April 2011
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March 2011
38 posts
RT @jbposnanski: Awesome to see these pro-life demonstrators picketing in the inner city for better schools and healthcare. Oh wait, tha …
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What the hell?
Twice today, just now, I’ ve saved files from Paint (Shut up. Sometimes “Print Screen” + “Ctrl V” is easiest.) and when I’ve opened them, Mass Effect 2’s begin game play screen has opened instead.
*Shakes fists at L’s game and its obnoxious cold open*
10 Most Segregated Urban Areas in Amurrica →
mizjenkins:
hamsterpantsworld:
…and hello, my town, at #1! I’m SO not proud. Or surprised.
Interesting, especially for the commentary accompanying each graphic.
“What we conventionally think of as white flight is now black flight as well,” says Gordon. “The city itself is just emptying out and the predominant area of African-American settlement is in St. Louis...
RT @ebertchicago: Stephen Seagal and Sheriff Joe Arpalo muster a small army and a SWAT team to bust a lone, unarmed cockfighting suspect …
Newsweek: Wow. In Which Marie Claire Breaks Down... →
newsweek:
LATE NIGHT, BY THE NUMBERS:
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Male writers: 19 Female writers: 1
Conan Male writers: 17 Female writers: 1
The Colbert Report Male writers: 16 Female writers: 1
The Late Show With David Letterman Male writers: 13 Female writers: 1
Lopez Tonight Male writers: 12 Female writers: 1
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Male writers: 10 Female writers: 1
The...
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perspective in the form of not needing to seek...
from my uncle, who lives in Japan: “Morning in Koriyama. Just checked the web for total earthquakes around here, had one as I typed that line. They’re picking up slightly, again. Had another as I got into this line. The first week we had more than 500, about 200+ this week as of Tuesday. And yet… the mood is upbeat.” Say it with me : I will not complain about my...
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Grace in Small Things # 4
1. My friends had their daughter tonight.
2. She has a sweet big sister, a beautiful name, and kind and caring people she gets to call parents.
3. There’s another wanted and loved baby girl populating this world.
4. Unintentional fun fact about the day a lady friend of yours gives birth: you, if you’re me, receive a text update about the status of dilation. That is, you know...
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The AP Stylebook finally changed “e-mail” to... →
coketalk:
In related news, Bill Clinton is no longer the president.
“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an...”
– John Steinbeck
(via miketodd07, thirdworldgirl- )
“Reading just leads to more and more questions. So it’s probably to the advantage...”
– Sarah Vowell, in March’s Vanity Fair
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RT @Colorlines: The Gang Rape of Latina 6th Grader, and a Horrific Community Response http://bit.ly/e5saGA
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RT @alyankovic: Whip It Well #GrammaticallyCorrectDevoSongs
Happy International Women's Day!
veggielezzyfemmie:
Watchmotherjones:
Stephen Colbert riffs on Mother Jones’ new cover package: “I just buy it for the pictures of the mothers.” Riiiiiiight!
But seriously, Nation, inequality sucks.
my favorite #jamesfrancofacts: Search committees fly to Franco’s house during the MLA Convention and interview him while sitting on his bed.
"I know, up on top you are seeing great sights,...
lafix:
—Dr. Seuss
Born on this day, 1904
Women Writers Project [Brown University]
feministlibrarian:
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Women Writers Online collection will be free and open to the public for the month of March 2011. Please come visit us at:
http://www.wwp.brown.edu
Search, browse, and enjoy — you never know what you may find!
Julia Flanders Women Writers Project Center for Digital Scholarship Brown University
