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Oct 2nd

Enjoying freedom. Temporarily.

Oct 1st

Karp is hurt. He's going to drown his...

cajunboy: I hate to say this because I really like Karp and Blakeley (though he was pictured but...

Oct 1st

GPOY+FW: my new bacon mustache

Oct 1st

“Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is...”
— Kurt Vonnegut saramcpherson’s...

Oct 1st

I just bought a BBQ utensil set at Duane Reade at summer clearance price. 79 cents.

Oct 1st

jdel: blakeley: Monorail! Blakeley…a word please? I love...

Sep 30th

caro: katiebakes: This is why yes please. Via Fek awhile...

Sep 30th

Earlier: Bloomberg Called Ready to Announce Third-Term Bid Now: Bruce, Billy and Barack...

Sep 30th

That INCONSIDERATE fuck!

alexbalk: “David Foster Wallace killed himself on my birthday earlier this month.” Haha, is this...

Sep 30th

"It's better to have talent that perhaps very...

Sep 30th

Third Term Bloomberg?

Sure, why not? He’s nuts for wanting to do it in the first place. I’d be on my own...

Sep 30th

therealjanelle: flat white bvan: Cappuccino

Sep 30th

The New York Football Giants are #1 in this...

Sep 30th

I'm Hungry

verenasays: And I am in SoHo. And I would like some ramen noodles. Does anyone know of any good...

Sep 30th

240. You will have a love life one day....

foureleven (via rulesformyunbornson) That goes for you, Pocketnovel!

Sep 30th

katiebakes: fek: I have a strong aversion to posting...

Sep 30th

antikris:The scariest thing about Sarah Palin “Democracy doesn’t require a whole lot...

Sep 30th

Hey, where are all those “Just put your money in an index fund” people today? Where you...

Sep 29th

NYC Tumblr Paintball - 10/25 (tentative)

nudawn: nycmeetups: So, nudawn and I were thinking of shooting some people for fun, and since...

Sep 29th

Click to buy the SHINY RED STOCKPOT. (I...

Sep 29th

Sep 28th

Massachusetts has a ballot measure to eliminate its state income tax. Income tax brings in 45% of...

Sep 28th

pocketnovel: I lost an apartment today that I was supposed to move into! The landlord changed her mind about my application and rejected me!
Rex: hmmmm. Did she Google you?

Sep 28th

(via nytimes) Paul Newman Dies at 83

Sep 27th

21st century boombox!

Sep 27th

Best of the YM/Gawker Presidential...

fek found everything I couldn’t. Denton’s new bold moneymaking plan: Extra pageviews...

Sep 27th

brianvan I dranlk every tiem I heard John is raigth #debate08 3...

Sep 27th

foureleven: So many people have debate-related status...

Sep 27th

The debate sucks. The liveblogs are terrible. And my beer tastes awful. Canada FTW.

Sep 27th

peterfeld: nickmcglynn: Livebloging the Gawker...

Sep 27th

Bailout Protesters Take The Street on Clusterstock. Photos...

Sep 26th

sarazucker: i need a hug. re-blog/comment if you need one, too. i am bored. **HUG**

Sep 26th

Apple Picking

juliakaganskiy: It’s apple picking season! I would hate to miss out on this fall tradition but...

Sep 26th

WaMu FAIL.

:-D

Sep 26th

mollylambert: (via tothemaxxx) ‘sup Joan Holloway Three...

Sep 25th

“I think that Clueless was very deep. I think it was deep in...”
— Alicia. (via katiebakes) Wow,...

Sep 25th

ardenashley: What in the motherfuck? I call shenanigans....

Sep 24th

markyb: BV, what are you doing at my school? Uhhh, I work here. But it’s my last day. You...

Sep 24th

You know you're having a bad day when...

cajunboy: You’re charged with DUI AND battery of your arresting police officer for farting on him.

Sep 24th

Bill Clinton offers advice to Todd Palin Did it involve two thumbs and a grin?

Sep 24th

Not that I engage in that filthy act

bvan: I got the job. Starts Monday.
online pal: awesome! it's nice to have a few days to decompress between jobs
bvan: if by "decompress" you mean "masturbate"

Sep 24th

Note that this also works for selling...

