February 2012
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naomi winecat: stfuconservatives: Cop spends weeks... →
stfuconservatives:
Cop spends weeks to trick an 18-year-old into possession and sale of a gram of pot
More fun from the self-loathing society: This American Life had a show about how young female undercover cops infiltrated a high school and flirted with boys to entrap them into…
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“A banker’s job is to be a prudent and dependable steward of other peoples’...”
– Why Wall Street Should Stop Whining
“the great philosopher Kanye West says, “Fuck the past, make love to the...”
– This Is How We Live, No F*cks to Give: KC Danger’s Guide To Not Giving a F*ck
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Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
nickpatrick:
Reading David McCullough’s 1776, I found myself wondering: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents? If so, when did American accents diverge from British accents?
The answer surprised me.
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“The outrage is tiresome and deeply hypocritical, in all the tiresome ways you’ve...”
– Sasha Frere-Jones on MIA’s middle finger and everyone else’s panties being in a bunch over it. (via iwantnothingless)
So good.
(via zurik)
I’m not a huge fan of Jones as the pop music critic at The New Yorker, but this is so spot-on, man.
(via 14kgoldnyc)
“This notion may seem difficult for an American to digest, but it’s true. Only a...”
– More @THE ATLANTIC: What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School Success
(via braindeadmegaphone)
Welcome to Cancerland →
To the extent that current methods of detection and treatment fail or fall short, America’s breast-cancer cult can be judged as an outbreak of mass delusion, celebrating survivorhood by downplaying mortality and promoting obedience to medical protocols known to have limited efficacy. And although we may imagine ourselves to be well past the era of patriarchal medicine, obedience is the message...
“You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. You want the physicist to talk to...”
– Aaron Freeman “You Want A Physicist To Speak at your Funeral”
(source: npr)
I can’t stop crying.
(via everythinginthrees)
Not a bit of you is gone— you’re just less orderly.
(via qglas)
dear boyfriend, pls speak at my funeral
(via of-praxis)
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Anonymous asked: What advice would you give to a...
viafrank:
Design does not equal client work.
It’s hard to make purple work in a design. The things your teachers tell you in class are not gospel. You will get conflicting information. It means that both are wrong. Or both are true. This never stops. Most decisions are gray, and everything lives on a spectrum of correctness and suitability.
Look people in the eyes when you are talking or...