December 2010
New Study Finds Blacks More Likely | The Onion →
The study noted that, furthermore, Asian-Americans.
November 2010
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Barbie is a Product of Her Environment -... →
WatchJason Fried of 37signals on why work doesn’t happen at work.
This is one of the reasons I need a better living situation: I can work from home. Oh that would be sweet.
Bullet points for a Monday
Tumblr doesn’t seem to be working at the office, so I might become productive. The other result is that all my posting will happen at the end of the day like this right now.
Why does my lower back hurt?
Sprite Zero is okay, but way too sweet for mixing with this whiskey. Tap water it is!
Attempt at senryu: I harbor / a core distrust of humanity / myself included
My Favorite Albums of...
"A Brief Survey of Senryû by Women" by Hiroaki... →
The 5–7–5-syllable senryû, like the hokku, derives from the longer verse form of renga. Unlike the hokku, however, which normally deals with natural or seasonal phenomena, the senryû is expected to deal with matters of human and social nature, often in a playful, satirical, or knowing manner. The hokku—called haiku today—carries a seasonal reference; the senryû does not have to.
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“The advice I like to give to young artists, or really anybody, is not to wait...”
– Chuck Close
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Miniskirt - The Sleepy Jackson
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Q.E.D., Motherfucker: Scientist Find Ball of Gas... →
qedmotherfucker:
Let me tell you what you’re looking at here: A fucking painting.
To get you to read shit about space this week, Science had to commission some would-be Vincent to sit around and think, “What would it look like if a star blew the fuck up and filled its solar system with poofy red fire,”…
Friend and scientist Andrew has joined up, tumblrinos. What does he write about?...
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FAQ: The "Snake Fight" Portion Of Your Thesis... →
Snake fighting is one of the great traditions of higher education. It may seem somewhat antiquated and silly, like the robes we wear at graduation, but fighting a snake is an important part of the history and culture of every reputable university. Almost everyone with an advanced degree has gone through this process. Notable figures such as John Foster Dulles, Philip Roth, and Doris Kearns Goodwin...
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A Chemist Explains Why Gold Beat Out Lithium,... →
If you ever wondered why gold has been used as money for millennia, this Columbia chemist has your answer. Hint: not because it’s shiny.
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Hemingway's Blonde Jokes →
Q. How many blondes does it take to change a light bulb?
A. Margot preferred darkness.
Patti Smith wins National Book Award →
Her memoir “Just Kids” took the nonfiction prize. The fiction award went to Jaimy Gordon for “Lord of Misrule” and the award for poetry to Terrance Hayes’ “Lighthead.”
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After Flouting Print Run Limits, Publisher Faces... →
In case after case, photographers and other content providers have alleged that they licensed their copyrighted works for print runs up to 40,000 copies, but the publisher then printed a million or more copies without notifying them or paying them additional compensation. “The cases allege an extremely widespread scope of this infringement practice,” Seidman says. “We have claims...
