April 2011
2 posts
What does an early abortion look like? →
whydoihaveablog: tinysprout: This is what 90% of abortions actually look like. Very, very different from the pictures of cut up babies anti-choice people like to flaunt, let me tell you [which are actually premature babies or late-term abortions performed for health reasons - about 1% of all abortions] The picture is not graphic. I know this has been reblogged a thousand times, but I think...
Apr 24th
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Apr 10th
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March 2011
4 posts
“I love the part when she’s kicking it in the back seat between two friends and...”
– Why Rebecca Black is the Demon-Wizard Child Piper Who Will Lead Us to Reason Rob Sheffield has many things to say about Rebecca Black. This is great if just for the burn on Fleet Foxes. (via perpetua) AND THE SABRINA SHOUT OUT OH MY GOD
Mar 19th
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Mar 13th
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Mar 13th
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"To understand Bailey’s worth to Northwestern, you... →
maura: This is not an untrue statement.
Mar 8th
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February 2011
9 posts
Feb 27th
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American Aquarium Drinker: When I was 9, my... →
daveholmes: When I was 9, my parents threw a birthday party for some old great-aunt or -uncle or other and invited the whole massive extended family. We’re Irish, so it was packed. Last to arrive was my great-uncle Freddy, a jolly widower who had recently taken up painting. He showed up with a huge package…
Feb 27th
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“Nobody ever responded to us goofing on them, which disappointed me a little bit....”
– Tom Scharpling re: American Idiot and “Bottled In Cork”. Via Chromewaves.
Feb 15th
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Norm Macdonald is returning to television →
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Feb 9th
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“WIND CHILL VALUES… 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.”
– Woo hoo!
Feb 8th
Feb 8th
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The Night Yo La Tengo Performed A Seinfeld Episode
This is not a fib - I was there too, marking the first (and presumably, last) time I have ever seen Yo La Tengo get booed. Even though I knew that the novelty factor would wane after 10 mins or so, I was firmly in the “into it” camp - it was uncanny how much Ira nailed the delivery of his character (and to a lesser but still impressive extent, James).  Frankly, I admire them for...
Feb 8th
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Feb 5th
"John Darnielle lives in Durham and sings around... →
maura: John Darnielle wrote up the NHL All-Star Game! And Lalitree took pictures! Wow.  Nice one.  (Especially since I am a shallow person who hasn’t taken well to Last Plane to Jakarta’s abstract makeover.)  I am well familiar with Mac MacCaughan’s hockey fandom but didn’t realize it extended to his friend and colleague Mr. Darnielle.  Corny as it may be, the NHL...
Feb 5th
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January 2011
4 posts
Listenunsustainable: Dismemberment Plan — “What Do You...
Jan 30th
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Jan 21st
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Jan 15th
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Jan 6th
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December 2010
12 posts
ListenFriendly Foes, “The Ghost of Christmas...
Dec 25th
Dec 25th
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Dec 23rd
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WatchWatch
subtlelikeseabrook: chi-townlove: Saved off of youtube thank god.  …Lawd. Oooooh man.  Oh MAN.  As if their relatively generic Chevy commercials weren’t awkward enough.   You must read this in conjunction with viewing.  But let’s be clear - the invasion of privacy isn’t the disclosure of your fake email address, it’s having lunch with your friends interrupted by a...
Dec 23rd
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"Yes, this song is the result of a grown... →
maura: The worst song of 2010 has been crowned! Can you guess what it is from the above description? Could this have ended any other way?  Scathing, satisfying and (un)surprisingly informative, as I’ve tried to block out anything and everything relating to this song and this band.  (For the record, I kinda like “All Star”, though.)
Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 18th
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Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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“The movie, called The Future, is July’s follow-up to 2005’s Me and...”
– Oh my god.  I have a fair amount of respect for Miranda July, but you’ve got to be kidding me.  From the above description, this movie is going to contain more self-parody than a PETA campaign.  I don’t know whether to barf or commit a random act of violence.  At least it’s given...
Dec 16th
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Edwyn Collins-drawn birds. On wallpaper.  →
maura: This is awesome. (Thanks Richard.)
Dec 12th
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Good Things
Getting married. Going to South America. Not dying in any of our several extremely turbulent flights over the Andes. The Northwestern men’s basketball team, especially since, after last year, it’s time for KU and I to start seeing other people. The fact that it’s 2010 and I’m about to go see SUPERCHUNK for the second time this year.
Dec 3rd
November 2010
11 posts
Nov 12th
"Allen could be the most coveted star of TV's... →
maura: MASCULINITY: IT’S BACK (via) “Man Up”? Are you shitting me?
Nov 12th
Nov 10th
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Nov 10th
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My son is gay « Nerdy Apple Bottom →
catpita: This is getting a lot of attention, and justifiably so. The title doesn’t do it justice. Read this amazing story from a brave, awesome mom about her kid’s choice of Halloween costume.
Nov 5th
Nov 5th
“Kirk started off trying to get cheers from both sides by calling out to the...”
– Notes from the Kirk-Giannoulias “beer summit”.
Nov 5th
Nov 5th
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Pro Tip
Lady in the break room just informed me that you can get rid of static cling by putting lotion on your legs (i.e., your tights).   The advice was unsolicited because I obviously needed it.  Don’t be squicked out - the lotion absorbs quickly.  If it wasn’t so dry, you wouldn’t have cling in the first place.
Nov 3rd
“I tried to escape, but there was chaos,” said Mustafa Mohammed Saleh, a dentist...”
– While you were out.
Nov 3rd
“Went to work today dressed up for Halloween which meant that I wasn’t wearing my...”
– A story from a guy who works at “the nice coffee shop in Nashville”, which was told to my friend Nick, who then passed it along to me. Guys, you never know which messy party girl will actually be Ke$ha! Any girl at any time could be the real Ke$ha! Be careful out there! It’s like the opposite of the...
Nov 2nd
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October 2010
25 posts
Oct 29th
WatchWatch
bluefly: Eberhard!  I remember when I used to wear my Eberhard tshirt all the time :) :)  Yay!  That he’s still around. northwesternu: If you’ve never seen Eberhard Zwergel’s Halloween chemistry show, you’ve never really celebrated Halloween. Eberhard’s extravaganza is a must-see campus tradition for Northwestern undergrads. [Full story] Oh shit, totally forgot about this, as most...
Oct 29th
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Oct 28th
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Oct 27th
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http://thehairpin.com →
Oct 25th
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“ON SALE THIS SATURDAY 10/23 @ NOON IN METRO: Thursday, December 2: SUPERCHUNK”
– The Metro marketing office just tickled my happy place inappropriately. 
Oct 21st
Disclaimer
I should specify that alternate-universe C&S were discovered while unsuccessfully googling our own site.  Not out of vanity but because I couldn’t remember the damn address.  Clearly they have a better SEO strategy than we do.
Oct 20th
“I went up and said to my friend Mary: “you know the kid with the curly...”
– More from the alternate-universe Cla(i)re and Scott.  She’s even a lawyer!
Oct 20th
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