Fortune Favors The Bold: Archive

End of the open bar

Apr 1st

2009 Unemployment Olympics (set on Flickr)

Apr 1st

LadyGaga is a genius

I can elaborate later but just consider this: every pop star you’ve ever loved is fake. And...

Mar 31st

Deez nuts will make you sick

I’m not talking pistachio

Mar 31st

Watch

Mar 31st

I’m in a deli getting a pastrami sandwich and over the radio they mention something about the...

Mar 31st

Watch

charitini: Sunday morning, I was roused from my bedchamber by an insistent knock on my door. “Brian...

Mar 30th

I just took a shit.

ninety9: Should I wipe my ass? Internet, help meeeee! Hey, anything that gets her off photo-picking...

Mar 30th

adeandabet: bjcg: Celebrities as Zombies She looks...

Mar 30th

jennabee: Why we receive press releases with photos like...

Mar 30th

The Tumblr Business Model is to charge...

Mar 30th

The Times folds the City section

rach: Bummer dudes. Blargh. NYTimes, u r ded to me.

Mar 30th

Who wants to sex Mutombo?

Mar 30th

So wait… the Shamwow guy is the dude who created The...

Mar 30th

Obama drives GM chief out

Mar 30th

So, apparently, they learned from last year not to have...

Mar 30th

But now the skies are clear…

Mar 30th

Kris behind the bar. It’s gonna be a long night.

Mar 30th

fmylife: Today, Around 5:45 am, my boyfriend woke me up and we starting having sex. About 7 seconds...

Mar 29th

(caption contest)

Mar 29th

There’s Something About Caroline, the new gross-out...

Mar 29th

Back in business. Home computer is hooked up. Still have some things to carry upstairs, unpack, put...

Mar 29th

This evening has been exceptionally bizarre. DEVELOPING.

Mar 29th

natashavc: (via niki) YES!

Mar 29th

Sklar, watch your language!

Mar 29th

“Biden eats anything. He’s a pretty easy guy that way.”

Mar 28th

Politics is Hard

“Congrats, you just became the Mayor of Katz’s Deli!”

Mar 28th

fmylife: Today, I accidentally clicked the link to SoupSoup’s Tumblr. FML

Mar 28th

DRUGS molls: melissamayhem: 24isthenew25: Automatic...

Mar 28th

Never thought I’d say it, but I have a pretty legit need for a fanny pack right now. Need it...

Mar 27th

leitch: I’m moving next weekend, so I’m packing up all my...

Mar 27th

andrearosen: At Digital Dumbo last night. I’m trying to make...

Mar 27th

NATE IS LOOKING AT YOUR SOUL saucy: kmaverick: The...

Mar 27th

peterfeld: This goes out to Young Manhattanite. New York in...

Mar 27th

shebs: This woman is named Tracy Jordan. This Is Not Your...

Mar 27th

josephweisenthal: jayyarow: Is this what they call a Fail?...

Mar 27th

“Vulgarity is a very important ingredient in life. A little...”
— Diana Vreeland (via...

Mar 27th

bikerfish: DiFara’s, why are you so far from meeeeee? You...

Mar 27th

beautifulordinaire: (via Garance Doré) J! Do you remember...

Mar 27th

Lunch at City Hall. BTW, Sklar claims to be undisputed mayor...

Mar 27th

Broadcasting from the new apartment. Cable just got hooked up.

Mar 27th

Unfortunately I had little control over the incident that caused this following dilemma (other than,...

Mar 27th

The Prodigy in NYC? Had to catch em

Mar 27th

Rent my friend Heather's apartment!

Mar 26th

kmaverick: “Can they make these for adults? They can be...

Mar 26th

rach: File under: Please make this Freaky Friday and then...

Mar 26th

“If you are homeless and need help go to our website at...”
— Julie Chen on the Early Show...

Mar 26th

A Viewer's Guide to the Room

Mar 26th

jendunlap: April Showers Bring May Flowers Here are our...

Mar 26th

Thirsty plants can Twitter for water with soil-moisture device But when people are thirsty, we use...

Mar 26th

Aside from the interesting and highly relevant subject...

Mar 26th

bagcoffee: brianvan: Someone can safely explain to me what happened on LOST because it’s going to...

Mar 26th

Someone can safely explain to me what happened on LOST because it’s going to be years before I...

Mar 26th

Watch

poortaste: webbo: The Prodigy - Breathe - Tokyo 2008 [T-23h] I’m supposed to go see them...

Mar 26th

for shebs

Mar 26th

Mar 25th

Singer Crespo Accused of Masturbating on...

