August 2010
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“Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant...”
– Hunter S. Thompson
“I’ve always said that the dividing line between internet natives and their elder...”
– Fred Wilson
OUT: Unpaid Internships IN: Paying for internships →
newsweek:
washingtonpoststyle:
Interns. Please. Keep a cool head about you and remember that you may be paying for the privilege of making coffee.
You have GOT to be kidding me.
EXPLODING HEAD SYNDROME →
Exploding head syndrome is a rare and relatively undocumented parasomnia event in which the subject experiences a loud bang in their head similar to a bomb exploding, a gun going off, a clash of cymbals or any other form of loud, indecipherable noise that seems to originate from inside the head.
"The guys browse the contents of the tiny magazine... →
This is beyond awesome.
It’s slightly amazing to get a little choked up about something relatively unnecessary like the “In Memorium” part of the Emmys (don’t judge me, I’ve been a die-hard Dixie Carter & “Golden Girls” fan since middle school!) and in doing so realize that you’re so stupidly happy all the time that you cannot remember the last time you cried.
"Women's rights are ultimately human rights, and... →
“Lots of readers also lodged complaints against eating meat, mistreating animals,...”
– The Atlantic’s Daily Dish asked its readers, “What widely accepted practice, custom or societal norm do you regard as irrational, absurd, offensive, silly, nonsensical, counterproductive, or morally wrong?” (via Jezebl)
“If you think fashion is snobby, go hang out with some punks. They are beyond...”
– Beth Ditto / The Times / 2009
“Don’t hate the media, become the media.”—Jello Biafra”
– Thank you!
“There’s room today for a publication aimed at teen-agers…. Everyone...”
– Helen Valentine, founder Seventeen magazine
