January 2012
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NY TIMES: "Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, made... →
Unfortunately perfectly legal
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Watchbookobsessed:
Maurice Sendak & Stephen Colbert. From the Colbert Report. Hilarious.
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A word that does not exist in the English...
shiverswithwanting:
Ya’aburnee Arabic – Both morbid and beautiful at once, this incantatory word means “You bury me,” a declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them.
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“[Healthcare] is about freedom.”
– Santorum
AKA the freedom to get sick and die unless it’s my family or me getting sick and dying.
(via mohandasgandhi)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ because she just understands my frustration
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Gender /=/ sex.
Sex /=/ gender.
They are not interchangeable terms.
Gender is constructed by society.
Sex is biology.
Don’t be afraid of the word sex, it’s not a bad word!
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“Student loan debt now stands around $1 trillion. Education is often a great...”
– Apple and the Education-Information Chasm - Forbes (via infoneer-pulse)
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With Age, Men May Lose Thinking Ability Faster... →
Men are more apt than women to lose thinking ability as they age, according to new research. And that mild cognitive impairment often leads to dementia.
But people can reduce their risk of mild cognitive impairment by staying healthy and educated, according to Rosebud Roberts, a professor of epidemiology at the Mayo Clinic who led the study. “There is a lot that people can do,” she...
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Please take note:
mattressunderwater:
‘Jane has schizophrenia’
not
‘Jane is schizophrenic’
What’s the difference, I hear you say? Try this:
‘Jane has cancer’
vs.
‘Jane is cancerous’
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People are not defined by their physical health. So why should mental health be any different?
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WatchAlain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure — and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in our work.
Why work?
What do you think are the reasons for working? (other than obtaining money)
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“We’ve known about labor abuses in some factories for four years, and they’re...”
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A former Apple executive speaking to the New York Times about working conditions at suppliers’ plants in China. (via officialssay)
Former Apple executive, who chooses to remain anonymous because of confidentiality agreements: This system does not work for anybody, including Apple. The...
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Maurice Sendak is a badass.
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I’m doing my first observation in a preschool tomorrow! The preschool follows scientifically based research for cognitive, social/emotional, physical, and language development. In addition, the preschool implements developmentally appropriate practices (which every school/educational facility/child care providers should do anyway).
I have an abundance of observation hours to fulfill, but...
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“Newt Gingrich is an idiot of great renown…there is something so hopelessly gross...”
– Maurice Sendak (via wharrison)
The whole interview with Colbert and Maurice was hilarious and wonderful
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Watchinkmountain:
Stephen Colbert interviews Maurice Sendak on The Colbert Report.
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“As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this...”
– Pres. Obama vowing to protect abortion rights in a press release today
(via albinwonderland)
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“There as a study in which it comes out that thirty of the largest companies in...”
– Massachusetts Senate candidate ELIZABETH WARREN, on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
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Forced Sterilization Mandatory for all Transgender... →
jonathan-cunningham:
Little known fact about Sweden, that supposed bastion of liberal idealism: If a Swedish transgendered person wants to legally update their gender on official ID papers, a 1972 law requires them to get both divorced and sterilized first.
Sweden is considered extremely gay-friendly, with one of the highest rates of popular support for same-sex marriage, and more than half...