January 2010
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the absurdity of our situation →
gawker’s take on the MA election debacle is probably the closest to what I would say if I weren’t completely incapable of making a cogent explanation that doesn’t end in me screaming “AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE ALL SCREWED!!!!” I mean, I’m not happy about the results, but this is exactly what happens when a bunch of ineffectual politicians refuse to do anything they...
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the nfl & head trauma →
interesting stuff about the nfl’s completely revised attitudes on concussions and their offer to fund more research on the subject.
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charlie wasn't so good at baseball →
this is an insane amount of work put into something that is essentially ridiculous. and yet. fascinating.
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cupcakes and games →
I did pretty well, but missed a lot of the computer game types. still, v. fun time-waster.
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sitcoms and the male gaze →
npr piece on the big bang theory and one reason it has improved since the pilot that I knew, but hadn’t thought about in those terms. strangely, since lately the male gaze and what it does to women has been one of my favorite rant topics. (yeah, that’s right, boys. you totally wanna date me now, don’t you?)
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passive-aggressive network names →
maybe I should re-name my network “stopmakingthebuildingreekofpot”