February 2011
January 2011
The Decemberists Score Their First Number One... →
perpetua:
When I wrote this earlier I was astonished to learn that the Decemberists had managed to sell nearly five times as many copies of their new album in its first week than their previous record in its first week. Also, 65% of the units sold were digital albums, and Amazon was selling it for $3.99, which has to account for a pretty huge chunk of the overall sales. When Amazon do these deep...
worship the glitch: Coffe in SoHo →
rafimama:
evangotlib:
There is a phenomenon that is occurring in most of the coffee shops in SoHo. That of the over-talkative barista.
There is an implied social contract when acquiring your morning coffee. I will pay $3 to $5 for what is essentially flavored and fortified hot water….
Some of us baristas can get lonely. 100s of people stand in front of us each day - and just take,...
Our Desperate, 250-Year-Long Search for a...
by Maria Bustillos on January 6th, 2011 at The Awl
All of a sudden Supreme Court judge Antonin Scalia decided to revive the crazymaking debate regarding the Fourteenth Amendment’s protection for women—or, apparently, lack thereof. Here is what Justice Scalia toldCalifornia Lawyer: “Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is...
Tips for Happy Riding
Learn right away that the front brake is the most effective one, and to never lock the front wheel in dirt (or on the road, but it’s more likely in dirt). Learn how far you can lean over without scraping a pedal.
Learn to keep the inside pedal UP when you corner, and learn to ride safely in all conditions. Be the master and commander of your own bicycle.
Signal your approach to...
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“Imagine: here was a young girl who was just becoming aware of our democracy;...”
– President Barack Obama (via soupsoup)
WTANGISF on The 6s/7s Who Think They're 9s →
youmightfindyourself:
-“San francisco? seriously? where all the 6s and 7s think they’re 10s and 11s?” (Yelp)
-“The Bay Area is full of girls who THINK they’re hot but really aren’t.” (City-data)
-“Apparently many of the good men of San Francisco have decided that women are too uppity for their own good.” (Craigslist)
-“All the women i[n] SF are 6s but they have the additude [sic] of 10s.”...
“After you get settled, I would love to talk about what we can do to promote...”
– Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., in an email to Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson, a Republican. Giffords sent the email the night before she was shot at a public event. (via officialssay)
Best Music of 2010
It’s a week or so late, but… A lot of this stuff has seen life on my Quarterly Mixes, click back to see what I was into each quarter of this year and what made the cut through to this “Best of 2010” Mix. It’s two CDs because I couldn’t trim it down to a respectable single-cd level. I couldn’t figure out how to split all of the songs into two different...
It's refreshing to hear a guy say "I made plans...
thamuthafckinmonzta:
Granted, it IS nice when a guy is considerate by letting the girl choose what to do when they hang out or go on a date, but that gets old. Word to the wise, fellas.
(via kashmeare)
LAME. Ppl should take equal ownership over making plans. You know that socially dudes are expected to make the plans, right? That’s why it tends to bother women when they...
“My belief is that the various religious traditions have great potential to...”
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Dalai Lama via kim (via soupsoup)
Atheists too!
Muslims turned up in droves for the Coptic... →
soupsoup:
Egypt’s majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had been a promise of solidarity to the weary Coptic community, was honoured, when thousands of Muslims showed up at Coptic Christmas eve mass services in churches around the country and at candle light vigils held outside.
From the well-known to the unknown, Muslims had offered their bodies as “human shields”...
emilymalan:
Day 24: Your favorite movie.
I don’t really have any favorite movies, actually. Some movies I enjoyed recently were: In the Mood For Love 500 Days of Summer Breathless Whip It A Single Man Princess and the Frog I watch everything though. I watch a lot of Netflix Instant whenever I can.
The last few movies I’ve seen in theatres are: The Town The Social Network Due Date Tron
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STRFKR - Reptilians →
Just bought the new STRFKR LP! $16 for immediate d/l of 320kps MP3s, and vinyl with shipping! It’s good so far. This is my other xmas present to myself.
“Defense Secretary Robert Gates surprised lawmakers Thursday by announcing that...”
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In single day, Obama admin. defense cuts nearly top GOP’s entire first-year austerity pledge (via ryking)
vruz: preempting “cuts” with CUTS?
(via vruz)
I heard on NPR that the Pentagon gets to keep all of the money from these “cuts” - it gets cut from one program and then it goes...
