January 2012
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“Well, the original is probably in Russian, right? So…”
– Overheard at work, in answer to the question, “How are we spelling Dostoevsky?”
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“In 5-billion yrs the Sun will expand & engulf our orbit as the charred ember...”
– astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on Twitter five minutes ago. (via washingtonpoststyle)
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Watch
Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom
(If I find one w/o an advertisement, I promise I’ll replace it, or you can watch it at iTunes.)
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‘Film Alphabet’, Posters That Quiz Your 1980s,... →
thatsnotwhatiheard:
Damnit! I can’t figure out 80s M! Is it Misery? Oh, wait I think that was in the 90s…
It’s Mannequin!
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semperidem:
I’ve been editing for a really long time, and literate for far longer than that, and it was only just today that I learned that while abbreviations like scuba, NATO, and NASA are acronyms, abbreviations like IRS, FBI, and HTML are called initialisms. Acronyms you say as a word, initialisms you say as individual letters.*
I’ve always just called all them shits acronyms.
BOY, IS MY...
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The best and most disturbing gif I've seen today...
(via The Underground Lunch)
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December 2011
27 posts
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Why HBO? Why did you have to cancel Bored to...
How will I fulfill my need for male-centric neurotic comedy laced with dumb yet totally relevant jokes about my neighborhood? Huh?
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imagination is a powerful deceiver: Have you read... →
thatsnotwhatiheard:
annajarzab:
Bold those books you’ve read in their entirety.
Italicize the ones you started but didn’t finish or read only an excerpt.
1 Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen 2 The Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien 3 Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte 4 Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling 5 To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee 6 The Bible 7 Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte 8 Nineteen...
kim jong-un looking at things →
The torch has been passed…
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“I see so many women in their 30s walking around in Hello Kitty shit and nobody...”
– Charlize Theron
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“What we respect is free inquiry, open-mindedness, and the pursuit of ideas for...”
– Christopher Hitchens.
(h/t @kateopolis)
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Oh man...I suppose this means I have to start... →
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“‘New Year’s Eve’ is a dreary plod through the sands of time until finally the...”
– Roger Ebert, for the win. (via washingtonpoststyle)
Sooooo, what you’re saying is I should totally go see “New Year’s Eve,” right?
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To all the New York based aspiring Fashionistas...
Would you like to make good money being at Scott Schuman’s beck and call? It’s your lucky day: Check out the posting at mediabistro.com.
You’re welcome.
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Pantone, Sephora in Deal for Makeup Line →
womensweardaily:
WWD has learned that Pantone, the color forecasting and matching firm, has inked a deal with Sephora to do a Pantone-branded makeup line. The effort is said to be part of Pantone’s Color of the Year project for 2012.
Moisturizing lipstick in PANTONE 032, please?
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Step 111: Wear the right thing to work
adulting:
This flowchart is mainly applicable to ladies who work in an office environment. If you hike, paint houses, teach yoga, pick up dog poop or attend pool parties on a professional level, this chart doesn’t apply to you at all. Click for the bigger version.
I should email this to some people I work with.
Also applies to interns - don’t you dare wear that romper to work.
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“Brandon is utterly uninteresting. Not unlike a porn star, except that the money...”
– Noah Berlatsky writing about Shame for The Atlantic
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Worst way to start a Friday...
I walked out the door this morning with puncture wounds in my fairly new boots, care of my roommate’s cat.
How the hell do I deal with this? I’m serious: how do I fix this?