February 2012
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Capital New York sent me to 40/40 for the second... →
stackinpapers:
“When you’re done collecting all of the hip-hop Pokemon, you have to move into other worlds, break glass ceilings in other houses.”
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"Jay-Z! No, wait. Linkin Park and Jay-Z." →
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Rex Ryan, who probably once predicted that he... →
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“Really, almost everything that’s been done since was done in Don Quixote and...”
– Jennifer Egan is hopeful about the novel’s ability to assimilate other forms. In Capital New York [by Dan Rosenblum via @tmcgev] (via sarahwrotethat)
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She told the story of a failed attempt to write about identical twin rappers named Dyme. She described following them around and going to a ...
Conde Nast email rage →
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Watchsoupsoup:
Giants victory parade live stream
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The best subway stops to get you to the Giants... →
Compiled by the MTA.
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Peter W. Knox: The Zanesville Magazine Feature... →
peterwknox:
Have your pick [both were released today]:
Esquire - Animals
It was dark and wet and dangerous in Zanesville, Ohio. Terry Thompson had let his scores of big animals out of their hard, grim cages, then shot himself in the head. The tigers and bears were loose. Night was falling. Everything was out of control.
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GQ -Terry Thompson and the Zanesville Ohio Zoo Massacre
The...
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How much confetti do Giants fans have to throw...
azipaybarah:
A lot.
Here’s a history, via Bloomberg’s office:
Feb. 5, 2008…..Giants Super Bowl Victory….36.5 tons
Oct. 30, 2000…..Yankees World Series Victory…..46.7 tons
Oct. 29, 1999…..Yankees World Series Victory…..57.4 tons
Nov. 16, 1998…..John Glenn & NASA Astronauts Parade…..12.9 tons
Oct. 23, 1998…..Yankees World Series Victory…..43.9 tons
Oct. 29, 1996…..Yankees World Series...
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A federal attack on transit dollars draws NYC’s... →
Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee voted to send a markup of the transportation bill to the floor, and if passed by the House and Senate and approved the president — a tall order indeed — the bill could rob New York City of billions of dollars of transit funds.
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Schneiderman sues J.P. Morgan and Bank of America,... →
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What to expect from Bloomberg's budget plan →
For his second-to-last time at 1 p.m. today. According to Azi, it’s not expected to be so painful this year, thanks to $1 billion in expected revenue from the sale of new taxi medallions. Read more at the morning news brief.
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“I thought I had made it when I was 30,” Glass says. “I was in New York; I had my...”
– In which Philip Glass gives advice to those kids in Two Lights Band (via flavorpill)
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