Josh's tumblelog

"I hate the idea that men should hate their clothes. Whether that manifests as hating anything..."

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:15:22 -0500

“I hate the idea that men should hate their clothes. Whether that manifests as hating anything aesthetic, or hating wearing a suit and tie, or hating fashion, or hating rich people, or mocking poor people, or anything else. I hope your values are about appreciating the beauty and tradition of style, and not about hating something you don’t like or understand.”

- Put This On

"Many (mistakenly) believe that “blogger engagement” falls under the social media rubric,..."

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:19:30 -0500

“Many (mistakenly) believe that “blogger engagement” falls under the social media rubric, when in fact, it resides squarely in the traditional PR realm, albeit with a nichified, if not quirkier media channel.”

- The Flack: Publicity Dead? Hardly.

Jeff: man, Newsweek has a HUGE opinion section these days

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:17:47 -0500

Jeff: man, Newsweek has a HUGE opinion section these days
Jeff: seven essays this week!
Josh: ugh
Josh: saves paying actual reporters I guess
Jeff: now now, one of those seven is your boy Fareed
Josh: I suppose
Josh: one of them is Sasha Gray
Jeff: in print, he still goes by George F Will
Josh: oh god
Josh: well THAT ruined porn for me

"Academics should either step up to the challenge and join the public debate - with data or not - or..."

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:25:26 -0500

“Academics should either step up to the challenge and join the public debate - with data or not - or risk marginalization otherwise.”

- On the useleseness of digital activism academia | Net Effect

Is it just me or does this problem hamstring liberal university academics much more than conservative “Think-Tank” types.

Ken Levine is hilarious

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:07:52 -0500

Thanksgiving. I look forward to the holiday, never writing about it. Every sitcom I’ve ever worked on, we’ve had the obligatory Thanksgiving episode. How many variations can you have on the big family dinner going awry? I think I’ve written the “turkey gets burned”, “relatives clash”, “nutty friends invited”, “can’t find a restaurant”, “kids break something”, “Guess who’s Coming to Dinner variation, “Meet the Parents variation”,“football gambler loses big”, “tofu turkey substitute”, “someone accidentally gets dragged seven blocks by the Mr. Potato Head balloon”, “mom’s a terrible cook”, “relative accidentally not invited”, “someone is allergic to something in the stuffing and has a funny seizure”, “power outage”, “thawing frozen turkey last minute”, “food fight”, and “the pilgrim re-enactment” episode fifteen times.

Hopefully, none of these things will happen to you this turkey day. And if they do, at least you’ll have your BILL ENGVALL SHOW spec script halfway written.

Happy Thanksgiving.

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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:46:18 -0500

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"That’s why a lot of [restaurateurs] boycott the city,” says Charlie Perkins, who brokers..."

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:30:47 -0500

““That’s why a lot of [restaurateurs] boycott the city,” says Charlie Perkins, who brokers restaurant (and liquor license) sales as the head of the Boston Restaurant Group. “You have to pay $200,000 just to serve a drink. A lot of people go to the suburbs.” He says New York is also a more attractive place to do business because it has no cap on licenses and relatively few restrictions.”

- The Drinks Are on Them : Massachusetts Liquor License : McDermott, Quilty & Miller : Boston Liquor License : Dennis Quilty - Boston Magazine grrrrr

DAMN. I have no idea why SNL cut this from hulu - maybe a rights...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:57:48 -0500

DAMN. I have no idea why SNL cut this from hulu - maybe a rights thing.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Makes ‘Em Laugh (And Then Some) on SNL — Vulture

justinhook: thedailywhat:[via.] New Music Video! Vampire...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:23:17 -0500

justinhook:

thedailywhat:[via.]

New Music Video! Vampire Weekend - “Cousins”
Contra due in stores January 12, 2010.

Remember that episode of Doug where some kid named Todd begins obsessing over everything Doug likes until Doug can’t remember if he still even likes the things he likes?

It’s time to stop being skeptical about Vampire Weekend’s new album and start being excited. Cool video, too.

(via ) Okay - I have chilled out, and now I am ready for bed.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:14:48 -0500

(via ) Okay - I have chilled out, and now I am ready for bed.

"any quaint image i had of france was totally destroyed by the guy who threw up on the tram"

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:01:21 -0500

“any quaint image i had of france was totally destroyed by the guy who threw up on the tram”

- Hope. Le Beaujolais Nouveau Est Arrive!

(if you get this joke I like you more than I did before)

White Castle stuffing :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Side Dishes

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:35:29 -0500

White Castle stuffing :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Side Dishes:

I am horrified - but I can’t look away. I think… I think I want to go to there.

Today’s Doonesbury Comic Strip - ArcaMax Publishing Boy...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:12:09 -0500

Today’s Doonesbury Comic Strip - ArcaMax Publishing

Boy howdy did this make my day.

Video

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:28:32 -0500

Cole coins a term

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:26:23 -0500

nickdouglas:

Cole: [shows me a Guardian article] That’s ABT, by the way.
Nick: ABT?
Cole: Already been tumbled.

Skinheads From Maine [VIDEO]

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:51:25 -0500

Skinheads From Maine [VIDEO]

YouTube - Chuckles Bites the Dust

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:57:20 -0500

YouTube - Chuckles Bites the Dust:

gregwhite:

What a fantastic episode. Be sure to watch parts 2 and 3 as well.

A Sentence To Ponder

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:09:54 -0500

A Sentence To Ponder

"one more stop on the victory lap that is my existence"

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:57:21 -0500

“one more stop on the victory lap that is my existence”

- Things are going well for friend Greg

"OMG DID YOU WATCH THE FIRST ONE WITH THE BUNNY HOLY SHIT THE PUPPY PUTS ITS CHIN DOWN ON IT LIKE A..."

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:04:34 -0500

“OMG DID YOU WATCH THE FIRST ONE WITH THE BUNNY HOLY SHIT THE PUPPY PUTS ITS CHIN DOWN ON IT LIKE A PILLOW I’M FREAKING OUT PUPPYCHANNEL.COM IS MY REASON FOR BEING!”

- Steph