Sep 24th

Phew! Not thrown off the island just...

I should have announced earlier, but that interview (from the picture earlier) was a success and I...

Sep 24th

HARF HARF HARF

Sep 24th

“Bush to address nation on financial crisis at 9 p.m. Eastern”
— CBS MarketWatch Okay, who’s...

Sep 24th

This girl is staying at my apartment until...

Sep 24th

This girl is staying at my apartment until...

Sep 24th

GPOYW job interview edition

Sep 24th

tylercoates: “When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn’t...

Sep 23rd

Randomly, I decided to hit the LX.TV website after having briefly (and disinterestedly) checked it...

Sep 23rd

PBS POLL. REPOST.

adamiss: PBS is doing a poll which asks if Palin is qualified to be VP. The right wing has...

Sep 23rd

Well, it’s September 23rd, and the Yankees are still in the playoff hunt! Never say die! (Ok,...

Sep 23rd

Dear Michael. Of course it’s you, who else could they send, who else could be trusted?...

Sep 22nd

How To Be Single

Sep 22nd

Choire finally wrote something that I can’t stand to read. His charm and wit are no match for...

Sep 22nd

soupsoup:ephemeron Good thing there are no such...

Sep 22nd

Here’s a first: I know someone who’s in this week’s New York Times...

Sep 21st

Sep 20th

Major Coin

Sep 19th

Due to the shit circumstances of the day, my Obama economic review will be delayed. But will...

Sep 19th

Let's take this ride one more time

Dear God, can I ever catch a break? Due to circumstances out of my control (and not at all...

Sep 19th

Notes for McCain's economic plan

Kept here. Highlights: * The one-year discretionary spending freeze? Very bad. * Too much...

Sep 19th

Economy Plans, Black Guy vs. Old Guy:...

Continued from yesterday: Barack: http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/economyplan John:...

Sep 19th

Brief Moment Of Fury

If I’ve been a good friend and I’ve done tons of work for you in the past (including a...

Sep 19th

youngmanhattanite: I torture myself on a daily basis Yeah. Me too. //reminds me of the corny but...

Sep 19th

Black Comic Introduces McCain at RNC

Sep 19th

Start on page 14 (numbered page 13), section titled “Derivatives.” This is what the...

Sep 18th

Niagra

nudawn: no good things ever happen at niagra.  its the last gasp of any night that might have been...

Sep 18th

Another thing about reading the McCain plan: so, he says he’s going to look into a bunch of...

Sep 18th

Unconfirmed Peter W. Knox Rumors

michaelorell: Peter W. Knox sits on an isometric ball at work Peter W. Knox yells, “Have fun...

Sep 18th

123burgershotbeer

Sep 18th

So I’m reading McCain’s economic plan, as published on the web. (I mean, holy shit, did...

Sep 18th

“Blog all you want. Just continue not wearing underwear to...”
— antikris’ boss

Sep 18th

seagull: “That’s enough, Mr. Obama.  Now get me a...

Sep 18th

Homework Time.

andrewgraham: I’ll assume the “[s]omeone find McCain’s, too” directive is sarcasm, given his...

Sep 18th

Someone seriously sent me a list of...

You know, even though the whole thing was a joke. Excerpt, item 9 of 13: 9.  Overweight people...

Sep 18th

The "Lying In Gutter, Pants Around...

nudawn: antikris: So any suggestions where weirdos would be welcome?  I am not looking to spend a...

Sep 18th

Homework time: http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/economyplan Review this whole motherfucking thing....

Sep 18th

(via goldenfiddle)

Sep 18th

mikehudack: Almost every American has a Dave fantasy.  When you mock Palin for not having a passport...

Sep 18th

“I’m the last person in the world who should be telling...”
—  Curt Schilling, please repeat...

Sep 18th

“Republicans lowered my taxes, and will keep them low. But...”
— bvan

Sep 18th

Mayor in China Fired in Milk Scandal. Quoted while being escorted from City Hall: “I’m...

Sep 18th

*sigh*

Headline: Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act Quote: “Noting that wealthier...

Sep 18th

Sep 18th

Eli Manning gives it his best shots downfield with deep balls

Sep 18th

NASCAR Cancels Remainder Of Season Following...

