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Obama reading from the best part of “Dreams From My Father.” The rest here.

Feb
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Following John Updike

It is still possible to walk 16 blocks north through Midtown Manhattan without using avenues? Yup.

Feb
4th
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Songsmith composes the financial crisis.

Jan
30th
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FAIRFIELD - Nobody was able to cross the road Monday afternoon in front of Archie Moore’s restaurant after 200 gallons of chicken wing sauce spilled onto Sanford Street. The street was closed several hours after the 1:30 p.m. spill as the state Haz-mat team was dispatched to the scene.

Video: Massive Buffalo wing sauce spill shuts down Fairfield street - NewsTimes.com

Sux. And to think that wing prices have already gone up! This’ll be a sad Super Bowl for Fairfield. (Thanks, Janie)

(via totesfawkward)

Jan
27th
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John Updike, 1932-2009

“Fisher threw the third time, Williams swung again, and there it was. The ball climbed on a diagonal line into the vast volume of air over center field. From my angle, behind third base, the ball seemed less an object in flight than the tip of a towering, motionless construct, like the Eiffel Tower or the Tappan Zee Bridge. It was in the books while it was still in the sky. Brandt ran back to the deepest corner of the outfield grass; the ball descended beyond his reach and struck in the crotch where the bullpen met the wall, bounced chunkily, and, as far as I could see, vanished.”


From “Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu.” The rest here.

Jan
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Jan
15th
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One man’s year, in numbers.

Jan
7th
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New Media Douchbags