2008

“The Bush administration’s replacement of...”
— Steve Henry Herman in a letter...

“I must say that it was sometimes somewhat embarrassing for...”
— Former EPA official Jason...

Marco's Instapaper Mentioned In Today's WSJ

Is McCain a no-shot?

On the left, Steve Jobs announcing the iPhone, January 2007....

A very serious cameraphone.

“I cannot imagine the future, but I care about it. I know I...”
— Danny Hillis, 1995. Some...

“It would be terrific to have an article from Senator McCain...”
— David Shipley, New York Times...

July 21, 1925: Evolution Teacher Found...

Informed Comment: Obama in Iraq

Zimbabwe announces $100 billion banknotes, worth one U.S....

Do You Believe in Evolution?

Dear Staten Island Yankees, What kind of baseball stadium runs out of hot dogs? In the sixth inning?...

“Sarbanes-Oxley is often presented as the bane of corporate...”
— John Carney in today’s...

“Now the Fed wants to be the systemic risk regulator. But the...”
— Senator Jim Bunning, Kentucky...

An unfortunate Chinese restaurant. In the comments, Insect...

Two Questions

What percentage of restaurants in your neighborhood do you think would be open to you bringing your...

“When asked which of the items were made with post-consumer...”
— Your guide to the WALL-E...

“Politics is just, uh, choking good sense.”
— George W. Bush

“The next email had just a number (‘37’) in the...”
— Marissa Mayer, theOfficial...

“We’re hoping he picks an idiot as vice president.”
— Mike Sweeney, the head writer...

Towers of Food Slide Show: Farms in the sky gain new...

“[H]ere’s the thing: Fannie and Freddie had nothing to do...”
— Paul Krugman: Fannie, Freddie...

Bush Lifts Drilling Moratorium, Prodding...

“And so we’re back where we started in the summer of 2001,...”
— Frank Rich: The Real-Life ‘24’...

“Let’s hope we are all wealthy and retired by the time this...”
— From one of the two million...

Let New York State legislators know that we...

“Based on the criteria in place a quarter century ago,...”
— Kevin P. Phillips in his...

Rescue Sought for Fannie and Freddie

I’ve never heard so many abbreviations in my life. -Ryan after ending an uncomfortable...

the end

zwsop: its been a fun ride. On the last hand I moved my last 100k in with pocket 2s and I was up...

The driver for my 9am bus never showed and someone just put us on a different bus. I don’t...

After day 1d at the World Series of Poker Main Event this...

Mark Twain: Our Original Superstar Why if you’re a fan...

Oily Speculations by James Surowiecki But there’s also...

GREATEST MATCH EVER / Nadal unseats Federer in five...

“Texas is ready to turn blue.”
— Howard Dean in a The Nation...

“It’s not about the other guy, it’s about what...”
— Asad Raza During the rain...

This Nadal / Federer Wimbledon final is epic. Catch it while you can.

“Mr. McCain should be required to see “Wall-E” to learn just...”
— Frank Rich - Wall-E for...

I didn’t know we had a pool.

“Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits...”
— George Orwell (via azspot)

Do No Evil Day Care

Google. Wow. This is amazing. Some great lines in here but it’s worth reading the whole...

Only 200 More Days

Happy Fourth.

“For everyone that’s going to go and drink, the...”
— L train conductor who came out...

“Easy. You believed. You let yourself be vulnerable. You gave...”
— Ray Ratto

“The military trainers who came to Guantánamo Bay in December...”
— An Expert Reveals Chinese...

Meatloaf omelette with hot sauce.

Irwin Kellner, chief economist for MarketWatch and Distinguished Scholar of Economics at Dowling...

Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin?

Nora hasn’t slept in months.

That’s an Airplane Factory. In the age of free,...

“Putting it in its proper context, the [Fresno St.] Bulldogs...”
— Jim Rome

“Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate...”
— Barack Obama (via azspot)....

A Modest Proposal - Tumblr Burgr Meetup

foodinmouth: dazzlingdelta: biteofpythias: happycap: soupsoup: verenasays: adamiss: Ok, I’m...

“Put another way, übersocialized middle-class experts,...”
— Gloucester Girls Gone Wild by...

According to Patrick McEnroe, 15 out of the 22 questions...

Are You Experienced? Why a U.S. senator might...

(via foodinmouth) I really enjoyed the International Rose...

Today's thoughts

Germany vs Croatia = excitement. I wasn’t expecting that meeting with MZ to be 6+ hours but...

“Well, Jon, think of it this way. Paris will always be...”
— John Hodgman on the Daily...

$539 million

I do this more often than I should but my curiosity takes over and I can’t stop: I go to the...

Green Crude » Celsias This could be ready for...

“Shifting less than one day per week’s worth of calories from...”
— From a paper by Christopher L....

That’s what I call a protest. Tens of thousands are...

“Come on! It’s an easy job! All you have to do is...”
— Jon Stewart, after asking Jim...

“There is the possibility that future failures could include...”
— Sheila Bair, chair of the FDIC...