Mar 25th

Leading Tumblr to the promised land, like a good Jew.

Mar 25th

A Placid North Dakota Asks, Recession? What Recession? - NYTimes.com Cool. Fears of Major Floods...

Mar 25th

“Michael, see what you’ve done? You’ve...

Mar 25th

bagcoffee: Really. Going with the Cheyenne Diner option....

Mar 25th

shebs: I don’t know you, Michael Orell, but you came up in a conversation I was having with Brian...

Mar 25th

michaelorell: This is where YoungManhattanite got the last...

Mar 25th

Watch

(via Deadspin)

Mar 25th

I have never had to look for an apt in NYC...

Mar 25th

Watch

And now for an intermission. Your YM/bagcoffee/nudawn shitshow will resume in 2 minutes.

Mar 25th

MTA Fare Hikes are the new Facebook...

Mar 25th

Watch

yourdailyclubsong: Rui Da Silva featuring Cassandra - Touch Me As if I didn’t have enough to...

Mar 25th

pickin' fights

jaimeleighfairbrother: thephenthouse: jaimeleighfairbrother: Somebody say something ridiculous,...

Mar 25th

youngmanhattanite: Every day I’m Yum-blr-in: I just spoke with my man Jeff at Pinche. I’m hosting...

Mar 25th

Watch

Mar 25th

bagcoffee: an over-sized blanket the unfinished sandcastle a wry smile tent condoms ...

Mar 25th

alexbalk: Bronx: Up Battery: Down People: Pissed ...

Mar 25th

Hindsight is 20/20

dearoldlove: It was over when you vomited Strawberry-Kiwi Mad Dog all over my naked body.

Mar 25th

Now Empty 2008-2009 (via lilredterror on Flickr)

Mar 25th

Naked Photo Hunt NYC Meetup? Great idea

Mar 25th

This better be a great "new feature"

Mar 25th

realrealsoft: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU I GOTTA...

Mar 25th

I just realized how long it's been since...

shebs: chuffedlittlemuffin: God, do I miss it. That is my favorite game. We should play it some...

Mar 25th

I am watching the Obama press conference via CNN.com on monitor #2 while working on monitor #1. A TV...

Mar 25th

(via melissa) **ominous tree rustling** **children’s...

Mar 25th

iaminlikewithmybike: gillianmae: Buy this bike accessory...

Mar 24th

Watch

I forgot who told me that I should be watching - errr, need to be watching - It’s Always Sunny...

Mar 24th

Leveraging Technology for Love

This is the flipside to “talking at the gym” - this is one of the most perverse ways...

Mar 24th

Mar 24th

WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?! Ok, that’s it, I’m packing...

Mar 24th

Flirt or foul?

wellwhiskeyfriday: So I’m on the exercise bike, and a young lady walks in. She has her choice of...

Mar 24th

Anyone want a houseplant?

Mar 24th

I definitely caught this.

Mar 24th

OBAMA CRACKS UP

Mar 24th

The doctor is in.

wellwhiskeyfriday: brianvan: I dreamed that I had to buy another iPhone because I had started...

Mar 24th

jennabee: Oh, you just try and tell me you don’t want to...

Mar 24th

bagcoffee: This is my response to Hipster Runoff, although I doubt he’ll publish it. Bands are...

Mar 24th

OBAMA CRACKS UP

Mar 23rd

baxterp: I am venturing to Lower Manhattan. Dad told me to — “Go to a bar on Wall Street — they’ll...

Mar 23rd

shebs: Brian will appreciate this. I am beefing up the old...

Mar 23rd

This isnt what I meant when I said "drill me,...

Mar 23rd

Fempire

Mar 23rd

youngmanhattanite: brianvan: Actually I thought it was coming from Eli. No, I stick to Greatest...

Mar 23rd

Foursquare Use & Abuse

saucy: sarahcooley: alexandergordon: Is there a right way and a wrong way to use Foursquare? ...

Mar 23rd

I Love This.

charitini: Sorry, Krucoff*, but this is awesome. *I just assume any Jew-related material on Young...

Mar 23rd

(via tenenbaumfail) Good Morning!

Mar 23rd

Watch

“My favorite scenes of Nicki from season 3 of Big Love” (via natashavc)

Mar 23rd

antikris: This is brilliant deleteyourself: ...

Mar 23rd

I dreamed that I had to buy another iPhone because I had started chewing on my current one, and had...

Mar 23rd

(via tesslynch)

Mar 23rd

2 big love thoughts.

feistyred: 1. I am going to make up my own religion also- it’s going to be a “you are just a...

