{"id":6041,"date":"2011-07-03T16:39:35","date_gmt":"2011-07-03T20:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=6041"},"modified":"2011-07-03T16:41:58","modified_gmt":"2011-07-03T20:41:58","slug":"unrequired-reading-junebug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/unrequired-reading-junebug","title":{"rendered":"Unrequired Reading: Junebug"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just in time for July 4th, it’s a collection of my tweeted links and retweets, for those of you too lazy to get on Twitter and follow me @groth18<\/a>!<\/p>\n

First up, the retweets!<\/p>\n

RT @MoCCAnyc<\/a> (MoCCA): Kirby vs Marvel<\/a> in the NY Times<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

RT @KenTremendous<\/a> (Ken Tremendous): Wow. RT (@parksandrecnbc<\/a>) The Ron Swanson Mosaic<\/a>. Be sure to grab our free hi-res poster! #ParksandRec<\/p>\n

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RT @tnyCloseRead<\/a> (Amy Davidson): David Remnick on the Big Man: Bloodbrother: Clarence Clemons, 1942-2011<\/a><\/p>\n

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RT\u00a0@kylevanblerk<\/a> (Kyle Van Blerk):\u00a0Need. This. Bookcase<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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RT @simonpegg<\/a> (Simon Pegg): Memorable ink from the US book tour: 1<\/a> and 2<\/a><\/p>\n

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RT @kylevanblerk<\/a> (Kyle van Blerk): animalsbeingdicks.com<\/a> That is all. Have a good weekend.<\/p>\n

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RT @MarylandMudflap<\/a> (Scotty L.): Etch-a-Sketch was really onto something. I wish I could shake the shit out of everything in my life when I need a fresh start.<\/p>\n

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RT @scottmccloud<\/a> (Scott McCloud): OMG OMG OMG http:\/\/llamafont.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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RT @normmacdonald<\/a> (Norm Macdonald): I’d have to be pretty hammered to see “Thor”.<\/p>\n

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RT @DwightGarner<\/a> (Dwight Garner): Daniel Okrent (I think) said it in Esquire (I think) in the 80s: “John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman” = best LP ever recorded. I’m a believer.<\/p>\n

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Anyone know where #ProfessorZoom got his doctorate<\/a>? #justwondering<\/p>\n

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Cover story: #magouflage<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nazis tend not to design great synagogues<\/a>? I prefer #BattlestarJudaica<\/a>! #FrankLloydWrong 26 Jun<\/p>\n

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Is #Cars a vehicle (ha-ha) for Intelligent Design<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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Blind drunk<\/a>: #notreally<\/p>\n

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Neat #PhilipRoth interview<\/a>: #idontreadcontempofictioneither<\/p>\n

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If I ever have to move again, I have no idea what I’ll do with all the books<\/a>. #unpackingtheshelves<\/p>\n

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Long-ass @BobMould<\/a> conversation on wrestling, Catholicism, breakups and more<\/a>: #seealittlelight<\/p>\n

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@SimonDoonan: wildly pro-Jew<\/a>.\u00a0#yay!<\/p>\n

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I am SO glad I didn’t watch the last six episodes of @TheKilling_AMC<\/a>: http:\/\/bit.ly\/mEhcSL #stillsevenhoursiwillnevergetback<\/p>\n

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I wish it hadn’t taken me so long to think of #WeAllKilledRosieLarsen. Still, glad I didn’t watch the last 7 episodes of @TheKilling_AMC<\/a><\/p>\n

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First, only time #AnnaNicoleSmith will be compared to #BleakHouse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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#SalmanRushdie offers up seven wonders<\/a> (those Goya paintings the Prado are creepy as all get-out)<\/p>\n

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The Girl with the Caffeine Addiction<\/a>? #TMCM<\/p>\n

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NYT sez: Life could be better if we blow off property rights, the environment, consumer safety, etc.<\/a>: #highspeedrail<\/p>\n

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Introvert Myth #11<\/a>: they don’t get Twitter.<\/p>\n