“Some things, like renal physiology, are difficult. Some...”
— Charles Krauthammer: At $4,...

marco: Push notification service to all developers for background processing! Nice! Finally! The...

Pretty much everywhere, it’s gonna be hot.

“To the people of Minnesota, let me say this: I’m not a...”
— Al Franken I’ve been...

“And Big Brown has been eased at the top of the stretch.”
— Tom Durkin, Belmont track...

noraleah: Poo Log: A Record Keeper. According to the...

David Pogue: Cell Services Keep It Easy, and Free ChaCha: a...

Stimulus Checks

In response to Jessica’s post, here’s the deal for paper checks, courtesy of the IRS: ...

noahkalina: gotellmama Love it.

Michael Tomasky: On a night when Obama made...

Making a public request to Obama to be the VP like this is way out of line and completely selfish....

The Comeback Id: Politics & Power:...

52books: peterwknox: David Sedaris reading, tomorrow...

“Hey, remember when the Buildings Department announced that...”
— Curbed: Lessons in Bad...

“Our country is in danger: not just from foreign enemies; but...”
— Bobby Kennedy quoted in a...

Berryville Sunday night at Pepper’s parents’...

Brooklyn Bridge 125 from Monday.

Tea Party Tonight

oats: It was awesome. Actually in my opinion it was one of the best. Thanks to Matt for the big...

mallisser: dazzlingdelta: eec: one of the most beautiful...

The Miracle Fruit, a Tease for the Taste Buds -...

I finally watched Recount last night and about an hour or so into it, I had a strong feeling that...

It's the bottom of the 9th and the home team...

I’m financially and emotionally drained. - Zach leaving Cabela’s

Celebrating an Engineering Marvel, Born in Tragedy Cool...

16% of US science teachers are creationists

Chuck Hagel Takes On McCain, Repeatedly...

There’s something sad about a homeless trumpet player begging for change by playing ‘New...

The sun does a great job of blocking out this hat. -Tom at Preakness

Even though Josh Smith gained a lot of ground this...

Republican Panic in Mississippi

Before tonight’s only important results were in: Consider what’s going on tonight in...

“In comparing Clinton and Obama, the media have focused on...”
— Peter Keating - Forging Ahead,...

Things younger than John McCain

“Wouldn’t taking his advice be a little like getting health...”
— Bill Burton, Barack...

A little rebellion

From Noam Chomsky’s recent article in the New Statesman about 1968: The Pentagon Papers tell...

Architects in Glass Houses - New York TimesA glass staircase...

So when is “until there’s a nominee” Huckabee Clinton going to finally admit...

“A tortured soul who lives a miserable life having flashbacks...”
— Who Kicks More Ass: Batman or...

“32. Describe a glass of wine in one sentence without using...”
— The 75 Skills Every Man Should...

Where Are They? Why I hope the search for...

“Women’s Voices, Women Vote is being accused of waging...”
— from Wired.comSickening. The...

“The McCain-Clinton proposal is a reminder to me that the...”
— Thomas FriedmanSad and true.

Went out to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden today for the first...

“pioneer commerce” & “meaningful...

Beer Menus - Find Great Beer in New York...

Poll shows Clinton has better shot of beating...

“I have seen the future with my Magic 8 Ball and it is full...”
— What To Do Now with Doggy...

“President Bush got in a few jabs at the White House...”
— ShoeboxBlog

'Free Tibet' flags made in China

First BBQ of the Season! (via MariSheibley)Yesterday, on my...

“On March 26, McCain gave a speech on foreign policy in Los...”
— Fareed ZakariaI can’t...

“Many Europeans fear deep down that America will have a...”
— Tyler CowenI agree with Tyler...

Brijit - The world in 100 words

2.3 million criminals behind bars

lovepuppy: noraleah: “The United States has less than 5 percent of the world’s population. But it...

hilker: itscastro: hes also never going to let you...

I can’t believe how many people care about this Julia Allison / Baugher crap.

Into the Wild

lovepuppy: Raise your hand if you love the Into The Wild soundtrack by Eddie...

“One of the most unjustly neglected films of the past few...”
— You tell ‘em, Economist....

The Kanzius Machine: A Cancer Cure?

They just announced that the in-flight tv on my JetBlue flight back to NYC is not working. The $10...

Beer: Global Warming’s Next Victim? Not good!

How much additional revenue would the movie Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay have...

“Face-to-face is overrated; I care more about the frequency...”
— Jonathan Schwartz, CEO of Sun...

Laptop FAIL

“Once our personal connection to what is wrong becomes clear,...”
— Wendell Berry Michael Pollan...

“In matters of style, swim with the current; In matters of...”
— Thomas Jefferson I watched a...

Chopped liver on whole wheat matzah. Happy Pesach.

“In a way, the parties appear to be trading places. Dedicated...”
— Reed Galen

“Kentucky’s continued use of the three-drug protocol cannot...”
— Chief Justice John G. Roberts...

I HATE this Supreme Court.

noraleah: And I do not use that term lightly. Did you read the NYT article? I get the sense that...