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Beware, Remnick On a recent Monday, the front page of the communal blog MetaFilter served up deftly annotated links to news and notes...
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I know you don't visit MeTa, Postroad but I figured you knew that MeFi related stuff is supposed to be posted there. If not, no biggy, you know now.
posted by sciurus at 8:02 AM on November 15, 2005
posted by sciurus at 8:02 AM on November 15, 2005
I read Harpers. You, Metafilter, are no Harpers.
posted by eddydamascene at 8:07 AM on November 15, 2005
posted by eddydamascene at 8:07 AM on November 15, 2005
I like how they described mefi as "likably lefty."
posted by illovich at 8:07 AM on November 15, 2005
posted by illovich at 8:07 AM on November 15, 2005
I would have to agree with eddydamascene. There's a lot more coarse language here for starters.
posted by chunking express at 8:08 AM on November 15, 2005
posted by chunking express at 8:08 AM on November 15, 2005
I like how they described mefi as "likably lefty."
when, in fact, it is neither
posted by matteo at 8:10 AM on November 15, 2005
when, in fact, it is neither
posted by matteo at 8:10 AM on November 15, 2005
I like how they described mefi as "likably lefty."
when, in fact, it is neither
Selbstverstandlich.
posted by illovich at 8:14 AM on November 15, 2005
when, in fact, it is neither
Selbstverstandlich.
posted by illovich at 8:14 AM on November 15, 2005
I like how they described mefi as "likably lefty."
when, in fact, it is neither
Well, it's one of the two.
posted by SeizeTheDay at 8:23 AM on November 15, 2005
when, in fact, it is neither
Well, it's one of the two.
posted by SeizeTheDay at 8:23 AM on November 15, 2005
Harpers has taken all sovereign rights from us. We are just good enough that international capital allows us to fill its money sacks with interest payments. That and only that is the result of a centuries-long history of heroism. Have we deserved it? No, and no again!
posted by Likable Lefty at 8:23 AM on November 15, 2005
posted by Likable Lefty at 8:23 AM on November 15, 2005
Sorry! my exuse: I am very old and partially senile. A Remnick is a pill to be taken if one becomes to far to the Left politically.
posted by Postroad at 8:26 AM on November 15, 2005
posted by Postroad at 8:26 AM on November 15, 2005
Try a spell-check pill next time.
By the way, considering how rigorously fact-checked New Yorker articles are -- I've written for them, and been through the process -- Remnick has a lot less to fear from bloggers than, say, politicians who try to rewrite history.
posted by digaman at 8:36 AM on November 15, 2005
By the way, considering how rigorously fact-checked New Yorker articles are -- I've written for them, and been through the process -- Remnick has a lot less to fear from bloggers than, say, politicians who try to rewrite history.
posted by digaman at 8:36 AM on November 15, 2005
You, Metafilter, are no Harpers.
Thank god for that.
posted by loquax at 8:40 AM on November 15, 2005
Thank god for that.
posted by loquax at 8:40 AM on November 15, 2005
I hope you can see this, because I'm looking down my nose at you as hard as I can.
posted by eddydamascene at 8:45 AM on November 15, 2005
posted by eddydamascene at 8:45 AM on November 15, 2005
at least we have a new tagline:
MetaFilter: I am very old and partially senile
posted by matteo at 9:14 AM on November 15, 2005
MetaFilter: I am very old and partially senile
posted by matteo at 9:14 AM on November 15, 2005
Harper's Readings are last year's Metafilter. Not saying it aint good, but they printed bloodninja...
posted by iamck at 9:38 AM on November 15, 2005
posted by iamck at 9:38 AM on November 15, 2005
Harper's Readings are last year's Metafilter.
Exactly! It doesn't seem quite so clever if you've read it all before.
posted by eddydamascene at 9:49 AM on November 15, 2005
Exactly! It doesn't seem quite so clever if you've read it all before.
posted by eddydamascene at 9:49 AM on November 15, 2005
Digaman--on spelling checkers and writing for New Yorker:
you are either senile or you are not. You can't be partially senile.
posted by Postroad at 10:14 AM on November 15, 2005
you are either senile or you are not. You can't be partially senile.
posted by Postroad at 10:14 AM on November 15, 2005
btw. Lewis Lapham age 70 had this to say about Harpers
"It's about inquiry. It's not about the promulgation of the truth, it's about a search for the truth."
