December 2011
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The Seven Jobs That Require the Most Education,... →
Guess who’s at No. 1.
Yep, reporters, and likely journalists in general.
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Seattle Shakeup: How Sub Pop Changed Again In 2011 →
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Here’s a scenario: You come home for Christmas, call up your old punk rock buddies, and find out they’re really into hip-hop and dance music now. Catching up, you pretend to understand words like “chillwave” and “dubstep,” taking their word for it that those are, in fact, real things.
That’s what’s going on right now with Seattle’s Sub Pop Records, known for bringing fringe...
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Conundrum (after I made her aware of goings-on in...
Shannon: I WANT TO LEARN ALL OF THE THINGS. HOW AM I UNAWARE OF ALL OF THESE THINGS? If I am smart-ish and don't know these things, WHAT DO OTHER PEOPLE KNOW
me: haha, well, your job does not revolve around news. I WONDER THAT MYSELF
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Police storm Church of the Nativity to break up... →
Favorite news story of the day.
“Bethlehem, Israel (CNN) - Clergy from two Christian sects came to blows in the Church of the Nativity on Wednesday morning, prompting police to storm the Bethlehem holy site.
Several dozen Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests were cleaning the interior of the church Wednesday morning when, according to witnesses, two of them began fighting.
The fight...
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From Fashion to Housewares, Are We in a... →
Look at people on the street and in malls—jeans and sneakers remain the standard uniform for all ages, as they were in 2002, 1992, and 1982. Look through a current fashion or architecture magazine or listen to 10 random new pop songs; if you didn’t already know they were all things from the 2010s, I guarantee you couldn’t tell me with certainty they weren’t from the 2000s or 1990s or 1980s or...
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Frankly Speaking: 'Ab Fab' Inspiration Lynne... →
Is this really the same woman who passed out in a bowl of onion soup at 5 a.m. after a night out with Katharine Hamnett in Paris? The same one who, eight months pregnant, swept into Studio 54 decked in a dirndl, ankle socks, and purple and orange hair? Is this the inspiration for Edina Monsoon in “Absolutely Fabulous”? Yes it is. “I like to think that my taste in clothing was marginally...
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“Pappy alone decided when a Hot Toddy was needed, and he administered it to his...”
– William Faulkner’s hot toddy recipe : Maud Newton
as told to The Great American Writers’ Cookbook by Faulkner’s niece.
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Dining Writers on Their Memories of Holiday Eating... →
This is fantastic, I love the cookie art.
Christmas is all about memories that can never quite be recaptured. The snap of a sugar cookie. That first bite of morning bacon. We asked nine past and present Dining writers, including four consecutive restaurant critics, to rummage through their memories of holiday eating. View a collection of readers’ recipes here; submit yours here.
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Just one call can cheer you up.
719-266-2837
Call that number. Just do it. You don’t have to talk to a human, I promise.
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Naked-Santa Spectacular | Culture | Vanity Fair →
We lay the holiday season bare with stories, comic strips, and humor essays by hilarious writers like Sloane Crosley, Martin Marks, Teddy Wayne, Mike Sacks, Ben Widdicombe, Bruce Handy, and Michelle Collins.
I haven’t read all of them yet, but the ones I have read are very good so I have high hopes for all.
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A Wedding as a Festival of Ideas, and... →
This might possibly be my favorite Vows story.
The entire article is a mockery.
“Mr. Hill did not seem aware of how unnerving it can be to hear rich people talk about the pleasures of not spending money.”
“Ms. Schmidt, who once served as the creative director of Moomah, the children’s cafe in Tribeca that caters to parents in denial about some of the distasteful aesthetics...
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“Would you leave your blonde teenage girls home alone when there are 25 single...”
– This is in response to a plan to offer housing for migrant workers at a farm in western Michigan. Really, lady? You’re not racist, but you just had to specify that the girls who would be home alone are blonde? Because clearly, you’re only worried about white girls’ possible...
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The 20 Unhappiest People You Meet In The Comments... →
1. The Poisoned. “The fact that you included Adele on this list of 100 things you like makes it a total joke.”
2. The Really Pretty Sure Person, Who Is Really Pretty Sure. “I’ve never seen Game Of Thrones, but I’m really pretty sure it’s not as good as Boardwalk Empire.”
3. The Person Who Is Exactly Right. “It really seems like this list of things...
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Watchthedailywhat:
PSA of the Day: CollegeHumor has teamed up with the cast of Community, er, I mean the students of Greendale, to ask for your help in saving Community. I mean Greendale.
Think about it: Would you really want to go on living in a world without Greendale?
I mean Community.
[collegehumor.]
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BREAKING NEWS: Lisa Frank Apparel Can Now Be Yours →
imremembering:
Source: Racked.com
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15 Things White Girls Love To Do on Facebook →
Yes, all of these, but especially these (this is why I very rarely read my news feed):
10. Write angry letters to companies (Dear EZ PARK, I hate you!), unorganized groups of people (Dear slutty freshmen who think that leggings can be worn as pants..), and non-entities (Dear unseasonably cold weather, WTF?!)
11. Subtly yell at no one in particular while being very specific. “Wow, it’s hard...
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12 Extremely Disappointing Facts About Popular... →
GROSS.
Creed has sold more records in the US than Jimi Hendrix.
Click the link to read the rest of the equally depressing facts regarding the majority of the music-consuming population.
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Carrie Brownstein of Portlandia on TV Glamour and... →
Carrie Brownstein is a Drake fan. This makes my day.
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“I do not suggest children until about 14 or 15 years of age do heavy, dangerous...”
– Newt Gingrich
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NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2011 : NPR →
Given that it was compiled by a score of NPR Music staffers and public radio DJs, and that it spans more than a dozen genres and embraces artists both well-known and brand-new, one might reasonably wonder what principle ties together this list of our favorite albums of 2011. How about this: They’re the albums that opened our ears to something new, ones that we enjoyed from beginning to end,...
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Flight of the Conchord’s Bret McKenzie is Our... →
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KCRW Blogs Flight of the Conchord’s Bret McKenzie is Our Guest DJ - http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicne… 36 minutes ago from KCRW Music Blog - Comment - Like
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