April 18, 2006
'A Day in the Life of a SIPA Student' - 11:35 PM08:00 wake up, remember I wanted to set the alarm for 7:00 instead. 08:15 coffee: fresh ground french press 08:30 shower, shave, dress, email, webcomics, quick news-check 09:00 out the door 09:15 History of the Modern Middle East class (I’m...
February 27, 2006
'Lighting a Candle' - 03:45 PMIt looks like the Great Concavity has finally come out of his Great Hibernation. Welcome back to the blogroll, old friend....
December 12, 2005
'Changing Incentive Structures' - 09:33 PMCan you tell I'm spending a lot of time writing papers these days? A dear, dear friend of mine who I do not see nearly often enough has provided me with something to look forward to once this semester is...
October 15, 2005
'Pimping the Fafblog' - 11:35 AMAnd before I bury myself in school again, I'd just like to draw your attention to the Fafblog, which continues to pump out the kind of weapons-grade political humor that others can only dream of: Remaining Explanations for the Widespread,...
August 31, 2005
'I'm Still Alive' - 09:11 AMComing to you from deep inside Orientation Week here at Columbia University. I have little time to follow news or post biting (but insightful!) political rants with all the Orienting and unpacking I'm doing, but I did want to make...
August 26, 2005
'And Now, For Something Lighter' - 07:07 AMWell, perhaps not exactly: At nine feet in length and weighing 646 pounds, it may be the biggest freshwater fish ever recorded. Said Ewan McGregor, "It's so wrong, but it tastes. so. good!"...
August 24, 2005
'Expanding Scoobilization?' - 10:40 PMMy English-Arabic dictionary has an entry for "Vampire Slayer." That is all....
July 29, 2005
'The "O'Reilly" Factor' - 02:04 PMRedstate.org, continuing the post-modernization of the American right-wing, deconstructs the state of right-wing idiocy into its base elements: DST was supposedly to benefit farmers, but farmers don't want it. It was supposed to cause more daylight, yet daylight is not...
July 20, 2005
'The Greatest City on Earth' - 07:17 AMI spent last night on the Great Lawn in Central Park, chatting with friends over wine, cheese, and other assorted picnic fixings while the New York Philharmonic played Dvorak's Carnival, opus 92, Cello Concerto in B minor, opus 104, and...
July 14, 2005
'The Wedding Crashers' - 07:30 AMI went to a pre-screening of the Wedding Crashers last night. Briefly: It was very good. Go see it. Vince Vaughn absolutely nailed his delivery the entire time, and Owen Wilson was able to be actually-sincere (as opposed to the...
June 30, 2005
'Et tu, Slate?' - 07:37 AMI love Slate.com - Today's Papers is the best source for a smart, cross-referenced news snapshot you'll find - but they frequently tend towards being overly clever or perverse for the sake of perversity. One method is attacking a widely...
'Et tu, Slate?' - 07:37 AM
I love Slate.com - Today's Papers is the best source for a smart, cross-referenced news snapshot you'll find - but they frequently tend towards being overly clever or perverse for the sake of perversity. One method is attacking a widely...