February 2011
70 posts
How to Tax the Rich | MetaFilter →
A long while ago, during a particularly heinous round of budget cutting, a good friend of mine came up with what I think is the perfect solution to this problem: There’s a problem that charities have with potential donors feeling helpless in the face of huge problems. People think ‘what will my $20 do in the face of poverty in Africa?’ So some charities started saying ...
January 2011
111 posts
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“On January 18th, 2011, the Hollywood actor briefly addressed his newfound...”
– Keanu Is Sad/Sad Keanu | Know Your Meme
SAD KEANU MAKES SAD KEANU SAD.
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“Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare...”
– Bill Watterson (via calvinnhobbes)
Bill Watterson, one of the best people ever.
(via seedsot)
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“Noted speed freak, serial-killer fangirl, and Tea Party hero Ayn Rand was also a...”
– Ayn Rand took government assistance while decrying others who did the same - Boing Boing (via styro)
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The House GOP's Plan to Redefine Rape →
sarahb:
danielleh:
mutations:
tparty:
thnafu:
squintyoureyes:
“This bill takes us backwards to a time when just saying no wasn’t enough to qualify as rape.”
Other types of rapes that would no longer be covered by the exemption include rapes in which the woman was drugged or given excessive amounts of alcohol, rapes of women with limited mental capacity, and many date rapes.
As...
Biden: Mubarak Should Not Step Down
robot-heart-politics:
newsflick:
Vice President Biden, issuing the Obama administration’s most definitive statement to date on the turmoil in Egypt, said President Hosni Mubarak should not step down and downplayed the protests spreading across the Mideast as generally unconnected.
He described the unrest as an expression of “middle-class folks” looking for “a little more access and a...
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flannelanimal asked: Hey, hope this isn't weird of me to message you, but i saw your comment on the reblog you did (thank you first of all) on the AD paper dolls i did. Just wanted to say I love the idea of it working as a magnet, and would love to see it if it managed to work out for you.
Thanks again for the awesome feedback:)
Thanks again for the awesome feedback:)
“Last year, I argued against a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot. Having some...”
– What We Talk About When We Talk About a Reboot - Ta-Nehisi Coates - Culture - The Atlantic
Two things:
1.To call such fan ownership “false” may be technically accurate, but I think it does the concept a disservice. I would think that having fans that are so fond of your creation that...
"The Sound and the Furious"
laphamsquarterly:
Just a little something that a few of us have been piddling around with on Twitter this afternoon: big-budget adaptations of William Faulkner novels.
“The Sound and the Furious” (duh)
“The Sound and the Furious 2: 2 Sound, 2 Furious”
“The Sound and the Furious 3: The Sounder and More Furiouser”
“Go Down Moses‚ Because I Punched You in the Face”
“Fight Club in August”
“As...
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What Your 16-Hour Workday Says About You!
jessiechar:
You’re a really hard worker
Your time is poorly managed
You don’t know what to do with your life
Your boss knows you’re gullible
At least 40% of your diet consists of pre-packaged food
You send out work emails at inappropriate hours
You have no perspective on life
You don’t sleep enough for proper brain function
You have very little self-respect
Your salary should be higher,...
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John Hawkes John Hawkes JOHN HAWKES! →
Hey, he got nominated for an Oscar! How cool is that? Things in which I have seen and loved John Hawkes:
Lost
X-Files
Buffy
Okay, that’s not very many things, they’re all TV shows, I haven’t even seen the movie he’s nominated for, and no I haven’t seen Deadwood either. But still, it’s nice to see a former Hey It’s That Guy make good.
A brief history of the New York Times' gender... →
zosiablue:
“In these pieces, women are never just three Misses a reporter managed to wrangle into a discussion point. They are proof that ‘female empowerment’ may be ‘killing romance.’ They inspire tough questions about whether ‘successful women” are ‘doomed to singledom.’”
Here’s some anecdata for you, NYTimes: Over 80% of my local female friends make more money than their male...
Our house wish (needs your help!)
bustr:
Kellianne, Niko, and I live in a small 1-bedroom loft in Belltown, Seattle. The lack of walls, while great and open and fun for parties, sort of doesn’t work with a baby who can’t sleep and parents who can hear every whimper from every corner of the house. We love everything about this place, except for that.
So, we’re looking to move. We own this place, but can’t buy a new one...
“You may be right; you may have a point — maybe Republicans are lying about...”
– JON STEWART, calling out Rep. Steve Cohen (D - Tennessee) for his likening of Republicans to Nazis over their efforts to repeal the healthcare reform law, on The Colbert Report.
Fuck anyone who compares anything but Nazis to Nazis.
(via inothernews)
Writing note
meghanagain:
barthel:
Of late, I have seen a few people making arguments that you can’t possibly understand something - usually a musical artist - unless you are have had a particular set of experiences or whatever. And that is fine! But here’s the thing about that argument: the only really fair thing you can conclude about the not-understanders is that their not-understanding is perfectly...
