April 2011
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Apr 29th
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Apr 27th
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soupsoup: Alisa Miller : The Bad News About The News Please watch this. Alisa Miller, head of Public Radio International, talks about why — though we want to know more about the world than ever — the US news media is actually showing less. Eye-opening stats and graphs. (Recorded March 2008 in Monterey, California. Duration: 4:29.)
Apr 27th
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Apr 20th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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Artist Credit, A Rant.
indieandyy: Let’s get this out of the way up front: I know, I know. ”It’s (just) the internet (dude/man/bro).” While I originally found Alfred Hitchcock’s “Angry Birds” via The Atlantic, whomever they reblogged it from got it from historicLOLs - an icanhascheezburger site - who added their ugly URL banner to the bottom of the image (because, ironically, they care about credit) and the source...
Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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Listenthe9th: Introitus - Requiem aeternam [Requiem...
Apr 17th
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Stephen Colbert on Arizona Senator Jon Kyl, Planned Parenthood, and Fox & Friends: “Pap Smears at Walgreens” Yeah, I don’t blame him for not being able to keep a straight face there. HILARIOUS.
Apr 13th
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Burden of College Loans on Graduates Grows →
Here are some choice quotes from this depressing piece: “In the coming years, a lot of people will still be paying off their student loans when it’s time for their kids to go to college,” said Mark Kantrowitz, the publisher of FinAid.org and Fastweb.com, who has compiled the estimates of student debt, including federal and private loans. *** The mountain of debt is likely to grow more quickly...
Apr 12th
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Apr 9th
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Apr 8th
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A peace offering to Kratos, website shows history...
killscreendaily: An exemplar of pure dedication to military history or a love sacrifice to the God of War, Conflict History is exactly as it seems. (It’s Friday. We’re straightforward.) For Civilization nuts, this a perfect way to compare your plans of world domination to those of glorious yesterday. Scroll through the different wars and watch the bloodshed unfold. As a history buff, this is...
Apr 8th
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“Look, guys. No matter what a girl does, no matter how she’s dressed, no matter...”
– Vice President Joe “the BAMF” Biden, in a speech launching the federal government’s campaign to fight sexual violence on college campuses (via girl-non-grata)
Apr 7th
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Apr 5th
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"I mean, I'm SO NICE. Who would BETTER deserve to...
natface: filigree: My friend, who goes by Peanut, was discussing this elsewhere on the internet, and graciously gave me permission to quote her in full. The bolding is mine, and I’ve made a minor context edit or two. It’s long, but fantastic. I have been thinking about something that, about ragey people being considered largely crazy and/or inappropriate regardless of gender. I’m not sure...
Apr 5th
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Apr 3rd
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Destructoid, the #1 handwritten gaming news site! →
Apr 1st
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