December 2009
49 posts
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“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await...”
– T.S. Eliot (one of my favorites….) as quoted today by Mr. K. (via mascarah)
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“On the one had, we mostly want to make a difference. We went into journalism to...”
– Nicholas Kristof in That Unusual Holiday Gift
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Merry Christmas for a "cheap Chinese"?
I went to Bethlehem this afternoon to [re-]experience Christmas in the birthplace of Jesus Christ. I crossed over the checkpoint knowing that my cheapest mode of transportation to the Church of Nativity and Manger Square, is the sherut or a shared taxi. This is what the locals use to get to where they need and a single ride costs only 4 NIS (approximately USD $1). As soon as I got out of the...
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“Silently,
He smiles to himself,
As he thinks of her,
Sitting alone in her...”
– Aindréas Brennan
(via thedeadline)
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“The joke that isn’t a joke and the alternatives that are structured to...”
– Michael Wood in a review of the Coen brothers’ A Serious Man
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“The main thing I’ve always asked from life is freedom. Outer and inner...”
– W. Somerset Maugham, The Summing Up (1938)
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“Most of what one writes is to a greater or lesser degree autobiographical.”
– W. Somerset Maugham
38 NYC Shopping Destinations not to be missed! →
mascarah:
janeyjanes:
The next time you have an out-of-town guest ask where they should go to do some serious shopping, send them to this link! This list was put together buy the folks at Racked.com and it even includes a map and short description of their picks. I am very happy to see that they included The Strand and Housing works, two of my favorite spots!
what she said,...
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“Both of the Clintons are beloved across much of the continent [Africa], but it...”
– Her Brilliant Career, Vogue December 2009 issue.
It makes me a little sad to think that Hillary’s decision to stay with Bill is one of the determining factors for people’s admiration for or disapproval of her. Why does Hillary’s marriage - her personal life - play such a dominant...
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“Well, I don’t really understand it myself. But it may in part be because...”
– U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in answer to the question “Why is Hillary such an inspirational figure to so many women?” (Via Her Brilliant Career, Vogue December 2009 issue)
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“Celebrity” has become a tarnished word, for which we may largely credit...”
– Tiger-Stalking: In Defense of Our Tabloid Culture
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“For now their relationship is long distance; Doré is in Paris and Schuman New...”
– “Style bloggers the Sartorialist and Garance Doré on fashion and falling in love”
“Coincidences are God’s way of remaining anonymous.”
– Albert Einstein
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“The most common way of transmitting photographs overseas was to send the...”
– From the Archive: Eyes, as Well as Ears
“I am bit embarrassed to admit this, but the answer is Lady Gaga. Her music...”
– Professor Gregory Mankiw, on what he’s been listening to (via lenachen)
Pearl Harbor Day is tomorrow. Do you know what...
That means it’s my BIRTHDAY tomorrow. Send me some love!
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“인생이란게 칼로 자르듯 딱 되는게 아니라 적당히 이런부분에선 타협하고 다른 부분에선 내 가치를 지키고 그러는거지.”
– [redacted] on life.
“Here you have all these girls accepting gifts, money, trips from Tiger in...”
– Ashley Dupre (via caro)
Nabokov Predicted the Emoticon. →
vruz:
—via benjaminhilts:tartanspartan:ekstasis:ewilcox:chriscantwell
“How do you rank yourself among writers (living) and of the immediate past?
I often think there should exist a special typographical sign for a smile– some sort of concave mark, a supine round bracket, which I would now like to trace in reply to your question.”
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CEO of Blackwater: Tycoon, Contractor, Soldier,...
mikehudack:
I spent maybe half an hour chatting with Erik Price in Tel Aviv a few months ago. That’s about as close to the glamorous life of a spy I’ve come. I enjoyed it.
david-noel:
Currently reading. This reads like a Hollywood screenplay. Fascinating & disturbing.
+1 on the must-read.
mrmattspangler:
I’m impressed with Vanity Fair’s ability to employ the best writers in the...
“A writer’s personality is his manner of being in the world: his writing style is...”
– Zadie Smith
Mills, I had been saving this in my drafts for a special occasion. THE ART VS. THE ARTIST II: THE ARTENING, I believe, is it. (via meaghano)
November 2009
44 posts
