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“You’re on Earth. There’s no cure for that.”
– Samuel Beckett (via whokilled)
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Couple who met on Flickr use Photoshop to keep... →
mallisser: A young couple in a long-distance relationship (the guy lives in the US and the girl lives in England) edit themselves into photos as a way of remaining close. I can’t decide if this is incredibly artistic or incredibly creepy. What do you think? It’s definitely not artistic (look no further than the image below), and it’s too pathetic to be creepy (“Rosie Hardy,...
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A Fresh Break For the Needy →
Holyoke is not the kind of place where you’d expect to find a thriving farmers market. The western Massachusetts city is one of the poorest in the country, with high rates of diabetes, obesity and heart disease. But the Thursday market is busy and growing. And new revenues come from an unlikely demographic: families on federal food assistance. Needy families are flocking to the market...
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Empathy ≠ Bias
squashed writes: For the love of language, stop this. Let me help: Empathy n. Identification with and understanding of another’s situation, feelings, and motives. In the case of the judge, this means a person who is acutely aware of how people will be affected by decisions. It means somebody who sees everything that is at stake ratehr than just the things that are easily expressed as in...
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“Heartless retouching should not be the chosen tool to represent women in the...”
– Photographer Peter Lindbergh in “Smile and Say ‘No Photoshop.’”
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A good meal
It was half-past-eleven. So depleted from the drive to and from Albany, my speech at a conference, and an evening with friends that I could barely walk home. Dazed with hunger and exhaustion and he in no better shape, but he wouldn’t let me eat frozen peas and crackers and whatever else I could russle up from the kitchen. “Nora,” he said, “I will never not feed you a good...
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Don't look now
But I am kicking ass and taking names today.
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ListenBonnie “Prince” Billy, “I...
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Walmart Uzez Lolcatz 2 Advertize →
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School lunches around the world →
In France, Japan, and Italy, the school lunch is considered an integral part of the educational experience.  It’s an opportunity to teach manners, good nutrition, the value of fresh, local ingredients, and cultural heritage. (Hat tip to Arif.) Their menus cost more than American school lunches — a lot more — but students’ families pay a mere fraction of the cost, usually...
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Zucchini Pancakes, Turkish Style →
Sounds lezzetli!
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ListenOtis Redding, “Keep Your Arms Around...
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