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I think, in retrospect, in a very genuine way I was at the end of the rope when I started that show. I really had no other options in my life. I was very depressed. I was very broke. I didn’t have a lot of options performing-wise, because I had marginalized myself one way or the other through radio or just bad social politics. I kind of hit a wall. So I think in a very real way I needed to continue talking
The Believer - Interview with Marc Maron
I’m there too, painted in a corner. Isn’t much of adulthood really about weaseling out of bad decisions you made in the past, trying to make amends to yourself and to your loved ones? That and being able to eat cake and ice cream for breakfast if that’s what you want.
Very great interview with Marc Maron, whose podcast is a must-subscribe gem.
Posted on June 27, 2012 with 1 note
Source: believermag.com
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A day in the life of Marc Maron. His WTF podcast almost always has a surprising human moment. Why haven’t you listened to it?
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Thinking about vintage Destiny’s Child, I remembered the “Bug A Boo” video had a marching band coda. Upon rewatching, the drumline coda wasn’t as awesome as I remembered, but the plot for the video is so fucking weird. They run into a men’s locker room that has an entrance on the street? And then in the end, everything is somehow better with the bug a boos they’ve been avoiding all day? This story needs to go backwards like Memento.
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“We’ve always been about social and about connection,” Ms. Anderson said. “And, as the economy is changing, we are evolving, and wanted to strengthen our fun and uplifting image.”
Tostitos chose a zany character “to get the message across and make it authentic,” said Ms. Anderson. “We wanted something that was magnetic, fun and approachable.”
Tostitos’ New Spokesman Is the Product Itself - NYTimes.com
This whole entire article is rendered in creepy, skeevy marketing newspeak. It’s fun to read, but also makes you want to strangle and kill. When did humankind get so weird and disingenuous?
Posted on January 2, 2012 with 5 notes
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Perhaps some of us misremember the past. But the racial, religious, cultural, social, political, and economic divides today seem greater than they seemed even in the segregation cities some of us grew up in.
Back then, black and white lived apart, went to different schools and churches, played on different playgrounds, and went to different restaurants, bars, theaters, and soda fountains. But we shared a country and a culture. We were one nation. We were Americans.
Twelve Pretty Racist Or Just Crazy Quotes From Pat Buchanan’s New Book | TPMMuckraker
A bunch of nutbag shit Pat Buchanan said. America, whattacountry! These words got written, edited, printed, published and are being sold. Sold! People would buy to read this! My mind is baffled at how well capitalism and ignorance work together so synergestically.
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Since yoga was once primarily the domain of men, we believe the way to lure men back is by creating confidential and sacred spaces where they can reveal themselves unmasked,” organizers Sausys and Schillinger explain on the event website. “This will give men the opportunity to practice yoga in ways that meet their unique psychological, physiological and anatomical needs.
Not Your Girlfriend’s Yoga | Yoga Buzz | Yoga Blog | Yoga Journal
A men-only yoga conference with promotional material that asks, “What if you could be more virile than Hugh Hefner, more motivated than Tony Robbins, calmer than Buddha and cooler than James Bond?” This just seems like the Mystery Method on a yoga mat. There are anatomical differences that affect how men and women do yoga, e.g., center of gravity, shape of pelvis, etc. But to assert there’s any other gender difference in yoga seems ridiculous. (I’d scoff at any women’s yoga stuff that’s just as exclusive and condescending.)
I thought yoga was about not being a total fucking dick? Enjoy balancing on your sad, lonely erections, assholes!
Posted on November 8, 2011 with 2 notes
Source: blogs.yogajournal.com
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Billing experts who translate doctors’ work into codes are gearing up to start using the new system in two years. They say the new detail is welcome in many cases. But a few aspects are also causing some head scratching.
Some codes could seem downright insulting: R46.1 is “bizarre personal appearance (see code),” while R46.0 is “very low level of personal hygiene (see code).”
It’s not clear how many klutzes want to notify their insurers that a doctor visit was a W22.02XA, “walked into lamppost, initial encounter” (or, for that matter, a W22.02XD, “walked into lamppost, subsequent encounter”).
Why are there codes for injuries received while sewing, ironing, playing a brass instrument, crocheting, doing handcrafts, or knitting—but not while shopping, wonders Rhonda Buckholtz, who does ICD-10 training for the American Academy of Professional Coders, a credentialing organization.
New Medical Codes Provide Precision - WSJ.com
Starting in Fall 2013, there will be 140,000 medical billing codes for various injuries. There is near universal coding, but universal healthcare is but a fleeting election promise.
Posted on October 15, 2011 with 20 notes
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Drawing on his knowledge of police procedure, gleaned from his time as an informer for law enforcement, he accomplished what prosecutors in New York called one of the most elaborate framing plots that they had ever seen.
One night, Ms. Sumasar was pulled over by the police. Before she could speak, detectives slapped handcuffs on her. “You know you did it,” she said one later shouted at her. “Just admit it.”
A Revenge Plot So Intricate, the Prosecutors Were Pawns - NYTimes.com
This is simultaneously scary and delightful. Truth? If a hot guy executed such a fucked up, elaborate plot it would make me swoon. But I’d just admire from afar because no one needs this kind of shit in their lives.
Seriously, read the whole article. Hollywood will come a-knocking and turn this into an insipid erotic thriller.
Posted on August 16, 2011 with 8 notes
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I don’t even know how there was a photographer across the way to document this whole scene with the jilted Chinese bride.
Also why is she wearing a black strapless bra?!? I can’t help but notice this.
(Photo via The Sun)
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A bride in China threw herself out the window when she was left at the altar, but was caught in time.
Girl, don’t do this over a dumb idiot asshole. Go find him in your wedding dress (which I love, btw) and kick him in the nuts with your YSL Tribute-style platforms. You have all that champagne you need to drink, all that cake to eat.
(Photo via NY Post)
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