June 2012
4 posts
“There’s only one rule I know of: You’ve got to be kind.”
– Kurt Vonnegut
May 2012
14 posts
“I think same sex couples should be able to get married.”
– Barack Obama (via newsweek)
April 2012
18 posts
“What some of us want—those who aren’t blinded by a lot of bullshit persiflage...”
– Stephen King scolds the superrich (including himself—and Mitt Romney) for not giving back, and warns of a Kingsian apocalyptic scenario if inequality is not addressed in America. Stephen King FTW! (via cheatsheet)
“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m...”
– Steve Jobs, 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech
California Bill Would Protect Patients From... →
newsweek:
pansexualpride:
A California Senate committee today advanced SB 1172, a bill that would help protect citizens from harmful, ineffective ex-gay therapy. The law does not outright ban all ex-gay therapy, but it does prohibit anyone under the age of 18 from undergoing sexual orientation change efforts. It also requires that any prospective patient sign an informed consent form that...
This post on 37signals hits it right on the mark:
Let’s Ride the Bull!
The signs are all here: There’s now an incubator on every corner, even your uncle is donning angel wings, and IPO expectations for Facebook are exceeding the hype for a new Twilight movie. But that’s all circumstantial evidence. What we needed was some public testimony to really put everyone in the right frame of mind.
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Why Soldiers Take Photos →
Interesting perspective from a former soldier on the recent photo scandal. His take: Every soldier does it.
“It is ok & preferable & better for all involved to write the n comment...”
– Piratebay commenter Harmonii lays down some wisdom
The real purpose of the Buffett Rule →
newsweek:
The bill, which has little chance of receiving a vote in the House even if it manages the 60 votes for cloture in the Senate, would impose a minimum 30-percent tax on people who make more than a million dollars a year. But the idea is that the G.O.P. opposition will allow Democrats to brand Republicans, and particularly Mitt Romney, as out-of-touch protectors of the rich.
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Stanley Kubrick's photos of New York City in the... →
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March 2012
10 posts
Rest in Peace Earl Scruggs.
One of my...
“If we’re teaching children now that music is supposed to be free, what do you...”
– Theo Parrish (via revolvver)
February 2012
21 posts
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WHO promotes genital mutilation in Africa →
One thing that I found particularly interesting (though it was not the main point of the paper): the World Health Organization appraisal of the result as more “aesthetically pleasing.”
Buju Banton is Innocent →