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"A dive bar is a social platform. Tumblr is for publicly sharing awful photographs of railroad tracks..."

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:12:15 -0400

“A dive bar is a social platform. Tumblr is for publicly sharing awful photographs of railroad tracks and snowy branches no one wants to see, not even your mother.”

- A graduation message from an analog dad to a digital son. (via latimes)

The Times helpfully explains the danger of the ironic Facebook...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:43:09 -0400

The Times helpfully explains the danger of the ironic Facebook ‘like,’ because everything you put on Facebook can later be used in advertising displayed to your friends—even a 55 gallon tub of lube.

"Just before you die, remember you got three extra years."

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:08:24 -0400

“Just before you die, remember you got three extra years.”

- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, defending his public health policies. (via officialssay)

picturedept: Andrew McConnell: The Cataracts Courtesy of Panos...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:32:36 -0400

picturedept:

Andrew McConnell: The Cataracts

Courtesy of Panos Pictures

*In order to view please visit PICTURE DEPT’s front page

So yeah, it says “Sorry” if you’re viewing this in the dash, but click through to their front page to view it. It’s cool, we promise, if you’re into photography and process and all that juicy sausagey stuff.

blakegopnik: DAILY PIC: I don’t expect artists to get...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:50:57 -0400

blakegopnik:

DAILY PIC: I don’t expect artists to get everything right. In fact, when they do, it makes me doubt their courage. Here’s a weirdly incoherent, ornamental Lucio Fontana from the Gagosian survey of his work that I’ve been Daily Pic-ing all week. I suppose it gets more or less everything wrong (although it could work as a costume study for the Green Lantern’s smack-down with Wolverine.) But its wrongness gives me a weird thrill, given the company it keeps with so many successful experiments. (“Concetto Spaziale, Attese”, from 1959, is © and courtesy the Fondazione Lucio Fontana and Gagosian Gallery. Private Collection, Milan.)

The Daily Pic, along with more global art news, can also be found on the Art Beast page at TheDailyBeast.com.

George Zimmerman's bond has been revoked and he has 48 hours to turn himself in to authorities - reports

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:50:00 -0400

Tracking it here.

mi-keebox: Say hello to my the BEATLES magazine! I’ve been...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:18:32 -0400

mi-keebox:

Say hello to my the BEATLES magazine! I’ve been looking for this since yesterday! This was bought by my mom secretly… and gave it to me as soon as I arrived. Yipee such a happy kid! As you can see, I haven’t opened the magazine yet.. I mean to remove the plastic and such… I’ll remove the plastic in a while and try to see what’s the content.

PS: I’m collecting the BEATLES stuffs!!!

Yay! The content is awesome, we promise.

"Libyan revolutionaries captured and killed Muammar Gaddafi more than seven months ago, but the..."

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:32:43 -0400

“Libyan revolutionaries captured and killed Muammar Gaddafi more than seven months ago, but the dictator’s brutal tactics and antidemocratic ways live after him. Human-rights workers say that’s true not only within the high walls of the dictator’s former Ain Zara torture center but at other jails and penitentiaries across the country. Abdul is among at least 20 Ain Zara inmates whose relatives accuse guards of subjecting detainees to severe and regular beatings with everything from fists to sticks, metal rods, and chains. Family members say some of the prisoners have been repeatedly beaten on their genitalia, a form of punishment that—in addition to being excruciatingly painful—could leave its victims infertile. Others, according to relatives, have been tortured with Taser-style electroshock weapons.”

- A look inside Libya’s prisons provides plenty of fodder for your nightmares.

friday-afternoon-peeps: Finally got my first Newsweek issue...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:02:35 -0400

friday-afternoon-peeps:

Finally got my first Newsweek issue today! XD

Yay! Hope you enjoy it. (P.S. awesome board games shelf. We want to hang out.)

