“Populism? Gay.” -Irving Kristol (Actual post here)
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George Packer quotes Irving Kristol on populism.
15 Apr 2009Hilton Als just can’t stop watching Helen Mirren in “Prime Suspect”
07 Mar 2009I’m writing this on my iPhone. I’ve been in this room for 36 hours and I don’t see an exit. I don’t know how I got here or where I am, and I don’t know who put me in here. This room, it’s so white. So clean. I can’t breathe, it’s so white in here. [...]
James Surowiecki will not be watching Jerry Seinfeld’s new TV show
28 Feb 2009I’m sorry, Jerry, but, much as I loved Bee Movie, I don’t have time for film and television anymore. I’m far too busy working on the project that has become my lifeblood — the Surowieckipedia. For decades, people have asked me questions about myself — how I’m doing, where I’m from, where I went to [...]
Nick Paumgarten knows why New York smells like maple syrup
23 Feb 2009I often stroll the windy canyons of Park Avenue with scarf tight, hands jammed in pockets, and winter cap secure, leaving only my nose exposed to the New York air. This, naturally, leads me to dwell upon the scents I encounter during my flâneur, and, of late, I have noticed a preponderance of maple in [...]
