December 2009
27 posts
Patrick: Do you think this next decade will be the decade of honesty?
Leigh: No.
Patrick: O.K., in 2020 we'll meet and we'll rehash this conversation.
Leigh: And you'll say, "You were right, Leigh."
Bloc Party: Banquet
Stupid me for thinking “All My Friends” was originally a Franz Ferdinand song, covered by the LCD Soundsystem, when it’s the other way around. Cost me a beer. I’ll be O.K.
“Art is the casualty of war. So don’t let anyone bug me with the crisis of...”
– Paul Virilio, “A Pitiless Art?”
What Big Snow Can Tell Us About Our Streets →
A more perfect death-trap, brought to you by Ford:
Design by Ford and Microsoft, Ford’s Sync lets drivers make calls, play music, get directions, grab news and weather, and search for businesses and other information, all using voice and text-to-speech technology. Ford’s new Sync edition won’t be the first Wi-Fi technology to give people on-the-road Internet. Similar devices...
Read it and weep. Would be real swell if the American people had a lobbyist in Washington. Wait, wasn’t that supposed to be Barack Obama?
What an amazing story of love, innocence, and... →
Here’s a good explanation by James Fallows (via Matthew Yglesis) about the history of the filibuster. To think that Americans would likely have a strong public option and a single-payer plan in the current draft of the health care reform bill were the filibuster not a threat is astonishing. But it’s great to know that this issue is finally getting some much needed...
“If there’s been a consistent narrative to this year and every other in this...”
– Frank Rich, “Tiger Woods, Person of the Year,” The New York Times, December 21, 2009
In my mind, the best, most informed, and most consistent critic/supporter of health care reform legislation has been Ezra Klein, who runs a blog at the Washington Post. Notable was his interview with Charlie Rose this past week. The last four minutes are particularly good, where he talks about the political hassles and obstacles of getting this or any other legislation reform passed. There’s...
Damn, it’s like a little persons convention over here at the Tea Lounge in Park Slope.
Kind of eerie the way Obama supporters are starting to sound a lot like George W. Bush supporters of yesteryear, esp. on the topic of war.
So is it absolutely necessary to wear a crazy Christmas sweater to a crazy Christmas sweater party?
“This decade will be remembered for the collapse of the Twin Towers, the economy...”
– Maureen Dowd, “Who’s Sari Now,” The New York Times, December 1, 2009
Just back now from a reading by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! at Barnes & Nobles Tribeca. Wish there were more like her in journalism. Independent media may yet win the day. Stay tuned.
Tyranny of the majority? Stupidity? Ignorance? Hypocrisy? Hate? Failure of logic and reason? Take your pick. New York State Senate votes down bill to legalize gay marriage.
Aside from the homophobia and mysogyny, what a fine evening at Madison Square Garden. Topped by a Rangers loss, steamrolled by Sid Crosby.