Real Housewife and journalist Carole Radziwill is on our set...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:56:43 -0400

Real Housewife and journalist Carole Radziwill is on our set right now. Your nwktumblr is staring at the side of her head. Is that weird? It feels weird.

peterfeld: Bob Dylan consoles the president over the...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:35:38 -0400

peterfeld:

Bob Dylan consoles the president over the disappointing May job numbers.

nwkarchivist: Count 1: Conspiracy MISTRIAL Count 2: Illegal...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:22:10 -0400

nwkarchivist:

Count 1: Conspiracy MISTRIAL

Count 2: Illegal campaign contributions MISTRIAL

Count 3: Illegal campaign contributions NOT GUILTY

Count 4: Illegal campaign contributions MISTRIAL

Count 5: Illegal campaign contributions MISTRIAL

Count 6: False statements MISTRIAL

“The Sleeper”

multitudeofpassions: TGIF

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:36:27 -0400

multitudeofpassions:

TGIF

In media reports on women’s issues—abortion, birth control, Planned Parenthood—men are quoted around five times more than women, a new study shows

Thu, 31 May 2012 16:53:11 -0400

In media reports on women’s issues—abortion, birth control, Planned Parenthood—men are quoted around five times more than women, a new study shows

topherchris: Test. Skittles are still here. Try again.

Thu, 31 May 2012 16:52:14 -0400

topherchris:

Test.

Skittles are still here. Try again.

Aw, you guyssssssss

Thu, 31 May 2012 16:12:42 -0400

Aw, you guyssssssss

"President George W. Bush is portrayed standing in the center of the Oval Office in the West Wing...."

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:54:37 -0400

“President George W. Bush is portrayed standing in the center of the Oval Office in the West Wing. His right hand rests on an armchair made for the White House in 1818 by District of Columbia cabinetmaker William King, Jr. A corner of the “Resolute desk,” presented to the White House by Queen Victoria in 1880, can be seen behind the chair. Over his right shoulder hangs a 1929 western painting, A Charge to Keep, by William H. D. Koerner. The President, who had used the same title for his 1999 memoir, often called attention to that painting and its significance.”

- Background information from the White House on President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush’s new portraits.

"Dear Daily Beast…What is wrong with your website??!! Lately, when I attempt to close your..."

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:33:28 -0400

“Dear Daily Beast…What is wrong with your website??!! Lately, when I attempt to close your website (using the ‘X’ box), it opens 5 other internet explorer windows (almost like spyware), and they refuse to close. The only way to get your website to close is control-alt-delete and ‘end task’ on each open internet explorer task. This has been very frustrating, and I am about to stop visiting your website permanently!”

- In which a reader unwittingly discovers her computer is riddled with malware.

evangotlib: Robin and I just spent the last five minutes trying...

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:19:42 -0400

evangotlib:

Robin and I just spent the last five minutes trying to come up with a witty comment for this wonderful headline. In the end we decided it does just fine on its own.

Eesch.

A Q&A About Bath Salts

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:02:23 -0400

Q: So what the heck are bath salts?

A: “Bath Salts” is the nickname for a type of designer drug that’s sold over the Internet, in head shops, and even at gas stations and convenience stores. They come in the form of capsules, powders, or tablets, and are snorted, injected, or swallowed.

Q: What are bath salts made of?

A: Most bath salts contain one of two psychoactive chemicals: MDPV (also known as 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone) or mephedrone. Both are synthetic versions of a natural ingredient found in the East African khat plant.

Q: “Bath salts” is a ridiculous name for a drug. Where did it come from?

A: No one knows for sure. But because MDPV and mephedrone occupy a gray area legally, distributors have marketed them as something else: plant food, bath powder, and yes, bath salts.

Q: What do you mean by “a gray area legally”?

A: MDPV and mephedrone have been illegal in the United States since 2010, but the manufacturers try to avoid prosecution by slightly modifying the compounds to make them technically legal.

Q: How much do bath salts cost?

A: About $25 to $50 per packet.

Q: Will taking bath salts cause me to become a cannibal?

A: Unlikely. But the effects of bath salts are powerful. They stimulate the central nervous system like methamphetamines, plus cause hallucinations, and even psychosis. Other effects: agitation, suicidal thoughts, chest pains, high blood pressure, and rapid heartbeat. On the plus side, you can get a good deal of vacuuming done.

Q: But can bath salts kill me?

A: Yes. As with methamphetamines, the increased heart rate can cause a heart attack.