January 2010
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Art museum trash talk over the Super Bowl. →
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A riddle about hats and, of course, wise men:...
The answer to the riddle I posted earlier is below.
The first wise man who is called upon counts the number of blue hats he can see. If it is an odd number, he says “blue.” If it is even, he says “red.” (The code is agreed upon during the previous night.) Every other wise man can then use this information to correctly guess his cap color. Every wise man but one...
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Congratulations to the new Senator from Massachusetts.
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The New Yorker's review of Jersey Shore. →
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Marisa Tomei's floral jumpsuit has brought me...
Lea and I watched My Cousin Vinny last night. It has some great courtroom scenes and, of course, the jumpsuit.
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NYTimes: No Longer Their Golden Ticket →
Ruh-roh.
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Nylon's holiday playlist has made my life a little... →
Download it for free.
(via retroglo)
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Avatar: The Abridged Script →
Papyrus makes me crazy.
A riddle about hats and, of course, wise men
I’d heard a different version of this before, but this version (with some edits) was also posted here. If no one gets it, I’ll post the solution in a week.
An Eastern European tyrant contrives a riddle for his wise men. He tells them, “Tomorrow in the morning you’ll be stood in a circle, facing inside, in so a manner that you’ll see each other, and you’ll...
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The Messiah Complex, by David Brooks →
Apt description of Avatar. 3D is still pretty.
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Watch
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Amish Hackers →
The way the Amish choose and modify technology to promote the local community first and convenience second is fascinating and very impressive.
(via kottke)