Sep 18th

Listen

therealjanelle: [josé gonzález: “heartbeats”] a year ago this weekend, my friends randy &...

Sep 18th

More Power To Ya

I can’t report anything bad about the most recent iPhone software update, however, I can...

Sep 18th

Watch

PLEASE WATCH THIS. I’m giving this the rare endorsement of “Best Video Ever of Deranged...

Sep 17th

Verena: The Friends theme song was sung...

:-D

Sep 17th

How big of a rocket does it take to...

mikehudack: “Russian officials have said they want to renew Cuban ties that were neglected after...

Sep 17th

Carrie Fisher Is The Blowsiest

Sep 17th

I am not a liberal elitist, so it’s difficult for me to hate someone just because they like...

Sep 17th

Vatican to host meeting on evolutionary...

Sep 17th

jgh: craytonc: olegvolk: We should have no fewer rights as...

Sep 17th

nickmcglynn: Apparently there is a Inflatable Poolside Beer...

Sep 17th

Alone and foresaken.

alexbalk: Can you pity George W. Bush? From the comments: “Obama is a much better public...

Sep 17th

Tried this place last night (in the old Dash Dogs space on...

Sep 17th

youngmanhattanite: Okay, I’ll say it: the DFW hagiography is the clearest indicator of a...

Sep 17th

Listen

The amazing davidcho strikes again. This song is on one of my Ministry of Sound compilations,...

Sep 17th

I got nowhere else to go! I got nowhere...

My personal moment of this emotion today involved a crazed-looking man sitting on the sidewalk on...

Sep 17th

GPOYW on Allen St.

Sep 17th

Watch

My father is undergoing hip replacement surgery today, after developing a bone-on-bone condition in...

Sep 16th

Barclays Finalizes Deal to Buy Lehman...

Sep 16th

… while it’s basically funny to even have this discussion about an SNL skit—really,...

Sep 16th

nudawn: 3avs is offering ME oral sex (and i’ll likely take him up on that offer unless...

Sep 16th

Attn: Web Designers

catbird: Just saying.

Sep 16th

Listen

500 point stock market drop. Yay finance!

Sep 16th

“Should have been you, Greenspan!”

Sep 16th

Like a douche in the night

luxnightmare: It took me until Saturday (aka a week before my 26th birthday) to realize that the...

Sep 15th

Tim Robbins: What’s The Difference Between A...

Sep 15th

Tyler's following me again. Yay!

Okay, use the image after all! (This is totally a Tumblr sort of thing to talk about, isn’t...

Sep 15th

tylercoates: In Which Tumblrs Are Like Assholes In That...

Sep 15th

Welllllll..........

seagull: You know what’s so great about crisises, economic and other?  And, well, just about...

Sep 15th

Dispatches From a Chuckle-less Office

The entire outside world is fucked. The inmates are clearly running the asylum. Our society is...

Sep 15th

“Like Lance Armstrong, but with two balls.”
— Ari Gold re: Vince’s comeback....

Sep 15th

And Best Supporting Actress, Rudy...

Hollywood heavyweights ROBERT DE NIRO and AL PACINO want to dress up as women and play sisters in a...

Sep 15th

dearconbon (after nearly two hours being stranded in a vertical conveyance): The elevator mechanic...

Sep 15th

How is this not the best financial industry article ever? “Outside, it was a normal late...

Sep 14th

Three dead following quarrel over penis size

Sep 14th

Writer David Foster Wallace found dead - Los...

Sep 14th

Economics 101

“Many analysts believe that for the downward spiral to be broken, home prices must fall to a...

Sep 14th

Friend: you can read when we get back! blogs will still exist
me: lehman might not

Sep 14th

Hands up everyone who has ever actually...

(via catbird) Reblogged for hands-in-pockets.

Sep 13th

Sep 13th

it's like YM; we don't even need names

[redacted] says, “Go suck a big fat dick!” :-D

Sep 13th

kellyreeves: Photo of the Day: Domokun Cupcakes | Serious...

Sep 12th

Your Saturday in NYC = saved!

Sep 12th

From the No Way I'm Relocating Dept.

Hey Brian! Your “Marketing” Resume has just been viewed. Below are the details: What:...

Sep 12th

ZOMG Tumblr just blue itself!

