Minneapolis Michael

Feb 28, 2010 1:09pm

Reading the Sunday Times So You Don’t Have To (Even Though You Should): 2.28.10

SUNDAY BUSINESS

6 Months, $90,000 and (Maybe) a Great Idea -Silicon Valley: where people get paid $15,000/month to work out ideas. I’d like that job. This lags toward the end, otherwise it’s fine.

Talk to Me. I’ll Turn Off My Phone - The president of the Global Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Tachi Yamada, on what it takes to be a great leader. Pro tip: Get off your phone, jackass.

Energy Scoreboards, Designed for the Home - Thank god there are smart people working on stuff outside of bullshit social networks. The iPad will render these products obsolete in a few months, however.

The Buried Treasure In Your TV Dial - We need more bandwidth for data due to increased mobile phone usage. The spectrum that radio currently uses is robust. No one listens to the radio anymore. Problem solved.

WEEK IN REVIEW

We Can’t Wish Away Climate Change - A must read. Al Gore is a gifted writer, exhibit A.

Six Hours of Hot Air! - Why in hell is it bad to have a President that’s professorial? Oh right, the part of America that watches Glenn Beck never went to college.

The Free-Appropriation Writer - As my generation grows up, this sort of thing (and it’s accompanying argument) will become a non-issue; this kind of shit will happen all the time. On that note, I’m going to pick up David Shields’ new book and read it this week. I can’t wait to feel elitist!

ARTS & LEISURE

The Koons Collection - What. A. Nut. I know this dude is “important” and I try to read as much as I can stomach about him, but he’s totally off his rocker. It’s also interesting to read this after the above piece about “the free-appropriation writer.”

‘Bourne’ Team Takes a Chance With Iraq War - I’m really anxious to see this new Damon/Greengrass jawn.

Drinking Blood: New Wonders Of Alice’s World - It’s the time of year when Hollywood, after a long, bleak, boring winter, wakes up and starts churning out good films.

BOOK REVIEW

Say Hey - Did you know Willie Mays played for the Minneapolis Millers in 1951? Neither did I. A beautiful review of “Willie Mays,” a book about a man who played a beautiful game.

THE FRONT PAGE

A Young and Unlikely Activist Who Got to the Tea Party Early - Trying to prove that not all Tea Partiers are extremists, the Times profiles a thirty year old woman living in Seattle who has a pierced nose, performs improv and “lives…in a neighborhood with more Mexican grocers than coffeehouses.” Nice try, NYT!

Feb 23, 2010 10:45am
Feb 22, 2010 11:16pm

Reading the Sunday Times So You Don’t Have To (Even Though You Should): 2.21.10

Sorry this is thirty-six hours late. My parents were in town yesterday so I had to go to Jesus’ house with them in the morning; that seriously cut into my reading time.

I’ll be back next Sunday, around 11 a.m. with a new post in this series.

For the record, church is still a total drag.

SPORTS

The Neighborhood Curling Team - I actually don’t like the writing at all, but I found the passage near the end about the team members, all Minnesota natives, having made-up nicknames cool.

WEEK IN REVIEW

Now Voyager, Now Voyeur - Nick Bilton writes about Chatroulette. One of the “experts” quoted in the piece thinks Chatroulette will “spin out into a new kind of category online.” I haven’t reached the same conclusion.

The Prize In Marja: Momentum - Dexter Filkins, writing from Afghanistan, makes the case that the capture of Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s top military commander, is the beginning of a shift in momentum in the war-battered country. The momentum can only be sustained if Afghan forces take the lead in waging the war against the insurgents - their own countrymen; it doesn’t look promising, according to this C.J. Chivers piece.

A SECTION

Afghan Army Lags in Battle - For some reason, the battle for Marja has captured my attention unlike any other fight in recent memory. See also: the above story.

Cries for Help via Text Messages Are Used to Direct Aid to Haiti - Oh fuck, we’ve forgotten about Haiti already haven’t we? *sigh*

ARTS and LEISURE

Film: Buddies Cracking Jokes and Heads - Nice little piece about Kevin Smith’s “Cop Out” and the buddy-cop genre that dates back to “In the Heat of the Night.” (No, really!)

