January 2010
15 posts
Wikipedia: Micromort →
“A micromort is a unit of risk measuring a one-in-a-million probability of death.”
“You could strike sparks anywhere. There was a fantastic universal sense that...”
– Hunter S Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
WatchI still have no idea what Christopher Nolan’s new film is about
“If Grijalva feels the need to take out some anger on the Senate, he should pass...”
– Matt Yglesias
“In the end, though, the rules do matter - it’s just that obeying them...”
– David Mitchell on grammar-based pedantry
Films of the 00s
And again…
28 Days Later (Danny Boyle, 2002)
Amélie [Le fabuleux destin d’Amél ie Poulain] (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, 2004)
Dancer in the Dark (Lars von Trier, 2000)
The Edukators [Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei] (Hans Weingarten, 2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
Frost/Nixon (Ron Howard, 2008)
Hero [Ying xiong]...
A Few Too Many: Is there any hope for the hung... →
Twitter Links (December 2009)
“‘Dry’ vodka can be wrapped in paper and carried around in a pocket or a bag.” Yay?
You’ll read my, you’ll read my, you can read my Neutraface. (Even if it’s bold italic.)
Ampersandwich
Pope’s playlist: “Presumably he can relate to the lyrics ‘I’m tired of being poor and even worse I’m black.’”
Cool...