Remix: ‘All the President’s Men’ vs. the Beastie Boys’ ‘Sabotage’
“I can’t stand it, I know you planned it, I’m gonna set it straight, this Watergate,” begins the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage.” All the President’s Boys is one of those perfect remixes that works so well, you can’t believe you didn’t think of it first. Editor Jeff Yorkes “cinemashup” of footage from All the President’s Men nails it.
Overheard at The Atlantic
Entertainment Editor #1: This interview with George R.R. Martin is getting a LOT of views. I wonder where the boost is coming from?
Entertainment Editor #2: Maybe lots of people are Googling "Dragon Fantasy Sex." Or, y'know, "Game of Thrones."
sklace comment: The Atlantic is too high-brow to realize that Dance with Dragons comes out tomorrow.
If you can’t write clearly, you probably don’t think nearly as well as you think you do.”
Kurt Vonnegut (via nevver)
My old editor-in-chief said that Logic courses were the best breeding grounds for good writers (at least of straightforward informational articles).
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In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us to swim.
This one’s for you, Liam …
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| — | Linton Weeks, Washington Post (via mountainplainslibraryassociation) |
Overheard at The Atlantic
Online Editor: Please know, everyone, that The Atlantic hyphenates "star-fucker."
Yes, but what about decision maker? That one always trips me up.
He realized he wasn’t very good at anything, including reblogging other people’s work.
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