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Comment on Love stories? by The story « The Gimlet Eye

The story « The Gimlet Eye — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:47:12 +0000

[...] that way. I actively agitated to go see Stories We Tell, a documentary by the enormously talented Sarah Polley. I wasn’t disappointed, of course. It was thoughtful yet sly, lyrically shot, a real [...]

Comment on Creative Class cliché by The Greatest Slogan in America « The Gimlet Eye

The Greatest Slogan in America « The Gimlet Eye — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:32:04 +0000

[...] some reason (reason: because we are dorks), several of my coworkers got into a heated discussion about the lameness of city [...]

Comment on Everything sounds better en français… by Ikea-ese « The Gimlet Eye

Ikea-ese « The Gimlet Eye — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:56:46 +0000

[...] I’ve spent hours studying French (throughout school and college) and Mandarin (squeezed in here and there), but I don’t know [...]

Comment on Oh. Canada. by On the run from Big Brother « The Gimlet Eye

On the run from Big Brother « The Gimlet Eye — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:58:14 +0000

[...] rest of my life on the run in any of the countries that lack extradition agreements. Except, hey, Canada. Though it is kinda [...]

Comment on A sense of place by On the run from Big Brother « The Gimlet Eye

On the run from Big Brother « The Gimlet Eye — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:57:47 +0000

[...] unmask himself. Why Hong Kong? I mean the food is good and the nightlife is great and it’s a buzzy city, but rents are skyhigh and, oh yeah, it’s got an extradition treaty with the United [...]

Comment on Too slutty to take seriously? by Girlfriend, but not girl friend, material « The Gimlet Eye

Girlfriend, but not girl friend, material « The Gimlet Eye — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:42:07 +0000

[...] is this another instance of a double standard, where a girl is considered easy and shunned, while a guy is validated, even venerated, for his promiscuous ways? Maybe. Frankly, this behaviour [...]

Comment on Un-relevant by “Advice” from the past « The Gimlet Eye

“Advice” from the past « The Gimlet Eye — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:31:00 +0000

[...] Jane. Never as sassy as Sassy. And in retrospect, kind of silly, [...]

Comment on Children’s Day by Fellow passengers « The Gimlet Eye

Fellow passengers « The Gimlet Eye — Mon, 27 May 2013 03:52:28 +0000

[...] On the other hand, at least we had a Children’s Day. [...]

Comment on A respite by The Gimlet Eye

The Gimlet Eye — Sun, 26 May 2013 19:05:21 +0000

[...] years since I had a gin and tonic, since shortly after college. But this winter while on holiday in Madrid, a friend and I checked out a hole-in-wall jazz club in Barrio de las Letras. This rainy night, I [...]

Comment on Contemplating change by Documentary’s Dark Ages « The Gimlet Eye

Documentary’s Dark Ages « The Gimlet Eye — Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:01 +0000

[...] matter because this is Real Life. I suppose it makes me grateful for documentaries like the Up series…which has managed to carry a coherent concept across five [...]