October 2009
September 2009
A good pun is its own reword.
“A leading Egyptian scholar has demanded that people caught importing a female...”
– BBC NEWS | Middle East | Egypt anger over virginity faking
Hmm.
“Even now I’m not really sure which parts of myself are real and which...”
– From the novel, Go Ask Alice.
the 100 most frequently challenged books
1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling 8. Forever by Judy Blume 9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 10. Alice...
“(386): after he passed out we removed everything electronic from his room, stuck...”
– TFLN (via randomampersand)
Epic.
“I have never understood why women love cats. Cats are independent, they...”
– funny one-liners
Give me ambiguity or give me something else.
Museum Day →
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“I love startups, I love the web, but a movie about one particular web startup’s...”
– Justin Timberlake to Star in Facebook Movie
“The authors found that people who grew up during a recession “tend to believe...”
– The Recession Mentality - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
“French member of parliament Valerie Boyer recently proposed a law to include a...”
– I like this idea. I’m interested to see how it will affect society -whether we seek even more “perfect models” or if advertising finally becomes more realistic.
French Officials Propose Disclaimer on Photoshopped Ads
A milestone, of sorts. A proposal, of sorts.
A milestone was reached tonight. I received my first marriage proposal via Twitter. And it all started with Frank Sinatra.