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“Time-Traveling Male Sea Monkeys Make Bad Mates<\/a>“<\/p>\n

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Great moments in terrible casting<\/a>, via @fuggirls<\/a> (No #JessicaAlba as geneticist and\/or blonde in #FantasticFour?)<\/p>\n

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Accidental Chinese hipsters<\/a>: #umm<\/p>\n

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Bust 2.0?<\/a> “If you squint just right, our business is actually booming!”<\/p>\n

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Do we expect too much of books<\/a>? #iknowido #ralphwaldoemerson<\/p>\n

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(Un)happy Bloomsday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Krypto’s got quite a pedigree<\/a>: #superdog #legionofsuperpets<\/p>\n

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Rockin’ the GTH turban<\/a>:\u00a0#sikhandyoushallfind<\/p>\n

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Mandelbrot, P.I.<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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No Mexican in Paris<\/a>? WTF? I can’t even call this #firstworldproblems<\/p>\n

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Why I never took up smoking<\/a>: #cheapjew<\/p>\n

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The Enhancer: “Yeah, but have you ever Disneyed . . . HIGH?<\/a>” #weed<\/p>\n

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#Masa loses one star<\/a> for F-U (by @samsifton<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Haberdashed<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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“Not only is it okay to hate #LeBron, but it’s a fucking character flaw on your part if you do not<\/a>.” #nbafinals<\/p>\n

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Anybody know what this is<\/a>? #snakeonahike #herpetology<\/p>\n

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My hometown: a toxic mess that CAN’T be cleaned up, after multiple Superfund attempts<\/a>: #ringwoodnj #eatlead<\/p>\n

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#JoeJackson & #TheRoots do #SteppinOut on @latenightjimmy<\/a><\/p>\n

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Apparently, I need to alternate my annual Toronto trip with some Montreal action<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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i found my thrill on N***** Hill<\/a>? #plaqueremoval<\/p>\n

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Never trust your parents<\/a>, especially when you’re home for the holidays: #drugdeal<\/p>\n

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#Seth’s lovely eulogy for his father<\/a>: #nosethdoesnothaveatwitteraccount<\/p>\n

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Every mall should have a bomb shelter<\/a>: #shoptillthebombdrops<\/p>\n

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Puyehue makes an ash of itself<\/a>: #underthevolcano #alsooverthevolcano<\/p>\n

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I’ll get to these<\/a> right after I finish #ADancetotheMusicofTime. #johnswartzelder #simpsons<\/p>\n

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Sunfart<\/a>: #justsunfart<\/p>\n

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Greatest pwnage ever<\/a>? #nadal #federer #toughcall<\/p>\n

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“To prize integrity is to fear disintegration<\/a>” (via @asymmetricinfo<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Escapistism<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: Greatest. Cast. Ever<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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@comicsreporter<\/a> on his hoped-for DC relaunches<\/a>.\u00a0#bwahhaha<\/p>\n

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Kirby. Gods. Watercolor<\/a>. #nuffsaid<\/p>\n

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@michaelbierut<\/a> on comedic design<\/a> (sorta): #talkingfunny<\/p>\n

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We will be like birds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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#GeneHackman: “He tried”<\/a><\/p>\n

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#UmbertoEco on reading and not reading<\/a>: http:\/\/bit.ly\/jFXAQZ<\/p>\n

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#Francesa = #Jeter<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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“You cook?” “I’m French.<\/a>” #MelanieLaurent #aurevoirshoshana!<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

No one said, “I wish I kept up on Twitter more”?\u00a0#regretsofthedying<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just in time for July 4th, it’s a collection of my tweeted links and retweets, for those of you too lazy to get on Twitter and follow me @groth18! First up, the retweets! RT @MoCCAnyc (MoCCA): Kirby vs Marvel in the NY Times * * * RT @KenTremendous (Ken Tremendous): Wow. RT (@parksandrecnbc) The Ron … <\/p>\n

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