Michael Patrick Brady » Notations

Note: NBA Nerds

mpb — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:30:10 +0000

I love this style: Carlton Banks, Kanye West, and the rise of the NBA nerd.

Note: Empathy

mpb — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:58:48 +0000

Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful response to that grotesque Forbes column that’s making the rounds.

Note: Larry David v. Richard Yates

mpb — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:33:03 +0000

The Seinfeld episode where Jerry and George have an awkward night out with Elaine’s writer father is based on a real-life event where Larry David was forced to entertain his girlfriend’s father—Richard Yates.

Note: The Muppets

mpb — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:56:10 +0000

Movie Review:
The Muppets

Note: MA Casino

mpb — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:12:02 +0000

I agree with this Globe editorial: veto casino gambling in Massachusetts.

Pretty obsessed with the Beach Boys’ “Surf’s Up” these days.

mpb — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:13:24 +0000

Pretty obsessed with the Beach Boys’ “Surf’s Up” these days.

Note: Romney

mpb — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:07:38 +0000

“A strategic document from [his] 2007 campaign lists “perfect hair” among [his] flaws.” And 98 other fun Romney facts from ThinkProgress.

Note: Occupy Wall Street

mpb — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:47:30 +0000

“Wages as a percent of the economy… it’s basically the lowest it has ever been.” What the Wall Street protests are all about, in charts.

Note: Blurbed, Duel at Dawn

mpb — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:22:02 +0000

I’ve been blurbed on the back of the paperback edition of Amir Alexander’s Duel at Dawn

Note: Drive

mpb — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:14:29 +0000

Movie Review:
Drive

Note: Labor Day

mpb — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:31:43 +0000

“We may still celebrate Labor Day, but our culture has given up on honoring workers as the real creators of wealth and their honest toil as worthy of genuine respect”