December 2009
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“Just the other night I was watching Anderson Cooper’s variety show on CNN, and...”
– The End of the 00s: Noted, Without Noteworthiness, by Rob Walker | The Awl (via jayyarow) (via mikehudack) (via internetsurfwithzachrose)
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Ten Words You Need To Stop Misspelling →
thegrammarnazi:
kaytee:
lorenrochelle:
really.
Come on, people.
Yes, please.
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“For many people — particularly anyone over the age of 30 — the idea of...”
– I’m so totally, digitally close to you (via NYTimes) (via lanipauli)
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“I drink coffee. Without coffee, I probably couldn’t write. And you need time....”
– Q&A with Jonathan Ames (via peterwknox)
This seems to be my exact problem at the moment (hence being on Tumblr). But there must be some way to bypass the procrastination part and get right to work… right?
“Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably...”
– Daniel Burnham, Chicago architect. (via kevintwohy) (via peterwknox)
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“New Age beliefs are the Creationism of the Progressives. I move in circles where...”
– Roger Ebert (via azspot)
Do you think it’s possible that the circles he’s referring to are also limited to the insanely wealthy, emphasis on the insane? Because I don’t know anyone who believes in this stuff other than for entertainment.
(via robot-heart-politics) (via goodreasonnews)
Agreed....
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“It’s not mean: it’s funny. If the Christmas No 1 turns out to be an...”
– Rage Against the Machine? Raging within the machine will do for now | Comment is free | The Guardian
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“If the climate was a bank they would already have saved it.”
– The best line delivered so far in Copenhagen, concerning the U.S.’s commitment to meaningful action. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing standup comedian Hugo Chavez! (From Politico’s Glenn Thrush) (via chrislindsay) (via poortaste) (via peterwknox)
OK, besides the obvious logistical error in that...
“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”
– Albert Einstein (via ckck) (via wearethedigitalkids) (via lanipauli) (via monkeytypist)
People who have lost their curiosity (or never had much in the first place) are the most dull people on the planet. Never lose your curiosity.
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“I don’t like the idea of missionaries. In fact the whole business fills me with...”
– Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See (via pterodactyls)
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On celebrity
Boring people obsess about the lives of more interesting people: housewives hang onto every word from the rich and famous, working stiffs care if their sports heroes have affairs (and have to know every detail about them), and the ordinary Joes and Janes of the Western world spend their time and countless dollars on gossip broadsheets and television shows, while the news media caters more and more...
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“Exposing politically controversial topics for public debate is vital for...”
– Google Australia comes out against mandatory ISP filtering (via monkeytypist)
“Sometime in the near future, if the warehouse doesn’t burn down, if the mail...”
– The Silent Ballet > Home
Best review ever. Thank you, TSB!
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“The concept of a right to question has become corrupted into the assum- ption of...”
– US news coverage of Tiger Woods | TV matters | Television & radio | The Guardian
In Polish news, until a person is convicted of a crime their last name cannot be printed. So for example, you have “Jacek K. is accused of bribery” or “Jan H. was found at the scene of the...
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“The thing is, I really like saying yes. I like new things, projects, plans,...”
– AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVE EGGERS
This is from an email Dave Eggers wrote in 2000, mostly on the topic of “selling out”. I think he’s absolutely right, especially on the point that being concerned with whether others think you’re selling out or not is juvenile, and something...
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“Heresy became easier to communicate, and Saenger postulates that word spacing...”
– On Language - Against Camel Case - NYTimes.com
Very interesting take on trademarks and grammar. As far as I remember, I was taught that product and company names, like proper names, should be written as the company decides. But why should we allow the rules of grammar to be subjected to such...
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“Cohen stressed that publishers and Google could coexist, with the former able to...”
– Google’s ‘First Click Free’ Will Allow Newspapers To Limit Access To Stories
When will more people realize that both publishers and record labels have already become obsolete. Wake up, music and publishing industries. The times, they have already a’changed.