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the opportunity to rule over his self-appointed roost with motherly benevolence or dictatorial consequence.

January 11th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive


The Gutter Twins

  • The Dispersion of Moneyball – sportseconomist
    &nbsp&nbsp Worthy candidates – si
    &nbsp&nbsp Beane brings “Moneyball” approach to MLS – soccernet

    Ch‚teau Scientology – newyorker

    Tiger tales – sfbg

    50 Most Loathsome People in America, 2007 – thebeast

    I Got What America Needs Right Here – theonion

  • The Falling-Down Professions
  • Short, Stout, Has a Handle on Colds
  • The Great Divide – pkrugman
    – nytimes

    2007: Reefer Dadness
    2006: Anti-telemarketing counterscript

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    Stay out of strip-club parking lots.

    January 10th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive


    Top 10 individual seasons in baseball history – robneyer
    Recognition deserved: The Goose was a rare breed of durable relief pitcher – tverducci
    Gossage Can See Why Some Use Steroids – sfgate


    http://www.youtube.com Tijuana Mon Amour Broadcasting Inc. – Living In the Future


    Top 10 Food and Drink Hacks – lifehacker
    Interview: Anthony Bourdain – theonion avclub
    A Taste for Brews That Go to Extremes – nytimes

  • The Story of Stuff
  • U.S. House panel launches probe of FCC practices – reuters
  • Britain Drops ‘War on Terror’ Label – military.com
  • The Airport Security Follies – jetlagged, nytimes
  • Are cellphones and laptops really dangerous to flight? – askthepilot, Salon
    (via IP)

    2006: Pranks: a competition

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    I been trying to keep myself dry in the shitstorm, you know?

    January 9th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive

  • Art imitating atom blast – reuters
  • The Death of High Fidelity – rollingstone
    (via robotwisdom)

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    lunch is more important than God in my personal cosmology

    January 7th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive


    This is Austin – austin360


    Heat: The Invisible Ingredient in Every Kitchen – nytimes
    The Grapes of Wrath – nytimes
    Anthony Bourdain Speaks His Mind with No Reservations – tvguide


    High Heels And The Body – sociologicalimages
    Details about the ways that high heels hurt your feet and legs

    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Peak-a-boom: The Llaima Volcano blows its top in a spectacular display of smoke and lava in southern Chile. There were no reports of damages or injuries.


    Seamheads
    Separating truth from fiction was hard in ’07 – tbrown
    Scott Boras’ ego has yet to recover from A-Rod’s pounding – nydailynews
    Why won’t anyone pony up for Johan Santana? – sportingnews
    Breaking down baseball’s offseason … so far – si
    Take the fifth: Examining bottom starters’ impact – dpinto
    An Interview with Paul DePodesta – beyondtheboxscore
    Q & A with Jim Bowden – mlb
    Cashman: My job has changed – lhblogs
    Best outfield arms of 2007 – hbtimes
    New NCAA rule puts scouts in a jam – heraldnet
    Congress is losing patience with incorrigible baseball – mcall
    Baseball Writers Are A Rare Breed: They Donít Want To Dictate Everyone Elseís Salaries – freakonomics

    Rebuilding A’s hope to surprise in 2008 – oaklandathletics
    Oakland Athletics Top 20 for 2008 – minorleagueball
    Sickels on the A’s Deals – athleticsnation
    &nbsp&nbsp Chicago White Sox Top 20 Prospects for 2008 – minorleagueball
    Williams commits No. 1 sin – nwherald
    “Gettin’ Zoney With It” – athleticsnation
    Billy Beane and the Closer Market – dugoutcentral
    Two arms and a headcase? – athleticsnation
    Mets keep eye on A’s Joe Blanton – nydailynews
    On learning from Billy Beane and the Oakland A’s – sportsjustice
    A Look At Oakland’s Rejuvenated Farm System – beyondtheboxscore


     Talking To The Music Industry Again, – fistfulayen
     Stereogum‘s Most Downloaded Tracks Of ’07
     Uncertain Prospects for Radiohead CD – nytimes
     Stephin Merritt on Magnetic Fieldsí stab at chamber pop – drownedinsound
    http://www.youtube.com Brinsley Schwarz – Surrender To The Rhythm
    http://www.youtube.com The Go! Team – The Wrath of Marcie

    Snorting a Brain Chemical Could Replace Sleep – wired

  • Always Certain, Sometimes Correct: Bob’s Fearless Predictions for 2008 – cringely

  • The New Yearís Cocktail: Regret With a Dash of Bitters
  • Giving Disorganized Boys the Tools for Success
  • Can You Count on Voting Machines?
  • Cruel and Far Too Usual Punishment
  • From Hype to Fear – pkrugman
    &nbsp charts
    – nytimes

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    You know you’ll have me, and I know I’ll have you

    January 1st, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive

    DrBeeper Best Albums of 2007

     2007 Mixes    Reviews/Comments    wtf!?

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    we don’t need to know if it’s true or not

    December 28th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive


    http://www.youtube.com How it all ends


    MVPs, 2007 – tompeters


     A Very Fantastical 2007 Year End Extravaganza – crawdaddy
    http://www.youtube.com Bj¯rn Berge – Travelling Riverside Blues
    http://www.youtube.com What song?


