January 2010
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“When you’re dead, they really fix you up. I hope to hell when I do die...”
– — J.D. Salinger (The Catcher in the Rye)
Howard Zinn yesterday; J.D. Salinger today.
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“…I know that there are those who disagree with the overwhelming scientific...”
– Barack Obama’s State of the Union address
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High Speed rail between Madison and Milwaukee!... →
The federal funding is part of an $8 billion package of rail grants approved by Congress in the 2009 economic recovery act. It provides money to build up the tracks and start operation of a high-speed rail connection that had been stalled in Wisconsin for decades.
Eventually, the high-speed line could be extended from Madison to the Twin Cities.
Governor Jim Doyle promoted the Milwaukee-Madison...
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“The best anti-poverty program around is a world class education.”
– President Obama
“I am an independent, autonomous adult, and I should be able to leave my...”
– Never Be Silent: Three feminist rants (caraobrien: tsupii: ilovefat: seaponies: crustyriotgrrl: fuckyeahfeminists) (via katoleary)(via gauntlet) (via robot-heart-politics) (via claudiacrayon)
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“Barack Obama, then, is not the agent of change; he’s the fulfillment of a...”
– Tom Junod - Barack Obama: Papa In Chief
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“The White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, on Tuesday pointed to public...”
– NYTimes.com - Obama to Admit Missteps in First Year
Also, a lot of people have no idea what they’re opposing
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TINA FEY LANDS VOGUE'S MARCH COVER →
Sorry for all the caps, but I’m pretty excited. FINALLY.
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“I’m sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could...”
– J.D. Salinger (via quote-book) (via jjarichardson) (via awkwardsilence)
City Protects Poor and Homeless From Scourge of... →
“The New York Times has turned the focus of Trashgate from the private to the public, discovering that the New York Police Department has begun destroying clothing seized from counterfeiting raids, instead of distributing it to relief organizations, which was common procedure in the past.”
Gotta protect that free market.
“Nobody in life gets exactly what they want, but if you work very hard and...”
– Conan O’Brien
How to Delete Yourself →
What appeals to many of the site’s boosters is the simplicity of the exit. When trying to close an online account, users are often asked to fill out a questionnaire. More important, their information and connections aren’t then erased; they’re just unpublished. By deleting all your data, Suicide Machine says, your private information is snuffed out on website servers.
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“… His audience could give a crap: They’re too busy applying to be on...”
– Bill Simmons, in response to whether Leno’s audience will respond to his negative portrayal in the Late Night debacle.
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Dating "Tips" from Men's Health →
Hang with Slobs
The strategy: Look appealing by surrounding yourself with your loudest, sloppiest friends-guys who emit female repellent. This can make you look, sound, and smell like Prince Charming. On this night, your goal is to attract women, not bond with the boys.
How to pull it off: Sip while they chug, talk while they scream, smile sanely when they’re laughing so hard Sam Adams...
“I’m really scared of bloggers”
– Alber Elbaz from Lanvin
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“Everybody can be Great… Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a...”
– MLK (I know I’m late on this one, but inspired by Mr. A to Z) (via mascarah)
You know what?
mascarah:
You can’t win them all.
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“I cannot be so many things. I cannot be something
for everyone … Woman,...”
– Eva Hesse
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New York Times Ready to Charge Online Readers →
“Hanging over the deliberations is the fact that the Times’ last experience with pay walls, TimesSelect, was deeply unsatisfying and exposed a rift between [Times Chairman Arthur] Sulzberger and his roster of A-list columnists, particularly Tom Friedman and Maureen Dowd, who grew frustrated at their dramatic fall-off in online readership. Not long before the Times ultimately pulled the plug...
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It's a shame
awkwardsilence:
my tumblarity would be ridiculously high right now. If it existed.
tumblarity…we just don’t know what we’ve got ‘til it’s gone
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“Religion is far more of a choice than homosexuality. And the protections that we...”
– Jon Stewart (via bohemea) (via raptorinside) (via waterwrittenasrain) (via brianomnidillon) (via nosceteipsum) (via tiredofbeingignored) (via heytherepoodle)
“Boy, these conservatives are really something, aren’t they? They’re all in favor...”
– George Carlin.
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“It’s unfortunate and I really wish I wouldn’t have to say this, but I like human...”
– Emma Thompson (via uhrwerk) (via elengberg)
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