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Dec 31st

10 words you need to stop misspelling →

my favorite: definitely. there is no A in “definitely.” to help you remember, use this: if you put an A in “definitely,” then you’re definitely an A-hole. also, i can only remember how to spell “weird” because i misspelled it in a sixth grade spelling bee and the shame and embarrassment have haunted me ever since.

Dec 31st

Dec 30th

hot chip - take it in from the new album one life...

Dec 30th

“he’s like the barack obama for short funny jews”

– ben stiller, on mel brooks

Dec 30th

“If Karl Rove, Newt Gingrich, Rush Limbaugh and their friends and followers...”

– glenn greenwald sad that karl rove can get divorced for the second time, while u.s. law prevents glenn greenwald’s partner from living here.

Dec 29th

mary matalin, i thought you were better than this →

how the hell is carville married to this woman?

Dec 29th

Dec 28th

kexp in the ny magazine approval matrix →

kexp’s morning show in the quadrant of awesomeness. only slightly less awesome than octopuses carrying coconuts.

Dec 28th

Watch

fairytale of new york - the pogues and kirsty maccoll it was christmas eve babe, in the drunk tank.

Dec 23rd

Dec 22nd

it's year-end list time

i love year-end lists. so here are 2009’s top… buzzwords! (via awb) albums— from kexp djs! (and pretentious hipsters! and even amazon “editors”!) media errors! baby names! (are people seriously naming their daughters after the twilight chick?) pirated movies! youtube videos! twitter trends! fails! and finally, time’s top 10 of everything.

Dec 21st

focus on the family shuns un-christmas-y retailers →

this makes me sad, but the reviews are kind of hilarious. a typical rating (this one is for banana republic): Rating: Christmas-Offensive Comment: There seemed to be no concern or awareness that the reason we celebrate Christmas. I will not shop in this store unless they change their view on this most important holiday. I will use my money to support retailers who understand that “Merry...

Dec 18th

franken slaps down lieberman, blogosphere explodes →

“i’m sorry, the senator has spoken for ten minutes.”

Dec 18th

health care reform and the ravening masses →

josh marshall is a grown-up.

Dec 16th

Watch

another ze frank video, this time a brief history of the u.s. involvement in the war in afghanistan.

Dec 15th

octopuses hiding out in coconuts →

this is kind of awesome. best line from the article: “One of the researchers, Dr Julian Finn from Australia’s Museum Victoria, told BBC News: ‘I almost drowned laughing when I saw this the first time.’” heh. marine biologist joke. (via dinosaur comics. not even kidding.)

Dec 15th

“We can acknowledge that oppression will always be with us, and still strive for...”

– obama’s acceptance of the nobel peace prize so clearly i’m a little late to this party, but i finally read the full transcript of his remarks. i am continually awed by the president’s ability to combine deeply serious pragmatism with his particular brand of, for lack of a less...

Dec 15th