July 2010
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“Hopefully” by My Morning Jacket
Hopefully it...
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POV Concert Series: Broken Social Scene →
Three songs, six different angles. Fun.
“A nice, normal, unstyled beard, though, says, ‘in the time I saved not shaving,...”
– From In Praise of Beards by Anna North at Jezebel.com (via beardrevue, wfb)
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BP’s tree fell on my lawn →
by Roger Ebert
What I don’t understand is how corporations were granted their immunity. How it is axiomatically understood that their interests come before those of people or even their governments? Why must they be defended against reform? How do they recruit their friends in politics and reward them? How do politicians win support from voters whose own wages and safety are threatened?
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“Free Bird” by Phish (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
I am...
I know what you're thinking, punk.
You’re thinking “did he even look at his email today?” Now to tell you the truth I forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this is email we’re talking about, the most arduous chore… ef, I can’t believe I’m even talking about such a boring subject and making Dirty Harry references.
Nap, please!
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WatchAt university, I met a social worker who worked with sexually active semi-adults. She had the greatest stories to tell. One of my favorites was the one about an entire dorm of students thinking that douching with an exploding can of Coca-Cola post-coitus is an effective method of birth control.
So, I’m totally loving these Bedsider videos. Also, Kate Bingaman-Burt did the illustrations. She has...
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Populations
Louisville 566,503 city; 1,266,454 metro Fun Fact: 90% of the United States’ disco balls are made in Louisville.
Dayton 154,200 city; 835,063 metro Fun Fact: The “birthplace of aviation” has been shrinking since 1960.
Granada 234,325 city; 489,160 metro Fun Fact: Granada was the Moorish capital of the world from the 700s until 1492.
Boston 645,169 city; 4,522,858 metro Fun Fact: Boston is not...
But, srsly, you guys. The new LCD Soundsystem...
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“I wish Obama had pressed for single-payer national health care. I wish Obama had...”
– Matthew Rothschild (via azspot)
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The annual budget for bands in the U.S. military...
From time to time, I hear this statement gets thrown around with a chuckle of resigned resentment. I haven’t found concrete proof of this yet, but I don’t doubt it.
Mostly, the U.S. government would rather have music for people killing people than music for people. It’s important, you guys.
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Bald-Faced Lie →
Is the correct variation bold-face lie or bald-faced lie or something else?
Answer:
The correct term is bald-faced, and refers to a face without whiskers. Beards were common in the 18th and 19th centuries and were thought to mask facial expressions. Thus a bald-faced liar was a very good liar indeed, and was able to lie without the guilt showing on his face.
More Information:
The phrase can...
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“The financial reregulation package just passed by Congress is far from a...”
– Jeff Madrick, Obama’s Risky Business
Former FED chairman Paul Volcker’s response to the passage of the bill: “We could have done better…”
Read John Cassidy’s piece on the Volcker Rule.
(via newyorker, nybooks)
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$ £ ¥ € and Louisville
From Planet Money: D. Udaya Kumar just won the Indian government’s contest to design a symbol for the rupee.
This led me and the Planet Money team to wondering where we get our currency symbols. Turns out, it’s kinda obvious for marks like the euro and the pound.
The sign for the British pound, £, evolved from the Latin word libra, meaning scales, since the British pound was originally worth...
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