Song of Ice and Fire Experts Release A Game of Thrones Annotation

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So yeah, I downloaded Subtext to my iPad and bought this (via the Google eBookstore). On account of I am, um, a huge geek.

QOTD for October 10, 2011

“You may not see it now, but whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else. . . . Whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer.”

– Reason to Milo, The Phantom Tollbooth

Terrific piece in The New Yorker on the 50th anniversary of The Phantom Tollbooth.

Grayson 2016? Pleaseohpleaseohplease?

I can’t believe Grayson’s district voted him out of office in the midterms, but I am glad to see he is still around and still schooling the right wing. (And I’m sorry, P.J. O’Rourke, you were funny in your National Lampoon days, and you are kind of funny on Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me, but your politics are abominable. Seriously, “get him a bongo”?) Not visible on this clip – the standing ovation Grayson got.

Grayson could very well get my vote in 2016. He could even be the seed of a viable new party. (OK, that’s probably just wishful thinking.)

I Wish I Were This Smart

I am frankly in awe of this guy. This is Part 1 (click the image or read past the jump); read it and Part 2 for the whole awesome story.

Screw You, And Screw Your Man Card

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Drew Magary is now one of my heroes. Fuck Miller Lite. Fuck “manliness.”

I’m being pissed off about other things at the moment, so this hit the sweet spot. But go Drew Magary.