FAST FACT: Every 4.2 seconds a baby is born having never seen The Wire.
Check out Ben Orlin’s preview of The Descendents, and find out if the Oscar buzz is legit.
WHO’DA THUNK IT?:Â Before making it as a comic, Steve Martin majored in Philosophy with a particular interest in logic. Referencing his education in his act, he said, “If you’re studying geology, which is all facts, as soon as you get out of school you forget it all, but philosophy you remember just enough to screw you up for the rest of your life.”
Just retweeted at @Record_Electric: All aboard the Peace Traaaain! Here we gooo–ohhhhh noooo! The peace train just hit a deer! The peace train just hit a deer!—@robbaedeker
I WISHÂ ESPN would learn that the proper proportion of tie-knot to head is not 1:1.
November 18th is librettist W.S. Gilbert’s birthday. Gilbert is best known for his 14 comic operas he wrote with his collaborator Arthur Sullivan. You can watch one of his more impressive lyrical feats in I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General.
IN THE MAIL:
Dear Bob Dylan,
Really? A card with a monkey on it saying, “Go bananas on your birthday!†is all you can say? I hate you.
Sincerely,
Jakob Dylan
Read the rest of our mail here.Â
Cartoons/Graphics:
Chittyland: Breathtaking
Pooh Corner RX
USA Today: Global Warming
Jive Dictionary
Ads of the World: I’m a Great Lover
Imgur: Architects
Zero Like Me: Rich Guy
German Cartoon: Kermit the FrogÂ
Quiet Glen Mind Police: Doctor
Webby Comics: BarneyÂ
Chittyland: Modern Chivalry
Writing:
Preview: The Descendents
Preview: The Muppets
Preview: A Dangerous MethodÂ
Audio/Video:
Mike Birbiglia on Fresh Air
The Simpsons Takes on The Game!
The Church of Saint John Coltrane (San Francisco)Â
Classic Video Game Deaths
Two-Year-Old Cam
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General
Happy weekend,
jmt
