July 2009
23 posts
Off to Quebec City!
Taking a much-needed vacation this weekend and leaving for Quebec with my parents and my girlfriend.
Anyone know any fun things to do in Quebec City?
Wait a minute.
Conor tricked me into writing a blog post about what I had for lunch.
Damn him.
Food Issues
conorjames:
streeter:
There are two delis close to my office: Green Deli and Trevi Deli. Most of the staff gets their breakfast and lunch at one of these two places at least one day a week. There’s a problem, though, they’re both awful in their own little way.
Trevi is the smaller of the two and has a very high order-accuracy rate (I’d say there is an 90% chance they’ll get your order...
The Onion Gets Bought By The Chinese →
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American Consumer Masses Agree: It Fish Time!
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“From stately elders to rock and rolling teenagers, from those who are only a schoolchild to small infants incapable of chewing solid food, the wonderful tastes of products...
Watchsarahschneider:
I cannot get enough of this Auto-Tune the News series by The Gregory Brothers.
I wasn’t feeling the first few Auto-Tune the News videos, but man, this one really sings.
Watchbenjoseph:
Is there really a difference between brilliant alternative comedy and the early stages of dementia? Andy Rooney says no.
Andy Rooney free-associates in the produce section. He’s right about tomatoes.
Look at this foppish dandy. →
benjoseph:
I assure you, this is much, much more fun for us than it is for you.
Look at this fucking hipster gets an older, more aesthetic cousin.
WatchHitchcock’s famous “bomb under the table” scenario outlines the tiered distinction between shock and suspense, so it shouldn’t be any surprise that a film about real life bomb disposal in one of the most dangerous places on earth looks to be white at the knuckles with the latter. The Hurt Locker is open on limited release now, and the first eight minutes are watchable right...
Sean Connery vs. Organized Crime
“During the shooting of Another Time, Another Place in England, Sean Connery was confronted by gangster Johnny Stompanato, at the time the boyfriend of [co-star] Lana Turner. The jealous man pointed a gun at Connery and warned him to keep away from Turner. Connery answered by grabbing the gun out of Stompanato’s hand and beating him with it.”
