December 2011
2 posts
November 2011
8 posts
Lazy Self-Indulgent Book Reviews: Joe Paterno's... →
lazybookreviews:
Between my complete lack of interest in college athletics (well, actually, based on what we’re learning about long-term brain trauma, I would support massive revisions to how football is played in general), and my delight that there might actually be SANCTIONS for not calling the cops after one…
SERIOUSLY.
so you'll never have to wonder what drink matches... →
Real Time World Statistics →
soupsoup:
This is pretty wild.
“If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you...”
– Anthony Bourdain (via hopelesslymg)
Real Life Things That Lasted Longer Than Kim...
newsweek:
* A McDonald’s hamburger that was left out on a table. (It took 180 days to decompose.)
* The piece of gum that Violet chewed for 90 days in Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory.
* Bill Clinton’s denial of having “sexual relations with that woman” (211 days)
(more; even more)
Another to add: the AirWick in my bathroom. I’m pretty sure.
October 2011
7 posts
grace-notes:
Coconut Records - West Coast
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Parsing the Data and Ideology of the We Are 99%... →
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September 2011
5 posts
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“Her cell was 10 by 14 feet. It had no bed. The lights were always on. Neon...”
– Ramin Setoodeh, in a compelling narrative about the American hikers who’ve spent 775 days in Iran’s most notorious prison, accused of espionage. On Monday, Iran said the hikers would be released. Today they said the release is not imminent. (via newsweek)
The CSR program of my dreams... seriously. →
Back around Earth Day, I said on this very blog that I would truly respect a company that not only touted recycling and other environmental efforts, but actually walked the walk.
Voila.
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August 2011
11 posts
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Spread of Earthquake-Related Tweets
poptech:
miguelrios:
Below is a visual of the Tweets from VA and Washington, DC one minute after the August 23 #earthquake.
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In a 20-country group of America’s peer countries... →
wilwheaton:
To our great shame, among the 20 major advanced countries America now has
the highest poverty rate, both generally and for children;
the greatest inequality of incomes;
the lowest government spending as a percentage of GDP on social programs for the disadvantaged;
the lowest number of paid holiday, annual, and maternity leaves;
the lowest score on the United Nations’ index of...
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I like that I fall into "diplomats and doctors"... →
“Hindsight, I think, is a useless tool. We, each of us, are at a place in our...”
– R.A. Salvatore (via kari-shma)
July 2011
5 posts
grace-notes:
The Shins - Australia
“Get your ass in line.”
– House Speaker John Boehner, instructing his fellow GOP lawmakers to stand behind his debt bill. (via officialssay)
Oh, right. I forgot this is how a democratic government is supposed to function. Thanks for the civics lesson, Boehner.
June 2011
16 posts
“Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s...”
– Susan Sontag (via the-dominoeffect)
‘Wet Hot American Summer’ Director David Wain Says... →
comedycentral:
mydamnchannel:
Please let it happen, please let it happen, please let it happen!
I hope it’s playing at 9:30, because I have something at 11:00, and I can’t change it, because I already moved it twice.
THIS MUST HAPPEN.
grace-notes:
Temper Trap - Fader
“Paris is always a good idea.”
– Audrey Hepburn (via thatssorue)