Mar 23rd

Scenes from an Olive Garden

fmylife: Today, After a year of ex-girlfriend drama, I decided to take my girlfriend out to a place...

Mar 23rd

What I've learned from TBS/TNT/USA...

baxterp: ….Is that if I ever want to be happy (i.e. find a man… duh…because what else is there,...

Mar 23rd

Bret and Jemaine answer womens’ questions… the...

Mar 22nd

nudawn: am i the only person that doesn’t want everyone to know where i’m at and what i’m up to?...

Mar 22nd

antikris: I am starting to hate foursquare. I really dont need a reminder of how incredibly lazy I...

Mar 22nd

reconnoitre: mandalay: Bathroom on the LES. I mean really....

Mar 22nd

Obama said that if Geithner offered his resignation, the answer would be, “Sorry buddy,...

Mar 22nd

saramcpherson: Sterling & Sara go to the ER/Sara gets...

Mar 22nd

And if you don’t yet think they’re evil… They played right above a sleeping baby...

Mar 21st

I’m trapped with my bike on this train!...

Mar 21st

“You are The Mayor of Beauty Bar!”

Mar 21st

David Wain is introducing the movie along with Tommy Wiseau....

Mar 21st

youngmanhattanite: Hey, Norma Rae (I’m talking to you and you), chew on this: There is a general...

Mar 20th

This is better than a family! No one around here asks me for my damn bone marrow.

Mar 20th

There is a lot big media can learn from...

mokoyfman: spiers: bijan: Bijan’s post (linked for space efficiency). Bijan isn’t really...

Mar 20th

FARK.com: Music teacher jailed for playing in A Minor

Mar 20th

I hate when

Mar 19th

“Oh my God! Another Boxxy thread on 4chan!”

Mar 19th

“Oh my God! EastVillageIdiot got delayed on the L...

Mar 19th

“Oh my God! Someone made an anti-feminist comment in...

Mar 19th

“Oh my God! Julia Allison ate White Castle while on...

Mar 19th

Tongan Inspectors Head to Undersea Volcano - NYTimes.com ...

Mar 19th

mandalay: I will pay someone to do my laundry. Sexual favors...

Mar 19th

Problem: (none) Answer: $40 worth of shots

Mar 19th

“You are the Mayor of Max Fish!”

Mar 19th

While Reading The News, I Now Suddenly...

(I wouldn’t call that “funny”, but hit the Like button if you would suddenly be...

Mar 19th

Let’s Talk About Natasha Richardson [UPDATED]...

Mar 19th

Everything That Happened On The Internet...

Memes. Parties. Boredom. Depravity. Nothing special. (You can safely take the next six months off...

Mar 19th

RIP

antikris: Natasha Richardson

Mar 19th

Watch

skeetonmischa: Wu Tang Wednesday “I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need” by Method Man &...

Mar 19th

peabs: WHAT. WHAT. WHAT. Do I even know you, and...

Mar 19th

Mar 18th

http://useqwitter.com/ So that you can be even more disappointed in yourself. (via anonymous...

Mar 18th

kjohnson: In case you were wondering, Amy Winehouse will not...

Mar 18th

blocksonblox: this is why we can’t have nice things ...

Mar 18th

Ladies:

blocksonblox: What up, ladies? We got an issue to discuss: Gum etiquette. Ok so lets pretend...

Mar 18th

Texas bill would make it harder for teens to use tanning salons (thx, Yahoo! FAIL.)

Mar 18th

"Newspapers are dying" sounds prettier...

alexbalk: I giornalisti attuali diventeranno dei disadattati. Un conto è raccontare balle dietro...

Mar 18th

Continuing an old joke

Every time we discuss a woman’s struggles in heterosexual dating rituals, we’ll say...

Mar 18th

bagcoffee: theduty: baby toy. WIN. - Oh sorry, I was just...

Mar 18th

I’m going to take this as final independent confirmation of what Time Out NY originally fucked...

Mar 18th

I was just reading an article on a strange website about Guinness Stout, followed a link to cole...

Mar 18th

NYC was so good without the SXSW crowd. Can’t you all stay down there?

Mar 18th

“You have just taken The Mayor of The Marshall Stack from Harry H.!” Seriously,...

Mar 18th

adamiss: Wisconsin - We’re all drunk on cheese! Nice try...

Mar 17th

Natasha Richardson Update: Conflicting...

Mar 17th

So, pretty cool that this homeless lady is...

Mar 17th

goldenfiddle: heather graham Well, other than the complete...

Mar 17th

Field Trip

superdoofus-stratodrive: cbeth: Going to B+H later to score some 120 film. Bringing the Diana+ to...

