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Sunday, October 16, 2005

My version of the Sunday paper

I was saying yesterday that I don't usually wake up before noon on the weekends if I can help it, to which James responded with abject horror because he likes having the mornings to read the paper over coffee. My response: I don't get the paper (for background, see "Related Posts" below).

On the other hand, I do "get" blogs. So today, for instance, over bread'n'jam and milk, this was my version of the Sunday paper:

"Newspapers get into the preaching act", by Au Waipang of Yawning Bread --- A dissection of recent local media profiles of Singapore men who are self-professed virgins. Because what this uptight country needs is more sexophobia.
"I'm not just an incubator", by Nick Kiddle of Alas, a blog --- This may come as a surprise to some people, but expecting mothers are human beings too.
"Viggo and the impeachment buzz" , by Liz Sabater of culturekitchen --- I'd read any interview with Viggo Mortensen (hello, he's one of my celebrity crushes), but this is a real gem for all that it's about American politics rather than his movies. Bonus: An image of Mortensen wearing a T-shirt that reads, "Impeach. Remove. Jail." Your (political) mileage may vary.
"What is Web 2.0", by Tim O'Reilly of Everything Tim --- Web 2.0 explained in terms even I can understand.
"Imagine a world without copyright", by Joost Smiers and Marieke van Schijndel at the The International Herald Tribune (link via Arts & Letters Daily) --- Imagine, indeed. I'm an idealist at heart, don't you know.
"The culture of celebrity", by Joseph Epstein at The Weekly Standard (link via Arts & Letters Daily) --- The most cerebral (and insightful) piece I've seen written about celebrity.
"The tiger strikes again", by Neely Tucker at The Washington Post (link via Arts & Letters Daily) --- Who said "Calvin and Hobbes" was just a comic strip? Note to self: acquire the recently released The Complete Calvin and Hobbes on next bookstore excursion.
And in closing, a quotable quote from Overheard in New York:

Girl: Yeah ... but I have my period, so we can't have sex.
Guy: That doesn't matter. See? It just shows that I love you.
Girl: What it shows is that you want head.

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Related posts: Why scanning The Straits Times annoys the hell out of me, Air!, In our own worlds

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Labels: Geek girl, Pop culture, Singapore stories

posted by Tym at 1:14 PM

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At 10/16/2005 7:37 PM Anonymous said...: ST sux, but at least they're not teachers, sucker!
At 10/16/2005 9:21 PM Terz said...: Heh. Another brave anonymous troll who probably just got really bad marks for an easy test.
At 10/16/2005 9:32 PM The Fell Bat said...: Or it could be someone who's been prejudiced by experience with far less worthy examples of teaching professionals. Doesn't excuse him though, the bugger.

*looks at list* now why can't we have a newspaper with topics and articles like that.

(rhetorical question, that)

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