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in the absence of writing, I’ve been trying to read more. this is not an easy task for someone who can fall asleep at the drop of a hat (and sleep through it, too). but hey, I’ve been trying and sometimes succeeding, which is incidentally the only sort of success that I’ve known in my […]
April 27, 2010
okay, so off the bat, I want to acknowledge that “bourgeoisie” is a pretty loaded term, with a good amount of variance in meaning to different people. I also want to acknowledge that “bourgeoisie” is one of those words that, along with “hegemony,” “jejune,” and “undie-run,” college graduates use to prove that they went to college. […]
March 15, 2010
Love the quick profit, the annual raise, vacation with pay. Want more of everything ready-made. Be afraid to know your neighbors and to die. And you will have a window in your head. Not even your future will be a mystery any more. Your mind will be punched in a card and shut away in […]
January 30, 2010
1. x = current ability to solve supposedly algebra-level math Column A x / years since you passed AP Calculus like a pro Column B x / debilitating fear of complete ineptitude A) The quantity in Column A is greater. B) The quantity in Column B is greater. C) The quantities are equal. D) The […]
April 22, 2009
from the “about this video” section on the TED talk website: “Chris Abani tells stories of people: People standing up to soldiers. People being compassionate. People being human and reclaiming their humanity.” the spectrum of emotions through which his speech takes you is rivaled only by the depths of humanity he explores. he touches on […]
September 8, 2008
I started listening to the full speech and, by about 7 minutes in, my stomach began to turn. By this point in his speech, Rudy Guiliani hadn’t even begun to explore policy. No, he had spent the first two minutes trying to be funny, the next few singing the same praises we’ve heard about John […]
May 14, 2008
I’ve relatively little doubt that, by now, you’ve seen the subway $5 foot-long sandwich deal commercial. the crazy, diabolical bastards at the ad agency created this horrifyingly creepy jingle and paired it with an even creepier hand motion. still, I can’t deny that I took advantage of this deal way more than I should have. […]
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August 16, 2010
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