March 2009
63 posts
“I could have died a happy man without seeing you write “deep...”
– Jim Hobart
Confidential to Dudes Who Read My Tumblr
That was Jake Gyllenhaal pushing the swing.
Nate Was Right
The Age of Innocence IS heartbreaking.
Jim: google maps does not show me where williamsburg is
Watchpeterwknox:thedailywhat:
Movie Trailer of the Day: Spike Jonze’s Where The Wild Things Are gets its first official trailer!
It premiered on Ellen for some reason.
Due in theaters October 16.
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So many feelings.
“8:24 PM — Budgets. Will they become larger, or smaller? Deficits: bigger, or...”
– The Wonkette Presser Liveblog is out-of-control. In a great way.
Inside Obama’s Economic Brain Trust // NYMag →
gumplr:
Paul Volcker, you might think, would have some helpful ideas on that topic. On March 13, Volcker met Obama in the Roosevelt Room of the White House … For Obama, the substance of the meeting may have been less important than the optics of it. In the worlds of finance and business, few figures are held in higher esteem than the towering, stoop-shouldered, marble-mouthed Volcker. So it has...
“LISA: Salaam alaikum, brothers and sister. My Shakespeare study group meets in...”
– Saved By The Bell: The Grad School Years
Mrs. Geithner Goes To Washington
me: do you think there is somewhere in DC where i can buy a "Save Timmy" tshirt?
maybe with proceeds going to AIG
Jim: haha
we can look
me: : maybe we can just go to a populist rally and rough up some poor people
Jim: some code pinkers, preferably
“Mr Sarkozy, a man often ridiculed in France for preferring fitness to...”
– France is the best.
“Is he on, like, Gossip Girl or something?”
– President Obama reacting to the boisterous applause mysteriously awarded to one questioner at a town hall in Los Angeles today.
Additional PSA
From the Department of How I Commune With Nature: All Brooklynites should know that Bar Tabac has live, Django-y music to pair with its outdoor tables. On Sundays, at least.
Sidewalk Cafes, Part 2! →
Sidewalk Cafes that are already open (Part 1). →
Marketplace
The tease on NPR this morning said “Jenna is only 17, but she’s beginning to think about money like a middle-aged person.”
I was way more excited about the segment when I thought “middle-aged” meant medieval.
I didn't think I missed Lanny Davis, but it turns... →
“And that Shakespeare was good-looking as a young man, before he lost his hair...”
– Adam Gopnik on the “new Shakespeare portrait”
Tithing Never Looked So Good
me: geithner was just asked: "do you support a biblically based 10% flat tax?"
Amanda: hahahahahah
i just cackled in my office
me: tim's face was priceless
he's still grinning through his answer
Amanda: omg i need a clip
god i love him
me: OH IT WAS LINDSEY GRAHAM'S QUESTION!!!!!
Amanda: who asked it?
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
Watchthedailywhat:
Silly Celebrities of the Day: Jason Bateman and Will Arnett tease each other about childishness and man breasts to promote their new animated series Sit Down, Shut Up.
The show debuts April 19 @ 8:30 PM on Fox.
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Why does this have to be animated?
Secret Shame
It occurred to me on the subway: Taylor Swift seems to encounter a disproportionate amount of drama on Tuesdays.
