May 2011
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“Whatever is done from love always occurs beyond good and evil.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, #153 Epigrams and Interludes
April 2011
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Looks Like Trump's Right: How the Hell Did This... →
squee-gee:
- “The dean looked over Barack’s transcript and college boards and then suggested in a kindly way that he apply to some less competitive colleges in addition to Columbia.”
- “There were no class rankings at his high school, but Barack never made honor roll even one term, unlike 110 boys in his class.”
- “His SAT scores were 566 for the verbal part and 640 for math. Those were...
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“You made me confess the fears that I have. But I will tell you also what I do...”
– James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (via eudaimonist)
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“Are you familiar with the stoical aspects of hard drinking, of heavy drinking?...”
– Martin Amis, Money
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“The great epochs of our life come when we gain the courage to rechristen our...”
– Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, #116 Epigrams and Interludes
Bernanke's press conference: The Fed chairman's... →
“Welcome to hour sixteen of our continuing coverage of the massive news today out...”
– JON STEWART, The Daily Show (via inothernews)
“The fight isn’t over. The fight moved from main street to the dark alleys. So...”
– Elizabeth Warren on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart tonight (via buffleheadcabin)
“Enduring a difficult separation? Feeling lonely? Well I’ve got just the...”
– The Life of an Ephemeron - Justin Erik Halldór Smith
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“Just announced, this Friday has been designated as Take Your Child to Look for...”
– The Onion
Opening up ALL U.S. offshore drilling would lower... →
soupsoup:
According to a 2009 study from the government’s Energy Information Administration, opening up waters that are currently closed to drilling off the East Coast, West Coast and the west coast of Florida would yield an extra 500,000 barrels a day by 2030.
The world currently consumes 89 million barrels a day, and by then would likely be using over 100 million barrels.
After OPEC got...
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“One trouble with making Wallace’s art answer to his life—and, even more...”
– After the Death of David Foster Wallace
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“Wallace belonged to that slim class of writers—Frank O’Hara, Annie Dillard, and...”
– After the Death of David Foster Wallace
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“In identifying a philosophical, even therapeutic aspiration in Wallace’s work,...”
– After the Death of David Foster Wallace
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“I have a longing for life, and I go on living in spite of logic. Though I may...”
– dostoevsky, the brothers karamazov (via foreigntongue)
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“Have you heard of the new movie Constipation?
No.
Probably because it...”
– Joke told to me by a nine year old.
“Is it truly about the journey? Because [Lady Gaga’s] journey isn’t that...”
– M.I.A. on Lady Gaga (via) this post (via liquornspice)
“The idea that all this can be reduced to money — that doctors are just...”
– Patients Are Not Consumers - NYTimes.com
“How did it become normal, or for that matter even acceptable, to refer to...”
– Patients Are Not Consumers - NYTimes.com
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“Bible debunkers and Bible defenders are kindred spirits. They agree that the...”
– The Bible Is Dead; Long Live the Bible - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education
This is why, despite my lack of interest in theology, I have always loved the Bible. But nobody I know seems to like my ‘religion as literature’ perspective.
Literary critic James Wood...
The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science |... →
How our brains fool us on climate, creationism, and the vaccine-autism link.
Watch(via Decorah Eagles, Ustream.TV: The Raptor Resource Project brings you the Decorah Eagles from atop their tree at the fish hatchery in Decorah, Iowa. The li…)
This is so awesome. Something like 68,000 people are just watching this right now. These biologists in Iowa set up a camera in front of a bald eagle nest and are running a live video feed 24/7 on Ustream. Just watching mamma and...
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“Whatever became of the moment when one first knew about death? There must have...”
– Tom Stoppard, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” (via awritersruminations)
“I think the concept of mainstream is probably becoming archaic in some sense....”
– William Gibson (via azspot)
WatchSNL Digital Short: Great Day (Saturday Night Live) (by NBC)
I have a feeling today is going to be a really great day.
“A hilarious report has come out courtesy of the National Institute of Money in...”
– Best Way to Raise Campaign Money? Investigate Banks | Rolling Stone Politics | Taibblog | Matt Taibbi on Politics and the Economy
“The anti-carb fever seems to have waned in the most recent years, and now other...”
– The Burton Diet: Notes on The Anatomy of Melancholy - Justin Erik Halldór Smith
“Why not run for office like Al Franken?
Because I think drugs are good and...”
– Bill Maher on Palin, Pot and Patriotism | Rolling Stone Politics
“Partly because it has been beneficial in my life, partly because I believe in...”
– Bill Maher on why he cares about the Pot issue | Rolling Stone Politics
“After the Depression, we got the New Deal. After this financial meltdown, we got...”
– Bill Maher on Palin, Pot and Patriotism | Rolling Stone Politics
“Bill Maher wants you to know that he’s no flag-burner. “I love...”
– Bill Maher on Palin, Pot and Patriotism | Rolling Stone Politics
“In an interview with Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody, Trump...”
– The farce that is Donald Trump - Donald Trump - Salon.com
“Vegetarian-Friendly Sex Slang
Peeling the banana.
Tossing the salad.
Squeezing...”
– 10 Charts About Sex « OkTrends
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“So how does doing nothing actually return the budget to health? The answer is...”
– Balanced-budget plan: How Congress could cut the deficit to zero in eight years by literally doing nothing. - By Annie Lowrey - Slate Magazine
“Hacker and Pierson’s argument is really a return to a much longer-standing...”
– LRB · David Runciman · Didn’t they notice?
“So where did the resistance go? This is the real puzzle, and Hacker and Pierson...”
– LRB · David Runciman · Didn’t they notice?