Nick Baumann |
I cover national politics and civil liberties issues for the Washington, DC bureau of Mother Jones. I have also written for The Economist, the Washington Monthly, the Atlantic, and Commonweal. Email me at nbaumann [at] motherjones [dot] com. |
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NotesAwesome icons of the Female Saints of Television, by Spencer Salberg. Prints are available here.
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Notes"I flew a helicopter for the first time,” Ms. Williams boasted. “I landed it on the second L on the Hollywood sign.” “And then,” Ms. Turner said, “Andrew Garfield came and he was like, ‘Maisie, you’re so amazing, I’m in love with you.’ ” “And then,” Ms. Williams added, “we went and got married in Vegas."This is adorable. From the Times.
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Homeland - Homeland Season 2 Trailer (by SHOWTIME)
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Eugene Polley, Inventor of the TV Wireless Remote, Dies at 96
A true American hero. And I mean that—people whose inventions make everyday life a little bit easier and more comfortable are not celebrated enough. RIP.
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NotesThis is pretty much the best thing that has ever happened on cable television.
Shep Smith reacts to Mitt Romney reacting to Newt Gingrich quitting (by dkostv)
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"This is an excellent idea and would be a good idea even if the money were simply heaped up in a big pile and lit on fire."
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Notes"The West Wing writers room would not have come up with the idea of running a presidential campaign in which an African-American gets elected. Because the realism view would have said that’s not possible. And I say that with no disrespect for the creative process, but rather with a greater respect and awe for the real world." -
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Game of Thrones Valentines.
(Which I put on the MoJo Tumblr instead of on my personal Tumblr by mistake. Sorry. Here’s my review of “A Dance With Dragons,” the latest book in the series, to make it up to you. —Nick Baumann)
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I am so bad at this.
Laughed for a good three minutes about this.
EDIT: Yes, I meant to send this to my personal tumblr. Again.
