February 2012
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Watchthatwasnotveryravenofyou:
Ads from The Capitol - A new Hunger Games viral campaign
It’s not that I don’t have mad love for Stan the Man, but I’m a little disappointed that this role didn’t go to Perez Hilton. He was in my head the whole time I was reading [made Kendra read me] the books.
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Katniss Everdeen and Hermione Granger Switch... →
A little gruesome, a lot awesome, 100% accurate.
“Assuming that the lake is still pristine, scientists (and science lovers)...”
– Lake Vostok: Russian team drills through to 20 million-year-old underground lake
Definitely taking a modest outlook approach on this, huh guys. But seriously, this is so cool!
Quietly, U.S. Moves to Block Lawsuits by Military... →
Things that are unbelievable (but sadly totally believable) about this must-read article:
That this issue is almost totally unknown and never discussed. I’d never read a thing about it until today.
That Republicans, but really any politicians, would put their Tort Reform platform before taking care of Active Duty Soldiers and Veterans rights.
Seriously, fixing this would be a political...
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Cat in an Empty Apartment, Wisława Szymborska
Die—you can’t do that to a cat. Since what can a cat do in an empty apartment? Climb the walls? Rub up against the furniture? Nothing seems different here but nothing is the same. Nothing’s been moved but there’s more space. And at nighttime no lamps are lit. Footsteps on the staircase, but they’re new ones. The hand that puts fish on the saucer has changed, too. Something doesn’t...
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“The police claim, as Mark Donahue, president of the Fraternal Order of Police,...”
– Recording police making arrests: The outrageous Illinois law that makes it a felony. - Slate Magazine
This is a must-read. The first amendment is under serious attack, and the police are the people I trust least to be making calls on privacy rights. Let’s hope to hell this gets fixed before...
January 2012
“Three regulators did indeed ring warning bells — at the right time, in the right...”
– Commentary: Three female regulators’ warnings about financial crisis were ignored | McClatchy
I repeat: ughghghghgh.
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“Bryan had tweeted about “diggin’ Marilyn Monroe up” and that...”
– Check Out The Tweets That Ruined A Trip To The US
Ughghgh this is a real thing that happened.
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“She did the Secretary of State job, she was a G, she held it down, she didn’t...”
– Ice-T Is Sure That His “G” Hillary Clinton Will Be President | The Jane Dough
Quote of the day. Do not care that Hilary has repeatedly announced she’s retiring to rest and *nudge nudge* spend time with her family (*cough* grandchildren *cough*). With an Ice-T endorsement, the white house is...
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I'm totally with Miranda on this one.
Cynthia Nixon is taking a lot of heat right now for her assertion that for her, sexuality was a choice, and that fact doesn’t make her humanity or family any less valid. Good on her. I agree that the “born this way” line of thinking is in no small part pandering to bigots, as if who I sleep with would be anybody’s business under any circumstances. I respect the experience...
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“Two studies demonstrated that men’s (but not women’s) cognitive performance...”
– factlets - Impaired Cognitive Performance
Ughghghgh come on guys it’s not even men’s fault that they don’t work well with women! They can’t help it, it’s how their brains are wired! Give me a break. If men are programmed to treat every interaction with a woman as...
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Watch“Tim Minchin’s Storm the Animated Movie” on http://shel.tv/xN37Y2 via fuckyeahlaughitoff
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WatchWhere can I find an AT-AT costume for Pidgin, like, yesterday???
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“Benjamin Franklin is said to have once described democracy as two wolves and a...”
– Well-Armed Lambs: The Real Way To Get Congress To Understand SOPA | PandoDaily
After watching a couple of debates on the SOPA issue, I’ll admit to being more in the dark than when I started — it just seems like one or both parties must be outright lying about the effects of the bill....
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Disney Announces Into the Woods Movie, We... →
If nothing else, this should be super interesting. How does Disney plan on producing a movie musical that drastically contradicts the depictions they’ve chosen for classic fairy tales, let alone the whole notion of Happily Ever After?
Hopefully by keeping corporate far away from the process. Looking forward to casting announcements on this one.
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Eaters, beware: Walmart is taking over our food... →
In case you needed another reason not to shop Walmart today, they’re putting janitors and teenagers from the electronic section in Produce Manager positions and routinely selling moldy food. You know, in addition to a lot of corporate-level food ugliness. But all it should really take is the word “mold,” right?
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“Some conservatives have been pushing the argument that Section 5 is no longer...”
– The Obama Administration’s Risky Voter ID Move Threatens the Voting Rights Act - Slate Magazine
Anyone who honestly believes that Southern states don’t present a special danger of voter interference against minorities has not visited a Southern state.
Voter ID laws constitute some of the...
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December 2011
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“TSA agents reportedly confiscated a traveler’s cupcake as she passed through...”
– The TSA confiscated a cupcake. Can you really make a bomb from frosting? - Slate Magazine
File this under “completely irrelevant questions.” Anyone with the will could make a bomb out of pretty much anything. The real question is, did these agents have any reasonable suspicion that the...
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Dennis Kucinich-Marcy Kaptur: redrawn map sets up... →
I’m inclined to quit this job right this minute and go knock on doors in Maude-forsaken Ohio to get my favorite vegan Congressman re-elected.
Murderabilia and the market in true crime... →
Really fascinating article (just pretend you don’t see the evo-psych nonsense at the end). I had no idea women were by far larger consumers of True Crime literature… makes emotional sense, though, I love me some SVU too. I’d just be shocked if that transferred to the actual purchasing of collectibles, which is a predominantly male pursuit regardless of the nature of the items....
When I asked how much bubble wrap to pick up for the office, I was told “enough so it’s really awkward to carry back.” Mission accomplished!
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Helen Mirren Wants to Play the Doctor →
WITH WHOM CAN I SPEAK TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY
(This woman. This woman made Arthur watchable. Arthur.)
Happy Chanukah, people people my people people. Magic oil anf gambling for everyone! http://t.co/iV5k21ut
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I’m 24 years old. I’ve been out for nearly a...
This probably speaks to my own privilege more than anything, having generally been surrounded by supportive people in liberal-leaning environments for most of my life, but I’m kind of in disbelief that I had to have this conversation at all. In NYC. In 2011.
In fairness to my co-worker, she was apologetic and said she’d make an effort not to use the term as a derogatory in the future, and I...
Who won the office Ugly Sweater Contest with a cat-themed ditty from her daily-wear wardrobe? This girl. Not a hipster, just love whimsy!
"Hey, can I sleep on your couch? And also can I...
YES
Together we can TOTALLY make “no hobo” happen, Evyn.
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Alec Baldwin does something silly on a plane, my day gets exponentially more cluttered thanks to flight-related chatter. #Radian6grumble
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I just finished watching Lost.
It took a year and two bouts of unemployment, but it’s all over. I feel all empty and sad! Which is silly, because it’s only television!
Time to let go. Work starts Monday.