Sep 12th

Listen

“trainwrecks reblogged your post…”

Sep 12th

Listen

“You are following 141 people on Tumblr.”

Sep 12th

its like the secret. ask the universe...

nudawn: Me: You know in theory i wanted to play, but i cant see myself running around with a fucking...

Sep 12th

Listen

erin: tumbledore: Primitive Radio Gods - “Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My...

Sep 11th

Sarah Palin Video Interview with Charlie...

Sep 11th

Is anyone doing happy hour tonight?

antikris: are you retarded (via brianvan) The sad thing is not that I don’t know about...

Sep 11th

Is anyone doing happy hour tonight?

Sep 11th

innonate: Ummm? Relax, you can’t get a mouth...

Sep 11th

bakes, I need my fucking job, ok? Save your input for Famous Original Ray’s.

Sep 11th

fatmanatee: Natasha Liukin can’t be used to being famous...

Sep 11th

Oh come on, Clinton doesn’t look THAT bad...

Sep 11th

Mean, mean, mean, mean, mean

feinsodville: I posted last week about this friend of mine who, after six long years of friendship,...

Sep 11th

4 blind fury

Sep 11th

youngmanhattanite: If that was 99, dude, you make enough to buy The Vagician. If that was Bakes,...

Sep 11th

Female or Shemale?

Sep 11th

youngmanhattanite: Friend of YM Marty Beckerman has a new book out, Dumbocracy. He’s a Jew from...

Sep 11th

Chuckle Watch 2008

So far, I’ve addressed my obnoxious office behavior by being almost completely humorless...

Sep 11th

Birthday Party Downtown Local...

whatcriscilikes: cheap. dancing. and a scene where I won’t look stupid if only 4 people show up. ...

Sep 11th

From the He's Like A Kid Out There Dept.

Favre’s durability comes from dozens of factors, teammates said. They pointed to Favre’s almost...

Sep 11th

Watch

adamiss: David Letterman September 17, 2001 “If you didn’t believe it before, and it’s easy to...

Sep 11th

Tumblr charity picnic: Saturday,...

fatmanatee: Hey kids.  I have a tumblr friend who has been having medical problems for awhile now,...

Sep 11th

Next bus out of town, plz.

Sep 11th

In some parallel universe, September 11th is the day that Ben and Jerry’s gives out free ice...

Sep 11th

Another sign I am too far into the...

tylercoates: Last night I had a dream that I started a new job but had to quit because Choire Sicha...

Sep 11th

BOB saving sinners with boobs

Sep 11th

Gratuitous Picture Of Myself On The Left Wednesdays

Sep 11th

Vote Republican for Four Moar Years of Bacon

Sep 10th

Free top shelf happy hour this Friday

antikris: So my roommate won a free happy hour from 7-8 this Friday and said I could invite friends...

Sep 10th

nycmeetups: Tickets can be bought HERE. I’m going. Oh boy....

Sep 10th

From today's Gawker:

TheHonJudgeSmails: Did Moe write this for you, Denton?
Nick Denton: Nah, this one was all me. Your point being?
TheHonJudgeSmails: It reads kind of screedy and disjointed. Also, what's the point? 90% of what's here is either written by one of McCain's son's friends or is outright conjecture. The other 10% is specious at best.

Sep 10th

Just might work

Sep 10th

Are You Registered?

Sep 10th

Today's mission

Go through the address book, find people dear to me who I’ve not run into lately, make cheap...

Sep 10th

Lame

I literally have no one to talk to until 6:30pm tonight. Actually, that’s not even really a...

Sep 10th

via ksk

Sep 10th

Gossip Girl filming on my block

Sep 10th

jgh: “But please, please can we slam Jessica Simpson in any way possible?  She’s just so, so...

Sep 9th

secrets women tell

mandalay: so i just found out that a very significant person in my life (not to get too detailed)...

Sep 9th

I think of it as "Guaranteed Salmonella"

luxnightmare: Does anyone else remember when Boston Market was Boston Chicken? I still think of...

Sep 9th

For your party rental needs: USC Song Girls Or UCLA Cheerleaders? This totally beats a pedophclown.

Sep 9th

Another example of a terrible Yahoo headline: Housing market hurts star Guess which star!...

