December 2012
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“You know, I never in my career have ever thought about what the goal was. The...”
– Jon Stewart (via howtowork)
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Teach Your Children Well →
By JUDITH WARNER Published: July 27, 2012
It would be easy, on first glance, to dismiss Madeline Levine’s “Teach Your Children Well” as yet another new arrival in a long line of books that have urged us, in the past decade or so, to push back and just say no to the pressures of perfectionistic, high-performance parenting. But to give in to first impressions would be a mistake.
For Levine’s...
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“For what it’s worth … it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be...”
– Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button screenplay
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Bond Watch →
By: Egg Freckles
When you think of a Bond Watch, what comes to mind? Style, luxury, sophistication? Perhaps the actor who played James Bond in your favorite 007 movie, or maybe the over-the-top gadgetry that made the Bond Watch a trademark of the 007 films from the late 70’s and early 80’s? No matter your initial reaction, or the concealed gadget inside, we can all attest to the coolness of the...
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November 2012
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Stray penises and politicos →
By: David Simon
I can remember the specific moment when I swore off the sex lives of the famous as journalistic currency. It was the case of a national sportscaster — I won’t name him, but, alas, most of those old enough will remember the name, which is regrettable — whose sex life had suddenly become the media chow.
This man had been involved in a consensual relationship with another adult and...
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“For much of my life, I wanted to be other people; here was the central dilemma,...”
– Jhumpa Lahiri
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RAYMOND CARVER’S OKCUPID PROFILE, EDITED BY GORDON... →
My self-summary I am a writer and poet, one, bear with me here, of the “major” writers of the late 20th century, though just typing that felt desperate. I received a B.A. in English at Humboldt State University, then went on to attend the esteemed Iowa Writers’ Workshop, thus launching my career. I also like to drink.
What I’m doing with my life Working on some short stories but honestly not that...
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The Essential Man: The Bear Pond Espresso Dirty
peternyc:
“The Dirty is a Bear Pond Espresso original drink, arguably as famous as their espresso shots. Like all great creations, it looks deceptively simple.
A drink with layers of cold milk and espresso.
Bear Pond’s owner, Katsu, was kind enough to talk about some of the intricacies of the famous Dirty during his visit to Joe’s Coffee in New York this week.”
Read More on The Essential...
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WTANGISF on Sex →
The problem with sex from an existential perspective is that it’s inherently awesome and it’s inherently banal and cliche, and it’s both things at the same time. Hardline religious prohibitions against recreational fornication, for example, seem insanely anachronistic but also, undeniably, are based on a valid point: sex for the purpose of sex somehow seems spiritually empty....
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john steinbeck
jesuisperdu:
“It has always seemed strange to me… the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the...
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Basic Number- #5 is powerful
meiwells:
Earth (Primal Power)
Strong, self-assertive, controlling, haughty, persistent, stubborn, humane, determined, egoistic, late-maturing, destructive, bold, talented, forceful, aggressive
Symbolic Nature
Considered to be by far the most powerful number of all…possesses both creative and destructive capabilities. No.5 represents the human being as the center of his own world.
The great...
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The Evolutionary Mystery of Homosexuality →
By David P. Barash The Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov 19, 2012
The mystery of gayness: Homosexuals reproduce less than heterosexuals, so why has natural selection not operated against it?
Here are some promising possibilities.
Kin selection. Scientists speculate that altruism may be maintained if the genes producing it help a genetic relative and hence give an advantage to those altruistic...
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