February 2011
January 2011
“And so our counterculture was created and marketed to us carefully. MTV, the...”
– How To Be 1990s « Thought Catalog
“With this legislation, which was introduced last week by Rep. Chris Smith...”
– House Republicans Are Already Redefining ‘Rape’
“Vermont is taking a step that should have been taken a long time ago to undo...”
– Reject corporate personhood, rights - Daily Targum - Opinions
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Study claims 100 percent renewable energy possible... →
smarterplanet:
New research has shown that it is possible and affordable for the world to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, if there is the political will to strive for this goal.
Achieving 100 percent renewable energy would mean the building of about four million 5 MW wind turbines, 1.7 billion 3 kW roof-mounted solar photovoltaic systems, and around 90,000 300 MW solar power...
Dear Coke Talk: On a girl with real problems. →
dearcoketalk:
I’ve had a really unstable and dramatic life. Raped twice, molested by several family friends, beat by my parents and ex boyfriends, and much much more. I also am extremely bi polar (I’ve been diagnosed several different times by different psychiatrists since I was 6 years old). I’ve tried to…
“When Neil Brown got high on bath salts, he took his skinning knife and slit his...”
– Officials fear bath salts are growing drug problem
America, are you serious.
“Understand: the task of an activist is not to negotiate systems of power with as...”
– Lierre Keith, The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability
“Remember you inherently suck just as much as everyone else, so forgive people...”
– Why You’re an Asshole (and Why That’s Just Fine)
“It’s a week before the biggest day of her life, and Anna Williams is...”
– The Most Emailed ‘New York Times’ Article Ever | The Awl
THESE ARE HARD TIMES FOR DREAMERS: 20... →
suzywire:
bulimic:
1. Toska
Russian – Vladmir Nabokov describes it best: “No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul,…
Meanwhile in England...
katelizabeth:
“I still don’t care. I hate you, “design nerds,” with your...”
– Turns Out Comic Sans Is Good for Something
Crafting
Mom: can dad use some of your old newspaper bylines to decopage onto his beer pong table?
Me: No
“There you have it: Your brain is Facebook (or, if you’re stupid, MySpace),...”
– How Your Brain Is Like Facebook
