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"my father was charmed by my attempts to “trap” the mixer’s drum rotating because he saw them as..."

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:00:49 -0500

“my father was charmed by my attempts to “trap” the mixer’s drum rotating because he saw them as evidence that I was a chip off the block of ad-hoc intellectual mania for empirical verification.”

- All That : The New Yorker

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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:02:52 -0500

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"A second, word-association experiment suggested that luxury does not necessarily induce..."

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:58:03 -0500

“A second, word-association experiment suggested that luxury does not necessarily induce “nasty” behavior toward others, but more indifference toward them.”

- Reuters: Exposure to luxury can alter decision making

You see, the only thing that makes sense of this crazy world is...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:03:52 -0500

You see, the only thing that makes sense of this crazy world is rock and roll.

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"Absurdity often seems a pale imitation of paradox."

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:17:05 -0500

“Absurdity often seems a pale imitation of paradox.”

- Frank Chimero On Paradoxes

moosegarden: by Barry Prendergast

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:03:53 -0500

moosegarden:

by Barry Prendergast

"some social situations don’t lend themselves to the easy reconciliation of reason and role"

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:02:54 -0500

“some social situations don’t lend themselves to the easy reconciliation of reason and role”

- Malcolm Gladwell: Here’s Why

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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:11:05 -0500

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"there’s a very special sense of entitlement among this generation known as “millennials”—kids that..."

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:34:51 -0500

“there’s a very special sense of entitlement among this generation known as “millennials”—kids that grew up in the flush 1990s, when business was good and everyone’s parents told them they could be whatever they dreamed of”

- Is Indie Dead?

handa: A song for love - A. Madestra W., people, boy, man,...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:33:53 -0500

handa:

A song for love - A. Madestra W., people, boy, man, song, music, india uploaded by jujuba

doctorswithoutborders: Bangladesh 2010 © Javier...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:30:52 -0500

doctorswithoutborders:

Bangladesh 2010 © Javier Arcenillas

About 6,000 people have arrived at the Kutupalong makeshift camp in southern Bangladesh since a violent crackdown on stateless Rohingya people began in October 2009. Many were victims of beatings and harassment.

“Bangladesh: Ethnic Rohingya People Victims of a Violent Crackdown”

"They believe that telling the stories of hopeless people can help bring them hope—or at least..."

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:01:51 -0500

“They believe that telling the stories of hopeless people can help bring them hope—or at least arrange it so that others don’t suffer the same fate the next time around.”

- The Disaster Pool by Noam Scheiber in The New Republic

Shaped by War Don McCullin, photojournalist and war...

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:59:02 -0500

Shaped by War Don McCullin, photojournalist and war correspondent.

These photographs live in my soul … they poison it.

via The Economist

"The importation of Third World laborers is a standard practice in Iraq, where the huge problem of..."

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:53:05 -0500

“The importation of Third World laborers is a standard practice in Iraq, where the huge problem of local unemployment is trumped by American fears of the local population, and where it is not unusual, for instance, to find U.S. troops being served in chow halls by Sri Lankans wearing white shirts and bow ties.”

- The Mega-Bunker of Baghdad in Vanity Fair

youmightfindyourself: Bruce Davidson (via this recording)

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:39:05 -0500

youmightfindyourself:

Bruce Davidson (via this recording)

"This is punk science"

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:00:52 -0500

“This is punk science”

- The Higgs Dam: Sending signals backwards in time without time travel « fox @ fury

Pimp my brolly… Variations on normal by Dominic Wilcox

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:01:54 -0500

Pimp my brolly… Variations on normal by Dominic Wilcox

"as a result you wind up sending letters to every human that you have known in your life in hopes..."

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:01:51 -0500

“as a result you wind up sending letters to every human that you have known in your life in hopes that they would write back to you.”

- How I Write: Robert Sapolsky Transcript

Craig Ferguson on excessive, accentuated youthfulness and Why...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:01:51 -0500

Craig Ferguson on excessive, accentuated youthfulness and Why Everything Sucks.

"he was afraid that if the idea that he was depressed gained currency, he would forfeit his right to..."

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:18:51 -0500

“he was afraid that if the idea that he was depressed gained currency, he would forfeit his right to his opinions… . Every word he spoke would become a symptom of disease”

- Malcolm Gladwell: Here’s Why