unhappy trails

Deep Thought

Really shoulda gone with the 'O'...

-Atrios

Oh, and it occurs to me that the last time Republicans had a big emphasis on plumbers it had to do with breaking and entering and grand theft. - juan cole

timesline of endorsements.

first nate silver, now this.sabermetrics invades the body politic. moneyball for the masses. just dont tell anyone that billy beane has been as successful at capturing the crown as his two co-conspirators.

where does on buy URL's?

The Feedbag’s Shake Shack Burger Lesson from The Feedbag.

Taschen: Arts & Architecture, 1945-54: The Complete Reprint

goldwater family endorses disses mccain. and little scotty mcclellan which is not really a surprise. so hes got the goldwaters and the eisenhowers. the balls in your court, nancy reagan!

first episode of 30 rock posted a week before broadcast.

n00bs r funee

D recently got a Blackberry (thanks for thinking about my stock price there), and is doing the text thing. So I've been kinda doin teh leet thing in my responses.

Last night while watchin' the tube ... "What's 'eighteen are bye'?" "Wha?" "What's 'eighteen are bye'?" "Snork. Um. That's not a 'one', that's an 'L'." "Oh. What's 'elle eight are bye'?" "Say it faster."




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Song for Sarah

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Mini E Field Trial

David Lynch on convergence.

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Finally, the endorsement we've been waiting for--Al-Qaeda supports McCain.

"Al-Qaeda will have to support McCain in the coming election," said a commentary posted Monday on the extremist Web site al-Hesbah, which is closely linked to the terrorist group. It said the Arizona Republican would continue the "failing march of his predecessor..."

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Five times a day I'll still say to someone, "I don't know what I'm going to do if McCain wins." Of course, the reality is I'm probably not going to do anything. What can I do? I'm not going to kill myself. If I didn't kill myself when I became impotent for two months in 1979, I'm certainly not going to do it if McCain and Palin are elected, even if it's by nefarious means. If Obama loses, it would be easier to live with it if it's due to racism rather than if it's stolen. If it's racism, I can say, "Okay, we lost, but at least it's a democracy. Sure, it's a democracy inhabited by a majority of disgusting, reprehensible turds, but at least it's a democracy." If he loses because it's stolen, that will be much worse. Call me crazy, but I'd rather live in a democratic racist country than a non-democratic non-racist one. (It's not exactly a Hobson's choice, but it's close, and I think Hobson would compliment me on how close I've actually come to giving him no choice. He'd love that!)

from time out, more euro's coming to town

Danku The first U.S. location (and second worldwide) of this Holland-based, eco-conscious fast-food joint opens in midtown. The menu spans two continents with Dutch croquettes (flavors include mac and cheese) and Indonesian bites like basmati fried rice. 47 W 57th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves (212-888-3777)

mad men has near critical acclaim. one notable standout is james wolcott. here is his most recent broadside.

Apropos of nothing, I'd also like to insert into the Congressional Record that season two of Mad Men, for all the Zeitgeist hype, has been almost uniformly so-what in its sliding nowhere malaise, the most recent episode a hodge-podge of watered-down baptismal redemption cliches and clumsily integrated flashbacks that reduced Don Draper to an existential everyman in an Antonioni for Idiots exercise. The only pleasurable element is Pete's snappish irritation over ever hoop he's being made to jump through (his outburst over his travel expenses, for example), which is also just about the only recognizable bit of human behavior that's managed to squeak through the show's alienation effect--its trafficking in period stereotypes and talking mannequins at the expense of individuality. At its draggiest Mad Men is like some square's idea of Douglas Sirk, a graduate thesis with its head stuck in a fishbowl.

season two ends on sunday. how soon til lost kicks in?

I don't guess I was watching much TV in 99 because I don't remember this at all, although the quirky intro is vaguely familiar and I'm sure was off-putting to me at the time. But I have watched all 13 episodes now and I think the show is great.

While her script hasn't changed much it does seem to me that Palin has been coached to sound less perky and more presidential. And a new hairstyle.

was wondering who was payin' for barbies outfits.