Sep 9th

Michael Kinsley

…gets downright ornery about Sarah Palin’s fiscal oversight (or lack thereof), and...

Sep 9th

seagull: claudia: ( Via Hadron Collider Twitter ) I...

Sep 9th

i'm calling it. large hadron colander...

superdoofus-stratodrive: god dammit, scientists! THIS IS WHY WE CAN’T HAVE NICE THINGS! Picture of...

Sep 9th

What most of us need to know. (None of...

(gizmodo live blog:) Jason Chen: The iPhone update is free and will be available this Friday. ...

Sep 9th

(via davidcho)

Sep 9th

(to Carney:) Did I once say that Lehman, at $35, was a value and a potential 300% profit maker? I...

Sep 9th

Chuckle Watch 2008

pandarants: What abouy yelping? Sometimes, when I’m watching Weeds at work I let out a little yelp...

Sep 9th

Chuckle Watch 2008

I let at least three slip today so far, but two of them I covered up by coughing through them. I can...

Sep 9th

“Will Leitch is such a nice guy, how could anyone dislike him?” Well, for starters and...

Sep 9th

From Simmons' Mailbag

Q: Where does Brady’s knee rank on your list of the most devastating Boston injuries? Bvan:...

Sep 9th

(via nickmcglynn) Holy shit, is that Sam Waterston?

Sep 9th

Whaaaa?!

Sep 9th

pandarants: thresca: fortune cookie aw snap. *sigh*

Sep 9th

News you can use: Actress Minnie Driver reportedly gives birth to son in L.A. This was on...

Sep 9th

lowlife: New York City’s most offensive restaurant sign was...

Sep 9th

Sara Zucker’s Birthday at the Dressing Room (via...

Sep 9th

Chuckle Watch 2008

At 4:56pm, credit to Fark.com, a quarter-chuckle just slipped through. More information as it...

Sep 8th

To show you how bad it is

I wrote something to my fellow planning chairs at Trinity Church 20s/30s, referring to a group...

Sep 8th

Quitting Tumblr may have to happen after...

File under novel ways of being fired: one of the office staff here, one from outside of my work team...

Sep 8th

Jets and Giants fans excited? Don’t get too happy!

Sep 8th

So last night, I aimed to pass out while watching...

Sep 8th

In Conservatorship

If the Treasury is successful at turning around Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, I might be interested in...

Sep 8th

Sep 8th

youngmanhattanite: “We are all Pocket Novel”

Sep 8th

The Other Side

seagull wrote a thoughtful and relevant essay about the election and state of US politics. Please...

Sep 8th

eec: OH yayyyyyy everybodyyyyy its mondayyyyyy *gags on...

Sep 8th

“A tradition in the cafés of Naples is to order a caffè...”
— New goal - open a restaurant...

Sep 7th

from the Antikris dept: I am wincing at the pungency of my flatulence today. I have no idea what I...

Sep 7th

E-Trade was apparently convinced by an ad agency that baby vomit would attract clients. I...

Sep 7th

Justice must be making some mad money because there are several commercials playing around NFL games...

Sep 7th

Wade’s hair is glorious today. A windy wispy white curl. Wish I could post a screencap. Also,...

Sep 7th

(contain your excitement)

Sep 6th

Oh, look! Andy Garcia is now president of...

Sep 6th

seagull: If my boyfriend’s neighbors enjoy watching me walk around his house naked with the blinds...

Sep 6th

On flight with Hayden Panettiere. If we...

(via alexblagg)

Sep 6th

I read stupid shit so that you don't...

I believe someone linked this earlier in the week, I was diligent enough to finally follow up on...

Sep 5th

“In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are...”
— God. (via keepinganotebook) ...

Sep 5th

bigcrush: HHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAa (via...

Sep 5th

I keep getting emails in the spam folder with these identical subject lines: “Brianvan you are...

Sep 5th

TTF? I don't know what that means. Does...

Sep 5th

nudawn: un-follow friday. i tried waxing myself yesterday...

Sep 5th

tylercoates: My recruiter just called with another one-day temp job for next week. Gah. Hell,...

Sep 5th

I don’t have a high or low concept for Un-Follow...

