July 2010
96 posts
“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”
– Lao Tzu (via nathanielstuart)
Five myths about unemployment →
fairphantom:
After a hard-fought political battle, President Obama signed legislation Thursday restoring benefits to the long-term unemployed, aid that had expired more than seven weeks before. Under the extension, unemployed workers can receive up to 99 weeks of income assistance. Helping the long-term jobless in a prolonged recession is generally a bipartisan issue, but this time, Republicans...
“A lot of the people who read a bestselling novel, for example, do not read much...”
– The Economist (via caitie-did, ericmortensen)
“Before being named managing editor last July, Jon spent 11 years as obituary...”
– Jon Thurber is our new Book Review editor.
See, writing obits isn’t THAT bad.
Pacific Time podcast: What is a book? →
Two weeks left in Chicago.
AH!! Where did the time go?
Mad Men review from the Chicago Tribune
Did you watch last night? What did you think?
Forced out of my house.
Moments after writing my “shut-in” post I was forced out of my house. Well, I wasn’t really forced. A neighbor in my building locked himself out of his house with no phone and I was the only person in the building. I helped him call a bunch of people until he settled on a lock smith and is back inside his apartment safely.
If you have to leave your house on your shut-in day,...
Shut-in.
The other day I was walking to the train and smiling at strangers. This isn’t very uncommon because I naturally enjoy the company of people I have never met and am almost always delightful in the morning.
This sunshine and rainbows, chipper attitude comes at a price though.
I do not leave the house for an entire day at least one day out of the week. Sometimes two. If it has been an...
Was it just my account ...
… or was every one’s tumblr not working for about 5 hours today?
“I have never let schooling interfere with my education.”
– Mark Twain
Make sure to follow this lady! She is a gem, photo via biancafortis.
Be careful Chicago! Heat advisory as hottest... →
Mad Men Casting Call
whatiwore:
WhatIWore: Like What I Wore? Like my many Mad Men inspired posts? Then please,
VOTE FOR ME!!
to appear as a walk-on on Mad Men! Wouldn’t that be cool?
I call this outfit - “Accounting for Secretaries”… I actually found this book on a stoop, thought it would look cool on my bookshelf and brought it home. The outfit is a mix between Joan and Betty - my Corvus Noir pencil...
Melissa Kondak: Early Burnout in Journalism? eep →
My friend directed me to this NYTimes article posted by @BostonKate on Twitter earlier today and I’ve already sent it around to 5 of my colleagues. I know EXACTLY how the girl who cried at the April Fools joke feels. The stress and competition to be unique on the web (or at work, or in LIFE)…
Brookfield Zoo takes in 5 pelicans from Gulf →
How to be productive without hating life →
Equality Myth: The Beauty Advantage: How Beauty... →
God we love this photo, despite the weird overly buff dude. Wanted to send out a link to Newsweek’s massive package on the role of looks at work, which includes pieces on: the double bind that women face, what would happen if women ruled the world, why women should shun that …
If you got a hashtag tattoo, what would it say?
newyorker:
“Text messages have always seemed a little flat to me, so the murmuring Greek chorus of a hashtag might be a perfect way to liven them up and give them a bit of dimension. And from there, who knows? Books? Newspapers? Tattoos?” - Susan Orlean considers new uses for hashtags. Check out her blog, Free Range, at newyorker.com