February 2012
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Converse With Stephen Sowley: “I can’t tell who’s... →
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“I can’t tell who’s in this fucking crowd, but if you’re young women, you better take to the fucking streets. Cause they’ll take this shit away from you, you better go out and claim your fucking rights. Don’t be passive; don’t get all high and drunk and wake up the next day saying ‘well I wanted…
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“Hope your Friday is low on dust and mold, and high on light, good music, and...”
– my dad
he gets me.
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“While these cuts significantly reduce our ability to help the world’s poorest...”
– Andrea Koppel, vice president for global engagement and policy at Mercy Corps, on President Obama’s proposed cuts to global-health and humanitarian-assistance programs (via mercycorps)
no good
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This House Panel on Birth Control Consists...
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The GOP’s explanation: The fight over birth control coverage mandates is “not about women.” It’s about “religious liberties.”
Really? Or is it just easier to wage a culture war using the language of “freedom” and “big government”?
Read more on GOOD→
this is so upsetting.
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Chaos Breaks Out at Overcrowded West Side Club →
There is not one paragraph in this article that I don’t love.
High points:
“Police counted 273 people leaving the 99-person-capacity club, but had to stop their count because a man was firing shots in a parking lot across the street”
“When police searched the bar, they found no evidence of any food being served except a single box of chicken wings in the...
January 2012
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Watchbrain-food:
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, “Morris Lessmore” is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor.
Please, set aside 15 minutes of your time to watch this amazingly brilliant short animation. I can’t even describe how...
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The best worst real band names of SXSW 2012
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rocketsandrayguns:
It’s an annual tradition.
Bubble Puppy
Chet Faker
Dark Dark Dark
E.D.Sedgwick
Fungi Girls
Gay Witch Abortion
Hoodie Allen
Idle Warship
Lana Del Rey
Mord Fustang
Motopony
Not In The Face!!
Owen
Sleepy Vikings
suck piggy
Talking To Turtles
Trampled by Turtles
Uncle Bad Touch
Have to admit Not in the Face!! made me laugh. Possibly the first time ever...
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I'm a Librarian
(sitting in a Dallas hotel hallway)
Lady: Are you a librarian?
Me (suspiciously): Yes...
Lady: This is horrible, but I'm going to throw a book away in front of you.
Me: Ok....
Lady: Unless you want it? A guide to Paris?
[lady dumps book into trash can]
Me: You could recycle it!
[lady turns and walks away]
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“one car ride: alice in chains, blink 182, rhcp, korn. it’s like cuba but...”
– my sister, via text, astutely observing how Phoenix-area radio is having a hard time adjusting to the 21st Century.
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Which Downton Abbey Character are You? →
Man, I wish I was Violet, Dowager Countess of Granthem. But I’m pretty happy with Anna.
December 2011
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Type Fight! →
Vote for your favorite letterform!
And learn about some new designers!
“Last year, Americans spent $450 billion on Christmas. Clean water for the whole...”
– Jim Wallis (via azspot)
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November 2011
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npr:
Photo: Courtesy of CB I Hate Perfume
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