Archive for February, 2009
Friday, February 27th, 2009
I don’t like pineapple, melons, or kiwi. I don’t like cottage cheese, either. But I’ve tried all of them in 24 hours. Here’s why.
You remember the face you used to make when you had wine as a kid? The grimace, and the way adults around you chuckled? And do you remember how you learned to [...]
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Mitch, Hugh, Chris, and I got together last week at the Carnegie Deli in New York to record a Media Hacks episode during O’Reilly’s TOC Conference. You can listen to it here (and subscribe with iTunes here).
Everyone else ordered pastrami on rye. I ordered the club sandwich. You can see the results in the photo [...]
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009
I spent the last three days in New York at Tools of Change, a book conference, talking with people in the publishing industry. I did this mostly in bars, which are the places you are most likely to hear the truth, especially late at night.
Only now, back home, do I realize: On the web, we [...]
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
It’s not bad so far. Still not as great as (impossible to find) The White Albulum though. (Here’s a taste tho.)
Anyway, just fucking download it. You need something new.
(From the Assimilated Negro.)
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Sunday, February 8th, 2009
Guest posts. We’ve all seen them. They may bother you, they may not. Too often, they are a plague on otherwise great blogs.
What’s wrong with them? Simple: They aren’t written by the blogger I subscribed to. When I’ve subscribed, I like the content and the style of the founder, and more often than not with [...]
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Saturday, February 7th, 2009
All men know: There’s nothing in the world like a good shave. A good shave is like a fresh start. It’s the best start to your day, and it makes you feel like a million bucks.
Unfortunately for me, I hate shaving; my first love is for barbers. But a good barber is hard to find. [...]
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
They say most people read a book a year. I read a book a week; or at least, I try to. Every year, I fail, and every January, I start again.
While long-time readers will know that I’ve been attempting this feat every year, you may not know that I shift the rules every time. I [...]
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Kanye West’s entourage:
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