January 2012
18 posts
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“I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that’s...”
– Actual excerpt from Mitt Romney’s stump speech (via maxistentialist)
“A $250 billion per year loss would be almost $800 for every man, woman, and...”
– The Freakonomics guys call bullshit on the MPAA’s piracy numbers (via maxistentialist)
NewScientist Magazine: What do you think most about during the day?
Dr. Stephen Hawking: Women. They are a complete mystery.
1 tag
“There are certain things in life where you know it’s a mistake, but you...”
– How I Met Your Mother
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have...”
– Alice Walker (via nique)
5 tags
“Christine Battersby has detailed the long and complicated history of the concept...”
– Carolyn Korsmeyer, Feminist Aesthetics
I believe that this explains a lot about gender binary in pretty much everything (I’m looking at you, Academia).
“…An artist gambles against society, using his own life as currency. He...”
– Chuck Klosterman, Eating The Dinosaur
“Now, I will concede that there’s an inherent goofballedness in debating...”
– Chuck Klosterman, Eating The Dinosaur
December 2011
27 posts
“And God told Adam, “I will fashion a companion for you. She will have apple...”
– Genesis 5:6 (via iappropriatelylovethefool)
And Adam unto the Lord, “yea, and them baggy sweatpants and the Reeboks with the straps, could she turn around and give that big booty a slap?”
(via ultraprism)
I’m looking at you, grumwave.
Study Finds Every Style Of Parenting Produces... →
“The study did find, however, that adults often achieve temporary happiness when they have children of their own to perpetuate the cycle of human misery.”
Thursday student-led film screening shows... →
In five minutes, a group of middle school students tackle challenges that have plagued the Baltimore city school system for decades: large class sizes, bullies, strained relationships between teachers and students, and inequities in school resources.
Very proud to be a part of Wide Angle.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
Marvin Gaye (70)
Volcano Choir (61)
Modest Mouse (50)
Childish Gambino (47)
Rilo Kiley (45)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“It’s always between a giant douche and a turd sandwich. Nearly every...”
– South Park
Teachers don’t like creative students
maxistentialist:
Marginal Revolution:
Research has indicated that teachers prefer traits that seem to run counter to creativity, such as conformity and unquestioning acceptance of authority.
[…]
In addition, although teachers say that they like creative students, teachers also say creative students are “sincere, responsible, good-natured and reliable.” In other words, the teachers don’t know...
“…The popularity of a given cultural element (object, person or event) is...”
– Jack Nachbar’s pop culture formula
When an adult took standardized tests forced on... →
“It makes no sense to me that a test with the potential for shaping a student’s entire future has so little apparent relevance to adult, real-world functioning….I can’t escape the conclusion that decisions about the [state test] in particular and standardized tests in general are being made by individuals who lack perspective and aren’t really accountable.”
I couldn’t agree more. ...
This Volcano Choir tune might be the best minute...
Murder Most Fowl →
maxistentialist:
Sam Bungey’s piece for This American Life’s 2011 Poultry Slam is one of the best things I’ve ever heard on the program.
“When Tom the Turkey finally did go down, it was like Scarface, in a barrage of gunfire. He lived like a bird, but he died like a gangster.”
“Studies show that a longer school year is better for children, particularly...”
– Why Do Virginia Theme Parks Determine the State’s Academic Calendar? - Slate (via nickdouglas)
“The only people who can ever put ideas into context are people who don’t...”
– Chuck Klosterman
“In and of itself, nothing really matters. What matters is that nothing is ever...”
– Chuck Klosterman
Real Life Breaking Bad →
Irina Kristy, an easy-grading college math professor with an impenetrable accent who has taught at Boston University and Suffolk University since 1987, has been arrested for allegedly running a crystal meth lab with Grigory Genkin, her 29-year-old son, out of their home in Somerville, Massachusetts.
November 2011
13 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-27) →
Björk (28)
Mew (28)
M83 (22)
Aqueduct (22)
Sigur Rós (11)
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