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Nyan Waits http://bit.ly/IqGTJ5 
 May 02, 2012 at 10:39AM

Nyan Waits http://bit.ly/IqGTJ5 May 02, 2012 at 10:39AM

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Dinklage http://bit.ly/HPCF7E I think I might now actually like Dinklage more than his character, Tyrion Lannister. The man has standards and those standards made his life difficult. How can you not respect that?
Dinklage stayed in New York and soon was landing stage work and the occasional low-budget film. But he couldn’t book commercial jobs, because he wasn’t interested in the kinds of roles that paid well for dwarves. Specifically, he wouldn’t play elves or leprechauns. Even after Dinklage’s memorable first film role in the 1995 Steve Buscemi indie comedy “Living in Oblivion” — Dinklage played an actor who’s annoyed to be cast in a dream sequence, demanding, “Have you ever had a dream with a dwarf in it?” — he still couldn’t get an agent. “Word got out,” he says. “I started to build up a resentment. And that fueled my desire to live in a cold apartment and be like: ‘I don’t need you! I’m gonna write poetry. Why would I want to be a member of your club if you don’t want me?’ ”
 April 03, 2012 at 12:27PM
Dinklage http://bit.ly/HPCF7E

I think I might now actually like Dinklage more than his character, Tyrion Lannister. The man has standards and those standards made his life difficult. How can you not respect that?

Dinklage stayed in New York and soon was landing stage work and the occasional low-budget film. But he couldn’t book commercial jobs, because he wasn’t interested in the kinds of roles that paid well for dwarves. Specifically, he wouldn’t play elves or leprechauns. Even after Dinklage’s memorable first film role in the 1995 Steve Buscemi indie comedy “Living in Oblivion” — Dinklage played an actor who’s annoyed to be cast in a dream sequence, demanding, “Have you ever had a dream with a dwarf in it?” — he still couldn’t get an agent. “Word got out,” he says. “I started to build up a resentment. And that fueled my desire to live in a cold apartment and be like: ‘I don’t need you! I’m gonna write poetry. Why would I want to be a member of your club if you don’t want me?’ ”

April 03, 2012 at 12:27PM
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dear clusterflock http://bit.ly/GRf1d1 Last night I saw the new Muppet movie. It was terrible. Name other films that are critically acclaimed but are secretly crap.
Titanic doesn’t count because it’s no secret.
 March 26, 2012 at 12:27PM
dear clusterflock http://bit.ly/GRf1d1

Last night I saw the new Muppet movie. It was terrible. Name other films that are critically acclaimed but are secretly crap.

Titanic doesn’t count because it’s no secret.

March 26, 2012 at 12:27PM
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Welcome back to the before time http://bit.ly/GNtzsD There was a very, very strange database error (strange to me, anyway) and we lost seven years of comments. It’s still not clear to me whether or not it was a hack or a database glitch, but last Sunday’s backup was the most stable, so here we are. 
 March 24, 2012 at 04:42PM
Welcome back to the before time http://bit.ly/GNtzsD

There was a very, very strange database error (strange to me, anyway) and we lost seven years of comments. It’s still not clear to me whether or not it was a hack or a database glitch, but last Sunday’s backup was the most stable, so here we are.

March 24, 2012 at 04:42PM
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Two Against One http://bit.ly/wUkX6K 
(thanks, Laura)
 February 28, 2012 at 01:14PM
Two Against One http://bit.ly/wUkX6K

(thanks, Laura)

February 28, 2012 at 01:14PM
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cage fight http://bit.ly/yXnLLz I can’t shake this photo by Danielle Houghton

 February 24, 2012 at 09:52AM
cage fight http://bit.ly/yXnLLz

I can’t shake this photo by Danielle Houghton

February 24, 2012 at 09:52AM
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tUnE-yArDs: Tiny Desk Concert http://bit.ly/x8lgr8 
They are amazing live. (Thanks, Laura)
 February 24, 2012 at 12:27AM
tUnE-yArDs: Tiny Desk Concert http://bit.ly/x8lgr8


They are amazing live. (Thanks, Laura)

February 24, 2012 at 12:27AM
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server hiccup http://bit.ly/yneeQ5 We had a server hiccup. I got it ironed out, but we lost a few comments. Sorry about that.
 February 23, 2012 at 08:30PM
server hiccup http://bit.ly/yneeQ5

We had a server hiccup. I got it ironed out, but we lost a few comments. Sorry about that.

February 23, 2012 at 08:30PM
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the money-driven villainy at the heart of American foreign policy http://bit.ly/GFmFVp This piece by Teju Cole puts words to my feelings after seeing the Kony 2012 video and, frankly, almost all the viral activism I’ve seen in the past five years:
Let us begin our activism right here: with the money-driven villainy at the heart of American foreign policy. To do this would be to give up the illusion that the sentimental need to “make a difference” trumps all other considerations. What innocent heroes don’t always understand is that they play a useful role for people who have much more cynical motives. The White Savior Industrial Complex is a valve for releasing the unbearable pressures that build in a system built on pillage. We can participate in the economic destruction of Haiti over long years, but when the earthquake strikes it feels good to send $10 each to the rescue fund. I have no opposition, in principle, to such donations (I frequently make them myself), but we must do such things only with awareness of what else is involved. If we are going to interfere in the lives of others, a little due diligence is a minimum requirement.
 March 21, 2012 at 03:46PM
the money-driven villainy at the heart of American foreign policy http://bit.ly/GFmFVp

This piece by Teju Cole puts words to my feelings after seeing the Kony 2012 video and, frankly, almost all the viral activism I’ve seen in the past five years:

Let us begin our activism right here: with the money-driven villainy at the heart of American foreign policy. To do this would be to give up the illusion that the sentimental need to “make a difference” trumps all other considerations. What innocent heroes don’t always understand is that they play a useful role for people who have much more cynical motives. The White Savior Industrial Complex is a valve for releasing the unbearable pressures that build in a system built on pillage. We can participate in the economic destruction of Haiti over long years, but when the earthquake strikes it feels good to send $10 each to the rescue fund. I have no opposition, in principle, to such donations (I frequently make them myself), but we must do such things only with awareness of what else is involved. If we are going to interfere in the lives of others, a little due diligence is a minimum requirement.

March 21, 2012 at 03:46PM