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On Louis Vuitton Struggles to Protect Its Sacred Trademark

The letter Penn's counsel sent to LV is a masterpiece of lawyerly sass: http://www.law.upenn.edu/fac/pwagner/DropBox/penn_ogc_letter.pdf

Posted on March 7, 2012 at 11:53 am 0

On Pictures of Joan Didion

@Brian I think part of the pleasure is that his letter pretty much underscores every one of her withering observations. And, to return to the topic at hand, it is just delicious to imagine the Joan Didion of one of those iconic photographs reading that letter and responding, out loud, to herself, "Oh, wow."

Posted on October 6, 2011 at 8:50 pm 0

On Pictures of Joan Didion

@Brian I re-read this about once a season. Greatest article-letter-reply exchange in the long and storied history of NYRev.

Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:45 pm 0

On Police Procedural Explores Underreported Issue Of Alzheimer's Effect On The Serial Killing Community

They clearly prefer the KILLmartin translation.

Posted on October 6, 2010 at 12:37 pm 0

On Leave It To Denny's To Figure Out A Way To Screw Up Grilled Cheese

That's no Moon Over My Hammy.

Posted on August 12, 2010 at 4:34 pm 0

On 32 Greatest Recorded Performances of Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations

Here's one:
http://www.eprclassic.eu/index.php

and here's a poorly recorded YouTube of the guy who recorded the above:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAd5LRNwXCw

Posted on August 12, 2010 at 4:32 pm 0

On The 13 Most Awkwardly Altered Lyrics On "Kidz Bop 18"

This is more like it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXcb-hej05A

Posted on July 23, 2010 at 6:42 pm 0

On "Chili’s is now offering up free Chips & Salsa when guests check in on Foursquare"

It's pronounced "Choy-see."

Posted on July 14, 2010 at 6:29 pm 0

On Diary of an Unemployed Class of '10 Philosophy Major in New York City, Part 4

See also: http://thingsiatethatilove.tumblr.com/post/802149260/i-finished-the-information-over-the-weekend-it

Posted on July 13, 2010 at 1:28 am 0

On Diary of an Unemployed Class of '10 Philosophy Major in New York City, Part 4

#pipe-and-drape

Posted on July 13, 2010 at 1:26 am 0