February 2012
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Thanks, Academy: Oscars Make Harry Potter... →
Bullshit, Academy. Bullshit.
“Just as one tries not to wear fuchsia to a funeral, it seems that one might...”
– Jan Berenstain dies. We attack her. - Slate Magazine
I couldn’t agree more fervently. I was at an event two weeks ago where Whitney’s death was brought up, relevantly at that, but resulted in a really brutal dissection of her life and work. I think such a discussion of a woman so...
“Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into...”
– How Santorum misunderstands Kennedy’s speech on religious freedom. - Slate Magazine
Nice to see Obama talking sense now and again…
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Dedicated TV channel for dogs entertains pets... →
This just seems excessive. Endorsed by the Humane Society or not, it’s bad enough we let televisions babysit our children… pay somebody to visit the damn dog if you’re too busy to take adequate care of the poor thing.
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“I believe that love that is true and real creates a respite from death. All...”
– - “Hemingway”
Midnight in Paris for Best Original Screenplay was one of the only surprisingly good calls last night. That and muppets.
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Painful copy I am not allowed to change
I forget that I am a persnickety writer until these things pop up and break my heart.
“An international country,” which is impossible by definition.
“Don some ironic lederhosen,” because apparently irony is an inherent quality of a cultural garment?
“Hospitable hosts,” as opposed to those hosts at tourist destinations who are passive aggressive because they...
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“At its core, “see something, say something” isn’t about a war...”
– White grandfather detained, cuffed in Austin while walking home with his black granddaughter - Boing Boing
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
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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...