Enjoy wholesome things.

Dan told me, and I’m ashamed to admit I was a little surprised to hear this, that it is not standard Army procedure to send soldiers out to be vaporized — not even one at a time, not even if they are hunky and brave and smoke cigarettes and have a cool mythic American nonchalance about their own impending deaths.

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:34:00 -0400

Dan told me, and I’m ashamed to admit I was a little surprised to hear this, that it is not standard Army procedure to send soldiers out to be vaporized — not even one at a time, not even if they are hunky and brave and smoke cigarettes and have a cool mythic American nonchalance about their own impending deaths.:

This essay about The Hurt Locker, which I wrote in 2011 before driving off to business school, is about my friend Dan’s time in Iraq, violent movies, and the uses of journalism.

paulbrady: Battery Park City sunset.

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:02:45 -0400

paulbrady:

Battery Park City sunset.

Paul Brady: Everything you need to know about leaving for Italy tomorrow

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:33:40 -0500

Paul Brady: Everything you need to know about leaving for Italy tomorrow:

paulbrady:

It was Friday morning when it finally dawned on me that I’d be flying to Italy on Saturday afternoon. Suddenly, I realized how little preparation I’d done and how much needed to happen before my flight. So I emailed Jessica Spiegel, who’s probably one of the world’s most knowledgable people when…

people should disclose if their interviews are spoken or by email.

popeyepanels: I don’t like myskeries. August 31, 1932 by E.C....

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:11:50 -0500

popeyepanels:

I don’t like myskeries.

August 31, 1932 by E.C. Segar.

paulbrady: GPOYW: Looks ‘shopped.

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:13:51 -0500

paulbrady:

GPOYW: Looks ‘shopped.

Spiersblr: Hiring: Editor-in-chief, and contributing editors for a new travel startup

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:12:17 -0500

Spiersblr: Hiring: Editor-in-chief, and contributing editors for a new travel startup:

spiers:

I’m not doing the hiring for this one, but one of my former colleagues is advising a new travel startup whose editorial team will be based in New York. They’re looking to hire an EIC and some contributing editors. The job descriptions and contact info are below:

"The accusation that Hoppes stole Koblin's girlfriend was news to us. We know Koblin. We also know his boyfriend."

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:27:43 -0500

"The accusation that Hoppes stole Koblin's girlfriend was news to us. We know Koblin. We also know his boyfriend."

SpiersList resurrected!

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:12:26 -0500

spiers:

A few years ago, when I was consulting (pre-Observer) I had a semi-regular mailing list with updates on new projects, positions I was looking to fill for clients, and links to recent things I’d written. It went out once a month or so.

So I’m reviving it. I’ll probably put most of the job listings on Tumblr as well, but if you want to make sure you don’t miss them, probably best to just sign up for the email.

You can sign up here.

"As much as it feels like each link leading to the next is a journey of discovery, the economy of the..."

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:48:24 -0500

“As much as it feels like each link leading to the next is a journey of discovery, the economy of the Internet is conspiring to make your needs and desires more predictable, so they can be served more readily, which is to say to the exclusion of random luck.”

"When Buck gets to New York City, he finds that his friend Dirk Burton has been killed. While he is..."

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 02:46:00 -0500

“When Buck gets to New York City, he finds that his friend Dirk Burton has been killed. While he is there, he takes a computer disc and is almost shot by a sniper. Buck decodes the computer disc and finds that someone is trying to bankrupt the UN in order to control the world’s food supply.”

"Reviews by critics, such as the review of the movie by the Washington Post were not favorable.[1]..."

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 02:43:31 -0500

“Reviews by critics, such as the review of the movie by the Washington Post were not favorable.[1] The movie was also shunned by fans and public opinion alike. On review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes it received a unanimously negative score of 0% from 10 reviews, with the consensus “Double Dragon’s clever use of special effects cannot mask the film’s overly simplistic storyline and cheesy dialogue,” making it the lowest rated video game movie adaption of all time.”

"On June 25, 1982, The Thing opened #8 in 840 theaters and remained in the top ten box office for..."

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:53:47 -0500

“On June 25, 1982, The Thing opened #8 in 840 theaters and remained in the top ten box office for three weeks.[3] The lower-than-expected performance has been attributed to many factors, including Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which was released at the same time and features a more optimistic view of alien visitation.”

whoops that last one wasn’t quite enough

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 23:45:24 -0500

whoops that last one wasn’t quite enough

just writing this to get edith zimmerman’s seizure inducing gif off the top spot on my...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 23:44:41 -0500

just writing this to get edith zimmerman’s seizure inducing gif off the top spot on my dashboard

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How is Yahoo News doing these days?

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:18:01 -0500

How is Yahoo News doing these days?

Wild Water Kingdom Pitchfork Review

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:15:55 -0500

nehrujackets:

batpo:

the pitchfork review of Wild Water Kingdom is so angering

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17251-wild-water-kingdom/

It is a terrible album review.

paulbrady: Still one of my favorite blog posts, written in...

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:03:42 -0500

paulbrady:

Still one of my favorite blog posts, written in October 2009: An Oyster Reporter’s Mobile Workspace

This picture gets funnier every time I look at it.

complexmagazine: Complex has officially endorsed Lil B for high...

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:56:44 -0500

complexmagazine:

Complex has officially endorsed Lil B for high office.

He’s ineligible.

Profit

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:56:00 -0500

Sometimes a privately held company says it is profitable. In this case the company may or may not be profitable. Sometimes someone with a personal interest in public perception of a company’s profitability (say, an employee) says his or her company is profitable. In this case the company may or may not be profitable.

Of course people can be simultaneously truthful and misleading, so here are some follow-up questions to consider the next time someone throws the “P” word around.

Under what time frame was the company profitable? “Profitable” implies a specific financial reporting period. A profitable year is not the same thing as a profitable month.
If profitability is part of a turnaround narrative: What managerial decisions have prompted the sudden profitability? Did sales increase, and if so how? Did management cut expenses, and if so, where?
Are the policies that produced this period of profitability sustainable?
If the business under discussion conducts several distinct operations: Which segments contributed the most to profitability? Which segments, if any, are losing money? This is important because some businesses have very famous and respected components that detract from the bottom line, and conduct uninteresting or even unsavory operations that support the more famous and respected components.

alejandrokolleeny: Catcher In The Rye in 3 minutes.

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:40:04 -0400

alejandrokolleeny:

Catcher In The Rye in 3 minutes.