February 2012
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P.S. CHICKEN!!!
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Watchtheatlanticvideo:
The Quintessential American Burger Joint
The folks who’ve been working at New York City’s Prime Burger for decades say it’s a little like the mafia — once you’re in, you don’t leave. The restaurant has been in business since 1938, and the staff are in it for the long haul. This documentary is one in a series of short films, This Must Be the Place by Lost & Found Films,...
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“I think about the value of cognitive strain, or as I sometimes call it cognitive...”
– The Value of Making Reading Hard - Alan Jacobs - The Atlantic (via thisistheverge)
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Komen Foundation reverses funding decision of... →
“We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women’s lives,” the statement said. “We will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligibility to apply for future grants, while maintaining the ability of our affiliates to make funding...
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Women, take care of your hearts →
Says Dr. Yasmine S. Ali:
… According to the American Heart Association, heart disease kills approximately one woman every minute, making it still the No. 1 killer of women age 20 and older.
More women die of cardiovascular disease … than from the next four causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer. Approximately one in three women die of cardiovascular disease every...
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Mississippi John Hurt - Ain’t No Tellin’
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How's your autophagy? →
If it’s normal, exercise my improve it — and decrease your risk of developing dreaded diseases.
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“I feel that so much of the kind of murderous rhetoric of American politics and...”
– In November, Terry interview The New Yorker’s Jill Lepore about the politicization of abortion and birth control, and about the history and future of Planned Parenthood. (via nprfreshair)
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WatchCocaine. UN. Colbert.
So f*cking funny.
(Skip ahead to 4:14 for the goods — although it’s all pretty good.)
January 2012
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“E-books do not allow you to advertise your literary affectedness on the subway.”
– Jonathan Segura, cataloguing the plusses and minuses of e-books
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Some of my best friends are introverts →
Susan Cain speaks to NPR about the power of introverts.
GRRRR!!!! That’s right. We bad.
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“Prior to prescribing medication for erectile dysfunction, a physician shall...”
– a floor amendment — by Virginia state senator Janet Howell (D-Fairfax) — to a bill that would require women to have an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion. (“I just think we should have a little gender equity here,” Howell said.)
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Welcome to the 21st Century
Dear, Reader: I just picked up this new machine called an “iphone.” It’s pretty wild. I heard about it from my parents. You might want to get one yourself.
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