February 2012
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“But how much income tax will Mr. Zuckerberg pay on the rest of his stock that he...”
– NYT: The Zuckerberg Tax
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““The evidence is not there,” said veteran Florida state Senator Mike...”
– Florida prison privatization stalls in legislature
Defriending My Rapist →
Judge Orders Florida Man To Take His Wife on a... →
“A great mass of the people frequently are not heard or may not be informed, may...”
– John F. Kennedy
Missing JFK More Than Ever | The Moderate Voice
(via think4yourself)
DC's WTOP Gears Newsroom For Digital →
onaissues:
“One of the nation’s top-grossing radio stations announced plans Wednesday to reorganize and expand its Washington newsroom to make online news as high a priority as radio and in some cases break news online first.”
Read the full story on Net News Check.
Watchnewyorker:
The most remarkable use of screens I’ve seen recently was at a Portishead show in October. The band finished their world tour two weekends ago, in Australia, and the band’s visual director, John Minton, agreed to answer questions and provide the one-minute collage you see below. What you see [above] isn’t footage of the show—it’s a sample of the visuals that appear behind the...
Central Park in the Fall
fromme-toyou:
There is no better time in New York than that of the fall…
One last weekend of splendor, thinking about the holidays to come, a long walk in Central Park before the last leaf falls.
Google Maps Help Predict Meth Labs Before They... →
journalofajournalist:
Just wrote for Fast Company today. MY JOB IS FUN.
Argentina's Glaciers by NYTimes Travel
inspiredtravellatinamerica:
A WONDERFUL article from Brienne Walsh for the New York Times Travel section: it really sums up the dramatic landscapes and tangible adventure of Argentina’s Patagonia. http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/travel/in-argentina-glaciers-by-way-of-patagonia.html http://www.jacadatravel.com/Place/27/calafate&tab=Map image is subject to copyright
“I think ‘Oh my god, I thought I was fat?’ What is my problem?”
– Meryl Streep, on looking back at her old films. A variation on Nora Ephron’s unforgettable quote: “Oh, how I regret not having worn a bikini for the entire year I was twenty-six.”
The whole Fresh Air interview is wonderful.
(via noraleah)
“We’re delighted to hear that Rep. Fleming is a regular reader of America’s...”
– The Onion editor Joe Randazzo • In response to the Republican Congressman who mistook an Onion article for the real thing. source (via • follow)
10 things you need to do to be supremely... →