January 2012
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“Dorian saw Myrtle in a pub and knew by her fringe that she was the right girl to...”
– Naked Under Spacesuit — Former Lover / Nature Set Split Cassette
Holy cow. Dorian Cox is back!
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“Damien Steven Hirst, the world’s richest artist ($332 million according to...”
– New York Damien Hirst (1965–2012): In Memoriam - Village Voice
Ouch.
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“Sports can do great good: build the body, create a stronger, more resilient...”
– Do Sports Build Character or Damage It? - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Watchrachelfershleiser:
shortformblog:
mashable:
“Because the biggest producers of content on the Internet are not Google and Yahoo — they’re us – we’re the ones getting policed. The real threat to the enactment of PIPA and SOPA is our ability to share things with one another.”
-Clay Shirky, in his “emergency” TED talk about SOPA and why it would create a “consumption-only Internet.”
Watch...
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“To begin with, you long for money. Then you develop a liking for work. Work has...”
– Coco Chanel (via mollycrabapple)
I couldn’t agree more.
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Don't Be Afraid Of The Art Of Noise →
If you only Instapaper one MetaFilter post ever, this is the one. Articles like this are why hypertext was invented.
“I never realized how scary it is to raise a phone up to someone who has a...”
– The Best Time I Was Too Scared To Cameraphone a Crime | The Wirecutter
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December 2011
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Apes are using Skype on iPads, gambling, and building fires to cook food.
I can’t even imagine how amazing it must feel to hand a chimp a pack of matches knowing he’s going to start a fire with them.
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“I read a profile of her once in which she talked about the black holes of outer...”
– Nell Boeschenstein on Emmylou Harris. (thx, Edith’s longreads!)
Let’s not forget Robert Krulwich’s Have You Heard About B Flat?
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“Community” is the best thing we’ve got. Not as TV watchers. As people.”
– The Best Comedy of 2011: Community « Hulu Blog
WatchHere’s your soundtrack for the next hour. It’s a mix of the music I’ve been listening to the most in 2011. Not all of it came out in 2011, so this isn’t a “best of” or anything like that. Enjoy.
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Christopher Hitchens on The Daily Show: Sparring... →
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Are urban bicyclists just elite snobs? →
Spoiler: No, but it is a perception biking enthusiasts must address.
This is a pro-bicycling article. Read this, before your next Critical Mass.
“It bears repeating: at the Met, the most expensive opera tickets are indeed...”
– ‘Satyagraha’ and Occupy Lincoln Center, Last Night | The Awl
November 2011
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Watchmichaeldswanson:
While I left Microsoft of my own accord, Lemonade is a short documentary about 16 people in the advertising industry who lost their jobs and found their calling. It’s just as appropriate today as when I first saw it years ago. Definitely worth watching.
This is surprisingly lovely and absolutely worth the 35 minutes and 57 seconds.
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No, Congress did not declare pizza a vegetable -... →
Here’s the takeaway: “Congress didn’t declare pizza to be a vegetable. And, from a strictly nutritional standpoint, there’s decent evidence that lawmakers didn’t exactly bungle this decision.”
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FUCK IRONY AND FUCK DISPASSIONATE FUCKS WHO CAN'T...
nedhepburn:
Fuck you, fuck you, and fuck you.
And burn in every hell. Get fucking motivated.
This is the most articulate thing I’ve read all day.
