February 2012
19 posts
“He was the least selfish reporter I ever met, and he was the one who had the...”
– Thanassis Cambanis on his friend, Anthony Shadid
WatchReally?! With Seth and Amy: Birth Control
“It’s a bit like somebody toasting you, then mispronouncing your name at the end....”
– On writers who mistakenly place Charlotte, North Carolina in South Carolina (via WCNC)
“The world may scorn me if it will; I care but little for its scoffing.”
– Ella Swain, the daughter of UNC president David Swain, on her impending marriage in 1865 to a Union general she met during the federal occupation of Chapel Hill.
“Yes, I acknowledge myself conquered - but my opinions, my heart and soul are...”
– A Confederate supporter and Chapel Hill resident, writing to his son on the tenth day of the Union soldiers’ occupation of Chapel Hill in 1865.
“To legions of otherwise reasonable adults, it is a conflict that surpasses...”
– Will Blythe, on the greatest rivalry ever.
“The thing about Duke was, every time they sent me a letter, they wouldn’t spell...”
– P.J. Hairston (via the News & Record)
“With the close of the football season of 1913 all eyes are now turned to...”
– The Tar Heel in 1913 (via the North Carolina Collection)
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“That there is this sense that there’s lots of little things to hate about Duke,...”
– Andy Bagwell, co-author of a new book, Duke Sucks, on why people hate Duke. (via newsobserver.com)
“That’s one of the great things about the social web. The good stuff rises...”
– Alexis Ohanian (The Atlantic)
“It’s not that the Internet is going anywhere. You are not going to get rid of it...”
– Zadie Smith
January 2012
20 posts
“Yeah! How you like me now, F.E.C.? I’m rolling seven digits deep! I got 99...”
– Stephen Colbert, in a Federal Elections Commission filing for his super PAC. (via officialssay)
“Somewhere in the young Universe, the gravitational pull of an initially denser...”
– My GEOL 101 textbook. Since the beginning of time, y’all.
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“The selection of a Republican candidate for the presidency of this globalized...”
– Fidel Castro, who was the subject of several barbs during a GOP debate in Florida. (via officialssay)
“More controversially perhaps, Ms. McGregor unapologetically puts her career...”
– Advice for women who want to make it to the top (NYT)
“Fact: Thinking about going to the gym burns between 0 and 0 calories.”
– Rule 25 of the 27 rules of conquering the gym (WSJ). Tomorrow: Must force myself to do more than just think about going running.
The Adequate Gatsby →
And other less-ambitious book titles.
“Inability to switch off (ITSO) is a modern curse.”
– Roger Cohen on technology and distractions (via NYT)
White House denies CIA teleported Obama to Mars →
I know it’s only Jan. 3, but this might stay the best headline of the year.
Mittens Romney →
Two percent of those polled by Vanity Fair/60 Minutes think Mitt Romney’s real name is Mittens.
“Given two people with exactly the same ability, the one person who manages day...”
– Richard Hamming
Inspiration for the coming year.
“His bad temper could shake buildings; his cheerier moods could melt ice; and on...”
– The legend of Kim Jong-Il. (via The Economist)
December 2011
18 posts
“I don’t know much about Shreveport. I thought it was going to be like New...”
– UNC offensive guard Jonathan Cooper, on UNC’s upcoming bowl game in Shreveport (Wilmington StarNews)
#xmaslit
wwnorton:
Our Bodies, Our Elves
Nativity Son
Things Fall Apart as soon as you lose the receipt
and much much more….
My favorite:
Alexander and Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Christmas Sweater. #xmaslit
— Erin Reel (@TheLitCoach) December 17, 2011
“There’s no act too small to record on your permanent record. All of the mouse...”
– Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain on Facebook’s Timeline. (via washingtonpoststyle)
“That’s one of the things that I like about him — because he’s been consistent...”
– Christine O’Donnell, appearing on CNN to endorse Mitt Romney. (via officialssay)
Tweeting, with help from the Post Office →
Hipster Christmas Carols
Aloof in a Manger #hipstercarols
— Miss Lisa Jean (@MissLisaJean) December 15, 2011