August 2011
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January 2011
1 post
My Top 20.1 Songs of 2010
Lots of Robyn and lots of females. Obvi. I think this list also reflects my preference for “uptime” (as opposed to downtime) because I associate most of these songs with running, dancing, skiing…
1. Robyn, Indestructible - I loved the acoustic version and I was sure it was going to get remixed on Body Talk Pt. 3, so I was so glad when it actually was. I love the imagery of...
October 2010
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September 2010
1 post
The Washington Post movie review for Zombieland starts out, “Wildly implausible…” Really, Washington Post??
August 2010
1 post
July 2010
3 posts
“Congrats to Emmy-nominated Amy Poehler, this year’s Webby winner for Best...”
– Amy Poehler plans to buy ‘his and hers Hummers’ - USATODAY.com (via webbys) (via vruz) (via apsies)
when i read this headline, i was concerned. by the time i finished reading the quote, i was lol’ing. phew. well played, poehler.
re the dutch making it into the world cup final in south africa: history called and was all like, “not. cool.”
June 2010
3 posts
May 2010
5 posts
omg, i’ve had way too much caffeine. gonna do an hour and a half of revisions, go to a friends for some champagne, and then go for a long run in this amazing 80-degree weather…
weirdest finals period ever is now largely over! (just a few final revisions on a take-home final and i’m done!)
a nearly all-consuming HLS racism scandal that blew up in the national media, an ecological catastrophe in the gulf, a boston-area water crisis, more than 120 pages of writing in roughly three weeks…and now it’s all done!
let three weeks of freedom/fun begin!
April 2010
9 posts
“But if we want the right kind of farming, we’re going to have to support those farmers willing to risk trying a new model. For example, one reason farmers prefer labor-saving monoculture is that it frees them to take an off-farm job, which for many is the only way to get health insurance. Thus, the simplest way to encourage sustainable farming might be offering a subsidy for...
adeandabet:
folkinz:
robyn: dance hall queen
...
March 2010
13 posts
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
– Carl Sagan (via emilyposts)
i need to read some carl sagan because everything i know about him, i love.
What Would Jesus Eat?
newsweek:
Here’s Begley, on how depictions of the food portions in paintings of the Last Supper have grown over the millenium:
Over the last 1,000 years, the portions and plates depicted in 52 paintings of the last meal Jesus ate with his apostles have grown bigger and bigger, finds a study to be published in the April issue of The International Journal of Obesity. From dishes to bread to...
View anyone’s Tumblr as a huge mosaic. →
apsies:
chuckmore:
(via blakeley:homeofthevain:ninastotler:letthemeatkhake)
Instant nostalgia.
I love this so much.
ahhh! this is awesome.
“The planet names are derived from Roman and Greek mythology, except for the name Earth which is Germanic and Old English in origin…
When Uranus and Neptune were discovered, there was not an established tradition in place so a few names were considered and used for each planet, until one name became standard… The astronomer Johann Bode suggested that it would be more...
after thinking more about this, i realized that hipsters and japanese people spend their time doing pretty much exactly the same things, except that hipsters do everything with a heavy dose of irony, while japanese people seem to be unfamiliar with the concept.
MEOW MEOW MEOW - I Like to Have Tea With Cats in Japan Because I’m Shy
“Cat cafés are huge in Japan right now. As the name...
February 2010
11 posts
Exclusive: President Obama orders a command... →
apsies:
Sources confirm to me exclusively that First Lady Michelle Obama has invited the cast of Glee to perform at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 5 — and, barring any last-minute glitches, they’re gonna do it!
Rumor has it Mrs. O and her daughters are big fans of the show. And since a White House gig is an offer that’s pretty darn hard to refuse, Glee’s producers did...
ah! old-time missed connections!
“If the young lady…will address a line to Waldo, Williamsburg Post Office, she will make the acquaintance of a fine young man.” what a “wicked seducer.”
The Victorian Version of Craigslist - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
“Our beds are empty two-thirds of the time. Our living rooms are empty seven-eighths of the time. Our office buildings are empty one-half of the time. It’s time we gave this some thought.”
— R. Buckminster Fuller
Space: It’s Still a Frontier - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com
January 2010
19 posts
