December 2008
6 posts
New York Public Library's Flickr Commons archive... →
Here’s one of Union Square, where Toys R Us now stands. Check out the full set, link above.
The Year in Media Errors and Corrections →
there are too many good ones to start listing here, but this one is pretty great:
The Guardian:
Gore Vidal was once head-butted by Norman Mailer, not the other way round. Vidal described the altercation as “marshmallow to marshmallow” when asked about it at the Hay festival 2008 (Diary, page 9, G2, May 27).
WatchGodwilling, this will be played at every holiday party you go to this year.
“The plan isn’t foolproof. For it to work, certain things must happen:
—The...”
– “The Plan” by Jack Handey, from the New Yorker a couple weeks ago. It goes on from there, and it is hilarious.
