February 2012
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JEFFREY GOLDBERG / THE ATLANTIC: "It's estimated... →
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ALLISON SAMUELS / THE DAILY BEAST: "As one studio... →
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Life For A 21-Year-Old In Homs, Syria
newsweek:
This is happening:
Maras, 21, awoke yesterday morning at 6:00 a.m. to the sound of bombs falling on his neighborhood.
In his world, the Bab Amro neighborhood of Homs in central Syria, this was not the part of his day that shocked him most. This was how it had been for the past six days, he said, bursts of gunfire and shelling booming through the streets every half hour or so in the...
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“We’re not into polls. We’re into principles.”
– New York Archbishop TIMOTHY DOLAN, responding to CBS This Morning host Charlie Rose, who pointed out that polls show a majority of Catholic women use contraception.
Dolan then referenced a poll that showed Americans “supported religious freedom.”
Denial of biblical proportions.
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I wonder how many Fashion Tumblrs will discuss,...
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“I’ve never wanted to look like a model on the covers of magazines. I represent...”
– Singer ADELE, staying classy in spite of fashion guru douchebag Karl Lagerfeld and his apologists.
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Hey, remember the time that Rick Santorum said... →
And people think I’m mean for allegedly picking on the Catholic Church.
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“After months of painstaking talks, government authorities and five of the...”
– The New York Times, “States Negotiate $26 Billion Settlement for Homeowners.”
This is good news, obviously. But there’s still bad news in all the red tape homeowners will have to try to cut through to get this relief — not to mention the banks willfully choosing not to...
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“Deadly attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists are being carried out by an Iranian...”
– NBC News, “Israel Teams With Terrorist Group to Assassinate Iran’s Nuclear Scientists.”
Jesus H. Christ.
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The idea that I, a Catholic, am demonizing a...
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For all would-be academics. Please reblog widely. →
charlietangofoxtrot:
astationaryjew:
thewhywhygirl:
phdork:
This may well be the best use of the internet ever: crowd-sourcing adjunct working conditions as way to introduce transparency to and positive pressure on institutions that exploit the holy hell out of their highly skilled and dedicated workers.
Get on it.
$6,800 per 3 crédit course would be heaven since I 1,700 meant forgoing...
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I just figured out that
the (run by men) Catholic Church is so against the policy of having to provide contraceptives to their employees under their health plan because some of those employees who are probably Catholic will actually want said contraceptives and then oh my God, the paperwork when the (run by men) Church has to excommunicate someone, OMG OMG! Also, they’d lose another member (from a Church...
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“Normally, I try not to pay attention to my haters, but this time I’d like...”
– ELLEN DeGENERES, reacting to the group One Million Moms.
(via BuzzFeed)
Obama's "Controversial" Birth Control Rule On... →
President Barack Obama’s decision to require most employers to cover birth control and insurers to offer it at no cost has created a firestorm of controversy. But the central mandate—that most employers have to cover preventative care for women—has been law for over a decade. This point has been completely lost in the current controversy, as Republican presidential candidates and social...
mrsbadkrumble asked: I actually disagree. I think that, while he was framing his argument in regards to telling private companies what to do, his general attitude made clear that he thinks it's ridiculous. He called it a "witch hunt." That's a pretty charged statement.
There's a Subaru commercial with dogs playing...
annaetc asked: No bravos to Bill O'Reilly. They key words in his argument are not that it's OK for Ellen to be gay but that it's not OK for anyone to tell a private business what to do—and that's not surprising.
That awkward moment when you realize the best part...
What's YOUR John Williams Theme? →
I want more of my followers to do this!!!
trxfreely:
My theme is Olympic Fanfare by Boston Pops
moviescore:
When The Boston Pops speaks, Movie Score(s) A Day listens! This just came into our Inbox:
The Boston Pops put together a fun “What’s your John Williams’ Theme?” page for the legendary film composer’s 80th birthday today. Check out the page here:...
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What's YOUR John Williams Theme? →
moviescore:
When The Boston Pops speaks, Movie Score(s) A Day listens! This just came into our Inbox:
The Boston Pops put together a fun “What’s your John Williams’ Theme?” page for the legendary film composer’s 80th birthday today. Check out the page here: www.bostonpops.org/happybirthdayjohn We’d love for you to share the page with your readers or share your own theme on Facebook. ...
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“As reports of assaults by Syrian tanks and other forces at several major flash...”
– The New York Times, “As Russia Pushes Diplomacy, Syrian Forces Are Said to Pound Homs”
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Rex Ryan, who probably once predicted that he... →
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Coffee is useful until it's spilled.