Brilliant [via buzz]

Um, I don’t know, what’s it supposed to mean governor? A.) You’re a fucking crook. B.) You’re a fucking asshole. C.) All of the above.

—When Blago called Rahm

noun • mental breakdown from too much boozing

I love this word and I love wordjournal for bringing it to me. As such, I’d like to propose the following portmanteau:

ebrierection • sexual breakdown from too much boozing.

I hear it happens to lots of guys.

While the Clan is generally associated with tales of conquest, slaughter, and ‘bringing da motherfuckin’ ruckus,’ it must also be noted that its members were prolific lovers who expanded the empire by sowing their seed all across the country. Who knows, perhaps my very own children are direct descendants of Ghostface Killah.

—Staten Island historians piece together genealogy of Wu-Tang Clan

I knew NonSociety wasn’t an original idea [via inky]

Loud n’ Clear, turning our old people into douchebags

Pulitzer expands to web-only outlets

But you still have to print it out to submit! It’s good to see that they’ve finally caught up to 1997. However, “printed magazines and broadcast media, and their respective Web sites, are not…

An elegy for us

Julia Klein writes an obit for newspapers in Obit magazine. “Don’t be fooled. Those newspapers will someday be as historic as the headlines.”

I think it really is a shame and, quite frankly, not very much in the holiday spirit

—Sally McDonough, a spokeswoman for Laura Bush, referring to an “impeachement” ornament by Seattle artist Deborah Lawrence. The first lady asked members of Congress to have local artists submit ornaments for display on the White House Christmas tree. Lawrence’s ornament was the only one of approximately 370 submitted to be rejected.

My favorite is probably the minimize to tray icon. See it big to get the full effect [via Daring Fireball]