Thu, Oct 4, 2012, 1:20am
At first, there is nothing but silence—an unsettling sense of quiet, the calm before the storm. And then, slowly but surely, the madness begins to take hold. An undulating stream of noise creeps in—a mechanical tide, swarming my eardrums and retreating, again and again.
Thu, Oct 4, 2012, 12:15am
1. Kanye won our hearts.
Thu, Oct 4, 2012, 12:03am
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Wed, Oct 3, 2012, 11:58pm
Wed, Oct 3, 2012, 11:57pm
A few days ago, a friend of mine posted a video on Facebook titled “Hysterical Literature: Session Four: Stormy,” accompanied by the all-caps endorsement “DUDE, THIS IS THE BEST.” As I trust her taste—and as I’m well versed in the root meaning of “hysterical” (from the Greek “hystera,” meaning u
Wed, Oct 3, 2012, 11:52pm
There’s a joke among thru-hikers on the Appalachian Trail: While you’re on the trail, all you want is off, but once you’re off, all you think about is getting back on.
Wed, Oct 3, 2012, 11:41pm
Dr. Kathie-Ann Joseph is currently an assistant professor of surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center and one of the top breast cancer surgeons in the country.
Wed, Oct 3, 2012, 11:39pm
If I find myself jonesing for some lady rap in my nightly procrastinatory YouTube scans, there’s no question what video I’m watching: “DJ please, pick up your phone, I’m on the request line.” Bees buzz on a record player. Swings swing in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Wed, Oct 3, 2012, 10:51pm
On Oct. 14, 1962, a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft photographed the installation of forty medium-range Soviet missiles in Cuba. These nuclear weapons had an effective range of 5,000 kilometers, and could easily reach major U.S. cities, including Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C..