Sell, Sell, Sell
"Prescription Diet I/D made me big and strong," sez Huckleberry, who demanded to be paid in kibble.
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No Commercial Potential
"My integrity is not for sale,"says Bagheera.
Writers' Rooms
<I>The Guardian</I> shows us where the magic happens.
Real Men Hold Pompoms!!
Last week, my wonderful coworkers completely surprised me with a delicious birthday cake.
Notes on my Native Tongue
Speaking Southern is a complex thing—and it's a growing trend.
OOIOO
I can't stop playing "Umo" by OOIOO. El Jeffie Wong thinks it reminiscent of the Slits. I'm not sure I hear that, but then I was never a fan. Until I saw their album cover, I thought they were named after a cheap beer.
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The Top 86 Travel Books
At least according to <I>Condé Nast Traveler</I>'s 45-judge panel, that is. It's a great list, including some usual suspects (Twain, Newby, Markham, Bowles, and Chatwin), as well as some enticing reads I have yet to assay (Peter Fleming, Rosemary Mahoney, and lija Trojanow, are on the "right now" list). There's altogether too much Theroux for my taste—my idea of hell would be traveling anywhere with that misanthropic hair-shirt of a man.
The Economic Theory of AC/DC
"The question as to who was a better singer, Bon Scott or Brian Johnson, may never truly be resolved. However, our analysis suggests that in terms of affecting efficient decision making among listeners, Brian Johnson was a better singer. Our analysis has direct implications for policy and organizational design: when policy makers or employers are engaging in negotiations (or setting up environments in which other parties will negotiate) and are interested in playing the music of AC/DC, they should
choose from the band’s Brian Johnson era discography."
Secret Handshakes
Not a silly subject—even if chimpanzees do 'em.
Rondo Rocks!
<A HREF="http://www.realtraps.com/">RealTraps</A>'s Ethan Winer has condensed what must have been thousands of hours of work into one six minute video.