January 2011
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“Do other people take inexplicable pride in their subway lines, the way parents...”
– I sure do.
She Missed the A Train — Big City — Susan Dominus - NYTimes.com
December 2010
How WikiLeaks Enlightened Us in 2010 - World Watch... →
The list is longer than you’d think.
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Watchneighborhoodr:
Allegations that sanitation workers told by supervisors not to “push too hard” because the “city doesn’t care about us”
NY Post plants a seed and life begins to grow…
sundowner / one hundred resolutions
this year...
“An article on Dec. 16 about the possibility of prosecuting Julian Assange, the...”
– Correction appended to U.S. Tries to Build Case Against WikiLeaks Founder - NYTimes.com
“Snow is fun for children and happy people. But what of the misanthrope, the...”
– In New York City, Now Slush Is the Enemy - NYTimes.com
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“An elderly Brooklyn man died in his home Monday after snowy streets delayed an...”
– Elderly Brooklyn man dies at home after snow delays ambulance arrival
“Thanks to one persistent listener, NPR published a correction admitting that it...”
– NPR Apologizes for WikiLeaks Mistake; Nina Totenberg and Teena Marie : NPR Ombudsman : NPR
“Reading [the Constitution] on the floor of the House will not make the country...”
– Ezra Klein • On the GOP’s requirement that all proposed laws in the next Congress be prefaced by a reading aloud of the Constitution. Klein calls the move, seen by some as an attempt to appeal to the Tea Party, a “gimmick” that will have “no practical impact” on how members legislate. Kevin Gutzman,...
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“Police have asked the government for a new counter-terrorism power to stop and...”
– Police demand new powers to stop and search terror suspects | Law | The Guardian
NFL fines Jets $100,000 for sideline wall incident... →
Deserved.
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“The snow that buried New York was felt most intensely on the city blocks where...”
– After Snowstorm, Life on an Unplowed Block in Queens - NYTimes.com
Top Ten of 2010
Top Ten:
The Black Angels — Phosphene Dream
Black Mountain — Wilderness Heart
The Dopamines — Expect The Worst
Big Boi — Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
Sister Kisser — Vipers
Titus Andronicus — The Monitor
None More Black — Icons
Weekend — Sports
The National — High Violet
Autolux — Transit Transit
Honorable...
“At 3:58 a.m. on Christmas morning, the National Weather Service upgraded its...”
– Inaction, Delay and Late Pleas by New York as Storm Loomed - NYTimes.com
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“All Ryan’s talk of overwhelming the opposition has resulted in a team that’s...”
– The True Identity of the Jets Remains a Secret Entering Week 17 | NBC New York (via rubenfeld) Isn’t it theoretically not underperforming if what you’re comparing it to is moments of brilliant performance? Wouldn’t those isloated moments of good be considered “over performing” in terms of the...
“All Ryan’s talk of overwhelming the opposition has resulted in a team...”
– The True Identity of the Jets Remains a Secret Entering Week 17 | NBC New York
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At Bagram, War's Tragedy Yields Medical Advances :... →
“The huge snowstorm knocked out service on the Q line on Sunday night, and caused...”
– Aboard the Q Train, Finally - NYTimes.com
China Says Corruption ‘Still Very Serious’ Problem... →
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underpaidgenius:
French Unions in National Strike on Pensions - NYTimes.com
The pension problem in France is real. Under the current law, the number of pensioners will increase 47 percent between now and 2050. The French state pension system today is running a deficit of $14 billion; by 2050, it will be $131 billion, about 2.6 percent of projected economic output.
The change to 62 from 60...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-5) →
The Beatles (3)
Green Day (3)
Darker My Love (2)
The Byrds (2)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (1)
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“America’s Army is very proud of the fact that we reflect our society. But since...”
– Maj. Gen. Richard Stone says young recruits enter in terrible shape. (via andrewgraham)
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Al Akhbar, a Lebanese Paper, Aims at Provoking... →
“More banks failed in the United States this year than in any year since 1992,...”
– 2010 worst year for bank failures since 1992
