May 2012
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May 26th
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“And next, when it was just about the bluest and blackest- fst! it was bright as...”
– Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (via scottiehughes)
May 26th
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“I don’t need a god. I have you and your beautiful mouth, your hands holding onto...”
– Henry Rollins (via all-but-gone)
May 26th
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May 26th
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May 26th
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May 25th
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May 25th
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May 25th
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Romney's Regressivism
robertreich: Fine to nail Romney with Bain Capitalism. But let’s not forget Romney’s budget proposal, which mimics Paul Ryan’s. Take a moment to make yourself aware of both, because they’re eye-opening and scary. Both would restore the military budget, slash Medicare (turning it into vouchers that shift costs to the elderly) and Medicaid (turning it over to the states but without enough money...
May 25th
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May 25th
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May 25th
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May 25th
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How to Write a Generic Thriller Novel
The hero is an expert. The villain is an expert.  You must watch all of the villainy over the shoulder of the villain. The hero has a team of experts in various fields behind him, etc. Two or more on the team must fall in love. Two or more on the team must die. The villain must turn his attentions from his initial goal to the team. The villain and the hero must live to do battle again in...
May 25th
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Fake Menu For 'Fuds' Parodies Foodies →
May 25th
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“What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with...”
– Carl Sagan, on books (via stateless1972)
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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“Is worldwide earnestness a sublimation, and a false one at that, of love? of...”
– Jack Kerouac, Journals. (via unnamablerevelations)
May 22nd
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“I starved to death most of my life and when I came to California, I beat my...”
– Billy Bob Thornton on his success
May 17th
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“What we call a home is merely any place that succeeds in making more...”
– From The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton. (via carpentrix)
May 17th
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“This is how we go on: one day a time, one meal at a time, one pain at a time,...”
– Stephen King, Bag of Bones (via fortuneandglory)
May 17th
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“I’ve always thought it as something that was still holding the country back....”
– Jay-Z supports gay marriage (via buzzfeed)
May 17th
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THE OBAMA EFFECT: 6 political figures who came out... →
think-progress: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) Democratic House Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) Former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-NE) Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn (D-SC)  More details at ThinkProgress
May 17th
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“The world is full of people who are very clever at seeming much smarter than...”
– Kurt Vonnegut, Slapstick  (via honeyforthehomeless)
May 15th
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May 15th
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“The press still thinks [global warming] is controversial. So they find the 1% of...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson, podcast interview (via wiredforlight)
May 15th
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May 15th
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“I’m (expletive deleted) starving.”
– Celebrity chef Mario Batali • Discussing the diet he’s currently on — he’s eating like he’s on food stamps (an average of $1.48 per meal, or $31 per week) in protest of potential cuts to the federal food stamps program. His family was nice enough to join him in what he calls a conversation starter...
May 15th
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5-Year-Old Announces Circle No Longer Her Favorite... →
ALLENTOWN, PA—Radically reversing nearly three weeks of precedent, local 5-year-old Tricia Billings announced Saturday that the circle was no longer her favorite shape. “Circles aren’t my favorite anymore,” said Billings, denouncing the closed-curve geometric construction that, just last month, she called ”the best shape in the whole world.” ”I don’t like...
May 12th
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“So, I wish I could play Little League now. I’d kick some fuckin’...”
– Mitch Hedberg, Strategic Grill Locations
May 11th
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“This is what my friend said to me. He said, “Guess what I like? Mashed...”
– Mitch Hedberg, Strategic Grill Locations
May 11th
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“I think Pringles original intention was to make tennis balls… but on the...”
– Mitch Hedberg, Strategic Grill Locations
May 11th
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“I was gonna get a candy bar. The button I was supposed to push was...”
– Mitch Hedberg, Mitch All Together
May 11th
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“I was walking down the street with my friend and he said, ‘I hear...”
– Mitch Hedberg, Strategic Grill Locations
May 11th
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May 11th
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May 10th
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“You know who my gods are, who I believe in fervently? Herman Melville, Emily...”
– Maurice Sendak, Interview on Fresh Air (2003) (via fortuneandglory)
May 9th
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“We’re animals. We’re violent. We’re criminal. We’re not so far away from the...”
– Maurice Sendak (via somebodysaiditbetter)
May 9th
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“I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can’t stop them. They leave me...”
– Maurice Sendak, Interview on Fresh Air (2003)
May 9th
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May 8th
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May 8th
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Listennprfreshair: Audio is now up for our show-long...
May 8th
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“And when he came to the place where the wild things are, they roared their...”
– Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
May 8th
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May 8th
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fortuneandglory: Earlier, I read the following headline: “Romney Silent as Woman Says Obama Should Be Tried For Treason” And my brain interpreted it as: “Romney silent as woman,” says Obama. “Should be tried for treason” I was really confused for a moment. This is why I shouldn’t read the news when I’m this sleepy.
May 8th
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“While certainly not new in the American debate, the Civil Rights Movement which...”
– A excerpt from my essay Clashing Ideologies: The Traditionalist and the Progressive, an examination of the historical differences between the left and the right. (via fortuneandglory)
May 8th
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Robert Reich: The Answer Isn't Socialism; It's... →
robertreich: Francois Hollande’s victory doesn’t and shouldn’t mean a movement toward socialism in Europe or elsewhere. Socialism isn’t the answer to the basic problem haunting all rich nations. The answer is to reform capitalism. The world’s productivity revolution is outpacing the political will of rich…
May 8th
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Robert Reich: A Question of Timing: What America... →
robertreich: Who’s an economy for? Voters in France and Greece have made it clear it’s not for the bond traders. Referring to his own electoral woes, Prime Minister David Cameron wrote Monday in an article in the conservative Daily Telegraph: “When people think about the economy they don’t see it…
May 7th
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“You know why the birdies wake up singing, don’t you? … They’re happy to be alive...”
– Richard Ford, A Piece of My Heart (via fortuneandglory)
May 7th
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May 6th
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fortuneandglory: I am unnecessarily bothered when people begin sentences with: “To be honest” - are you usually lying? “I’m sorry, but…” - you’re probably not sorry. “Guys” - particularly if the group being addressed contains people who do not have penises. I feel like there was a Seinfeld episode about this before.
May 5th
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