September 2011
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trangpak:
If anyone needs cheering up or a distraction:
(1) Amy Sedaris is reliably hilarious (her appearance with Martha has me giggling four years later).
(2) This piece on The Hairpin forced me to physically restrain myself from guffawing in the library.
(3) Here are three haikus about Miley Cyrus’ dress at the VMAs.
(4) If all else fails… listening to “Crazy In Love” on repeat is doing...
“So far I’ve only been on top.”
– Top Chef: Just Desserts
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August 2011
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nailtipflips raised over $1,000 for rosasparks and... →
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What did you do today?
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Wa-Ped [noun]:
An op-ed derived from war-blogging.
An opinion piece attacking the opposition with the intent of saying f*ck you.
A middle finger in the form of an op-ed.
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I need your help →
nailtipflips:
Tumblr has amazed me with the amount of love and support we show for each other. So many of you chipped in to help get Mari a new wheelchair, and to help Friday’s mom with some financial troubles. I’m hoping that we can do it one more time for Rosa Sparks.
Irene blew through her neighborhood and left them with a mess of shit to deal with. Mainly, their power has been out for a...
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The "death" of the HP TouchPad
READ: A PR scheme to get consumers to buy an underperforming product
The Washington Post reports that the firesale of the now defunct HP Touchpad, which was sold for $99 a piece, was such at hit that company is producing “one last run of the tablet.”
HP even “said that it is considering bring the gadget back at some point in the future.”
I’m not sure what grinds...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-28) →
Kanye West (29)
Florence + The Machine (19)
Cut Copy (11)
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (8)
Mumford & Sons (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
The Best Business Card Ever: A Warren Buffett... →
fek:
EDITOR LADY: You need to get a quote from him. This will be perfect for your story.
REPORTER: Of course. I know his position on farming investments, it’s already in the piece. But the—
EDITOR LADY: —story would be greatly improved with a quote from Warren Buffett on farming? Yes it would.
REPORTER: I don’t think he’s going to talk to me about it.
EDITOR LADY: You won’t know until you...
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Anti-gay Senator caught on all-gay dating site →
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rtamerica:
Grindr, the largest all male location-based mobile network tool, says it is quick, convenient and discreet. It doesn’t advertise, however, that it is congressional poison — but lawmakers should probably figure that part out for themselves anyway. After all, Puerto Rican Senator Roberto Arango did.
The answer is right in front of us.
Was not expecting that blurred out...
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thedailywhat:
Scenes From Irene of the Day: Irene NYC: Two filmmakers set scenes from Hurricane Irene’s impact on NYC to the tune of Debussy’s “Clair de lune.”
[devour.]
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On second thought: I’m not sure why I’m upset by Chris Brown’s performance. (Okay, I know why I’m upset by him but that’s not the point right now.) I should be directing my frustration at the network that put Brown on TV and awarded Tyler the Creator (see TheShortFormBlog for more on that one) but ALSO had that very misguided “Video with a Message”...
The Following People will Never ever ever ever...
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Ron Paul
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“Corporations are people. The fundamentals of the economy are strong. I voted for...”
– The Inconvenient Truths of Campaigning. [AP]
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No Bruno, no. I prefer the original cover of the...
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