The Great Manet-Monet Debate

Came across this while researching Monet and Manet for work:

Today I was exposing my third grade art class to the exquisite, Impressionist water lilies of Monet's late work. They were enthralled. I even wore my Monet necktie with water lilies on it (which impressed them somewhat less than the slides). Afterwards, I mentioned that another artist from approximately the same era who sometimes worked in an Impressionistic style was Eduoard Manet and that some people confused Monet's work with Manet's.

I was somewhat startled when a little girl in the back of the room commented that she didn't think Monet's work looked anything like Manet's. I was quite curious about her seemingly very astute observation, especially inasmuch as I'd not even shown them any paintings by Manet. I questioned her further, asking her where she'd ever seen any Manets. She replied, "In our refrigerator."

Little Known Battle Cries of the American Revolution

Boston Harbor a tea-pot tonight! – Samuel Adams

Ack! – Paul Revere

Quartering sure sounds bad! – Abraham Whipple

Taxation without representation, hurrah! – the British

This one’s for the British Royal Proclamation of 1763, suckers! – George Washington

They’ll call this Massacre Day! – anonymous colonial militiaman

Hey, those rocks really hurt! Cut it out! – Thomas Preston (British Captain present at Boston Massacre)

Also, a little known celebrity who fought for the Patriots, Jack Black:

As many have footnoted...

the transition from age 22 to age 23 is, in many ways, like the transition from 21 to 22. Slightly important and nearly noteworthy. Some not quite worth mentioning things that have already happened to me today (my last day of being 22) include:

- Decided to forgo showering since I'll be gross by the end of the day anyway!
- Traveled with very few delays to JFK!
- Purchased a pretty okay muffin from a bakery I like!
- Enjoyed free wireless internet from Jetblue!
- Had trouble getting my laptop out in the security line!
- Wasn't selected for further screening!
- Contemplated lunch options!

I'm somewhat thrilled about my birthday tomorrow!

This Cat Looks Like Angelina Jolie

Official Transcript of Obama's 7/24 Speech in Berlin

Thank you. (applause) Thank you so much, people of Berlin. (applause) I have come here today (applause) like so many Americans before me (applause). But I look a little different from them. (cheers) My father was a Kenyan farmer (wild cheering), and he came to the West (applause) because of how hard he worked and struggled (cheers). You people of Berlin [etc. etc. freedom and democracy] (wild cheers!). But the Russians (boooos) [something, something communism] (boooos) could not defeat the spirit of [etc.] (cheers!) in this very city (applause), Berlin (crowd goes wild).

How can the Times call him "vague"?

Manufactured Spontaneity

At Flax, the art supply store, you can buy a notebook with napkins instead of pages. Because so many great ideas started on a napkin. So. You should be ready with some napkins.

More like Pale and Farty

Soup from Hale and Hearty comes with one packet each of salt and "dustless pepper."