March 2012
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“I just found out that Apple is rejecting my new manifesto Stop Stealing Dreams...”
– Seth Godin: Who Decides What Gets Sold In the Bookstore?
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hipster animals: A Hipster Aesopimal Fable →
hipster-animals:
Several years after graduation, City Mouse got a message on Facebook from her best friend from high school, Country Mouse (who actually lived in a suburb). More out of a sense of obligation than anything else, City Mouse friended her.
When City Mouse was back in her hometown to visit her…
This is awesome.
February 2012
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“I got my first boyfriend at camp when Katie the popular girl asked a group of us...”
– The Hairpin - Ladies First
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“President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a...”
– Republican presidential candidate RICK SANTORUM, on Sunday’s Meet The Press.
No seriously. This guy is a fucking dick.
(via the Los Angeles Times)
The thing is, Santorum actually believes this. But in his defense, I can understand his self interest in ensuring fewer people go to college and...
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cherrispryteaintsobrite:
“The beginning of your program? Your Earth is spinning in the wrong direction.”
- Neil deGrasse Tyson to Jon Stewart on The Daily Show’s opening sequence
NICE.
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“Ronni Bennett, who is 70 and writes a blog on aging, timegoesby.net, has lived...”
– The Freedom, and Perils, of Living Alone - NYTimes.com
Dear god, I almost did this the other day when someone was over. And I’m only 32.
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“If we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we...”
– J.M. Coetzee, Disgrace (via wordpainting)
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“What [the president] needs to say is, ‘We need to double NASA’s...”
– ‘Space Chronicles’: Why Exploring Space Still Matters : NPR
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“Asteroids have us in our sight. The dinosaurs didn’t have a space program,...”
– ‘Space Chronicles’: Why Exploring Space Still Matters : NPR
Like we’re probably not already.
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“Parents are right to be concerned about the content their children are watching....”
– Overrated: Bully’s R Rating Should Mean the End of the MPAA - Culture - GOOD
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“The documentary exposed the MPAA’s cadre of untrained anonymous raters,...”
– Overrated: Bully’s R Rating Should Mean the End of the MPAA - Culture - GOOD
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“Old folklore from Eastern Europe suggests that many vampires suffered from a...”
– Vampires Traits - Vampires - Dracula Info
You guys, The Count on Sesame Street!!! It wasn’t just a play on words!
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“At the first stop of his ambitious journey, Mr. Santorum restated his reason for...”
– Santorum Makes Campaign Swing Through Seventeenth Century « Borowitz Report
ROFL!!!
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“Several members of the Congress received mail threatening a biological attack...”
– Congress members threatened with biological attack | Reuters
As potentially frightening as this is, that last line made me laugh.
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The Cranberries: Tiny Desk Concert : NPR →
Starts right off with “Linger”. :)
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“A United Nations panel concluded on Thursday that “gross human rights...”
– U.N. Panel Accuses Syria of Crimes Against Humanity - NYTimes.com
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“Women’s status in the society is much worse. When Saddam was around, we had many...”
– Yanar Mohammed, interviewed by In These Times. Yanar is a feminist activist in Iraq, where she heads up the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq and has been responsible for organizing weekly protests by women in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square. (via thepoliticalnotebook)
This whole interview with her...
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“Soon after going to bed, Amy Jung, who has had diabetes since childhood, started...”
– Cat Saves Owner’s Life Just Hours After Being Adopted
I love it when cats are heroes. Dogs get all the glory.
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“A group of scientists and ethicists argues there is sufficient evidence of the...”
– Whales and dolphins ‘should have legal rights’ | World news | The Guardian
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