Jockey Full of Bourbon

Michelle and Barack Obama on the cover of the New Yorker

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:20:40 -0400

am I the only person who found it funny?

Michelle and barack obama new yorker cover

Michelle look particularly fetching in her Angela Davis getup.

I am surprised that what is obviously a joke/satire has gotten so much coverage from the chattering class. and outrage from the Obama camp.

much of the expressed outrage about the the "tasteless" and "offensive" cover is along the lines of "oh, we get the joke - we worry about "them" - them ignorant fly-over-country bitter rednecks - they are going to think this is an actual portrait"

this is a political cartoon and cartooning has a long history of being mocking and satirical; I think that those moaning and complaining are discounting the ability of the reading public to get a joke

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Sex Killer : : Psycho killer - Calliope No.8

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:07:57 -0400

Talking Heads-Psycho Killer

Talking Heads

previously on Calliope No.8 - Sex Beat :: Sex Killer

http://calliopeno...

I could not wait to get home and post "Psycho Killer", Calliope No.8

bonus: "Psycho Killer" from the 1980 concert in Rome. featuring Adrian Belew on the guitar

Talking Heads - Live in Rome 1980 - 01 Psycho Killer

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truly, truly scary...

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:44:38 -0400

playing around with the face transformer at St. Andrews University
pic is my profile pic -

weird looking bebeh - for some reason I am reminded of Karl Rove. le ick

Baby me

'masculinized' I look like my dad even more. not sure why it is darker

Masculine me

drunk - makes me queasy. at least I seem a happy drunk

Drunk me

I like this one - been Modigliani-ed. very grandmotherly

Modigiani me

and manga-ed

Manga me

play along. upload your pic at the St. Andrews university face transformer

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happy Bastille day!

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:16:14 -0400

go hunt down some aristocrats to celebrate

Bastille Day Fireworks.jpg

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fuck me, this is hilarious - the iPocalypse is here

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:37:05 -0400

Apple and AT&T Stores Having Difficulty Activating iPhones (UPDATE: It's the iPocalypse)

http://gizmodo.com/5024187/apple-and-...

A "teal shirt" Apple representative came out to let us know they are having difficulty accessing accounts on the iTunes system. The line has been amazingly slow, but at least we are inside! In the last maybe 30 minutes only 5 people got into the store. Time to get comfy.

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Vox Hunt: But $300 Can Buy...

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:50:14 -0400

Show us a better way to spend $300 than on the iPhone 3G.

Hookers

Blow

NOTE: images via GIS with moderate search ON.
can't emphasize that enough.

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fqotd - really, fuck the iPhone already

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:29:53 -0400

...it's been a long time, I know. no excuse. but today's qotd needs a response

fqotd: could you really, possibly, care less about the release of the new gen iPhone?

A: nope. couldn't care less

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I used to worry about Flint...

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:35:23 -0400

... but I won't anymore. they must have solved all the other problems if the police department is now worrying about saggy pants

Flint cops crack down on sagging pants | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articl...

"Some people call it a fad," Dicks told the Free Press this week while patrolling the streets of Flint. "But I believe it's a national nuisance. It is indecent and thus it is indecent exposure, which has been on the books for years."

ri-fucking-diculous.

the police department graphical design unit even had time to explain the new enforcement rules visually:

Levels of bagginess

I did not know the Blue Man group originated in Flint. very nice detail on the boxers.

(Detroit Free Press via Gawker)

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Bloody Mary Morning : : Blood in alphabet soup - Calliope No. 8

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:41:02 -0400

Marcy Playground-MP3-02-Blood in Alphabet Soup

Marcy Playground

previously on Calliope No.8 - Brunch in Chicago :: Bloody Mary morning

http://calliopeno...

you are making me hungry, Calliope No.8

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CSA week 8 - July 4 2008

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:21:27 -0400

happy 4th!

CSA week 8 - July 4 2008

broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber, garlic scapes, green zucchini and yellow crookneck squashes, daikon radish, swiss chard.
tons of stuff. this early in the season I'm already sick of the squashes - not too fond of them to begin with.

the daikon should be interesting. the only way I've ever had it is shredded, a garnish in a sushi plate.

Daikon detail

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