“China wrecked the talks. How do I know this? Because I was in the room and saw it happen.”
— How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room | Mark Lynas | Environment | The Guardian
December 2009
16 posts
“He once said of himself, ‘I look like a frightened chipmunk who’s been out in the rain too long.’”
—Arnold Stang, Milquetoast Actor, Dies at 91 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com
“A pretty emotive and reflective look on how heroes affected many of us when we were growing up (1960-1990).”
—Growing up Heroes
“In search of the best candles to use at a holiday dinner, I tried two dozen over the course of several days.”
—Road Test - In Search of the Best Candles for the Holidays - NYTimes.com
“Most people think that snowboarders whack into skiers. But it’s completely the other way around.”
—Phys Ed: How to Avoid Injury on the Slopes - Well Blog - NYTimes.com
“Taking a man’s name opened up a new world. It helped me earn double and triple the income of my true name.”
—Why James Chartrand Wears Women’s Underpants | Copyblogger
“Is it called I Fucked Tiger Woods? Because I hear that’s a really hot subject right now.”
—too sweet to die » Blog Archive » …and the toothpaste flowed out
“A man tried to enter my blog. I killed him at the entrance there.”
—The dreaming jaw, the salivating ear—By Jonathan Lethem (Harper’s Magazine)
“Huge sacrifices are required to cross the chasms of fear and disappointment that separate humanity.”
—The Lawn Chair Boys
“What is he thinking? What leafs out in the long winter of the mind? With the curve of his back carved in half by an eclipse.”
—Closer—By C.D. Wright (Harper’s Magazine)
“I should never have tried to cover it up, and I regret that more than anything in my life.”
—Artist Shepard Fairey on How His Career Has Taken Off — New York Magazine
“The sole achievement of America’s Former Mayor’s farcical presidential campaign was to render the evil of 9/11 banal.”
—Op-Ed Columnist - Obama’s Logic Is No Match for Afghanistan - NYTimes.com
“Minor crash, and nothing more / I ran the car into a tree / Elin was the hero here. / She used a club to rescue me.”
—Fragments from Tiger! The Musical: A Fantasy: Goings On : The New Yorker
“This reminds me a lot of a tweet I read recently from @newyorker.”
—McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: My MFA Workshop Responds to My Twitter Status Updates.
“Young writers, if you want to be rock stars, you have to read.”
—DAN CHAON on what writers can learn from young rock stars | The Review Review
“Imagine Peter Saville’s cover for Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures being animated by Chris Cunningham.”
—KN | Kitsune Noir » Scan Processor Studies by Woody Vasulka & Brian O’Reilly
