January 2012
6 posts
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December 2011
14 posts
“It’s part of the American way to get a lot of self-worth from your job....”
– Why the Current Crop of Twentysomethings Are Going to Be Okay — New York Magazine (via glynnis)
As a twentysomething, I sure hope she’s right.
magnificentruin:
bright lights will find you ...
Top 10 Most Censored Stories of 2011 →
anti-propaganda:
#10 Statistical Games with the Unemployment Rate. At Information Clearing House, Greg Hunter showed that instead of 9%, the real unemployment rate is over 22%. #9 Chemtrails. Atmospheric Geoengineering: Weather Manipulation, Contrails and Chemtrails, July 10, 2010. #8 The Truth on Nuclear Power. The Union of Concerned Scientists published a report describing 14 near-miss...
November 2011
11 posts
The Tangential: Seinfeld and Self-Deprecation →
thetangential:
Most profitable ventures have a mission statement, a clever phrase that sums up what the project is and where it hopes to go. Here are a couple examples:
Apple/ Steve Jobs: “I want to put a ding in the universe.” The Awl: “Be less stupid.”
Of all the lines I’ve ever heard, the show Seinfeld…
Sometimes someone comes around and puts in words exactly how you feel about...
ohmuffins:
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October 2011
17 posts
“a lot of the stuff i’ve learned has come by way of accidents, or things that...”
– Elliott Smith (via aeloquence)
The possible source of the AIDS virus? An African... →
shortformblog:
Dr. [Jacques] Pepin’s book, The Origin of AIDS, is gaining attention for some of its surprising conclusions. He collects evidence that the virus spread not only through sexual activity but, crucially, through well-meaning European doctors and nurses fighting tropical diseases in pre-independence Africa.
They used syringes and needles to inject hundreds of patients a day in...
Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the... →
kateoplis:
An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a relatively small group of companies, mainly banks, with disproportionate power over the global economy. […]
The idea that a few bankers control a large chunk of the global economy might not seem like news to New York’s OWS movement and protesters elsewhere. But the study, by a trio of...
Watchcsmonitor:
NBC Nightly News picked up our story from earlier in the week about the declining standard of living in the US.
What has led to the most dramatic drop in the US standard of living since at least 1960? One factor is stagnant incomes: Real median income is down 9.8 percent since the start of the recession through this June, according to Sentier Research in Annapolis, Md., citing...
“I’ve never been lonely. I’ve been in a room – I’ve felt suicidal. I’ve been...”
– Charles Bukowski (via aeloquence)
“Why don’t I believe in God? No, no no, why do YOU believe in God? Surely the...”
– Ricky Gervais (via aeloquence)
“I had the lonely child’s habit of making up stories and holding conversations...”
– George Orwell (via aeloquence)
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The Ultimate Oral History of Wet Hot American... →
cracked:
comedynerdsunited:
“[Literally any line from this movie].”
Finally saw this flick a few weeks ago, and discovered that the voice to the can of vegetables is the same as Bob on Bob’s Burgers. Awesome!
September 2011
8 posts
1 tag
words & turds: SCHOOL FEELINGS EXPLOSION →
wordsandturds:
i am really overwhelmed right now. i’m feeling a lot of feelings. anxiety, shame, guilt, depression, powerlessness… overwhelmed overwhelmed overwhelmed might explode. i want to quit school.
this stupid fucking ivy league education that costs an arm and a leg and this other fucking school i’m…
It’s like you vomited up all my sour feelings into one incredible post.