Mar 17th

skeetonmischa: Just a reminder, if you’re in Southern...

Mar 17th

Blog to Book Deal of the Day

doree: From Publishers Marketplace: March 17, 2009 Non-fiction: Humor Maxime...

Mar 17th

TMI Reports Death Of Julia Allison's...

Mar 17th

One news outlet… ONE!!!… reported new news about Natasha Richardson. No other news...

Mar 17th

arod: Also: YES! Bring back Scott! Best line: “Zip zip...

Mar 17th

Is SXSW becoming more Internet focused...

antikris: In previous years nearly every friend I have here in NYC has been gone for SXSW. Most of...

Mar 17th

And now John Carney has a good post on Clusterstock that has me swaying the other way on the AIG...

Mar 17th

(via mollylambert) Right before my phone died…

Mar 17th

Dealbook - The Case for Paying the A.I.G....

Mar 17th

david: Guess which one I’m dating! Is this some sort of...

Mar 17th

saramcpherson: My & my iPhone reflected in a photo of a...

Mar 17th

Ah, nothing like Gawker to make me...

I did not go nuclear. That was just a Molotov cocktail compared to what I’ve said in the past....

Mar 16th

This is Why You’re Fat

Mar 16th

lialia: There is somuch more besides the obvious going on...

Mar 16th

Why no headcount reduction at AIG?

kjohnson: If we put aside the maddening bonus issue and the payments to Goldman, Societe Generale,...

Mar 16th

If any of the following words are ever...

feistyred: flight-themed live performances and video installations, space-themed action games, DJ,...

Mar 16th

Why men prefer heavier playmates in a...

Mar 16th

bagcoffee: thedailywhat: Photo of the Day: Hacked road...

Mar 16th

interweber: Looks like someone’s paying out some steady...

Mar 15th

Of course I still read Yahoo!, despite my grievances. They are useful for comedy. Like this piece...

Mar 15th

Listen

tesslynch: gunstreetgirl: kapi: Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen This is Jersey boy bait.

Mar 15th

Adventures in Salesmanship

As of Wednesday, no rooms had been rented, but James Pirot, the school’s executive director of...

Mar 15th

Twitter Business Model Found!

Mar 15th

Yeesh.

Mar 15th

tylercoates: trainwrecks: Urban Dictionary MOCKS YOU! ...

Mar 15th

I’m so happy that realrealsoft has her old avatar image back. It’s the simple things...

Mar 15th

And btw, dammit if I haven’t been in better overall shape than I am tonight. I’m on a...

Mar 15th

I’m ripping it up ok Twitter tonight. To me honest, I’m still deeply not cool with what...

Mar 15th

Is it too late to complain about this?

I donated $51 to Ana Marie Cox and I never got a phone call or any sort of thank you note. (I had...

Mar 14th

mandalay: joebiden: think4yourself: blogonthe: VP Biden...

Mar 14th

joebiden: apsies: Vice President Joe Biden arrives at news...

Ever try reading a day's worth of posts...

It’s maddening.

Mar 11th

nickmcglynn: Now that Apple has introduced this new method...

Mar 11th

Watch

shebs: The Promise - When In Rome The song is so painfully 80’s that I’d want to die if...

Mar 11th

realrealsoft: BOOM! THEY’RE MARRIED! congrats, you crazy...

Mar 11th

SHOCKING: Chuck Norris Turns 69 Today

Mar 11th

This is why you're fat

I had a fair number of high-calorie beverages and then ordered two steak tacos as a nightcap. These...

Mar 11th

From the Yahoo! Newsdesk

Family may stay in cave

Mar 11th

From the Inbox

san locoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Mar 11th

20 or 21

Mar 11th

Under the Sea Dance 2009

Mar 11th

Profound!

(for pure entertainment purposes) Drunk! Tired! Anxious! Busy! Well-traveled! Exhausted! Ponderous!...

Mar 11th

This is irresponsible. (Story of my life.)

Mar 10th

i swear to god, no matter where i go, i always meet weird people. which i like. i hope it never...

Mar 9th

I really don’t want to wait any longer for this.

Mar 9th

Hold on a sec.

So you’re telling me that Defamer had to close up shop for being too lame to run the stretch,...

Mar 9th

So this happened. (Flickr set)

Mar 9th

Great Moments in Economic Theory

The pursuit of capital suddenly seems like a zero sum game. (The NYTimes learns how money works....

Mar 9th

Pinche has let me down

(10:30pm) Me: Can I get an order for delivery? Phone: Kitchen is closed. Me: Your website says...

