September 2010
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Pièce de Résistance
I’ve been going on and on about our weekend, everything was amazing, everything was wondrous, and I meant it — but nothing can compare to Saturday night. The ten of us will not soon forget it. After all, how often does one eat steaming cups of stew seasoned with water from the Long Island Sound or skinny dip in shark-infested waters? But I’m getting ahead of myself. Just before...
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“He calls himself a “recovering dirtbag.” There were many days, he said, when he...”
– NY Times profile of Glenn Beck (via cajunboy)
Sounds about right.
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“Here’s what I love about Dylan: He was exactly as you’d expect he would be. He...”
– President Obama about meeting Bob Dylan when he did a performance at the White House to celebrate the civil rights movement. (via warispeace)
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Letters to Meryl: gingerbread whoopie pies →
The recipe! She posted the recipe!
And the Lord said, “Rejoice, my children.”
And we did.
letterstomeryl:
over the weekend b and i were invited to the north fork for a bday celebration. it was epic all over the place. the peeps, food, and location were epic. many many good memories. these lil puppies were a huge hit and i was glad that i saved two at home. nothing like coming...
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“Once social change begins it can not be reversed. You can not un-educate the...”
– César Chávez (via apsies)
It’s because of Mr. Chavez that grapes were an illicit substance for me as a child, something I could enjoy only in surreptitious moments at a friend’s house, a friend who’s parents did not shape their lives according to la lucha.
Hand to heart,...
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“Some things you just can’t joke about.”
– Jon Stewart, on last night’s “Daily Show,” speaking about Bruce Springsteen. Damn straight. (Happy birthday, btw.)
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What I Learned Today: in 2 hours →
A smorgasbord of thought-for-food. Fun fact: the day M. fell for me was was the day I took him to see Muhammad Yunnus speak at NYU. By the end of the night we were hanging out with his cocktail buddies at Death & Co. — something he never did on dates because he didn’t want to sully a sacred spot with someone undeserving — and he was officially a goner. So was I.
dihard:
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