Ezra Klein was shocked to be diagnosed with "Ezra Klein-itis"
How come I hadn't heard the term "chart porn" until today? "I'm Ezra Klein, and I've been a chart porn addict for five years..."
A new addition to "Mad Men" began to test Atlantic writer Michael Hirschorn's patience
. @susanorlean mrs blankenship is the jar jar binks of #madmen
Felix Salmon demanded to know if you hear that
something in the office is beeping. This is likely to get very annoying, very quickly.
Chuck Todd found his in-box under siege...
Pet peeve of the day: folks who have graphic heavy email signatures which clog up email inboxes and shut down ability to email w/o deleting
...while Chris Hayes just wanted better performance
MacNerds: I have a 1.63 ghz Mac Mini w/ 1gb of RAM that has suddenly become UNUSABLY slow. Spinning beach ball constantly. Thots on cause?
Howard Kurtz couldn't help but notice some unfiltered double-talk
Love that former smoker Bob Schieffer asked John Boehner why he still smokes. Rarely see such personal questions in Sunday intv.
Luke Russert belatedly realized a fantasy football blunder too late
Just realized I benched Hakeem Nicks for Dwayne Bowe this week. Gah. I hope Bowe comes to play this week.
Matthew Yglesias found solace in song
Listening to Katy Perry Unplugged and not even all that ashamed.
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