Old Is The New New

Old Is The New New

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September 8th, 2006 · No Comments

Blains, dyspepsia, and flatulence.

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Tags: Favorites · Old Blog · Paleoblogging

The Top Five Most Boss Names of U.S. Secretaries of State

April 22nd, 2006 · 3 Comments

Lawrence Eagleburger, thanks for coming out.

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Curse of Bigness

October 15th, 2005 · 3 Comments

As for me, my bed is made. I am against bigness and greatness in all their forms, and with the invisible molecular forces that work from individual to individual, stealing in through the crannies of the world like so many soft rootlets, or like the capillary oozing of water. … The bigger the unit you [...]

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Tags: Gilded Age · Old Blog · Paleoblogging

Don’t Blame Me, I Voted For P.P. Christensen

November 30th, 2004 · Comments Off

“The plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a moron.”

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Tags: Old Blog · Paleoblogging

OGTD, Original Gangsta

November 1st, 2004 · Comments Off

The Golden Age “Getting Things Done.”

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Tags: Books · Favorites · GTD · Old Blog · Paleoblogging · Real Life

More or Less Bunk

October 27th, 2004 · Comments Off

The true story behind Boston’s Curse of the Bambino. Also: girly burlesquers!

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Tags: Favorites · Old Blog · Old Weird America · Paleoblogging

Two Turntables and a Cactus Thorn

October 18th, 2004 · Comments Off

Scratching and needle-dropping, ca. 1917. Plus: Gloria Swanson looking gothy.

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Tags: Favorites · Gilded Age · Old Blog · Paleoblogging · Technology

Guinness is Good For You

December 6th, 2002 · 3 Comments

Alec Guinness on Star Wars, The Simpsons, syphilis, and Marlene Dietrich’s alien lover.

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Tags: Books · LiveJournal · Paleoblogging · What I'm Reading