January 2011
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But on the brighter side, I was 100% convinced I lost a $100 bill twice on Saturday night (like I was already humming the funeral dirges), but I didn’t, not even once, and also Carol found a debit card near the dance floor that turned out to be mine and another time Julie picked up earphones in a casino that turned out to be mine as well.
So basically I need someone to follow behind me...
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47 percent of us trust the IRS compared with 36 percent ten years ago. The U.S....
– Donovan Hohn, senior editor at Harper’s, in A Superbowl Spot for Uncle Sam.
via dihard, who writes: “Harper’s tasked a group of ad creatives (Perry Fair of Grey Group, Mark Fitzloff of Wieden+Kennedy, Thomas Frank of Harper’s, Marc Sobier at Goodby Silverstein & Partners, and Con...
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washingtonpoststyle: Jackie O’s pillbox hat is missing! And this story about it is absolutely fascinating.
Co-signed. An excerpt:
“Why not change?” one aide prompted. “Another dress?” the president’s personal physician suggested. Mrs. Kennedy shook her head hard. “No, let them see what they’ve done.” The suit was never cleaned and never will...
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True feminism seeks not to make women the equals of men within an exploitative...
– Laurie Penny (via gauntlet)
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Unnecessarily necessary….
ofakind:
This keychain from Colorado-based Morgan Parish features two tassles: One is black leather, and the other is magenta horsehair—very My Little Ponies for (almost) grown-ups. —erica
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NYC's new Chief Digital Officer asks: How can NYC... →
From the inspirational Rachel Sterne. (She has a tumblr!)
I would love to see live energy performance data on city buildings, including schools — something very close to my professional heart. It would spur the private sector to make similar moves toward transparency and inspire other municipalities. It would encourage healthy competition in a race toward efficiency and would get citizens,...
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For the second year in a row, the U.S. military has lost more troops to suicide...
– CQ (via kateoplis)
See also, How to save a friend from the brink.
(via jayparkinsonmd)
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She’s a woman, you’re a dude. You’re not supposed to understand her. That’s not...
– Neal Stephenson (via 117elevenseven)
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Tracy post script
I just noticed that she launched a new product — Metamorphosis, a collection of DVDs that are aimed at four different body types. You can also purchase monthly enrollment, and (after 90 days) get a new workout DVD every month or every quarter (for $30/month).
I’ll probably join the “Hipcentric” one and get back to you.