Sep 5th

“Some will say that The Brothers Bloom is lush and...”
— via Jeffrey Wells, Hollywood...

Sep 5th

“Even then, the Giants could smile over John Carney, the...”
— He does it all. (via...

Sep 5th

antikris: AntiKris Heaven No, no, it’s trainwrecks...

Sep 5th

Weekend in New York - Bryant Park - Splendor on the Grass (and Near It) - NYTimes.com They...

Sep 5th

There are still some signs of clumsiness in this Giants team, but they are rolling pretty efficently...

Sep 5th

As it should be.

fek: I have to say, Eater’s dedication to shutting down waste-o-space LES douchebar The Blue Seats...

Sep 4th

I am a broken [wo]man, dear NFL. I have...

Sep 4th

It's early, but strong contender for...

antikris: I had them for dinner.  They’re now the peanuts in my turds… bereasonable: ...

Sep 4th

I don’t know what it is about people nowadays that...

Sep 4th

Should Bristol Palin's Pregnancy Be Off...

Sep 4th

jgh: FASHION EMERGENCY I am writing up two shows and...

Sep 4th

seagull: juliaallison: meghanasha: Can you imagine if the effort they spent reblogging angry...

Sep 4th

Come Just As You Are?

katyperryblog: this… is why there’s a disconnect. ...

Sep 4th

Tyra banks show Casting for "The...

tylercoates: maura: Have you or anyone you know had their life ruined because of the internet?...

Sep 4th

Help me, internet, you're my only hope!

luxnightmare: I turn 26 on Saturday, September 20. I would like to have a party on that day. So! ...

Sep 4th

How could anyone not watch this? Meloni is the best.

Sep 4th

Ok then, the speech worked.

Sep 4th

(via marklisanti, but really for johncarney) And also?...

Sep 4th

If you read only one thing...

Alec Baldwin’s profile this week in the New Yorker is glorious.

Sep 4th

More baby-licking.

Sep 4th

Watch

skeetonmischa: It’s still West Coast Wednesday somewhere, right? “Fuck Wit Dre Day” by Dre &...

Sep 4th

i find it so odd...

mascarah: that so many people on tumblr fail to see that the world is much bigger than their...

Sep 4th

The Most Important Thing to Take Away...

This year is going to have a great SNL season opener.

Sep 4th

(via jennabee)

Sep 4th

Notes on a Shit Career

I just got the usual “LinkedIn Updates” email that they so often send out, and contained...

Sep 3rd

Writers...

lialia: I’m just wondering if I’m incredibly unmotivated or totally status quo. I was asked to...

Sep 3rd

Better

alexblagg: merlin: Politics, celebrity gossip, business headlines, tech punditry, odd news,...

Sep 3rd

kaytee: I’m a Texas Republican, but I’m not  “some redneck neocon”...

Sep 3rd

GPOYW

Sep 3rd

“Nothing could be further from the truth, which is that I’m a...”
— Cajun Boy in the City ...

Sep 3rd

The 1000 Bars Guy is still going.

Sep 3rd

bigcrush: Oh god….too. many. jokes. ...

Sep 2nd

Anna Wintour's Favorite Dress

Sep 2nd

Well, duh, everyone knows that post-op knee surgery sex is the best sex.

Sep 2nd

“I think the real problem comes from the fact that we are...”
— Wait for it…Lindsay Lohan,...

Sep 2nd

youngmanhattanite: Okay, about that? That was 2,468 words on Gossip Girl. Posted at 9 AM. 13...

Sep 2nd

Guess who's watching Equus's premiere...

jgh: I’m going to see Harry Potter naked. Jealous, bitches? Hardly. Let me know when it’s...

Sep 2nd

Contraception overload (or none at all)

noraleah: In fifth grade… I vowed to use at least three methods of birth control and STD...

Sep 2nd

YM’s new background resembles the group shot of the Overlook Hotel. I’m still searching...

Sep 2nd

nudawn: antikris: I’ve missed you my fellow, fun loving...

Sep 2nd

(via catbird)

Sep 2nd

Prospect Park ez bbq

Sep 1st

seagull: For those of you lamenting about summer being over, come visit me in Texas!  We’ll be...

Sep 1st

feistyred: Brian van and his case of pbr

Sep 1st