January 2011
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The Longest Week: James Poniewozik explains the... →
joshsternberg:
James Poniewozik explains the primordial mirror between Michael Scott and David Brent:
Though I had read long in advance that David Brent (Ricky Gervais) would be making a cameo appearance on last night’s The Office, I expected it to be a quick hoot of an encounter without much significance….
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My body is a microchip.
The microchip has been compromised.
[I think I’m officially a Parks & Rec fan now. Last week I was getting into it…and this week’s episode was a home run.]
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“The greatest trick the series ever pulled was making its young readers believe...”
– thanks to washingtonpoststyle for posting this Baby-Sitters Club article
amazing.
(via meredithbklyn)
“As for Mallory, Martin’s not sure what happened to Mallory. Maybe she got her degree in English and became the children’s book writer she always dreamed of. Or maybe she’s still in Stoneybrook,...
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BAKING
tomywife:
Let Entenmann’s do it. And while we’re at it, the phone can make dinner too.
most offensive thing i’ve ever read. MARTHA WOULD BE ASHAMED.
“Chua is very, very good at talking about herself, but somewhat deficient in...”
– Rich Juzwiak on Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. (via gillianmae)
i’m totally reading this book right now and i’m mesmerized by how ‘ok’ she seems to be with how mean she is to her children.
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Who Invented the Gatorade Shower?
mentalflossr:
Snow and ice may be dominating the weather report, but January is also a great time for another very specific type of precipitation: the Gatorade shower. With the college bowl season winding down tonight and the NFL playoffs heating up this weekend, get ready to see some coaches covered in sports drink. Here are the answers to some burning questions about this fairly new...
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'Fountain Girl' discusses worldwide splash →
“I saw the water coming at me, I could see the pennies and nickels at the bottom of the fountain and then I was in it,” said Cathy, 49, a Reading resident who works in a store at the mall. The fall on Jan. 12 was caught on security camera video that has brought her unwanted fame since it was posted Friday to YouTube and Facebook, where it has been viewed at least 1.5 million times....
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“Like we always do at dinner time,
I gots the praline,
Tuna in the brine,
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– submitted by sunofjonno (via noonemanshouldhaveallthatflour)
NEW FAVORITE TUMBLR.
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CBS Radio News just did a short piece on Dr. Peter...