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This shit's played
Ok. New blog.
http://thisthingofblogness.blogspot.com/
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A grave turning over
The New Leaf Cafe. It’s a restaurant in Fort Tryon Park, which is beautiful. The restaurant is owned by Bette Middler. There’s a slope up to it, and grass as green as money, and dogwood trees the color of frosted lipstick. Because the restaurant is near the Cloisters, there’s a few tourists; because it’s uptown beyond the concept of ‘Uptown’, there ( Read more... ) -
Sophisticated Sophistry
A friend recently complained about my views on religion. “You’re just angry,” he said. “You should talk to someone who has a sophisticated view of religion.” Which is a condescending thing to say, I think. It implies there are people who have an uncomplicated relationship with their assorted gods, angels and saints. It implies a hierarchy of belief ( Read more... ) -
The Year of Dead Cultural Icons
So David Foster Wallace hung himself yesterday.*
*I always hoped he'd be my next favorite writer.
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Trying a story
First, there's this:
Then there was this idea I had: A guy asks his friends and family to vote a certain way on Election Day. I mean, instead of giving him presents, this guy expects people to vote for his chosen candidate--which to me seems awful because it goes against the idea of (heh) Democracy ( Read more... ) -
I've been to Jerusalem, and Dothan, YOU'RE NO JERUSALEM
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lease wait, your request is processed... Group Offers Jews $50,000 To Move To Alabama Town
DOTHAN, Ala. - Larry Blumberg is looking for a few good Jews to move to his ( Read more... ) -
The Fruited Palins
Heh. Oh dear, if Sarah Palin isn't just a stunning, never-ending source of scandal. I can see how she rose so quickly thru the ranks of the Republican machine. At this rate, she'll be president and impeached before the end of the week.
Let's recap, shall we:
Firstly, we learn that she's being investigated for inappropriate use of power. We're assured ( Read more... )
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