September 2010
52 posts
Trying to Liven up the Mets
Keith: I think we should do a homer broadcast. Just be homers.
Gary: Like...pretend we're on the South Side of Chicago?
Keith (on foul dribbler): OH NO, STAY FAIR!
“I want to write a book like Zadie Smith — something that talks about how...”
– Nina, Bored to Death
In which Rick Reilly invents a term and then fails... →
"All the negatives of the Soviet Union — the... →
“So are you one of those liberals who doesn’t like fun or can I turn up...”
– My cab driver last week (I didn’t like the mutual exclusivity of the question)
Listen
Him: Is Lindsay Lohan going back to jail?
Me: For what this time?
Him: She admitted she was back on drugs.
Me: What is wrong with her?
Him: Well, Tim, why don't you quit heroin and come back and tell us all how easy it is.
“I can’t believe I’ve walked through this city for three days without...”
– Chad, on Baltimore
“She’s not exactly appropriately dressed. And this is coming from someone...”
– Jenn Sterger Weighs In On Ines Sainz: “She Accomplished Exactly What She Set Out To Do”
The Times can't say "tweet" in their stories, but... →
“Memory is a kind
of accomplishment
a sort of renewal
even
an...”
– WCW, Paterson
"Two, who is Legedu Naanee? The guy had started... →
"And while my preference tends toward college... →
“I have often been reproached with the aridity of my genius; a deficiency of...”
– “MS. Found in a Bottle,” Edgar Allan Poe
"In fact it wouldn't be worth mentioning the views... →
“Even I kind of like football, and I hate football.”
– John
I still only rank it as Piazza's third best homer →
The Falling Man
The following is a response I wrote in college to Tom Junod’s fantastic piece, “The Falling Man.”
It was a welcome relief. I was in over my head in my second-period Spanish class on my third day of high school, and hearing the principal speak a language I understood allowed me to take a deep breath and relax for a second. “¿Inglés?” my teacher scoffed jokingly at the beginning...
"I do know that if Hernandez doesn’t get the Cy he... →
"I just told them, 'Look, the Super Bowl isn't for... →
"But if there’s one thing I hope this little... →
I enjoy the work of Pete Thamel as much as the... →
My favorite part about this otherwise... →
"Here's a brief list of things that are more... →
"But then I remembered how much easier it is to... →
