February 2012
103 posts
“People who don’t have money don’t understand the stress.”
– Alan Dlugash, a partner at accounting firm Marks Paneth & Shron LLP in New York who specializes in financial planning for the wealthy. (via officialssay)
Actually, I understand it just fine. The more money you have, the more likely you are to have more stuff. The more stuff you have, the more...
“Large-scale education was not developed to motivate kids or to create scholars....”
– Seth Godin, from his new manifesto on education “Stop Stealing Dreams” (via rachelmercer)
YES.
(via apoplecticskeptic)
Cristiano Ronaldo's Latest Goal Was Truly... →
In case it wasn’t abundantly clear already, we are witnessing two of the great of all time in these guys.
“Sources reported that at approximately 11 p.m., the unruly and increasingly...”
– Female Friends Spend Raucous Night Validating the Living Shit Out of Each Other
Happy birthday, David Foster Wallace
unchartedbooks:
Today would have been David Foster Wallace’s 50th birthday. I don’t think Mr. Wallace would have had much interest in being mourned or dissected in our memories, so let’s have some fun on this occasion and remember him not as a genius cut down too soon, but as a genius who also happened to be a really funny dude.
Some Wallace end notes and miscellany after the jump.
Read...
“I will go so far as to say that the modern conservative faith is the direct...”
– What Bible is Santorum Reading? (via azspot)
I’ve been wondering when someone with a solid theology/biblical background is going to stand up and dispute these patently ridiculous claims and interpretations.
Basically what I’m waiting for is a loud and public version of what President...
Watch“Oh no, I think Bon Iver put himself to sleep.”
“On a few occasions, Willmore said he has ordered defendants to read “Les...”
– This is laragazzabreve style justice one would think.
BitTorrent inventor's new p2p tech could 'kill off... →
Jeremy Lin Hits Game-Winning Three-Pointer With... →
Yo, Is This Racist? →
