May 2009
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“Another example of super-hero related neurotic behavior would be super-hero...”
– From Alan Moore’s original proposal for Watchmen, reprinted in Absolute Watchmen. Hey, don’t leave us out of it! If Wonder Woman existed every straight guy I know would be out committing crimes right now.
WatchJorge Columbo did this week’s New Yorker cover on his iPhone. A stunt, I guess, but a really cool one. (via happyhour)
“Fox Sports spokesman Lou D’Ermilio confirmed network executives will head...”
– Headline prediction for October: “Lowest World Series ratings ever.” (via Walkoff Walk)
WatchHere’s As Seen on TV, from Hulu.
Media has heaviest drinkers, poll finds →
You don’t say.
“For instance, [movie] censors were adamant that pregnancy and its effect on the...”
– I’ve been reading a fascinating book called Censoring Sex; it’s taught me that Pennsylvania was at the forefront of hilarious early movie censorship.
“Suppose a prophet full of lies would say to you, ‘I’ll preach to you...”
– The New Living Translation of the Bible is awesome, as evidenced by Micah 2:11 above. (via lineara)
“It may be that we have become so feckless as a people that we no longer care how...”
– Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. She gets more optimistic in the next sentence; since I’m not, I only quoted the first part.
WatchLone Wolf McQuade, perhaps the greatest-named movie of all time, is up on Hulu.
“I read somewhere that the Iron Sheik’s rate is $800/day. Wherever I read...”
– The $800 a day rate is from 2001, but I’d guess the Sheik is still relatively affordable for a former WWF Champion.
“Sex is a matter of privacy. It is not for publicity.”
– Xia Xueluan, Beijing University sociology professor, on the demolotion of “Love Land” in China. I respectfully disagree. Now watch me on cam tonight!
“In High & Inside yesterday and on our Eagles blog, we wrote about a Super...”
– The Philadelphia Daily News: Sourcing reports from fake Twitter pages since at least 2009.
“Another major Guam pastime is going to K-Mart. They say that our K-Mart is the...”
– I’ve learned a lot from this website titled, “What’s It Like to Live on Guam?” For example, I learned that K-Mart is a hot hangout in at least one American territory.
“Yes! Yes! And thank God! I was just waiting for the score to hold, and I got the...”
– Phillies reliever Sergio Escalona, after he got the win in his first major league appearance in today’s game. Awww, so cute!
“The nightcap attendance of 23,896 was the Nationals’ best since opening day.”
– And you thought I’ve been chronicling the attendance of this Phillies-Nationals series because it’s bad. I’m actually keeping track of some of the season’s most crowded games.
Arrests at Moscow gay parade ahead of Eurovision... →
Headlines like this are why I set my CNN.com homepage to International.
“As a means of uncovering truth, the experimental method is superior to...”
– George Vaillant, Adaptation to Life
“After Friday’s 11th inning, a little past 11 p.m., the Nationals told the crowd...”
– And the fans that stayed to see the Phillies win 10-6 in 12 innings didn’t even get to see fireworks. Both of them.
