December 2011
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NYTimes subscriber communication fumble (via... →
I got fooled by this email. I’m a print subscriber, and recently I activated a weekend suspension. Worrying I had clicked the wrong option this time, I phoned the number and got the same high call volume message.
The email was a well-designed fraud, complete with footnote and branded type. The giveaway isn’t discovered until you inspect the sender address (which Gmail hides by...
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“But politics is not, ultimately, a fantasy. Politics has a solid reality to it,...”
– Amy Davidson, Gingrich’s Phony War I hope she’s correct.
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Nana's Sugar Cookies
Light, fluffy, and distinctly old-fashioned, these sugar cookies have a more subtle sweetness than today’s counterpart. Passed down from my maternal great grandmother, this recipe dates back before WWII.
2 c sugar 3/4 c butter (softened) 1/2 c sour cream 3 eggs 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp vanilla extract 4 1/2 c flour
Combine all ingredients except flour in mixer. Add flour...
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Under The Sheets (Ellie Goulding)
Morning dance...
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There goes the neighborhood.
Waiting for my lunch order at Financier, I watched two men enter a single occupancy bathroom. I expected one to back out once they realized there were no stalls. Nope. Unfazed, they shut the door, and I exchanged a look with the cashier.
It’s one thing to spot that at a bar or club after dark, or hell, even a McDonald’s midday. But during lunch hour at a cafe in the Financial...
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“[T]here’s no contradiction between the assertion that F&F were bad...”
– Paul Krugman, Fannie Freddie Follies
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Anyone have law enforcement/media/local...
lauraemily:
My friend Mia’s brother Daniel Carbonaro & Christopher Rice have been missing for 4 days in the Mojave desert without survival gear or water. Any efforts with local authorities have been for naught and Mia needs help. If you have any connections in Kern County please take a minute to contact them, and PLEASE forward/reblog this message so it gets to as many people as possible....
Woman Crushed in Midtown Elevator →
A coworker just mentioned this story, and it’s horrifying.
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“It all adds up to one of the most disastrous summits imaginable. A continent...”
– Felix Salmon, on the EU summit. Paul Krugman shares his grim outlook.
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capitalnewyork:
“You don’t have a right, as a press person, to stand in the way just in the interest of you getting a story.”
—Mayor Michael Bloomberg defending press restrictions on the raid at Zuccotti Park.
What is it they say about picking a fight with those who buy ink by the barrel? (Related: how can we update that thought for the age of digital news consumption?)
File Me As Skilled Labor at an Uncool Company
Our “cool company” qualifier:
Unique facial hair choices are not discouraged.
Is significantly outweighed by our “uncool company” realities:
The company has a dress code, which is written down.
The holiday party is held in the office conference room, in the afternoon, and people try to leave early to beat traffic*.
Not one single person has a Mad Men-style...
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“When you’ve been single for longer than a pregnancy term, the people who love...”
– Joe Berkowitz, killing it on The Awl
Comic Relief
Early today I was reading about dogs with PTSD, catching up on Hertzberg’s blog, frowning at Republicans, and worrying about Europe. Basically, left to my own devices, I gravitate towards the heavy shit.
So when I learned I’d be working late on a Friday (8pm and counting) waiting for resends from the proofreader, I knew I had to shut down the serious stuff. No NYTimes, Krugman,...
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Never Sleep Alone = No Strings Attached →
From The New York Times Review:
Usually when a couple say they met in the theater, they mean they were in the cast or on the stage crew together. Patrons who venture to the show at Joe’s Pub on Thursday night may find themselves constituting a different class entirely: audience members who were more or less ordered to couple up by the performer.
The show is called “Never Sleep Alone,” and...
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