January 2011
“That’s why the NFL runs itself in a way that would fit nicely on Glenn...”
– Bill Maher doesn’t connect with every one of these jokes, but there are some solid zingers
topherchris:
Really though, why would you put “Made in U.S.A.” on something like a tear gas canister? You know damn well that the ultimate recipient of the thing isn’t going to enjoy the experience. This is just bad marketing. Is there a manufacturer’s website on there, too? Maybe the person you just gassed wants to leave a review on the product.
Utne Reader: In Middle America, the middle-aged... →
utnereader:
Sometime in early June—he’s not exactly sure which day—Rick Rembold joined history. That he doesn’t remember comes as little surprise: Who wants his name etched into the record books for not having a job?
Rembold, a 56-year-old resident of Mishawaka, Indiana, embodies the unnerving mix of…
“Taylor, thanks for writing us about this and our apologies for not getting back...”
– ~Joseph Burgess Office of the Public Editor The New York Times
in response to my angry letter about DIO not being in the “year in dead people” feature. I’m sending my letter to those fuckers at the Times Magazine right now.
you know how sometimes you hear “you just gotta take a step back and look at the big picture, get some perspective”? fuck that shit, I’m going to take a step forward and see if that helps.
“the Pulitzer Prize-winning PolitiFact noted that she had made false statements...”
– PolitiFact: Bachmann’s claims ‘false’ more often than any other politician | Raw Story (via militantagnostic)
love it.
Things Real People Don't Say About Advertising
tpdsaa:
Submitted by @tomheg
“Dear Taylor,
A big disappointment today: The FCC and the Department of Justice...”
– From the email that Al Franken sent me. Is he kidding with this shit? Yeah, grassroots movements are doing a bang up job stopping the Corporatocracy. Shit.
WHY IS CHRISTIAN BALE STEALING MY LOOK?
gifparty:
“During last spring’s health care votes, the language used against some lawmakers...”
– nytimes
gifparty:
GPOYW
“Education, from the Latin root ed-u-caré,means to draw out; and the current...”
– Man, don’t I know it.
“Shelby retires to a curious mix of fondness, disinterest, and benign disdain....”
– From “Don Shelby Clocks Out”. Why does Adam Platt hate TV News?
“Shelby retires to a curious mix of fondness, disinterest, and benign disdain....”
– From “Don Shelby Clocks Out”. Why does Adam Platt hate TV News?
How Did I Do: A Look Back at My Media Predictions...
Oh that’s right, I made a bunch of way over-the-top predictions at the end of 2009 for the MN Media Market in 2010. They were pretty aggressive, and not much happened this year, so I’m guessing they were all wrong. Let’s check:
Prediction! MPR drops the Q from their NewsQ branding effort, goes back to being regular MPR News.
Well that one came true, but that was a gimme.
...
Project Censored's Top 10 Censored Stories of 2010
And they are REALLY depressing:
Here are the top 25:
1. Global Plans to Replace the Dollar
2. US Department of Defense is the Worst Polluter on the Planet
3. Internet Privacy and Personal Access at Risk
4. ICE Operates Secret Detention and Courts
5. Blackwater (Xe): The Secret US War in Pakistan
6. Health Care Restrictions Cost Thousands of Lives in US
7. External Capitalist Forces Wreak Havoc in...
gifparty:
YEAH.
Watchlindsayrobertson:
joemande:
I just saw this commercial on television. What is this? Is my brain damaged?
There are no words.
I got some words for this. Like, first, is that Steven Tyler? That is an honest question. If it’s not Stephen Tyler and it’s actually the son of Stephen Tyler and Joan Rivers if Joan Rivers’ plastic surgery was so bad that it could be passed on...
