February 2012
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Thank you
pantheonbooks:
“Fiction’s about what it is to be a fucking human being.”
― David Foster Wallace
Not at all alienating to 51% of the population →
It must be hilarious because of who writes it and it must be noble because profits go to charity:
Woe to the comedy fan who insists that print is dead; he or she is going to miss out on Pendulous Breasts Quarterly, a new comedy zine (yes, a zine) helmed by John Harris of The Onion. According to Harris, Pendulous Breasts Quarterly takes as its primary inspiration Simpsons writer George...
January 2012
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“The problem with Mr. Romney’s pitch is the kind of businessman he was:...”
– The Corporate Candidates - NYTimes.com
"Comedy Bang! Bang!" gets picked up by IFC →
comedynerdsunited:
theearwolftumblr:
carolineeand:
To answer all the “How do you get a writers’ assistant job?” questions I’ve been getting for the past few months: You work for Scott Aukerman for a year and a half and he gives you charity whenever he gets his own TV show.
OMGOMGOMG!
This deserves a new Reggie Watts theme song right? Starting the campaign here!
Yayer!
December 2011
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“The Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave the federal government unprecedented power...”
– Ron Paul (via azspot)
Danish company helped Iran identify journalist who... →
Ironically, the equipment originally comes from the Israeli manufacturer Allot Communications, which means that the Israelis through a Danish intermediary have helped their mortal enemies.
With $30 Billion Arms Deal, U.S. Bolsters Saudi... →
The sale to Saudi Arabia may also suggest that the two countries have decided to move past their public disagreement this year when political upheavals swept the Arab world.
The Saudis were angry that President Obama withdrew support for Egypt’s embattled president, Hosni Mubarak, after he faced large-scale protests in Cairo and other major cities. Mr. Mubarak was a longtime ally of Saudi...
Romney Says He Won’t Release Tax Returns →
A story in The New York Times this week reported that Mr. Romney continues to increase his wealth through a retirement agreement with Bain Capital, the private equity firm he founded, which still pays him a share of profits long after his departure.
The arrangement with Bain also most likely means that much of Mr. Romney’s income is taxed at a much lower rate than ordinary income under a...
August 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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November 2010
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“She says that the four men who ran the smuggling operation — all Chinese or...”
– A Woman. A Prostitute. A Slave. - NYTimes.com
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October 2010
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The Bechdel Test →
1. It has to have at least two women in it
2. Who talk to each other
3. About something besides a man
September 2010
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“The wonderful outpouring of support for our right to build this community center...”
– Feisal Abdul Rauf on the construction of the Cordoba House
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60 states to lobby UN for currency transaction tax
* Countries including France, UK, Japan behind plan
* Levy proposed on euro, dollar, sterling, yen transactions
* Could raise up to $35 billion a year for development aid
The US will never agree to this. Also, I don’t see how this would be a good idea. I don’t understand if this would really target the US, Europe, Britain and Japan—developing/emerging market countries...
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For Mideast peace, talks must be opened to women
We recently returned from a trip to Ramallah, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, where we worked with exceptional women leaders to create recommendations for improving Israeli-Palestinian talks. At that time, President Obama was about to secure commitments to a new round of negotiations. Yet rooms full of smart, educated leaders who want peace knew nothing about their representatives’ positions or...
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The Global MOMS Bill has no Republican co-sponsors →
Among the best ways to prevent maternal deaths – in addition to ensuring that women give birth with a skilled medical worker and, during complications, have access to emergency care – is access to family planning. Family planning (pill, patch, implant, injectable, vaginal ring, the IUD and condoms) allows women to prevent a pregnancy until they are ready to care for a child, delay pregnancy...
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“Just last Wednesday, Aug. 25, another gas poisoning occurred at a girls school...”
– Clinton decries poison-gas attacks on Afghan schoolchildren
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Why did the NYTimes decide to combine two... →
1st half: suicide bombers kill 25 Shiite Muslim worshipers in eastern Pakistan
2nd half: a Pakistani military delegation is removed from US flight
They’re totally different, unrelated stories. I don’t get it.
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There is more to America’s stubbornly high... →
A bigger worry is that jobseekers no longer have the skills demanded by employers. Half of the 8m jobs lost went in construction and manufacturing, and those departing these industries may struggle to adapt to jobs in more vibrant areas such as education and health services. The cost of this skills mismatch is compounded by America’s housing bust. Many owe more on mortgages than their homes...
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U.N. E-Mail Shows Early Warning of Congo Rapes →
The United Nations’ beleaguered peacekeepingmission in Congo, which costs more than a billion dollars a year but has failed to stop widespread violence against civilians, has been harshly criticized since the news broke 10 days ago that United Nations peacekeepers did not respond to a rebel attack in which nearly 200 women were raped.
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August 2010
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Women Pulling Out of the Technological Gap →
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Watch
Sheryl WuDunn: Our century’s greatest injustice
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“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie — deliberate, contrived...”
– John F. Kennedy (via azspot)
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“But while Tea Party activists and other conservatives have generally focused on...”
– Thousands Hear Beck and Palin at Washington Rally - NYTimes.com
I have read statements like this in numerous articles about the Tea Party. I don’t understand it at all. “Steered clear of social issues this year…” Are you fucking kidding me?
Can mainstream media outlets...
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