Quote of the Day:
“I have cold and I wish people would just be kinder.”
— Mia Farrow, lefty activist and mom to MSNBC’s Ronan Farrow.
Some warm fuzzies she received…
- “Orange juice, cover your feet with socks, and have a good tea mix of lemon & honey. Hugs.”
- “Wishing you all happiness.”
- “By the way I’ve always been a fan of yours, admire your courage.”
- “Here are some get well flowers and some chicken soup. Hope you feel better soon!”
- “Love u so much u truly are such a great actress and lady with the biggest heart! God bless.” (Mia replied, “Thank u I love you too.”)
- “Get well soon. Your family loves you and we need you here on twitter. You tell the truth about Sudan,etc.Invaluable.”
A journo’s wonderful walk home from work
“Thank u @Metallica for free greatest hits soundcheck rehearsal on the Mall. Best walk home from work on a Monday ever.” — NBC’s Luke Russert.
In Case You Missed Stephen Colbert’s hilarious award to Breitbart News Tuesday night… See here.
Sarcasm is…
“Nothing beats trying to do journalism on a day when most people have off of work!” — Jennifer Haberkorn, health reporter, Politico.
Journo explains his new route to work
“I would describe my new commute as a bus-assisted walk.” — WSJ‘s Byron Tau, who was recently hired from Politico. Asked what’s keeping it from just being a walk, he replied, “Nothing but it would take longer. About 45min-hour to walk the whole thing, 25-30 minutes on a bus. I plan to walk home most days.”
The Observer
“The monologue about love in INTERSTELLAR is only bad if you don’t believe it’s true. I do believe it’s true, and that’s why I love it.” – Matthew Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com and New York magazine.
Another asshole bicyclist on the road
“Not even 8 a.m. and I’ve already called a law breaking cyclist a very dirty word. Day’s off to an auspicious start!” — Tayla Burney, public radio producer, WAMU.
MSNBC producer relieved for Obama’s position on climate change
“I’m just relieved to be reminded that a US president gives a damn about climate change. This is nice. More, please.” — Jamil Smith, MSNBC segment producer for Melissa Harris Perry.
This Town‘s Leibo pushes Larry King’s Twitter feed
“If you read on thing, ever, read Larry King’s Twitter feed from last night (@kingsthings)…Some of his best work to date.” — NYT‘s Mark Leibovich.
Serious humble-brag
“Hey buddy- Happy 40th Birthday, @LeoDiCaprio! Will be at your birthday party tonight at the SOHO house.” — online talk show host Larry King.