SUNDAY STYLES

Keeping the Plates Spinning - I know, an interesting piece in “Styles,” but this one was good! It’s a tad inside-baseball, but nonetheless interesting to see how those daily e-newsletters we all get — and delete — are produced.

Feb 14, 2010 11:29am

Reading the Sunday Times So You Don’t Have To (Even Though You Should): 2.14.10

I read the Sunday New York Times every week (except during football season, obvs); going forward, every Sunday, I’ll share the most interesting pieces I read. Enjoy.

International

Arts & Leisure

Sunday Business

Week in Review

Feb 11, 2010 11:44am

wintwins:

Virtual Target Field from MLB 10: The Show

Feb 10, 2010 12:44pm
fatshawnkemp:

Kirby and Bo…what a great card

fatshawnkemp:

Kirby and Bo…what a great card

Feb 10, 2010 12:44pm
Feb 10, 2010 11:18am
My entire life I’ve tried to be a nice guy. The best I ever felt was when friends’ parents would say, “John can come over any time. We love that kid.” When I date a girl and find out her friends approve of me, I love it. I love being liked! -

- Minneapolis Michael.

Just kidding; John Mayer, in this quite candid, amazing interview with Playboy, said this. I’ve only marginally understood the hate for John Mayer. Sure he has made some questionable music, but, to me, it was only because that was the only way he could do other stuff (like play jazz with Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino and have access to famous, gorgeous women). There are two things you can’t deny about him: He’s a gifted musician and he’s intelligent; if only I could say the same for 98% of the other musicians on his level.

Feb 3, 2010 9:25am
When it comes to flying, I am a nervous passenger but a confident drinker and Valium-swallower. - Martin Amis. A confident drinker. I like that notion.
Feb 2, 2010 3:14pm
fatshawnkemp:

kicksoncards:

Air Jordan 3 Fire Red

reblogging my own blog because this picture is so good

Apart from Mike’s kicks, this is also an apt analogy for the way Barack treated the House Republicans last Friday. Barack, backing John Boehner down on the block, looking to go to the hole, sees Eric Cantor collapsing on him, so he turns toward the baseline and hits a patented Barack/MJ fadeaway. In Jordan 3’s.

fatshawnkemp:

kicksoncards:

Air Jordan 3 Fire Red

reblogging my own blog because this picture is so good

Apart from Mike’s kicks, this is also an apt analogy for the way Barack treated the House Republicans last Friday. Barack, backing John Boehner down on the block, looking to go to the hole, sees Eric Cantor collapsing on him, so he turns toward the baseline and hits a patented Barack/MJ fadeaway. In Jordan 3’s.

Jan 28, 2010 6:32pm
The New Yorker has made available to subscribers the thirteen stories J.D. Salinger had published in the magazine. Being able to read his stories in their original format is great (it would be even better if I had a pad-like device to read these on). As an added bonus, you get to see awesome old ads like this one from December, 1946.

The New Yorker has made available to subscribers the thirteen stories J.D. Salinger had published in the magazine. Being able to read his stories in their original format is great (it would be even better if I had a pad-like device to read these on). As an added bonus, you get to see awesome old ads like this one from December, 1946.

Jan 28, 2010 4:46pm
Go buy this Phish show. 100% of proceeds from the release will benefit The American Red Cross and Partners in Health

Go buy this Phish show. 100% of proceeds from the release will benefit The American Red Cross and Partners in Health

Jan 23, 2010 8:01pm
“All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism- it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.” - Conan O’Brien
Gingers think alike.

“All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism- it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.” - Conan O’Brien

Gingers think alike.

Jan 22, 2010 1:53pm
I believe the Vikings will win because of the running attack. The Saints give up about 150 rushing yards a game, and the Vikings have arguably the best running back in the game [Adrian Peterson]. … I believe the Vikings defense will frustrate Brees. - WEEZY!
Jan 16, 2010 1:54pm
nbaoffseason:

brainworks:

Picture from FAT SHAWN KEMP, via SI.
Text added by my BRAIN.

Nice.

nbaoffseason:

brainworks:

Picture from FAT SHAWN KEMP, via SI.

Text added by my BRAIN.

Nice.

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