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A Cool Opportunity to support AAWW

This Saturday, Das Racist uses its powers for good and joins Fred Ho, Tao Lin, Richard Price, Lorraine Adams, Karan Mahajan and Koreanish favorite Nami Mun for the Pageturner Sexy Nerd party at Chambers Fine Arts in New York City, located at 522 West 19th St. Admission is $40, $60 for two and free if you wear your sexy nerd glasses.  Come out and support the Asian American Writers’ Workshop’s Pageturner festival**, and have fun at the same time. I of course am, like Victor Hugo was once, with my party clothes locked away until I finish my residency here at Ledig House.***  But you go.  I insist.

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Excellent event! Via Finn and koreanish.

Attention, Pulitzer Prize Jury: Come On, Already. This Is Frank Rich's Year

Rich has been a powerful force in American journalism for most of his career — not just as a writer, but also as an informal adviser to NYT editors on matters of hiring and content. He also wrote a moving memoir in 2000, "Ghost Light," that could have justified a Pulitzer on its own. (His other books include a collection of his NYT theater reviews, "Hot Seat," and a 2006 attack on the Bush adminstration called "The Greatest Story Ever Sold."

Yes, Rich preaches to the choir: his mostly-liberal NYT audience probably rejoices each week in how much it agrees with him. But that undersells his gifts at argument and persuasion. Often, Rich's columns — at 1500 words, longer than any of his colleagues — go deeper into explanation and example. His raw intelligence and deft touch combine to make him the most powerful liberal voice of our time.

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NYTPicker, the often beligerent blog that focuses on criticism of the Grey Lady has a dirty little secret. The authors love the paper more than they love to poke at it. This morning's (well deserved) column in praise of Frank Rich is a great read.

Now that Michael Vick is having an eye-bugging season for the Philadelphia Eagles -- 11 touchdowns, zero interceptions, four starts, four wins, one Monday Night jersey sent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame -- it seems to only have torqued off dog lovers worse.

"If it were up to me, they would have locked him up and thrown away the key," blogged Sumo Pop recently.

As if 18 months in Leavenworth, and six more in a halfway house, aren't punishment enough.

"Michael Vick should give half of his ... salary to animal rights groups," Liz McGowin wrote on PETA.org.

As if losing $100 million and three years in the prime of his career wasn't steep enough.

"Michael Vick is a Sociopathic Dog-Torturing, Dog-Maiming, Dog-Drowning, Dog-Electrocuting Pile of S---," somebody posted on Vick's Twitter page Thursday. Vick's Twitter page was running about half against him this week -- until it was frozen for "suspicious activity."

The man is contrite. He is humbled. He is chastened. He has already given 24 speeches for the Humane Society. He has dismissed his old friends, has even run from them when they show up. What else is he supposed to do? Move into a dog kennel himself?

As if being judged and humiliated in front of the world isn't shame enough.

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I don't particularly like Rick Reilly, but I am glad the "Forgive Michael Vick" sentiment is reaching the mainstream.

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Whichever team is on offense Saturday will head toward the west [left] end zone.

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How is this going to work? What if an interception is being run back for a touchdown?

The Ting Tings On Freezing In Berlin, Loving TLC And Making A “Playlist Album”

On loving — and playing — all types of music:

Jules: When we started to DJ, in Manchester there’s a real underground scene of what you should play, and what you shouldn’t. And we were playing Prince, “Ghostbusters”… I start DJing some beats [during our set], and I break it all down… and let off “Ghostbusters” as loud as you like and [the audience goes] f***ing nuts! We guarantee, we play in front of 50, 000 people, at LEAST 50% of that audience would never admit to having “Ghostbusters” on their iPod. And yet there they are, [chanting] “Ghostbusters”! We didn’t want to deny anything on this record.

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I'm re-falling in love with the Tings Tings. I like the Katy Perry takedown too.

Carey Mulligan got the news that she'll be playing Daisy in Baz Luhrman's adaptation of The Great Gatsby when she was at the Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund Awards and allegedly burst into tears on the red carpet. I know, Carey, we're all bummed that Leonardo DiCaprio is playing Gatsby.  [Jezebel]

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I don't get the anti-Carey Mulligan sentiment. She is perfect for the role. Intellectuals love cool Mulligan!

Our Favorite Latke Recipe

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In a month and a half, the MTA will be raising the fares for subway riders in New York City. I commute to work underground every day and wasn’t sure if I should continue to buy a monthly unlimited pass. I also have been enamored with data journalism as of late. Thus, I made something.

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In light of soon-to-be-rising fees, Matt built a cool chart comparing pay-per-ride & monthly unlimited Metrocard values.

My friend Justin sent me this text early Saturday morning:

“Daisy. I need to know. If my buddy and I dorked out and built a Niners Miracle Playoff Express, would you climb aboard tomorrow?”

Now, Justin was talking about building an actual train that we would wear, and though sadly, it never came to fruition, I will say that after yesterday’s win against the Rams, I am officially on board the Niners Miracle Playoff Express. Sure, it may be more of a commuter train than an express train, but as anyone who’s taken the subway in Manhattan knows, you may think you’re on a local, but it can change to an express train at even given stop.

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I like to think that Daisy was thinking of me when she wrote that sentence. I know that she wasn't, but that doesn't mean I'm not allowed to dream.

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