December 2011
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“Martindale had no valid claim on Smiley either professionally or socially. He...”
– (fantastic) character description from Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carre
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“There should be pride in it, that you behaved no worse. There should be...”
– Clive James, discussing the cycling of generations and Gabriel García Márquez’s notion of a patriarch’s autumn. Brought to my attention by Salman Rushdie’s Twitter. (via tragos)
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“And they made me realize that the part of Christmas I most look forward to isn’t...”
– - Frank Bruni, Silent Night? Not with us. (via youngna)
After a whirlwind Christmas with family in from out-of-town, friends back from Paris, and my little sister’s boyfriend easily putting up with us all, I can say that Bruni hit the nail on the head with the statement above. Happy Holidays...
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Anyone have law enforcement/media/local...
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. Come on...
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“With this defense authorization act, Congress will, for the first time in 60...”
– Al Franken (via azspot)
SOPA (via asie)
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“Just show up and eat a chicken wing and have a cocktail.”
– Mike Lee
You know someone is a good friend when you tell them that your hectic schedule may preclude you from attending their super awesome event; and they respond with the above. Friends just want you to be there and share a chicken wing, regardless of how long you can stay.
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“You should believe only half of what you read on the Internet. To my knowledge,...”
– Lorin Stein from The Paris Review
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