April 2012
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“Imagine a distracted, mostly disingenuous “it’s not you, it’s...”
– David Roth on why the Brooklyn Nets can scrub hard, but the Jersey won’t come off for Capital New York.
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David's Log: Tempus fugit →
A classy thank you from David Karp to his mentor and Tumblr’s now former president, John Maloney.
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“The result is something like an elevator ride in a department store imagined by...”
– Food Trucks Serve a Chelsea Building’s Upper Floors - NYTimes.com (via rubenfeld)
The fortresslike building, with its robust floor plates and concrete bays, was designed to bring supply trucks directly up to a congeries of production, storage and repackaging companies, for deliveries and exports....
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“I promise you, the president has a big stick.”
– Vice President Joe Biden at N.Y.U. this morning.
As both Hillary Clinton and Andrew Cuomo... →
“When I started the column, the Village Voice wouldn’t pick it up because it was...”
– Dan Savage [h/t Ji Hyun Park] (via azipaybarah)
Square Technology in New York City Taxis
nycdigital:
Today is the official launch date for Square technology in New York City taxis. Read more about the program here.
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Jon Stewart on Carolyn Maloney's gender-diversity... →
azipaybarah:
“Carolyn Maloney is part of the New York congressional delegation. The New York delegation is 30 percent women. In the last few years alone that delegations’ had Craiglist Ferguson, Twitter-dick Van Patton and Tickle-me Massa.”
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Eliot Spitzer on his new show: 'Look, my mom... →
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BY THE NUMBERS: Women in TV →
think-progress:
— Women of color directed 1% of TV episodes
— And make $23,325 less than male writers
— Women make up 15 percent of writers
— Women comprise 11 percent of directors
ThinkProgress’ Alyssa has some other fascinating stats.
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WatchWHERE ARE THE WOMEN? Rep. Carolyn Maloney was on ABC’s “This Week,” where she reprised her question about a House hearing on contraception, which has raised her profile in recent weeks.
“And I can’t help but keep asking this question, where are the women?” Maloney said, in response to a figure that women make up only 11 percent of the Secret Service. “We...
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Can Eli Manning measure up to his brother in the... →
A question for you! But also, check out Greg Hanlon’s thoughts on this topic. They are smart ones.
Why are Republicans talking about Ray Kelly?... →
azipaybarah:
My story:
“Oh yeah, I’d love him to, yes.”
That was Republican congressman Bob Turner, when asked last night if he would like to see the New York City police commissioner run for mayor next year.
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“I have never fallen asleep at a Bruce Springsteen show and I will never fall...”
– New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, denying a New York Post report. Christie says “Rocky Ground” is “kind of a really spiritual song,” so he sat back and closed his eyes while listening. (via officialssay)
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Wendi Murdoch, unlike her husband's media outlets,... →
azipaybarah:
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