The 20s: Archive

“I like the numbers 7 & 11, the letters XV (and, although I didn’t include it, Q is another favorite letter), and thought that picking teams based primarily based on their seeding numbers and mascots would potentially irritate some of my male sports-obsessed colleagues, especially if my bracket did well (who knew how much madness I would be putting into their March?)” —That’s Oregon school librarian Diana Inch, explaining how she became the only person out of three million entrants to correctly pick the Final Four in this year’s Yahoo! Tourney Pool. And given that this is precisely the sort of non-fan who wins your office pool year after year after year, I think it’s safe to say that your future tourney pool money is best spent elsewhere. Like on Bugles.

-DM

[Yahoo!]

49 percent of 18-29 year olds! I bet 94% say they voted in the last election.

-JN

[soupsoup, National Journal]

Mar 31, 2011101 notes

#John Ness #Anthony DeRosa #National Journal #media

Mar 31, 201112 notes

#drew magary #nfl labor crisis 2011 #sports #NFL

“Police said the 43-year-old man was morbidly obese and had not moved from his recliner in two years.” —Earlier this week we learned about the Ohio man who became fused to his chair, and now that man has died, according to WTOV. Not only was this man’s story a terrifying symbol of American sloth and nutrition habits, but I find it alarming that he died only AFTER being rescued from his chair, as if the chair had been the only thing keeping him breathing.

-DM

[Warming Glow]

Mar 31, 20119 notes

#drew magary #ohio

Mar 31, 20117 notes

#baseball #bettermotto #drew magary #opening day 2011 #sports

“This is the city of the Yankees and Broadway, of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, of sky-high buildings and never-ending parks. How could the world not be rushing to its shores?” —

That’s Javier Hernandez of the New York Times writing about the controversial Census numbers that came out last week. When it was announced that New York City’s population grew by only 2.1%, residents and elected officials expressed shock and bewilderment. Just look at how crowded the 6 train is!, they said. It was more than just a concern about federal aid or redistricting—it became an issue of pride. It partially crushed our belief that this city is the center of the universe, nearly bursting at the seams with so many people clamoring to live here. One historian came up with some sort of compromise, saying that New Yorkers are simply too “cantankerous” to return the Census numbers. Which is an answer I am sticking too.

-KH

[@azipaybarah, NYT, the20newyork]

Mar 31, 201113 notes

#Katie Honan #Azi Paybarah #The New York Times #New York #Census

“I am all for you being gorgeous. I am all for you embracing your right to be a sex bomb and a crime fighter at the same time, but that doesn’t mean a strapless corset made of plastic. Not only can you not use your lasso in that outfit, you can’t raise your arm to hail a taxi in that outfit.” —

That’s NPR’s Linda Holmes saying what any woman who has ever worn a tube top knows to be true. I know, I know - modernizing Wonder Woman was never going to be easy - but, couldn’t they at least give her a halter top? A racerback? I don’t want to watch this girl wince in pain as she runs to catch her invisible plane.

-LB

[NPR, PopcornBiz]

Note: Thanks to 24isthenew25 for the correction.

Mar 31, 20113 notes

#Lauren Bertolini #Wonder Woman

Mar 31, 20111 note

#John Ness #News #TuCapCon #Mac Mclelland #Chris Albon

Dove’s Latest Lady Product Doesn’t Address The Real Issue A new product from Dove promises women prettier armpits in just five days. ”We spoke with over 500 women, and almost every one of them thinks that their underarms are unattractive,” a deodarant spokesperson said. It’s true, most women want pretty armpits! But when it comes to five o’clock shadows (a problem us dark haired folks are forced to deal with), moisturizer ain’t going to do the trick.

-LB

[WSJ, The Hairpin]

Mar 30, 2011

#Lauren Bertolini #Dove #Beauty #Armpits

Mar 30, 20113 notes

#drew magary #zagats #food #new york #nyc

Comedians Talking About Comedy < Comedians Being Funny. Here’s a clip for “Talking Funny,” an hourlong roundtable Ricky Gervais is doing for HBO with Louis CK, Jerry Seinfeld, and Chris Rock. And while I really like all four of those men, there’s nothing more boring than enduring a bunch of comedians prattling on about the craft of comedy. It’s like writers writing about writing, or directors making movies about directing. I’m not even sure Seinfeld tells actual jokes anymore, if “The Marriage Ref” was any indication.

-DM

[shortlist, Warming Glow]

Mar 30, 20113 notes

#Drew Magary #Comedy #Just get to the punchline

“I mean, in cases where there are no tools of communication, people still get together. So I don’t see that as being… in looking at history, I don’t see the absence of efficient tools of communication as being a limiting factor on the ability of people to socially organize.” —That’s best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell slapping down the notion that Facebook and Twitter deserve credit for helping to ignite the recent spate of political uprisings. And he should know, because he reached a similar conclusion while studying the mating habits of the Portuguese water turtle. Anyway, if Gladwell really thinks efficient tools of communication don’t help people organize, then he’s clearly never planned a successful bachelor party.

-DM

[Gigaom, Anthony De Rosa]

Mar 30, 20113 notes

#drew magary #malcolm gladwell

The Next iPhone May Be Delayed! NOOOOO!!! Wall Street analysts are taking predictions that Apple’s next iPhone could be delayed until the end of the year seriously. This is a bad sign. NO! But how will I be able to show off my iPhone 5 if I don’t actually have one yet? I need to have it in my hands so people know I am the earliest of early adopters OR ELSE I WILL DIE!

-DM

[Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal]

Mar 30, 20119 notes

#drew magary #iphone #apple #seriously people steve jobs is crazy ill

Mar 29, 20115 notes

#drew magary #if you haven't invented a galpal you just aren't human #Girlfriends #dating

Play

Mar 29, 201134 notes

#awwwwwwww #drew magary #babies

“The negotiations were pushed into public view on Monday when two publications, Deadline.com and The Daily, reported that Mr. Weiner was objecting to AMC’s proposals to shave several minutes off each episode (to add commercial time) and to eliminate two cast members (to save money)” —That’s The New York Times explaining the current contract impasse between AMC and “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner, which is delaying production of the award-winning series. You listen to me, AMC: Give that man his minutes so I can get back to loving your show. Heaven forbid the show goes over time and cuts into your 569th broadcast of “Godfather II”.

-DM

[New York Times]

Mar 29, 20112 notes

#amc #drew magary #mad men #film

“Kit Bramblett, the county attorney for Hudspeth County in West Texas, where Mr. Nelson was arrested on a marijuana possession charge last year, has said he will allow Mr. Nelson to plead guilty to a misdemeanor count if he pays a small fine — and performs “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” in court.” —

Unlike most parents, I have no issue with Bramblett’s seemingly inappropriate request. Everyone should be able to sing their way out of a marijuana charge.

-DM

[NYTimes, bonnerj, markcoatney]

Mar 29, 201127 notes

#drew magary #willie nelson

Mar 28, 20111 note

#drew magary #etiquette #weddings

Mar 28, 20113 notes

#drew magary #steven soderbergh #film

The 20s

March 2011

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