January 2011
39 posts
“Then suddenly he felt a quickening in him. His heart turned and he leaned his...”
– about Biff Brannon from The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers.
Just finished reading this last week, and probably re-read this passage 3 or 4 times on the L train because I didn’t want such beautiful prose to end.
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Wikileaks Reveals U.S. Backed Egyptian Uprising →
machines-repaired:
The American government secretly backed leading figures behind the Egyptian uprising who have been planning “regime change” for the past three years, The Daily Telegraph has learned.
Whoa…wait…really?
DoNothingFor2Minutes.com →
countcenci:
I’ve failed this 4 times already.
Well done.
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Neverware Means Never Buying a New Computer Again →
“Most schools and city governments and non-profits in America are stuck on an expensive treadmill,” Hefter explains. Every four to five years they have to upgrade their computer systems, a process known as the hardware refresh cycle. “If you could break that pattern of planned obsolescence, you would generate huge savings, not just on the economic level, but from an...
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WatchOliver Lewis, World’s Fastest Violinist, Plays Kanye West’s “Dark Fantasy”
Last week, the world’s fastest violinist came by the Blackbook offices to play along with Kanye’s “Dark Fantasy.”
He’s pretty gnarly.
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WatchFeeling like the dudes from The Vapors.
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WatchTimo Weiland and Alan Eckstein Reveal Their Childhood Fears
I sat down with Timo Weiland & Alan Eckstein to ask them about what scared them when they were kids.
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“H·A·M” - Kanye West & Jay-Z
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Honey laundering: The sour side of nature’s golden... →
youmightfindyourself:
What consumers don’t know is that honey doesn’t usually come straight – or pure – from the hive. Giant steel drums of honey bound for grocery store shelves and the food processors that crank out your cereal are in constant flow through the global market. Most honey comes from China, where beekeepers are notorious for keeping their bees healthy with antibiotics banned...
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Anonymous asked: Why did we drift apart so abruptly?
mbyhoff asked: You wanna get a drink tomorrow? You get the first round.
zgibs asked: If a current-carrying wire runs directly over a magnetic compass, the needle of the compass will?
a) Point in a direction perpendicular to the wire
b) Point in the direction parallel to the wire
c) tend to point directly to the wire
d) not be affected by the current
a) Point in a direction perpendicular to the wire
b) Point in the direction parallel to the wire
c) tend to point directly to the wire
d) not be affected by the current
Anonymous asked: What is your favorite film?
mehalicka asked: Betsy Rothstein wants to know...who is Kirk Larsen?
Anonymous asked: Is it wise to chase waterfalls?
lazarou asked: I can't think of a girl baby name. I have ton's if I have a boy. And her middle name has to be German (It runs in the father's family). Any help on this would be awesome.
monsterism asked: Shave or wax?
Ask me something. I want you to ask me something. →
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Kanye West - Eyes Closed
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