)
Eddie Higgins (6)
Over the Rhine (6)
Mindy Smith (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Current.org | To save money, one or more PBS... →
Interesting. via shaneguiter:
PBS is raising tent-poles to reinvigorate its primetime lineup. Over the next one to three years, it will shrink down a number of as-yet-unidentified series to high-profile special events, then use the freed-up production money and schedule space to nurture new shows it hopes will mature into icons.
Station programmers are a hungry lot, constantly agitating for...
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“This past Monday, we hosted our annual Christmas party for children who live in...”
– - Rev. Paul Rock (his wife speaking) (via dcwhip)
Geez, this got me choked up.
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2010: Newsweek Calls It | The Texas Tribune →
shaneguiter:
In a recently released list of 10 political predictions for 2010, number 10 is “Democrats Steal Texas Governor’s Mansion.”
If Newsweek’s future sources are right, White’s defeated opponent in November will be Rick Perry, who will have toppled Kay Bailey Hutchison in the March primary. There’s no word on if she’s managed to escape the U.S. Senate yet.
SRSLY? I’d like to...
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“America declared war on human trafficking nearly a decade ago. With a new law...”
– kansascity.com | 12/12/2009 | U.S. system to find, help victims of human trafficking is broken
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Yes, ABBA Belongs In The Rock And Roll Hall Of... →
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Campus Watch Archives - December 15, 2009 →
PETER T. FLAWN ACADEMIC CENTER, #2 West Mall Assault with Injury: Two UT students were diligently studying in a 1st floor reading room. One of the students was listening to his MP3 player and “tapping” his foot. The repetitive sound of the toe tap became too much for the other student. When asked to stop, the toe tapper simply replied “No” and continued his melodious ways. When asked a second time...