Mar 9th

molls: My trademark duck face. molls, I saw what that dope...

Mar 8th

Spare us the sanctimony Cajunboy

Don’t get me wrong, I find it amusing as do so many others on the Internet (again, this is...

Mar 8th

via RandomNightOut. That’s what Mo actually looks...

Mar 7th

baxterp: Bvan, I thought we had a talk about this… You have a point. I thought I was picking...

Mar 7th

REEEEEAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLY REEEEEAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLY...

Mar 7th

REEEEEAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLY drunk

Mar 7th

Faking an orgasm

Mar 7th

Dodgeball Closing Party 3/6/09 (set on Flickr)

Mar 7th

Shit, I can’t even go to my haircut FIRST? Ok I’ll get photos up.

Mar 7th

The ball never stops

Mar 7th

HAND TRUCK FAIL (alt: Jolie says this is her love life)

Mar 6th

luxnightmare: Imagine, for a second, that I am going on a date. With a person I would like to get...

Mar 6th

Any marriage proposals sent my way

nudawn: antikris: brianvan: What’s funny about this is that you’ll accept a ring with a...

Mar 6th

From the Inbox

It’s not dead yet; also, it would be hysterical if someone crossed an international border to...

Mar 6th

Any marriage proposals sent my way

antikris: Best come in the form of a big ass diamond at the bottom of a Jameson bottle. Romantic. ...

Mar 6th

ADVISORY: There is a 3 minute sex scene...

allthecoolkids: katiebakes: natashavc: so many conflicting emotions! Hey Natasha, this is from...

Mar 6th

For memorial’s sake, my label in Gmail that holds all the stuff I have filed for anything...

Mar 6th

hay nyc.

superdoofus-stratodrive: new place has room for a desktop pc! give or trade me your pc tower. not...

Mar 6th

first foray into unfollow friday has...

superdoofus-stratodrive: all with one post. I thought it was fuckin hilarious

Mar 6th

Just saw Allen Salkin on the subway. He was not wearing a Snuggie.

Mar 6th

TODAY IN SUR LA TABLE: You will be consumed by rustic...

Mar 6th

Well, I already screwed up the secret. *sigh* Here’s how I got nailed: If I’m not...

Mar 6th

Fortune Favors The Bold

2009

2008

2007

LadyGaga is a genius

Deez nuts will make you sick

I just took a shit.

The Tumblr Business Model is to charge...

The Times folds the City section

Who wants to sex Mutombo?

Politics is Hard

MTA Fare Hikes are the new Facebook...

pickin' fights

Hindsight is 20/20

This better be a great "new feature"

I just realized how long it's been since...

Leveraging Technology for Love

toolongdidntread

Flirt or foul?

Flirt or foul?

Flirt or foul?

Flirt or foul?

Flirt or foul?

The doctor is in.

Foursquare Use & Abuse

I Love This.

2 big love thoughts.

Scenes from an Olive Garden

What I've learned from TBS/TNT/USA...

There is a lot big media can learn from...

I hate when

Grain of salt response of the day

Snap Judgment: Obama shoulda wore a tie....

No shit Brian Van

This is why Jason Kottke is turd.

Falling in love on Tumblr

While Reading The News, I Now Suddenly...

Everything That Happened On The Internet...

RIP

Ladies:

"Newspapers are dying" sounds prettier...

Continuing an old joke

Field Trip

Blog to Book Deal of the Day

Continuing updates...

From the Inbox

T.O.N.Y = S.H.I.T.

Continuing updates...

Hold on hold on HOLD ON!!!

Hold on hold on HOLD ON!!!

Is SXSW becoming more Internet focused...

Ah, nothing like Gawker to make me...

Why no headcount reduction at AIG?

If any of the following words are ever...

Adventures in Salesmanship

Is it too late to complain about this?

Ok NYC Tumblrs..

99 86es cash when confronted with a 22

99 86es cash when confronted with a 22

A rare "Yahoo! WIN"

In case you couldn't tell

Not for long!

"Shut your mouth, funny guy, and make me...

I appreciate this

I could name at least one thing.

Perspective

Dating Matchup Websites Are Terrifying

Ever try reading a day's worth of posts...

SHOCKING: Chuck Norris Turns 69 Today

This is why you're fat

From the Yahoo! Newsdesk

From the Inbox

Profound!

I need a new theme. How about a barter?...

Dashboard Bankruptcy!

Uh Oh It's Gchat Virus Time. (thanks...

Opening Lines That Show A Lot Of...

Hold on a sec.

Great Moments in Economic Theory

Pinche has let me down