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...
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
"To understand Bailey’s worth to Northwestern, you... →
maura:
This is not an untrue statement.
February 2011
9 posts
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…
“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.
Norm Macdonald is returning to television →
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“WIND CHILL VALUES… 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.”
– Woo hoo!
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...
"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...
January 2011
4 posts
unsustainable:
Dismemberment Plan — “What Do You...
December 2010
12 posts
Friendly Foes, “The Ghost of Christmas...
Watchsubtlelikeseabrook:
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...
"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.)
“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...
Edwyn Collins-drawn birds. On wallpaper. →
maura:
This is awesome.
(Thanks Richard.)
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.
November 2010
11 posts
"Allen could be the most coveted star of TV's... →
maura:
MASCULINITY: IT’S BACK
(via)
“Man Up”? Are you shitting me?
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.
“Kirk started off trying to get cheers from both sides by calling out to the...”
– Notes from the Kirk-Giannoulias “beer summit”.
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.
“I tried to escape, but there was chaos,” said Mustafa Mohammed Saleh, a dentist...”
– While you were out.
“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...
October 2010
25 posts
Watchbluefly:
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...
http://thehairpin.com →
“ON SALE THIS SATURDAY 10/23 @ NOON IN METRO:
Thursday, December 2: SUPERCHUNK”
– The Metro marketing office just tickled my happy place inappropriately.
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.
“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!