March 2012
To Write Love on Her Arms: Behind The Scenes: I am... →
twloha:
This week, February 26 through March 3, is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. It’s about bringing public attention to eating disorders and the prominent impact they have in our society. Because eating disorders are often accompanied by isolation and shame, the seriousness of these…
February 2012
“The left needs a new paradigm. The collapse of communism and the abandonment by...”
– Peter Singer, A Darwinian Left
“Well, I think there is a difference between loving the idea of someone and...”
– Elizabeth Burke (via creatingaquietmind)
Nail on the head.
The Ladies’ Privilege
mentalflossr:
A century ago, marriage proposals by women were a common occurrence—at least on February 29th.
Found Time: How To Spend The 24 Hours Of Leap Day... →
npr:
An extra day. How will you use it? Start by reading our hour-by-hour guide. Here’s a sample:
Feb. 29, 2012, Hour By Hour:
Midnight. Too excited to sleep, you can click on the fascinating site of the Long Now Foundation, timekeepers of the 10,000 Year Clock. Computer wizard Danny Hillis first dreamed up the idea of a massive timepiece that “ticks once a year. The century hand ...
Santorum: High gas prices caused the recession →
moneyisnotimportant:
“I’ve got to admit, it’s been funny to watch some of these folks completely...”
– POTUS at the United Auto Workers conference today (video)
usagov:
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The Gary Oldman Story That Almost Wasn't →
Nearly three years ago, GQ sat down with one of Hollywood’s great underappreciated screen actors for a sprawling profile about the untamed days of his youth and the quiet life he had managed to piece together in his middle age. Now, with Oldman just days away from his first Oscar night as a nominated actor, we are proud to finally share the full original story. Why now? That will take some...
In a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll last month, 2% of...
mentalflossr:
Only 6% knew that it’s Willard.
A nurse has recorded the most common regrets of... →
kateoplis:
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
Read on.
Style: Ithaka →
washingtonpoststyle:
This poem, by C.P. Cavafy, was read at journalist Anthony Shadid’s memorial at the American University of Beirut Tuesday.
As you set out for Ithaka hope the voyage is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians and Cyclops, angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them: …
