February 2012
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“I didn’t want to kiss you goodbye — that was the trouble — I wanted to kiss you...”
– Ernest Hemingway
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“Overeducation is something Woody Allen seems to discern more often than the rest...”
– Joan Didion in Letter from ‘Manhattan’
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First Listen: Andrew Bird, 'Break It Yourself' →
Pro tip for Andrew Bird fans hearing Break It Yourself for the first time: Clear away any and all distractions, listen on headphones and let its subtle charms sink in slowly. Early mornings or late nights work best. This isn’t a record for chaotic commutes or busy offices — these are songs of quiet contemplation, performed by a classically trained artist who sounds unmistakably confident...
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Alec Baldwin: Here's the thing →
[have you all been keeping up with Alec Baldwin’s WNYC/NPR podcasts?]
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As I heard his voice, unexpectedly, though that’s the exact sound I’d been pursuing, my breath caught somewhere inside my chest and my ribs refused to expand. I felt the electrical impulses of my heart stall and the blood pool in its ventricles. My lungs deflated as a sharp pain seared my nerves and my eyes blurred.
How could such an expected sound catch me with such an enormous blow?...
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Are you where you thought you would be? Are you further than you thought you would be? Have you had the opportunity to show how good you are?
[Charlie Rose]
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The Man in the Glass House →
The silence surrounding this place is not just any silence. It is the work of a lifetime. It is the work of renunciation and determination and expensive litigation. It is a silence of self-exile, cunning, and contemplation. In its own powerful, invisible way, the silence is in itself an eloquent work of art. It is the Great Wall of Silence J.D. Salinger has built around himself.
Ron Rosenbaum...
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Does winning an Oscar make you live longer? →
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harry connick jr. and olivia benson.
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seven miles because the sun is shining.
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How Seinfeld’s Productivity Secret Fixed My... →
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what jeremy lin teaches us about talent →
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I’m just going to go ahead and say it: I watch Whitney. And I think it’s funny. Because it is funny.
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Ben Howard | Promise
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Ladies (ok, really, I’ll take advice from anywhere at this point), I need a dress for what is essentially an adult prom this Saturday. I’m thinking not long, not red, not yellow, not brightly colored. The blue/green/purple/black/grey family (if that can be called a family). I need to able to buy it in a store between now and Saturday and I’m hoping to keep it under $150.
Help.
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“Atheism is more than just the knowledge that gods do not exist, and that...”
– - Carl Sagan
[I’ve watched maybe hundreds of hours of carl sagan. loved every second of it.]
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“You need to do the same, dear sweet arrogant beautiful crazy talented tortured...”
– Dear Sugar, The Rumpus
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you need this: stream all of your audio posts in a... →
I’m probably way, way behind the times on this but, seriously, you all need this (mostly for my benefit). You can use this incredibly simple little piece of html to add an audio player to the bottom of your tumblr space. The rest of us can then listen to a stream of all the audio you’ve ever posted. Incredibly useful (for me) for those of you who have amazing taste in music. Do it!
