January 2011
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Maxistentialism: "Cookies," by Douglas Adams →
This actually did happen to a real person, and the real person was me. I had gone to catch a train. This was April 1976, in Cambridge, U.K. I was a bit early for the train. I’d gotten the time of the train wrong. I went to get myself a newspaper to do the crossword, and a cup of coffee and a…
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funnyordie: Country Hick-Hop A little line dancing is what 50 Cent’s In Da Club always needed.  
Jan 29th
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“The other day Adonis, a great Lebanese poet, told me that the Arabic language...”
– Tahar ben Jelloun (via timeislaundry)
Jan 29th
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“I had a teacher I liked who used to say good fiction’s job was to comfort...”
– DFW (re-post, but worth quoting in full this time)
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“Uggghhh… grad. school admissions offices are starting to make decisions....”
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Listenjazzchannel: So What - Ast0r from Kind of...
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“The ‘my whole life flashed before me’ phenomenon at the end is more like being a...”
– David Foster Wallace, Good Old Neon (via maxistentialist) DFW = instant reblog
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Talking Funny w/ Ricky Gervais, Louie C.K. Jerry... →
Can’t wait for this. 
Jan 17th
“For fifteen years I have been intently studying earthly life. It is true I have...”
– Anton Chekhov - The Bet 
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“Dennis Leary is terrible. You don’t need a bunch of doughnut-eaters at a focus...”
Jan 17th
“No wonder we cannot appreciate the really central Kafka joke: that the horrific...”
– David Foster Wallace, Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays (via: mianoti & ohnonotme)
Jan 13th
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New s**t has come to light: information seeking...
fuckyeahbiglebowski: booklover206: An academic paper: Abstract: The authors of this paper use characters from the 1998 film The Big Lebowski to illustrate the intricate, self-defined nature of information seeking behavior and the ways in which personal characteristics contribute to the success or failure of an information search. Best thing I have read in a while. (h/t GKM)  Very, very...
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Are tests biased against students who don’t give a shit?
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“Thank you Jon Stewart for having so much class. IMHO, your sincerity tops your...”
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“…in charting an innovative course for literary practice, Wallace does not...”
– Marshall Boswell
Jan 10th
“…artistic stasis pervades pop culture because the early postmodern...”
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David Foster Wallace: Sincerity vs. Irony →
The first half of this master’s thesis is a brilliant exposition of everything I love about DFW. If you are a fan, you will find this essay thoroughly good. 
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A Philosopher of Religion Calls it Quits →
via Leiter Reports
Jan 8th