January 2012
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“Religious ideas are usually said to be an argument against what is called...”
– The conclusion of Paul Berman’s long, brilliant essay on Václav Havel in The New Republic — full text available only to subscribers, alas. This is the kind of thing TNR does best; I wish it did more along these lines. (via ayjay)
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Data is not the plural of anecdote.
“The real question, John [of the Cross] suggests, is about what you are really...”
– Rowan Williams, “The Dark Night” (via ayjay)
“A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.”
– Lana Turner (via rulesformyunbornson)
Jusky's New Books: One of my favorite mean things... →
juskysnewbooks:
One of my favorite mean things anyone ever said about anyone is when Faulkner described Henry James as “Truly, the nicest old lady I ever met.”
Oh, hello, you want more Faulkner shit?
How bout this? The story goes that once upon a time it was Faulkner’s daughter’s birthday and there was a party…
Twitter / @faisalislam: Summers fact: Inflation in... →
Inflation in US is index where 1980= 100. A TV is now 11 (a tenth of its price) healthcare is 500+. Relative price shift 50x
“You don’t always stride across the Rubicon. Sometimes you slide unwittingly...”
“Nor are there any cardboard cutout villains, unless you consider naked ambition,...”
– Epicurean Dealmaker on Margin Call
“Although we read with our minds, the seat of artistic delight is between the...”
– Vladimir Nabokov (via salveo)
“On the other hand, his blonde Wasp chick won’t do it at any price, partly from...”
– Philip Roth
Twitter / @TrueAdolfHitler: I was seriously just... →
I was seriously just showing everyone which way the closest McDonalds was when everyone just copied me and yelled, “HEIL HITLER!” Strange.
Guardian Readers' Editor criticises paper's... →
Chris Elliott quotes from a reader’s letter suggesting there is a cultural problem with numbers among Guardian journalists, citing two corrections published a week ago – one about new floor space planned by big food retailers, the second about emigration from Greece.
Both of these errors produced conclusions implausible enough that you might hope somebody – author, section editor, or...