and listened to an upper-class white guy say OUT LOUD, "It was my people who made this country great!"
You can tell because there are no black people or women on the paper money.
Zoe: Captain will come up with a plan. Kaylee: That's good. Right? Zoe: Possibly you're not recalling some of his previous plans.
'Safe'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
DavidS - Sep 21, 2010 8:20:41 am PDT #6866 of 12003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Daisy Jane - Sep 21, 2010 8:30:12 am PDT #6867 of 12003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Also we only have to take a month to talk about each of them in history class because all the accomplishments of the white menz take up the rest of the year!
Vortex - Sep 21, 2010 11:23:10 am PDT #6868 of 12003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Some interesting thoughts from Ta-nehisi Coates on race and Mad Men
eta: Sorry for the suspense, formatting issue. Fixed now.
sumi - Sep 21, 2010 11:23:35 am PDT #6869 of 12003
Art Crawl!!!
On?
Daisy Jane - Sep 21, 2010 11:23:46 am PDT #6870 of 12003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
On what!?!
Calli - Sep 21, 2010 11:37:14 am PDT #6871 of 12003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
That's an interesting article, and it has some of the most polite, responsive comments I've ever seen online.
Java cat - Sep 21, 2010 9:50:44 pm PDT #6872 of 12003
Not javachik
MM Season 3 interview with Matthew Weiner: [link]
"... I am always surprised that no one asks me why I was writing about Don Draper. [Laughs] I think it's about admitting the most negative qualities in yourself and how you overcome them. ... I've always identified with Don and Peggy and all of those characters. They're multiple sides of my personality, and I'm thrilled there's an audience out there that's not threatened by investigating what's wrong with us."
Jessica - Sep 22, 2010 7:28:28 am PDT #6873 of 12003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Interview with Sally Draper: [link]
I can't believe the actress is really 10 years old, reading some of her responses. She sounds much more mature.
Typo Boy - Sep 22, 2010 8:34:28 am PDT #6874 of 12003
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
That's an interesting article, and it has some of the most polite, responsive comments I've ever seen online.
Te-Nesi Coates goes to a great deal of trouble to make that happen. Strongly moderates both his own style and the approach others make. He moderates for tone as well as specific rules.
Here it the link again, so nobody has to hit previous: [link]
le nubian - Sep 22, 2010 8:58:36 am PDT #6875 of 12003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I concur with TB. It really shows that you can have good commentary on blogs, but it takes work. It's like relationships.