March 2012
157 posts
WHICH IS THE BEST LANGUAGE TO LEARN? | More... →
I feel better about what foreign language I chose in high school in college, which was highly influenced by my parents, who were highly influenced by their country, which has this relationship another country that basically has a lot of schools learning their language. And it’s not even the official language of the country.
That’s how France rolls.
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Another Mormon Joke Falls Flat On Twitter →
I’m not sure when Joan Walsh will get that ripping on Mormons is still not OK, even with her apology. This isn’t new. I hope this is the last time.
February 2012
276 posts
300 million year old fossilized forest discovered... →
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Sharing Poetry: Gwendolyn Brooks, "Kitchenette... →
sharingpoetry:
We are things of dry hours and the involuntary plan, Grayed in, and gray. “Dream” makes a giddy sound, not strong Like “rent,” “feeding a wife,” “satisfying a man.”
But could a dream send up through onion fumes Its white and violet, fight with fried potatoes And yesterday’s garbage ripening…
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2011 Vida Count of women in major publications is... →
57thstreetbooks:
…and the numbers are still staggering
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Found Time: How To Spend The 24 Hours Of Leap Day... →
npr:
An extra day. How will you use it? Start by reading our hour-by-hour guide. Here’s a sample:
Feb. 29, 2012, Hour By Hour:
Midnight. Too excited to sleep, you can click on the fascinating site of the Long Now Foundation, timekeepers of the 10,000 Year Clock. Computer wizard Danny Hillis first dreamed up the idea of a massive timepiece that “ticks once a year. The century hand ...
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A Guide to Finding the Perfect Blinged-Out Pumps |... →
Abominations. But this comment here is everything.
Fun on Slate | The Hairpin →
Reading this makes me wonder about married folk. Poor Prudie!
I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave →
Several months prior, I’d reported on an Ohio warehouse where workers shipped products for online retailers under conditions that were surprisingly demoralizing and dehumanizing, even to someone who’s spent a lot of time working in warehouses, which I have. And then my editors sat me down. “We want you to go work for Amalgamated Product Giant Shipping Worldwide Inc.,” they said. I’d have to...
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The snuggie for new moms. (Goes well with Pajama...
Just. no. No wait, it’s like Alien—The Snuggie version. SMH.
pinterestyouaredrunk:
Source: google.com via Aimee on Pinterest
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Los Angeles apologizes for role in massive... →
thenoobyorker:
“Many still don’t know that under the guise of “American Jobs for Real Americans” and touting it as a panacea to end the high unemployment caused by the Depression, President Herbert Hoover and the federal government launched an aggressive anti-immigrant campaign together with local governments to “repatriate” people of Mexican descent, forcibly deporting scores of individuals....
Every World Press Photo Winner From 1955-2011 →
Some of these photos can be disturbing, but each one says more than a thousand words.
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'Bad' cocaine killed American TV producer in... →
I don’t know what to say except this is just fucked up and sad.
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“Well, I hope that it isn’t disrespect. I would not disrespect the president of...”
– Arizona Governor Jan Brewer
President Obama is hosting a White House dinner tonight for the nation’s governors, but one prominent state executive won’t be there.
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art: photo of President Obama and Gov. Brewer from January 26, 2012
(via thesmithian)
Sacha Baron Cohen Arrives At The Oscars As ‘The... →
Ha!!!!!!!!!!
