quiddities and agonies of the ruling class - a rolling new york times thread

summer in DC means that we actually don't have a federal government for most of August; there's like three bureaucrats total left in charge of everything. semi-relevant xps

dude is probably working for some conservative think tank amirite

― mookieproof, Wednesday, July 11, 2012 12:23 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

B-)

Yeah it's usually awful here in the summer but this year has been pretty good with the exception of a couple 95+ days I feel like we've really lucked out by so far avoiding the heat that seems to be everywhere else. Supposed to be mid-80s today. Not too bad imo.

I like Boston. I've had some fun times there.

Never been. Probably never will go.

I'm not a huge fan of Boston but that's largely to do with being from Providence.

Nothing compares to how much I loathe Connecticut, though. SORRY, NUTMEGGERS.

x-post - lol Prov ppl HATE Boston ime. I love Prov though. Might be down there in a couple weeks. If so I will drop you a line - maybe we could meet up for a drink. :)

Yes please, E!

Part of Providence's antipathy towards Boston has to do with RI's inherent parochial character but also resentment of Boston's dominance in New Englands's cultural landscape -- they get all the big touring acts, etc. Personally, I sometimes feel like Boston is kind of expansionist and thinks of Providence as a commuter city, which is kinda bullshit.

providence rules, boston drools, end of story

you drool

jk

max yesterday:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UOSdP89RDOo/SjPoKkl4MkI/AAAAAAAAElY/H9SxuPuivJU/s400/DSC00040.JPG

*skates away holding dels lemonade*

B)

lol

I am a h8er of boston mea culpa

tho I had an amazing weekend there once

also a friend of mine lived in an apartment in somerset that was in an old converted mariner church and that had for real 20ft ceilings and a stained glass window

Why the hate then?

i like boston but ive only been there once

i fucking love the fuck out of fucking somerville

Teens frolic in Medford Square, Medford, 1972

http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/6821511136/

Part of Providence's antipathy towards Boston has to do with RI's inherent parochial character but also resentment of Boston's dominance in New Englands's cultural landscape -- they get all the big touring acts, etc. Personally, I sometimes feel like Boston is kind of expansionist and thinks of Providence as a commuter city, which is kinda bullshit.

lol ... this reminds me of that infamous NYT story from about 7 years ago when some NYcers who had moved to Philadelphia wrote a quiddities-style article about Philly becoming "the sixth borough." said article was not well-received by real Philadelphians of course.

i fucking love the fuck out of fucking somerville

― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, July 12, 2012 12:12 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

So do I which is good since i live there. Actually Somerville is heavily represented on ILX considering that me, Spiralli, Call all Destroyer, and DJP are all Somerville residents! :D

I spent a long week in Somerville one night! j/k

(actually I saw the Magnetic Fields at the Somerville Theater in Dec 2000, while the Bush-Gore recount was going on)

heavy frolicking

lol ... this reminds me of that infamous NYT story from about 7 years ago when some NYcers who had moved to Philadelphia wrote a quiddities-style article about Philly becoming "the sixth borough." said article was not well-received by real Philadelphians of course.

― kurwa mać (Polish for "long life") (Eisbaer), Thursday, July 12, 2012 10:27 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

omg this makes me angry and I've only ever lived near Philadelphia, and not in 12 years.

I think they ran similar stories at least two other times.

I said somerset, meant somerville

we know

there is a somerset mass

we still knew, that's how awesome Somerville ppl are

well ill be damned

Ex-Somervillain here, still miss it.

TWU, you ever come back for reunions? We should do Somerville drinks if you do.

Not reunions, but I do like to swing by Inman Square every couple of years. Will drop you a line next time I do.

Ha we're a 5 min walk from there.

http://i.imgur.com/94KwF.png

opinion >>

DO WE HATE
OURSELVES AND
WORRY ABOUT
BULLSHIT
ENOUGH?

Room for Debate asks:
There must be some
way we haven't talked
about this crap some-
how yet.

hah

goole otm

oh god, it's a series of articles and one is titled "Rediscover the Don Draper Within"

gag

hah thats messed up

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/07/12/are-modern-men-manly-enough/men-need-to-rediscover-the-don-draper-within

kind of feel like these article titles need a poll

‘Manly’ Is a Lifestyle, Not a Look
LAWRENCE SCHLOSSMAN, BLOGGER

jesus fn christ

that guy's is the least objectionable

the article, I mean, not the title

the article boils down to "be a decent person," though

ya he clearly didnt write the headline but still its more 'lol hipsters, be a decent person'

i like how the bylines distinguish between 'blogger' and 'author'.

goole otm

― hot sauce delivery device (mh), Friday, July 13, 2012 5:43 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink