March 2012
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A clinic’s landlord turns the tables on... →
Here’s a touch of awesome for your Friday. The Stave family has been the landlord of a building housing an abortion clinic for two generations. Todd Stave has recently devised a form of polite but pointed payback for protesters who harass him and his family.
He began to take down the names and phone numbers of people who made unwanted calls. And he gave the information to his friends and...
“When Einstein found that his general theory made correct predictions for the...”
– The originality of the species – Ian McEwan explores the role of influence in the great accomplishments of art and science, essential food for thought as we grapple with building a culture of attribution that recognizes the intellectual indebtedness of creation today. (via explore-blog)
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“… or you could just acknowledge the fact that a movie can now be a big hit...”
– Laura Miller, “The New Girl Power” (via annaetc)
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Iggy Azalea feat. T.I. | Murda Bizness
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Gwen Moore, Wisconsin Congresswoman, Recounts Her... →
“Violence against women is as American as apple pie,” she told colleagues. “I know, not only as a legislator, but from personal experience. Domestic violence has been a thread throughout my personal life, up to and including being a child repeatedly sexually assaulted, up to and including being an adult who’s been raped.”
Sometimes I get caught up in thinking...
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Here’s a heads up.
If you search Tumblr for “I...
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Women Voters Can't Help Fawning Over Sexist GOP →
Smitten female voters across the nation told reporters that despite the way it treats them, they still find everything about the GOP—from its reckless, devil-may-care neglect of women’s health issues to its devastatingly bold misogyny—completely irresistible.
“They openly insult me, undermine my intelligence, and act as if I lack the basic responsibility to take care of myself, but...
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“Yesterday evening, America’s sweetheart—sex-tape participant, and diet-pill...”
– An Unabridged Analysis of the Kim Kardashian Flour Attack, and What It Means for Her Career (via vanityfair)
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“You know, if I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.”
-President Obama addresses the Trayvon Martin tragedy today.
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Here is my tale of Hunger Games woe.
Like any self-respecting, internet-loving, trend-crazy young twenty-somethings (so many dashes in one sentence!), we purchased our Hunger Games tickets nearly a month and a half in advance. We left our regularly scheduled Thursday night commitment (uh, bar league team trivia…but still) early and staked out our claim at a suburban theater filled with squealing teens and tweens and their...
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“For Yo-Yo, it’s about learning how to relax. He told me this great story...”
– Jonah Lehrer, author of Imagine, on fostering creativity in the workplace, from Morning Edition this morning.
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“Santorum’s social conservatism and his restrictive views on contraception...”
– THIS QUOTE IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN, at least today.
“I don’t know how any woman could vote for him,” said Bauer, who favors Gingrich in the race.
Via NPR’s blog post about the presidential primary in Waukesha County.
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“‘I think women have nothing to fear with when it comes to contraceptives,...”
– Karen Santorum defends her husband, saying women “have nothing to fear,” on Piers Morgan last night.
Honestly, I think it’s more dangerous when people in positions of power spew their filth and incite hysteria. I also think it’s absolutely outrageous how we all just seem to...
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“It was true. Almost a year out of college and here I was, living at home and...”
– Living at home — and liking it - latimes.com If only I could live at home and in Chicago. (via annaetc)
Today must be a day when people decided to publish things on the internet that relate completely to my experience.
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“A lot of people asked me, once I enlisted, if modern advertising really was like...”
– Ann Bauer, associate creative director at Olson, “When I sold out to advertising,” at Salon.com.
I understand that this is not everyone’s experience, but it has been mine. I’ve found that in this field, my talents can rise to the top. I can push myself creatively and work...
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“…The rights I take for granted are only valid if I fight to give those...”
– Michael Skolnik, Editor-In-Chief of GlobalGrind.com, White People, You Will Never Look Suspicious Like Trayvon Martin.
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Wisconsin GOP Begins an Extreme Crusade Against... →
Kelda Helen Roys and Chris Taylor, Wisconsin Democratic Representatives from Madison, discuss the state GOP’s recent attacks on women:
Roys says the fight transcends reproductive rights: “They are really, really passionate about taking away women’s opportunities generally.”
Agrees Taylor: “When you talk about rolling back access to birth control, you are really talking...
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“the advice i like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me,...”
– chuck close [emphasis mine] spotted via: texturism (via siximpossiblethingsforbreakfast)
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“This is a great story from Dan Wieden at Wieden+Kennedy, the very honored...”
– Jonah Lehrer, author of Imagine: How Creativity Works, on NPR, on how creativity can be referential.
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Republicans Oppose Violence Against Women Act... →
ichwarindichverliebt:
It would take quite a monumental asshole to oppose providing assistance to victims of domestic violence. But, here we are in 2012, enmeshed in serious discussions about whether a woman’s boss should be able to decide what health care she’s allowed to purchase through insurance and if a woman carrying a stillborn fetus should be barred from having it removed until she gives...
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“‘I’m sitting on a big ashtray talking bollocks,’ says Hirst,...”
– Damien Hirst looks back on his career in the Guardian, in anticipation of his mid-life retrospective at the Tate Modern, opening April 4.
MAKE THAT MONEY.
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“We had wine and dinner by the pool, I brought you inside, I brought the...”
– Drake, to Claire Hoffman in this month’s GQ.
I knew there had to be a seedy underbelly to the adorable information in JennyJennyBoBenny’s post from yesterday.
But I suppose he does raise a fair point, as I would probably not require much more convincing.
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“The G.O.P. has never been so clear about their agenda for women. I’m afraid if...”
– Centrist Women Tell of Disenchantment With Republicans, New York Times
Scary thought, isn’t it?
(via peoniesandcocktails)
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Alright, ladies! Today's our day!
inmymimeseye:
Today is when we earn 30% more than our male peers and say something assertive or get angry without anyone assuming you’re on your period, right?
And we can have a talk show where the overwhelming majority of the panelists are women but no-one gets upset because the guys are just lucky to be up there, amirite?? And those men are all either very attractive or very frumpy because,...
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Some Nights - fun.
what-sarah-said:
Well, some...
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Proust Questionnaire: Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Rachel Maddow: Republican Governor Scott Walker.
florence + the machine // shake it out
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After Tyrese (related: are we calling him by his...