Lunchtime Poll — Random Acts of Kindness
“We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.” Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)
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Open Thread: Things I Used to Know
It’s amazing that I can remember every word to dozens (if not hundreds) of songs from the ’80s and ’90s, but I’ve forgotten a bunch of the really basic info we learned in elementary school.
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Good News: David Brooks Is Wrong
Last week, conservative pundit David Brooks wrote a column saying that Americans were using certain words less in their writing, and this proved the U.S. isn’t as virtuous as it used to be. For instance, a study using the Google books database “found that between 1960 and 2008 individualistic words and phrases increasingly overshadowed communal words and phrases.”
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Breaking the Fourth Wall
A few days ago I watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and George of the Jungle, back to back. It wasn’t planned, I just had nothing to do and they were on neighboring channels, which made it easy to decide. Those movies have almost nothing in common, except that I really enjoy them, and that at some point a character breaks …
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Movie Review: “The Ten”
Everyone has a cult movie they love,some more well known than others. The cult I belong to is probably not so well known. I am in the cult of The Ten. It is probably David Wain’s least watched film, but to me, it’s his funniest and most absurd.
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An Incomplete Guide to English Humour
In my ongoing quest to figure out what the heck this England is all about, I come across certain subjects that are both cliché and of real impact. Ask a few people for the first thing that pops into their head when they think of England, and chances are you’ll hear a fair bit about the weather and the humour. …
Read MoreHow to Make Controversy Worse: “Weighing in” about Abercrombie & Fitch
As any parent has reassured her kids time and time again, none of us are perfect, we all make mistakes, and a simple apology can work wonders.
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Women of Science Fiction: Anne McCaffrey’s The Ship Who Sang
I wanted to write reviews of science fiction written by women, and I thought I’d start off with a classic. Anne McCaffrey’s The Ship Who Sang is extremely readable sci-fi. It is perhaps a bit light on the science; this may be a good thing, since what science it does have is a little dated and as a result just …
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Interview with Mona Darling, Author of Glitter: Real Stories from Real Women About Sexual Desire
No one’s sexual road looks the same; though, it can be said that there is a common thread that links us all: the desire to speak.
Read MoreDo Your Work: A Short and Sweet Recap of “The War Of Art”
Here is my recap and review of The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Step 1. Read this book. Step 2. Do your work.
Read MoreMid-Week News: Bring On the Pain
Hello, kittens, and welcome back! Here we are at another round of news appetizers, where I, your dark current events overlord and purveyor of all things newsy, will be highlighting this week’s highs, lows, and all that fluffy, nutty, and stuffy stuff in between.
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The Grind (Comic)
There’s a beautiful commencement speech that’s making the rounds on many social networking sites. And rightfully so. “This is Water,” by David Foster Wallace, was first brought to my attention by a co-worker of mine who was a fan of his work. She proudly displayed his speech, tacked to the cork board of her cubicle.
Read MoreLunchtime Poll: Waterpark Rides
We just got home from a couple days at the waterpark. (An indoor waterpark because it’s not quite warm enough for outdoors yet. And by “not quite” I mean it was pouring and in the 50s this morning.)
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We Try It: Resisting Candy Crush
When I first started seeing a ton of activity on my Facebook feed from a game called Candy Crush, I figured it was another Farmville or Mafia Wars. Not really my style, so no big deal. Then I noticed that Candy Crush is a “match-and-drop” puzzle game, and I realized I was totally and completely screwed.
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What You Need to Know About Tornadoes
It’s tornado season in the United States once more. Since tornadoes are largely unpredictable and can be incredibly dangerous, it’s important to know as much as possible about them so that you can be prepared when bad weather strikes. It’s important to remember that, while tornadoes are most common in the center of the U.S. and throughout the South, they …
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