June 2011
“‘Child-centred’ parenting culture is the result of adults’ own anxieties about...”
– wait, this one says it all.
“To raise children, we have to see ourselves as adults first.”
– what a rad idea!
“First of all, to the extent that parents can shape how our children turn out, it...”
– tiger moms vs fun slobs, spiked
May 2011
“More Black Men Now in Prison System than Were Enslaved”
– for shame, for shame.
“2. The Universe, like sexual intercourse, was created by The Beatles in the...”
– one of merlin’s five controversial ontologies (i believe so.)
“The best way to support our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan would be to thank...”
– andy borowitz’ memorial day tweet, yes!
“I was the first person to take my vehicle and drive over the debris, and I went...”
– joplin
“As waiting time approached seven hours, the passengers started to crack. One...”
– yes, why not.
“TEPCO recently admitted that all three units probably suffered complete...”
– possible contamination. possible
“Once, when Schwarzenegger was shooting a movie in Mexico, he went to the home of...”
– from a profile in the new yorker, june 2004via longform.org
““MR. SCHULTZ: And he told those people in his audience, if the Court please—and...”
– from the trial of bobby seale, 1969. read the whole amazing thing.
“The thing is, no one on the internet cares if you’re a dog”
– tlp, same piece
“Using Second Life to shop at an American Apparel is like dropping acid in order...”
– tlp #3
“I think we’ve all been on the receiving end of a westbound Aeroflot flight...”
– tlp again, on a roll.
“A man makes a documentary about Second Life … This is what The New Yorker...”
– the last psychiatrist. getting funnier in his old age.
“Back before Mark Zuckerberg had pubic hair, AOL had the dubious distinction of...”
– raving lunacy – oxymorons for the 21st century
“We dumb working folk were clubbed into submission long ago, and now require only...”
– morris berman quotes joe bageant, whom we miss
“Women’s calling cards, unfortunately, are based on their looks.”
– debbie harry
“A rep for AT&T was quick to point out that Mr. Pogue was still able to talk...”
– oh those gawker commenters
“Patrick Schwarzenegger is calling himself “Patrick Shriver” now.”
– awright
“Mildred Patricia Baena and Maria Shriver had simultaneous pregnancies.”
– how sad is that.
“That’s what every hard-working, God-fearing, young widow who breaks her back...”
– maureen dowd redeems herself
“You people are such geniuses,” said “Rick” from Solvang, California. “Who’s your...”
– i am in love with matt taibbi
“Tax Cuts for the Rich on the Backs of the Middle Class; or, Paul Ryan Has Balls”
– i suppose they’re balls. matt taibbi blog
“To review a list of Kennedy Center Honorees and see Winfrey’s name in amidst the...”
– thought catalog
“Political consultant James Carville called it “stunning” that this never bubbled...”
– wapo
“But the dresses? They seem to be designed by the late Lawrence Welk.”
– cynthia heimel goes to lane bryant
“Doing tons of drugs, smacking prostitutes around, holding a knife up to the head...”
– roseanne
“Some girls spit sperm out, but this is not considered sporting.”
– cynthia heimel
“Noted war criminal John Yoo is on live at AEI moderating a discussion of...”
– frank paynter tweet
“The ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Jokes Continue to Write Themselves”
– gruber headline
“App-based touch tablets will be more popular for consumers than Chromebooks for...”
– not if but when
“OMG RADIATIONS IN MAI BEEZ!!!”
– skepchick
“Let me tell you something. If a man could fuck a woman in a cardboard box, he...”
– dave chapelle.
“Microsoft says Skype ‘will have more adverts’”
– that magical ballmer touch!
“When was the last time conservatives on the court demonstrated significant...”
– eliot spitzer
“… Jobs walked in, clad in his trademark black mock turtleneck and blue...”
– wondered the same thing myself.
“It was as like a man thrilled that he finally got his hot wife to have an...”
– t.l.p.
“Had we done it Hannity’s way, the body would have been photographed wearing...”
– helen
“As a human being, Bin Laden may have deserved compassion and even forgiveness,...”
– what to say, what to think …
“… Also, I think Werner Herzog may be the only living human being who is...”
– tim carmody
“… has anybody seen the long-form death certificate from Pakistan yet?”
– no, not borowitz, but could be
“Yes, I’m talking about the group of our fellow citizens who will become...”
– no doubt. 