January 2010
38 posts
Pretzels! →
I am perhaps too amused that my 20,000th track was...
Last.fm: Anniversary tracks grabber
[b]1000[/b]: [i](2006-01-10 17:03:27)[/i]: Air - Ce Matin-La [b]2000[/b]: [i](2006-02-13 06:43:07)[/i]: The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony [b]3000[/b]: [i](2006-03-05 18:45:15)[/i]: Incubus - A Certain Shade Of Green (Lounge Version) [b]4000[/b]: [i](2006-04-08 04:46:55)[/i]: Dorati - Nutcracker, ballet, Op.71 Polichinelle (The Clown)...
This Is the Question →
The exquisite first paragraph of Darwin, His Daughter, and Human Evolution:
Posted in books, quotes
Nishi sugamo
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NOCs (Nerds of Color)[Essay] →
By Guest Contributor Bao Phi, originally posted at the Star Tribune Your Voices Blog
I’ve told this story a million times: when I was young, my father kept me off the streets and saved much…
Best of Brainiac (1) →
In the latest issue of Print Magazine, the graphic designer and design critic Steven Heller introduces perhaps the most ineradicable of all design viruses: the cutoff-torso-spread-leg…
One man entrance
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I am rude. And right.
I’ve seen this exact mistake happen many times, even though they DO NOT look alike! Well, unless you mean they are brown and have awesome hair.
lovealesia:
That pesky ‘ask’ feature. I just pointed out to How Hipsters Date that although us brown folks are…well…brown, turns out we’re not one monolithic group. There’s definitely more than one talented Black woman with natural hair and...
都電荒川線
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Is Star Trek Exposing Your Latent Racial Issues? →
by Latoya Peterson
I came across this gem while browsing the Hathor Legacy. Blogger Ankhesen Mié has been watching the debate on fan forums about the Trek reboot (specifically the…
282. Ad of the Week: Pump Energy Food. →
It’s a rare treat to be entertained and convinced at the same time, to be laughing and pondering while watching the same thing - especially an ad. But the most recent viral/spot by Pump Energy…
Jay Smooth on Haiti →
Key Quote: “We need to act, not because Haiti is some nation of perennial victims we need to have pity on. We need to act because Haiti is a nation of heroes. And we need to repay them for…
Treeless streets
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Text Message Poetry →
My text messaging habit began out of boredom. My breaks at work are a strict ten minutes. I get penalized with a bizarre point system if I clock in late. Ten minutes is an awkward amount of time….
Laundry
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Japanese Music: 2000-2009 →
1. J-Pop: From Peak to Weak
I recently heard rumors from Japanese music executives that Japan has become the world’s largest market for recorded music. Consumers in the U.S. can no longer…
Frosty Morning tag: waseda
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handmade gifts received… →
was christmas really only 2-1/2 weeks ago? it seems like months have passed, which is good, since it stresses me out so much. it’s nice to have it out of my head. but it’s not all stressful: i am so…
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Omotesando Hills
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280. A Practical yet Human Boarding Pass Design. →
image courtesy of http://jacoblshapiro.com/blog/?p=114Recently, designer Tyler Thompson posted a nice little blog about one thing and one thing only: his frustration towards the design of his…
First class of the new year
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“We cannot be all the writers all the time. We can only be who we are. Which...”
– Zadie Smith, “This is how it feels to me” (via unicornology) (via literarypiano)
Perhaps I should simply start a Zadie Smith tribute blog
新年あけましておめでとうございます！ →
Pizza! →
“Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It...”
– Zora Neale Hurston (via lovealesia)
This lady is my crush, I love her
New Bill for Sexual Offence: →
The sexual offences (special courts) bill is almost finalised and is awaiting a Cabinet nod.
The new law proposes:
Sexual abuse is defined to include not just physical but also mental…
Remarkable Transgender Appointment–and Major... →
A very useful website for information on civil rights issues these days is http://www.civilrights.org. Civilrights.org is operated by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership…
“Shooting Handcuffed Children | Corrente via kwout”
– Shooting Handcuffed Children | Corrente
December 2009
37 posts
Esther Schor | New Republic | 30 December 2009 →
http://bit.ly/8TJ8U9
Founder of Esperanto devised new language as part of project to create new cultural identity, “Hillelism”, for Jews in Europe. Project failed, but language took…