February 2012
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“Environmentalists, all too often, think that the best way to go about solving...”
– Gernot Wagner, in an interview—called “Why The Planet Doesn’t Care About Your Eco-Friendly Lifestyle” — regarding his new book. more.
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How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy →
Jaroslav Flegr is no kook. And yet, for years, he suspected his mind had been taken over by parasites that had invaded his brain. So the prolific biologist took his science-fiction hunch into the lab. What he’s now discovering will startle you. Could tiny organisms carried by house cats be creeping into our brains, causing everything from car wrecks to schizophrenia? A biologist’s science-...
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January 2012
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“The US Department of Housing and Urban Development issues a national survey...”
– Common Dreams, Social Justice Quiz 2012
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“The global crisis in education is a silent, invisible crisis, perhaps because...”
– Former British prime minister Gordon Brown explains why he’s pushing for a global education fund.
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Apple’s Profit Doubles on Holiday iPhone 4S Sales →
Revenue from iPhones and iPads accounts for 72 percent of Apple’s total revenue, though neither product existed five years ago.
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How Dr. Seuss Got His Start 'On Mulberry Street' →
Dr. Seuss didn’t have an easy time selling the bittersweet story to publishers. “It was rejected 27 times,” says Guy McLain, who works at the Springfield Museum in Geisel’s Massachusetts hometown.
McLain has become a local expert on Dr. Seuss. He says Mulberry Street might have never been published — if it hadn’t been for a chance encounter Geisel had one day as he...
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“Consider the intelligence of the average American. Then consider the fact
that...”
– Mark Twain
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"Remember Martin Luther King Jr. With 20% Off"
How far we’ve fallen.
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“The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that...”
– Lorraine Hansberry
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"Arizona's decision to sell off its state capitol... →
2009/2010: Arizona sells off its state capitol to a private real estate company. AZ receives $81 million for the state House, the Senate and [a] nine-story executive tower.
2012: Arizona is preparing to spend $105 million to get those same buildings back. BUT, the Governor’s press aide assures, “that $24 million difference should not be seen as an exorbitant interest rate for just...
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“In light of the important role of supportive adult relationships, the takeaway...”
– Robert Pondiscio, discussing a new report in Pediatrics that “links ‘toxic stress’ in early childhood to a host of bad life outcomes including poor mental and physical health, and cognitive impairment.” Pondiscio believes the report ”has the potential to transform the...
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“I will never apologize for the greatest nation in the history of the Earth.”
– Mitt Romney, in his N.H. primary victory speech
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“What’s the difference between a cat and a comma? A cat has claws at the...”
– h/t Alithea
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“Maybe 2012 will be the year that voters and political leaders finally start...”
– The Voices of Poverty
December 2011
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“Why have we created, maintained, and perpetuated an education system that...”
– Christmas Miracle 2011: Poverty Matters!
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Why You Shouldn’t Pull a Gun on a Bouncer
A man came out of the club and told a bouncer working the front door he needed to go to his car to get his jacket. The bouncer told the man he couldn’t come back inside, because the club has had problems with club patrons going to their cars and drinking
The man then went to his car and pulled out a small handgun, which he pointed it at the bouncer, who was standing next to the man’s car.
When...
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“I feel like I’m part of a generation of people who are stuck in the past...”
– Diablo Cody
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“Last year, Americans spent $450 billion on Christmas. Clean water for the whole...”
– Jim Wallis
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November 2011
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'...Liberals are dissatisfied with Obama because... →
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““It’s not, like, ‘We’re here! We’re balling harder...”
– Jay-Z: GQ Men of the Year 2011
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Why should women read The Economist?
According to The Economist’s internal demographic research, only 13 percent of its readers are female. That imbalance has not historically been a problem—after all, the remaining 87 percent of Economist readers aren’t just regular guys. Worldwide, the average reader’s personal income is $175,000. His average net worth is $1,688,000. Forty-six percent of readers are employed as...
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“I fully expect to end my days being paid minimum wage to design apps for...”
– Malcolm Gladwell, Ask the Author Live: Malcolm Gladwell on Steve Jobs
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“What really goats me is that last night that stage was filled with people saying...”
– Politicalprof: On Perry Going Blank
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“Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to...”
– W. Somerset Maugham
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There and Back Again →
tetw:
by Nick Paumgarten
People who feel they have smooth, manageable commutes tend to evangelize. Those who hate the commute think of it as a core affliction, like a chronic illness. Once you raise the subject, the testimonies pour out.
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GQ Goes Backstage For Opening Night Of The Watch...
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8:55 p.m. About ten of us are bullshitting in a hallway backstage when the door to the dressing room marked simply “Hov” opens and Jay-Z walks out. He’s wearing a Yankees snapback pulled way low. Like, Kanye, Jay also wears an extra-long black custom tee with stars around the neck and the initials JZ and KW in gothic font on the sleeves. There is no Jay-Z cat face, leather kilt, or...
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“Seven billion is a number we should think about deeply,” said Dr. Eric Tayag of the Philippines’ Department of Health. “We should really focus on the question of whether there will be food, clean water, shelter, education and a decent life for every child. If the answer is ‘no,’ it would be better for people to look at easing this population explosion.”
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“Although there is an amazing potential for growth and innovation in cities and...”
– Cole Hoover, in Should We Be Focused on Rural Areas in the Developing World?
October 2011
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