{"id":5913,"date":"2011-02-28T01:00:39","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T05:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=5913"},"modified":"2011-02-28T08:03:05","modified_gmt":"2011-02-28T12:03:05","slug":"unrequired-reading-the-februariad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/unrequired-reading-the-februariad","title":{"rendered":"Unrequired Reading: The Februariad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s your monthly dose of Unrequired Reading, dear readers who are too lazy or otherwise uninclined to follow my twitter feed at twitter.com\/groth18<\/a><\/p>\n

My dogs would get so confused on these awesome staircases<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Nothing about how Craigslist enables Arab protestors and revolutionaries to get laid<\/a>? #noitdoesnt<\/p>\n

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Great pix from Sept. shuttle trip<\/a> in honor of my production manager, who bailed on our current ish to watch the launch.<\/p>\n

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Simon Schama on Helen Mirren<\/a>. Well, not ON Helen Mirren, but you know. #IneverdidseethatMazurskyversionoftheTempest<\/p>\n

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Sadly, I’m sure there’s a novel\/screenplay about a romance between a mope and a fluffer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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So it’s better to shoot at civilian protestors<\/a> with 7.62s, not .50s?<\/p>\n

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“Exotic Superfluid Found in Ultra-Dense Stellar Corpse”<\/a>: the title of the new Orb record? #littlefluffytweets<\/p>\n

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Glad to find out street heroin and my G&Ts both have quinine<\/a>: always important to stave off malaria. #themoreyouknow<\/p>\n

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I’d be afraid of the NJ version of this #50moststylishnewyorkers list<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Gator and the Berra<\/a>. #NYY #louisianalightning<\/p>\n

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Don’t bet against the Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken<\/a>. #starbucksduanereadeorcupcakes<\/p>\n

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Profile of Al Goldstein<\/a>: the (not-)new pornographer.<\/p>\n

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Greatest. Memo. Ever<\/a>. #weneedtosolvepakistanbeforelunch<\/p>\n

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@simondoonan: not exactly a fan of Fashion Week<\/a> (but hilarious). http:\/\/slate.me\/gLK6Jz #nyfw<\/p>\n

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tl;dr<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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There really should be a Yinka Dare award<\/a>, too. #nbaantiawards<\/p>\n

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Great Michael Caine interview<\/a>. Get Carter<\/em> was #badass<\/p>\n

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“Alcoholic hospice”<\/a>? I used to joke about drinking with careerist determination, but wow.<\/p>\n

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Ahoy-ahoy<\/a>! #thatisall<\/p>\n

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If only Bill Murray had missed out on<\/a> The Man Who Knew Too Little<\/em>, too… http:\/\/bit.ly\/fCEPi9 #billmurray #castingdirectorofbabel<\/p>\n

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To Mr. & Mrs. Ball, a son: Curve<\/a>. #intheloop #greatestmovieever<\/p>\n

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That’s it! No Ferrari for me<\/a>! #okayidriveasubaru<\/p>\n

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KenJen on #Watson: very smart, very fast, speaks in an uneven monotone, and has never known the touch of a woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Michael Lewis (satirically) on who’s to blame for the financial crisis<\/a>: #blamecanada?<\/p>\n

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It’d be funnier if the greys just took off like rockets<\/a>: #judginggreyhounds<\/p>\n

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Did NYC consult @dandrezner for the zombie invasion section<\/a>? #apocalypselaw #escapefromnewyork<\/p>\n

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West Egg. 8-Bit. Great Gatsby video game<\/a>. #gatsbyfornes<\/p>\n

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Great piece by Adam Kirsch on literary criticism<\/a>. Go read it! #notbookreviews<\/p>\n

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Sartoria Rossi<\/a>: or is it Satori Rossi? #beitalian #iwishicoulddressthiswell<\/p>\n

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@nealstephenson on the development of the Rocket<\/a> #ficktnichtmitderRaketemensch! #youdroppedthebombonme<\/p>\n

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Valentine’s Day special! Here are the best NYC restaurants in which to stage a breakup<\/a>! #noromance<\/p>\n

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Fun story of SEO abuse on Google<\/a>. #jcpenney #seohack<\/p>\n

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Not on the menu @ Veselka: Ron Rosenbaum on cannibalism in the Ukraine c.1932-3<\/a> #noendtoevil #ieatcannibals<\/p>\n

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Schizo NYC<\/a> from @jeremoss: Two-Face, Composite Superman, or Ultra The Multi-Alien? #splitcity #uglierbytheday<\/p>\n

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“Yoga in bed”<\/a> is a euphemism, right? #clydefrazier #whatrhymeswithtantric<\/p>\n

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Ouroussoff fluffery on new Gehry bldg. Was this actually written by a computer using random samples of O’s prose<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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Important lesson \u00e2\u20ac\u201c never marry a chemist<\/a>: #whenxiaoyemetthallium<\/p>\n

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I’d wear Jesse Eisenberg’s costuming from Social Network before I’d be caught dead in Sorkin’s sack suit<\/a> #badfashion<\/p>\n

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Richie Rich: explosion on the runway<\/a>. http:\/\/bit.ly\/gyAz2R #nyfw<\/p>\n

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My old man swears he once reached a polar research base with his HAM setup<\/a>: #wb2zvs<\/p>\n

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Not quite as implausible as Jews In Space, but it’s close: Jews In Syria<\/a>! (neat story, trust me) http:\/\/bit.ly\/gkOntd<\/p>\n

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Neat @nicknotned (Nick Denton) Atlantic Wire interview<\/a> about his news consumption habits.<\/p>\n

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Covering J.G. Ballard<\/a> #jgballard<\/p>\n

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Real question is: Can a novel be “philosophical”<\/a> without being dreadfully dull? #doubtit<\/p>\n

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Metropolitan or Gossip Girl<\/a>? or … #whitstillman #gossipgirl (I’m a Metropolitan man<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Queenstown<\/a>, where I heard the voice of God (also, where I bungee-jumped) http:\/\/nyti.ms\/dSZiHx<\/p>\n

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Greatest. Band name. Ever<\/a>. #drteethandtheelectricmayhem<\/p>\n

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Clive James on roman policier<\/a>: #okaytheyrecrimenovels<\/p>\n

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The honey badger doesn’t give a shit: #randall<\/p>\n

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Honey badger remains b-a-d-a-s-s<\/a> (I can’t even survive drinking half a 40 of King Cobra). #honeybadger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s your monthly dose of Unrequired Reading, dear readers who are too lazy or otherwise uninclined to follow my twitter feed at twitter.com\/groth18 My dogs would get so confused on these awesome staircases. * * * Nothing about how Craigslist enables Arab protestors and revolutionaries to get laid? #noitdoesnt * * * Great pix from … <\/p>\n

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