THE LIST OF SUPERB THINGS: THE ECONOMIST
Long have we yearned for the right measure of praise for the Economist, our favorite magazine in the universe. After all, they combine airtight prose with ruthless cold sense and snarkily captured pics: everything we aspire to be and will never, ever be. They also make covers like this, for which we love them and would willingly massage all of their black-socked feet:
Someone has beaten us to it. If that’s the price to pay for being well-informed, then too fucking bad. SIR–this rules. Thank you, Orson Swindle, Atlanta, GA USA.
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sb and Studley,
Randomly reading mgoblog at 2am and saw this, the comments to which randomly discuss port, which i randomly enjoy. I bought a case of the 2000 Quinto de Noval for 30/btl, the rags have it as a 95+. i think its still available around 40. not bad for a vintage and will be drinkable in 7 yrs. my alltime recent favorite is a Graham’s 1985 Malvedos, my first vintage ruby and it got me hooked. happy decanting! and Go Blue.
Comment by Ufools — May 10, 2008 @ 4:26 am
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Studley @ #30…I was referring to the vintage ’94’s…I have too many of them to bother with anything else…at my current rate of consumption I’ll be drinking the ’94’s well into my 120’s, so tawneys don’t get alot of traction in the sb household.
Comment by sb — May 8, 2008 @ 7:48 am
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SIR - I wish to complain in the strongest possible terms that you have stolen my life. Your public dalliances with fine college football conferences, erudite international journalism and bucket hats demonstrates beyond a reasonable doubt that you have purloined my aspirational identity. I shall require your 100 COCKTAILS as recompense, preferably as gin rickeys.
Yours etc.,
VandyJ
San Fran., Calif., Bear Flag Republic
Comment by VandyJ — May 7, 2008 @ 11:05 pm
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Sir:
I am confused as to what “the trouble with” the merger expressed in the picture might be. Is this a dromedary-bactrian mating, which would be sterile? Please explain.
Regards,
Chuck, Charlottesville, VA
Comment by Chuck — May 7, 2008 @ 9:10 pm
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anyone here familiar with Mental_floss?
It doesn’t really cover anything important, but it’s addictive as hell.
Comment by Kecalf Bailey — May 7, 2008 @ 8:59 pm
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sb @ 23 - The 1997 Taylor Fladgate of which you speak, is that the Tawny Porto? I have a bottle of that, and I’ll need to see if there are any more bottles remaining where I bought it.
Comment by Studley — May 7, 2008 @ 5:37 pm
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I’m w/16: FT.
While I do like The Economist a lot, I think it tends to get overrated by a lot of people I know. Much better than TNR, etc. and a damn sight better than Laffer-deluded rags like the WSJ.
Comment by now_a_hoo — May 7, 2008 @ 5:16 pm
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Sir,
I started reading The Economist when my business travel started to pick up in 2003. When Rubert Murdoch bought the Wall Street Journal, I confidently canceled my Journal subscription (since 1994) and began subscribing to The Economist.
I suggest you may want to read Portfolio, which reminds me of the first incarnation of Inside Sport magazine.
As to port, I like all kinds but prefer Taylor. Beggars (and doctoral students) cannot be choosers.
cheers,
Comment by bevo — May 7, 2008 @ 4:13 pm
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Love me some Economist. I also like Wired and Backwoodsman. Covering all my bases on that one.
Glad to know O has great taste in rags. But, if I found out that you loved the New Yorker, then off to espn.com I go.
Comment by MCab — May 7, 2008 @ 3:03 pm
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What time is the Whit Stillman fanclub meeting tonight?
UHB, indeed
Comment by jon — May 7, 2008 @ 2:58 pm