I don't see a lot of qestion marks in this thread so far? Not even metaphorically.
posted by donfactor at 10:22 AM on November 15, 2005
"It's about inquiry. It's not about the promulgation of the truth, it's about a search for the truth."
I don't see a lot of qestion marks in this thread so far? Not even metaphorically.
posted by donfactor at 10:22 AM on November 15, 2005
This weeks copy of the New Yorker just came in the mail. These days it takes 5 minutes to debug it (they have more of those irritating, complex ad page types than ever), before I can read the cartoons. After about two weeks of nonreading, it gets recycled. What a waste.
posted by R. Mutt at 10:54 AM on November 15, 2005
posted by R. Mutt at 10:54 AM on November 15, 2005
I read Harpers. You, Metafilter, are no Harpers.
Oh, really? Are you sure?
posted by mrgrimm at 11:12 AM on November 15, 2005
Oh, really? Are you sure?
posted by mrgrimm at 11:12 AM on November 15, 2005
Lapham said he would continue to write his "Notebook" column regularly and would remain with the magazine under the title of editor emeritus.
Suck on that one, loquax. ;)
posted by mrgrimm at 11:14 AM on November 15, 2005
Suck on that one, loquax. ;)
posted by mrgrimm at 11:14 AM on November 15, 2005
What a waste
If I skimmed over the brilliantly written and deeply reported articles in the New Yorker nearly ever week to bitch about the ads and dig the cartoons, I'd think the magazine was a waste too. Perhaps it's time to cancel the subscription and focus on the numerous cartoon anthologies the magazine has put out?
posted by digaman at 11:38 AM on November 15, 2005
If I skimmed over the brilliantly written and deeply reported articles in the New Yorker nearly ever week to bitch about the ads and dig the cartoons, I'd think the magazine was a waste too. Perhaps it's time to cancel the subscription and focus on the numerous cartoon anthologies the magazine has put out?
posted by digaman at 11:38 AM on November 15, 2005
I for one like the New Yorker. It has gone back to being a decent magazine after whatshername left. It has of course been accused of being middle brow or this or that but I continue to believe I get my money's worth from every issue. I began reading The New Yorker years ago, when I realized that Edmund Wilson wrote regularly for the. That was sufficient incentive for me. I have continued with the magazine though Wilson has been dead for some 20 or more years.
posted by Postroad at 11:43 AM on November 15, 2005
posted by Postroad at 11:43 AM on November 15, 2005
I'd date her, but I sure as hell wouldn't marry her. Love you, MeFi!
posted by VulcanMike at 12:01 PM on November 15, 2005
posted by VulcanMike at 12:01 PM on November 15, 2005
eddydamascene - Thank You! Everyone in the cafe turned and looked at me when I snorted my coffee ...
posted by nickp at 12:37 PM on November 15, 2005
posted by nickp at 12:37 PM on November 15, 2005
Glad I wasn't in mid-gulp when I got to eddydamascene's cartoon. Pitch perfect!
posted by Scoo at 12:45 PM on November 15, 2005
posted by Scoo at 12:45 PM on November 15, 2005
likably lefty?
What about "bottomless, unquenchable curiosity about the world"?
I wear pants and man-panties all the time. Granted, not right now, but that's only a coincidance.
posted by Smedleyman at 12:57 PM on November 15, 2005
What about "bottomless, unquenchable curiosity about the world"?
I wear pants and man-panties all the time. Granted, not right now, but that's only a coincidance.
posted by Smedleyman at 12:57 PM on November 15, 2005
Perhaps it's time to cancel the subscription ...
I did ! after one too many sports... or Gladwell ... or Adam -I live in france - and its different !- Gopnik... articles.
But damnit, I missed Seymour M. Hersh.
posted by R. Mutt at 2:20 PM on November 15, 2005
I did ! after one too many sports... or Gladwell ... or Adam -I live in france - and its different !- Gopnik... articles.
