January 2010
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“Probably my worst quality is that I get very passionate about what I think is...”
– Hillary Rodham Clinton (via caraobrien) (via thepoliticalpartygirl)
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Fanbois in a tizzy!
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“I call myself a feminist. Isn’t that what you call someone who fights for...”
– The Dalai Lama at the International Freedom Award ceremon (via ihatethismess) (via katoleary)
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“If you say, “If I turn off the lights, I’m afraid the shadows on the wall will...”
– The Smart Set: Quitting Time? - January 19, 2010
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“The pro-life movement is pro-women, and it empowers women with the message that...”
– Sarah Palin, Expert Idiot (via bmckinney)
If the pro-life movement included any sort of support for women after they have given birth, I might agree with this. As it is, if a 16-year-old girl gets pregnant, they harass her about killing her baby so that she won’t give it up, and then when she...
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From the Desk of David Pogue - Bogus Tech... →
Barnes & Noble claims that it’s all an innocent mistake. “Given the higher than anticipated demand for Nooks last year, Barnes & Noble made some minor variances in the manufacturing process to get units to customers more quickly,” says spokeswoman Mary Ellen Keating. “Those minor changes resulted in a marginal weight difference from the pre-production specs,...
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“Please excuse me if I seem a bit breathless, but the experience I had when I...”
– Essay - A Vibrant Fantasy World Has Science at Its Core - NYTimes.com
This article was basically my reaction to the movie, putting aside the weak storyline, and all its negative connotations.
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“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s...”
– Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper (Submitted by: myheartspeaks) (via quote-book) (via life-line)
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Offline Book "Lending" Costs U.S. Publishers... →
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Hot on the heels of the story in Publisher’s Weekly that “publishers could be losing out on as much $3 billion to online book piracy” comes a sudden realization of a much larger threat to the viability of the book industry. Apparently, over 2 billion books were “loaned” last year by a cabal of organizations found in nearly every American city and town. Using the same advanced projective...
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“Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it’s...”
– Conan O’Brien Says He Won’t Do ‘Tonight Show’ Following Leno - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com
But I love your hair, Conan! :(
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When is a murder not a murder? →
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When is a murder not a murder?
I guess when the victim is a doctor who performs abortions and the murderer is a fanatic who thinks he’s justified in shooting an unarmed man point blank in the forehead.
The judge in the case of Scott Roeder, who has admitted to planning the killing and then shooting Dr. George Tiller in the head at Tiller’s church last May while Tiller was serving as...
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WatchI mean… REALLY?!
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This Is What I Keep Trying to Tell People About...
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… but to my eternal chagrin, I’m not John McPhee. From “Nowheres,” the final essay in McPhee’s fantastic new book, Silk Parachutes, out in March:
I opened a letter from a staff writer at a national travel magazine compiled and edited in Tennessee.
He said, “I would appreciate it very much if you could answer some questions I have about New Jersey… I would like to...
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