May 2012
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May 25th
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Study: The Objectification of Women Is a Real,... →
May 25th
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The NFL is on the Chopping Block →
“You would be hard-pressed to find two men more different from my father and I. Always the traditionalist, he rarely agrees with me on where the world is going or how it’s changing. Still whenever my mind generates a really bold idea, especially a sports prediction, I have to pass it on to him. The resulting conversation never changes my opinion (or his), but the mental exercise tends to...
May 24th
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May 24th
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“It’s hard to not respond with texting because you’re not exactly sure what...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, James Steyer explains how texting and the Internet are changing the way we interact. (via nprfreshair)
May 24th
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What's So Bad About Immigrants, Anyhow? →
“In the early 1900s, my great-great-grandfather emigrated from County Galway, Ireland to Ohio. He was leaving the oncoming civil war as Ireland separated from the United Kingdom, and soon after he arrived in America, he had a son, William.  The discrimination Irish immigrants endured in the early 1900s was too much for my great-great-grandfather, and he decided it was best for William to...
May 24th
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May 22nd
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Violence Against Women Act Revisited →
“Well, it seems that the United States has another battle to fight in the war against women. Just Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a new revision of the Violence Against Women Act. While this sounds like a wonderful bill, the newest revision does not do enough to protect LGBT, Native American, and undocumented immigrant women. The bill has been objected to by the White...
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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Today is Harvey Milk Day. →
gaywrites: Today we honor the birthday of Harvey Milk, one of our community’s most influential activists and most passionate leaders. Milk stood up for equality for LGBT people when few had given it a passing thought. He organized thousands of people, many of whom had nowhere else to turn, around a common cause. He was one of many invaluable founders of the gay rights movement as we know it,...
May 22nd
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WatchWatch
thedailywhat: Another Movie Trailer of the Day: Ron Burgundy and the Action News Team return to theaters in 2013 after a nine-year hiatus. Here’s your first (official) look. [hypervocal] ANCHORMAN.
May 22nd
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Weekly Tech Roundup: Disarray →
”’Learn something, dammit.’ I’ve decided to try and stick to a theme for Tech Thursdays. It’s just kind of nice to wrap up your school or work week nicely with a big, shiny bow on top, you know? Unfortunately, I’m completely out of wrapping supplies this week, and you’ll just have to deal with my duct-taped scraps of funny pages…except the Cathys are on the outside. It’s the...
May 22nd
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Have a Heart? Save a Life. →
“Recently, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg encouraged Facebook users to identify their organ donor status on their timelines. Users are asked to not only show when in their lives they decided to be an organ donor, but also to share a story of how they came to that decision. This call for people to reveal this information is vital in light of the current organ and tissue donor...
May 21st
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ShortFormBlog: Facebook and NASDAQ collectively... →
shortformblog: NASDAQ “This was not our finest hour,” NASDAQ chief Robert Greifeld said about the flubbed launch of the Facebook stock, which some have alleged damaged the company’s IPO launch, but Greifeld says in the end was “successful.” Facebook Not having a fine hour this morning? The company…
May 21st
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The Bravest Man in China →
“Perhaps you may or may not have heard something of the now famous Chinese dissident, Chen Guangcheng, and his harrowing escape from house arrest in the People’s Republic. Sergio Gallardo recounts the real story of a hero’s journey to freedom in China, and the diplomatic tango that ensued…”
May 21st
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May 20th
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“I’m not familiar precisely with exactly what I said, but I stand by what I said....”
– Mitt Romney, on why he’s defending… something. (via theatlantic)
May 20th
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Mexico Makes a Case for Renewable Energy →
“Hidden away near lush, expansive rainforest in Mexico’s southern, coastal state of Oaxaca, traditional rural farmers are now sharing farmland with a modern neighbor: 26-story-tall clean energy generating windmills. Mexico’s energy transformation is the clearest example of a worldwide trend toward cheap, abundant, and clean renewable energy sources that benefit the state, the firms, and...
May 19th
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The Handle's Summer 2012 Reading List →
“For many, summer has either already begun or is beginning to shine its sunny glow through the now all too familiar library windows. Summer means (maybe) more free time. Summer means sleeping in. Summer means a summer job, a summer wardrobe, a summer fling. Summer means trips to the beach or to the pool where stress is an unknown sensation (one can dream) and reclining is required. Summer...
May 19th
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