February 2012
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Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
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“Nobody is telling male reporters to stay home despite the fact that they have...”
– Lauren Wolfe, journalist and director of Women Under Siege, in my interview with her (which can and should be read in full here). (via thepoliticalnotebook)
Feb 9th
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Feb 8th
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Mindful Eating as Food for Thought →
“So many people now have found themselves in an adversarial relationship with food, which is very tragic,” Dr. Bays said. “Eating should be a pleasurable activity.”
Feb 8th
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Feb 8th
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Pheromone Parties - the latest in the dating game →
Interesting, or just plain creepy?
Feb 7th
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To All the (US-Based) Ladies in the House →
futurejournalismproject: The International Women’s Media Foundation is awarding three $20,000 grants to women-led digital journalism startups. The application deadline is March 2 and is open to US-based women for a project that has not yet launched. FAQ and application materials are located here. H/T: 10000 Words
Feb 7th
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Feb 7th
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We Interrupt This Program to Bring You Some... →
futurejournalismproject: Who, whom, which, that, lay, lie: 20 Common Grammar Mistakes that (Almost) Everyone Makes. My personal peeve is adding “from” before “whence” and using “penultimate” as the last rather than second to last of a series. — Michael
Feb 7th
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Feb 6th
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“We’re delighted to hear that Rep. Fleming is a regular reader of America’s...”
– The Onion editor Joe Randazzo • In response to the Republican Congressman who mistook an Onion article for the real thing. source (via • follow)
Feb 6th
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Feb 6th
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Feb 6th
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Feb 6th
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“According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a higher percentage of Americans is living...”
– Extreme Poverty Is Now at Record Levels — 19 Statistics About the Poor That Will Absolutely Astound You | | AlterNet (via alternet-working)
Feb 5th
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Feb 4th
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 2nd
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Top Susan G. Komen Official Resigned Over Planned... →
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus: Damn right.
Feb 2nd
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brad: Do you want to go to see horses later?
me: horses?
brad: yes the animal we used to travel on....
a horse..
me: lmao
Feb 2nd
Feb 1st
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Feb 1st
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Donate to Planned Parenthood to help make up for... →
Feb 1st
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January 2012
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Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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Jan 30th
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No More Résumés, Say Some Firms →
jerriann: Union Square Ventures recently posted an opening for an investment analyst. Instead of asking for résumés, the New York venture-capital firm—which has invested in Twitter, Foursquare, Zynga and other technology companies—asked applicants to send links representing their “Web presence,” such as a Twitter account or Tumblr blog. Applicants also had to submit short videos demonstrating...
Jan 28th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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“I don’t see anything bad about being stereotyped as a Latin woman. We are...”
– Sofia Vergara, of Modern Family, who maybe yells a little too much. (via newsweek) Oh look, it’s a good thing I am typing this instead of, you know, actually YELLING at Newsweak. Here is the thing: I can understand Sofia Vergara’s words, where she is coming from. Have I “used” the Latina...
Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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“Some of this has to do with the corrosive influence of money in politics. So...”
– Barack Obama (via newwavefeminism)
Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 24th
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Some people say they "love everyone."
butthetruthis: But the truth is… They hate Kim Kardashian. (Submitted by: anim4ti0n) Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/signote/5851239523/
Jan 24th
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Starbucks to sell alcohol in some U.S. cafes →
Jan 23rd
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