February 2012
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I cannot believe the Pope is on Twitter →
And speaking in (several) tongues!
Welcome, Your Eminence. What’s the … Good Word?
(I know. Not funny. Never stopped me before. How do you think the head of the Holy See feels about my vaginal ultrasound image?)
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75% of Americans will be overweight by 2020, the... →
America: Still #1 in 2020.
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Today, says Miss Stuart, we are going to draw what we do after school.
The others hunch over their desks. I know that they will draw: skipping ropes, jolly snowmen, listening to the radio, playing with a dog. I stare at my own paper, which remains blank. Finally I draw my bed, with myself in it. My bed has a dark wooden headboard with curlicues on it. I draw the window, the chest of drawers. I...
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P.S. CHICKEN!!!
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theatlanticvideo:
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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