March 2012
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February 2012
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Monkees Singer Davy Jones Dies  →
Must resist urge to talk about Davy Jones’ locker. (And yes, I’m only posting this for that reason.)
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“During this waking period people were quite active. They often got up, went to...”
– Stephanie Hegarty in a fascinating BBC article on the history of sleep. Read the full article and get a peek behind the bedsheets in sociological evolution.
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“A TV show is not a novel but it can still benefit from following E.L. Doctorow’s...”
– TIME’s James Poniewozik pushes back against TV Club’s “serials are stupid” essay, and rightly so. Long-form storytelling has its advantages, as do case-of-the-week formats. 
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If you're Rick Santorum's campaign manager and... →
shortformblog: Trust us. We know what we’re talking about. (ht stefanjbecket) It’s almost like they’re trying too hard.
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“Instead of connecting us to others, however, cupcakes keep us separate and add...”
– In which a psychologist tries a little too hard to occupy boredom by going after beloved food.
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Need your day brightened? Use these tips and go... →
There are claw game scientists. For real.
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January 2012
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“Watching on DVD or streaming services reduces these episodic goals to mush and...”
– The often-polarizing Todd Van Der Werff of AV Club takes a stand against blowing through TV series in a weekend. I’ve always been a proponent of allowing TV shows—particularly dramas— to simmer, even for a few hours. Whenever I got friends into Lost, I cautioned (to no avail) against...
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Spell your full name without an...
peachtreekeen: hellotheremaryrose: chickacherrycola: bethosaurus: zbth B jz jo vtt (via billie-joe) o Bohdl DUH. MY FUCKING NAME COMES OUT AS “DUH.” Well, there goes my first name. And my last is, shit… Z. I’m ZORRO everyone!
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“What blog headlines are not allowed to be, however, is clever. Because clever...”
– Paul Carr, lamenting the paul-try lack of puns in news writing nowadays. Bonus points for his headline.
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This guy is my new best friend.
Typographer decries the use of Verdana in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, sends Brad Bird (well-designed) hate mail. Now if we could only get J.J. Abrams to stop using Futura… (via GeekSystem)
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“While ed-tech is a booming industry, if you’ve paid any amount of attention to...”
– Techland summarizes many of the same problems I have with the new iTexbooks. I have far more issues with the publishing creation scheme, but all of this is, regardless of problems, very cool and very *very* ahead of its time.
Jan 20th
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“Francesco Schettino told an Italian judge on Tuesday that he “tripped and ended...”
– The captain of the Costa Concordia’s excuse for getting out before the crew. Yeah, and the ship just “tripped” on some rocks. (via CheatSheet)
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Obama Banks On America →
The Washington Post is reporting that the Obama campaign is moving his convention speech to the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Reportedly it’s to accomodate more donors, big-money, and die-hard fans.  Well, that’s one way to guarantee 99% capacity… (No word on if the White House is being charged a $5 additional fee for booking.)
Jan 17th
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