yeah, the “best in the country” part is delusional - to my knowledge they’re still under a federal consent decree for being awful at policing. 

really? in n.y.c. i’ve been reliably informed by civil service members with expertise in this area (who support drastic reductions to the nypd in terms of both budget and responsibilities) that there is no way to get around “last in, first out,” but maybe that’s related to state law or the specifics of their…

it might be a massive liability except for the most important point of context: who she’s competing against. 

this was a great article, michael. thank you for burying this moron. the whole thing was great (though calling his reading of the lyrics a “performance” might be a stretch), but my favorite part was:

i am so happy to hear this. i like her a lot. also, the star-tribune should feel really dumb.

“a depiction of him, unsupported by actual evidence”

every time i have tried this i have been disappointed by the degree to which the process of mixing with wine makes the coke go flat. i would like this drink if i could keep the carbonation hard. 

i’m not a coffee person (

i’m not a coffee person (

i’m not a coffee person (if i can’t have a stout with breakfast i’ll settle for a seltzer), but the number of people who went to chains for breakfast in nyc always baffled me when every corner deli/bodega/etc will make you a way better breakfast sandwich and sell you a cheaper coffee. 

i agree with your general sentiment, but that banana example is not helping your case.

this does not seem legal. 

how does starting school in *august* help with “heat in un-air-conditioned schools”?

i was coming to say that there’s nothing about teeny tiny foods that makes them appealing, but then i realized that i like baby vegetables so maybe i’m a bit of a hypocrite. 

this nonsense needs to be banned before october. 

well, good i guess. but this baffles me:

i’ll tell you why. when m.j. was coming back from his broken foot he dragged the bulls into the 8 seed while chafing against a minutes restriction and proceeded to have the series that led larry bird to say he was god disguised as michael jordan. you play your hardest and try to win, forget all that other noise.

i started loving basketball when i was 7 watching the bulls and mj beat the pistons and the lakers for their first championship.

if we get a vaccine, then i’m fine with all these morons refusing to take it. they can all get sick, and everyone else who is not a moron can go on with their lives.