But damnit, I missed Seymour M. Hersh.
posted by R. Mutt at 2:20 PM on November 15, 2005
that's a damn funny cartoon eddydamascene
posted by Smedleyman at 2:56 PM on November 15, 2005
posted by Smedleyman at 2:56 PM on November 15, 2005
I, I, I, I, I ... I love Lee Remick. Thanks, Sparx.
posted by mrgrimm at 4:13 PM on November 15, 2005
posted by mrgrimm at 4:13 PM on November 15, 2005
I read Harpers. You, Metafilter, are no Harpers.
Oh, really? Are you sure?
On the bottom of the "really" thread, about an essay in Harper's on the "Virtues of Idleness", was a comment about a new French bestseller "Bonjour Paresse" (Hello Laziness) which sounded quite interesting. You may remember the "Ten Commandments for the Idle":
No. 1 You are a modern day slave. There is no scope for personal fulfilment. You work for your pay-check at the end of the month, full stop.
No. 2 It's pointless to try to change the system. Opposing it simply makes it stronger.
No. 3 What you do is pointless. You can be replaced from one day to the next by any cretin sitting next to you. So work as little as possible and spend time (not too much, if you can help it) cultivating your personal network so that you're untouchable when the next restructuring comes around.
No. 4 You're not judged on merit, but on whether you look and sound the part. Speak lots of leaden jargon: people will suspect you have an inside track
No. 5 Never accept a position of responsibility for any reason. You'll only have to work harder for what amounts to peanuts.
No. 6 Make a beeline for the most useless positions, (research, strategy and business development), where it is impossible to assess your 'contribution to the wealth of the firm'. Avoid 'on the ground' operational roles like the plague.
No. 7 Once you've found one of these plum jobs, never move. It is only the most exposed who get fired.
No. 8 Learn to identify kindred spirits who, like you, believe the system is absurd through discreet signs (quirks in clothing, peculiar jokes, warm smiles).
No. 9 Be nice to people on short-term contracts. They are the only people who do any real work.
No. 10 Tell yourself that the absurd ideology underpinning this corporate bullshit cannot last for ever. It will go the same way as the dialectical materialism of the communist system. The problem is knowning (sic) when...
Another thread linked to a NY Times review and the comments here generally dismissed the book with contempt (but then few had actually read it.)
It has now been translated in English and is available at Amazon.
Bonjour Laziness I look forward to reading it. Please save the comments about French laziness and cowardice, etc. Remember, we're "likably lefty".
posted by notmtwain at 6:52 PM on November 15, 2005
Oh, really? Are you sure?
On the bottom of the "really" thread, about an essay in Harper's on the "Virtues of Idleness", was a comment about a new French bestseller "Bonjour Paresse" (Hello Laziness) which sounded quite interesting. You may remember the "Ten Commandments for the Idle":
No. 1 You are a modern day slave. There is no scope for personal fulfilment. You work for your pay-check at the end of the month, full stop.
No. 2 It's pointless to try to change the system. Opposing it simply makes it stronger.
No. 3 What you do is pointless. You can be replaced from one day to the next by any cretin sitting next to you. So work as little as possible and spend time (not too much, if you can help it) cultivating your personal network so that you're untouchable when the next restructuring comes around.
No. 4 You're not judged on merit, but on whether you look and sound the part. Speak lots of leaden jargon: people will suspect you have an inside track
No. 5 Never accept a position of responsibility for any reason. You'll only have to work harder for what amounts to peanuts.
No. 6 Make a beeline for the most useless positions, (research, strategy and business development), where it is impossible to assess your 'contribution to the wealth of the firm'. Avoid 'on the ground' operational roles like the plague.
No. 7 Once you've found one of these plum jobs, never move. It is only the most exposed who get fired.
No. 8 Learn to identify kindred spirits who, like you, believe the system is absurd through discreet signs (quirks in clothing, peculiar jokes, warm smiles).
No. 9 Be nice to people on short-term contracts. They are the only people who do any real work.
No. 10 Tell yourself that the absurd ideology underpinning this corporate bullshit cannot last for ever. It will go the same way as the dialectical materialism of the communist system. The problem is knowning (sic) when...
Another thread linked to a NY Times review and the comments here generally dismissed the book with contempt (but then few had actually read it.)
It has now been translated in English and is available at Amazon.
Bonjour Laziness I look forward to reading it. Please save the comments about French laziness and cowardice, etc. Remember, we're "likably lefty".
posted by notmtwain at 6:52 PM on November 15, 2005
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