February 2011
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hipsterdiet:
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
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January 2011
“Obviously, there are many things about the U.S. economy that make it far...”
– Wonk Room » Income Inequality In The U.S. Is Worse Than In Egypt
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northerndownpour:
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists -...
Tumblr is my DJ tonight
The music you’re posting is keeping me going. Good job, Tumblr. Keep it up.
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The Kinds of People You Can Date « Thought Catalog →
itsalloverbabyblue:
Wow, I mostly find talk of love and dating online to be to driven towards the finding or the keeping of it, very rarely about the abstractions and patterns, and I mean that in the best way possible. This? I’ve done these things and been all of these people, on both sides, and for once, reading about it doesn’t make me sad about my failures but kind of awed, in that “wow, I’m...
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hitRECordJoe: The Social Network & My Generation... →
cristinamoreno:
hitrecordjoe:
The Social Network & My Generation an open letter to my friend Peter Travers Peter, Hey man! So, I finally watched The Social Network the other night, and today I read your review of it, curious about your claim that this film defines my generation. First let me say, I agree that…
• I happily use “friended” as a verb, though I do believe I say “added”...
“This research helps explain why the era of the lone genius is coming to an end....”
– The Difficulty of Discovery (Where Have All The Geniuses Gone?)
“Our modern problems have gotten so hard – so damn intractable, complicated and multi-disciplinary – that we can no longer solve them by ourselves.”
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
“First off, a pro is necessarily getting paid to do what he does, and that’s a...”
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Chris Jones, of Esquire, dropping some science on a young writer. (via capitalnewyork)
This so, so crucial, and not just for journalists, but for any job. To be a pro is to be able to do the work, even when it’s not fun, even when you don’t feel like it, and do it well. The highest compliment my...
Listening to Music Releases Same Brain Chemicals... →
headphonesnotrequired:
Drugs, sex, and rock ‘n roll! Yes, please!
(And I guess you can be addicted to music then?)
Well we already knew that, didn’t we?
The Worst Movie of the Decade, Redux →
liztellsfrank:
In which the credited screenwriters of this week’s LTFWHI, Battlefield Earth, attempt to shirk the blame for the horror. (Thanks, commenter Sean!)
If I had to sit through this damn movie you can go and read a short, pithy Liz Tells Frank segment about it.
Seriously, Liz owes me. More than the whiskey and salad I consumed as my due right.
“It’s pretty remarkable that even at the top of this giant success story of...”
– Facebook’s 3rd Biggest Advertiser is a Bing Affiliate Scam
#teamgervais →
lizlet:
(A collaborative effort with “Maggie.”)
The internet is full of rumors that Ricky Gervais, the purported host of the 68th Annual Golden Globes, disappeared from the third act of the show, possibly since he made fun of Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press…
turnabout:
I was now thinking harder about Aaron Sorkin and his female characters. I loved Sports Night and West Wing. I love the characters. And the female characters are smart and capable and rock.
But much of their “drama” centers not around how kickass they are, but how terrible their relationships are. Annette Benning in The American President literally throws her credibility and career...
Existential Depression in Gifted Individuals
cocowasright:
The entry below makes a lot of sense to me. I got painted with the “gifted” brush early on, and I was often a pretty unhappy kid. As Ernest Hemingway put it, “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.”
tamburina:
It has been my experience that gifted and talented persons are more likely to experience a type of depression referred to as existential ...
“Yes, they’re not exactly underground when it comes to popularity, but on a scale...”
– Arcade Fire’s Experimental New Video Shows What’s Possible with HTML5
Help me figure out what to say about this quote. My sarcasm meter just exploded.
4am musings
If I were Durkheimian, I would add that this low level of social solidarity explains the fact that the US is a society that more interpersonally and structurally violent than other rich countries.
As Sennett puts it, the upper class have become extremely powerful and secure in their dominance over the system while for the masses, persistent systemic threats have become the norm. Fear is the...
tpdsaa:
Things People Don’t Say About Advertising. Genius. Alex Blagg: watch out! Unless you’re the secret mastermind behind it all, in which case: best strat ever, bro.
“I wanted out. That was partly why I’d chosen Columbia. I liked how the city...”
– From Tobias Wolff’s Old School, my current re-read and one of my favorite books of all time. (via balltillifall)
As hipster-precious-suburban-fairy-tale as this is? Vaguely why I went to Barnard.
(via turnabout)
I wanted to move to New York City more than i wanted to go to any particular...
“The U.S. takes catching illegal Kinder candy seriously, judging by the number of...”
– CBC News - Kinder Surprise egg seized at U.S. border
This seems a more ridiculous use of our tax dollars at work to me.
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“I’ve seen a lot of ‘lookit our tax dollars at work!’ type reactions to these...”
– Michael Byrne, NASA Picks Its Best and Worst Science-Fiction Movies (via petervidani)
I love everything about this.
Oh, I see how it is.
turnabout:
lizlet replied to your chat: lunchtime.
It sounds like the new thing to do is tell Megan “You are so high.” I’m down with that.
Done.
Apparently I AM SO HIGH today. (note to coworkers:...
me: you know what's sad about a nicoise salad? When you finish the green beans and potatoes. which, let's face it, are the reason you got it in the first place.
Megan: mmmmm. Man. Now I want a nicoise salad. "Heavy on the green beans, sugar."
me: YOU ARE SO HIGH
Megan: yeeeeeeah
me: there is just too much tuna, usually. I realize that some would say that is the essence of a nicoise salad.
Megan: NO. The essence is the BALANCE. And the franchiness.
me: also the vinegar on the green beans
Megan: you know my feelings on vinegar.
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“I’ve seen a lot of ‘lookit our tax dollars at work!’ type reactions to these...”
– Michael Byrne, NASA Picks Its Best and Worst Science-Fiction Movies (via petervidani)
I love everything about this.
with my head, my heart and my work...: Net... →
mattmeeks:
Hey all, I posted this on the IAWTV forums in response to a question someone asked and thought it would be of use to everyone…
As a potential candidate for the IAWTV board and an economics minor in college, I wrote my thesis on the institution of the FCC and an economic analysis of wireless…
This is a beautifully clear explanation and call-to-action for a large, tricky...