    Steroids and the Culture of Narcissism – spectator
    Boston still lead in Johan race – nypost

    Jeepers, Peepers


    For Bozeman, Road to Redemption Winds Slowly – nytimes

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    If there are 7 wonders, I know she’s 1

    December 27th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive


    David Byrne’s Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists ó and Megastars –wired
    Byrne and Yorke on the Real Value of Music – wired

    DrBeeper mix rewind :
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    The wild and wacky from 2007 – jstark
    Does Juan Pierre Help a Team? – baseballdigestdaily
    Playing Catch in Winter Could Save Kids’ Pitching Arms – usnews
    Keeping up with AL heavyweights impractical for most – jstark
    Others should sing Beane’s tune – cctimes
    The dog ate it? Closer’s canine reportedly chews on history – espn
    Reds trade OF Hamilton to Rangers – foxsports


    A Tempest in a Champagne Flute – nytimes
    Rising alcohol levels in wine: – wineanorak
    &nbsp Are they a problem, and what can be done about them?

  • A Toy Makerís Conscience
  • Nightmare Before Christmas
    – nytimes

  • Enemies at The Firewall – time
  • Drugs to build up that mental muscle – latimes
    &nbsp&nbsp more…

  • The Most Influential Media Writing of 2007 – jbracken
  • No proof airport security makes flying safer-study – alertnet
  • FBI compiling big database of physical traits – houstonchron
    (via IP)

    2006: Icing the kicker

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    under the influence of tangerine trees and marmalade skies

    December 20th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive


    It’s a business, not a choirboy competition. – jcarroll
    in which he conspired with himself to ruin his entire career


     Kinetic Stereokids – Basement Kids [stream]
     Said the Gramophone: 2007’s Best Songs
     Paper Thin Walls: 2007 Mixtape
    http://www.youtube.com The GO – Invisible Friends
    http://www.youtube.com Kinetic Stereokids – Donuts Are Here


    Dealing Diamondbacks ready to strike in 2008 – espn


    Final Aspen? – lefsetz
    …if people find something good, theyíll give it ALL their attention.

    101 Dumbest Moments in Business – money


    http://www.youtube.com Summarizing Saudi history: “The Kingdom” opening credits – goodexperience

    10 Technologies and 20 Vendors You Should Know for 2008 – channelinsider

  • FCC Votes for Monopoly, Congress Must Vote for Democracy – thenation
  • Watching the Watchers: Why Surveillance Is a Two-Way Street – popularmechanics
  • Next time, evacuees subject to criminal checks – chron
    (via IP)

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    People cannot be divided into good and bad; they’re either charming or tedious.

    December 17th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive

  • Investors own about one-fifth of Bay Area homes in foreclosure – sfgate
  • How America Lost the War on Drugs – rollingstone
  • Mortgage Meltdown: Interest rate ‘freeze’ – the real story is fraud – sfgate
  • Flying Humans, Hoping to Land With No Chute – nytimes
  • Criticism of the FCC’s chairman is widely aired – latimes
  • ZakyÆ Infant Pillow
  • The Drunkest Cities – msn


    D-backs acquire A’s Haren, trade Valverde – krosenthal
    After trade for Haren, Snakes look scary – dperry
    Dan Haren: Not Worth the Price – scout
    Diamondbacks – Acquired Haren, Traded Valverde – BBPrimer transactionoracle
    Dan Haren Trade Analysis – mlbtraderumors

    The Cult of Branding: In Which the $252 Million Eddie Haskell Goes Full-Tilt Leona Helmsley – mgmtbybaseball
    &nbsp&nbsp A-Rodís Properties and Charity Suggest Some Stinginess – nytimes
    Colorful ex-Orioles manager Earl Weaver has no hidden agendas – sun-sentinel
    14 Offbeat Clauses in Baseball Contracts – mental_floss
    Starting pitching market will get hot – krosenthal
    Bradley agrees to deal with Rangers – krosenthal
    Huge payrolls putting AL in league of its own – denverpost

    The Mitchel Report
    Steroid Report Depicts a 2-Player Domino Effect – nytimes
    Mitchell report sheds light on what Giants knew about Bonds – espn
    Save This Franchise: No Band-Aid big enough for these Giants – sportsline
    Former All-Star Jack Armstrong hoping to set record straight on steroid era – nydailynews


    Interscope Sucks My Dick: Antiquiet Interviews Josh Homme Of QotSA – antiquiet
    Pay What You Want for This Article – nytimes
    What Radiohead’s In Rainbows Has Taught Me – coolfer
    eventful
    The Year in Pictures – pitchfork
    The Year in News – Part 1 – Part 2 – pitchfork


    Disappointment the theme of Pac-10 season – espn


    New DrBeeper mix :
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 07-7 &nbsp [download]

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    2002:
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    Pessimism of the mind, optimism of the will.

    December 8th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive


    Assessing the winter’s winners and losers – foxsports
    Breaking down possible Santana deals – dperry
    A’s grab pitchers in Rule-5 draft; Giants make rare pick – sfgate
    A’s Re-Claim Marshall; DFA Jose Garcia – scout
    A’s top 50 prospects – scout
    Whoops, Washington tripped over company line – star-telegram
    Manager Dick Williams to enter Hall of Fame with Oakland Athletics cap – yahoo

  • The 7th Annual Year in Ideas
  • Stereo Sanctuaries
  • Tracing Business Acumen to Dyslexia
    – nytimes


    What stupid kids tricks do you teach kids? – straightdope


    Presidents, Politics, and Predictions – defectiveyeti

  • Board Game Gift Guide 2007 – boardgamegeek
  • Jackets Recommended: 25 Books for the Foodie on Your Gift List – zagat
  • WINE: Hey, big spender (and everyone else) – sfgate

    2006: John Heisman, the Coach Behind the Trophy

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