July 2011
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…Her mother was forty-six, dispiritingly old. One day she would die.
—Ian McEwan, Atonement
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Kinda perfect animation of Radiohead’s Creep
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…the venerable great-uncles and -aunts and grandparents were Victorians, from their mother’s side of the family, a baffled and severe folk, a lost tribe who arrived at the house in black cloaks having wandered peevishly for two decades in an alien, frivolous century.
—Ian McEwan, Atonement
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A member of France's far-right National Front was...
praising the attacker.
wow.
more info
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“I could have waited until the report came out,” Mr. Hall said in an interview. “That seems intellectually less than satisfactory with me.”
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Watching him during the first several minutes of his delivery, Cecilia felt a pleasant sinking sensation in her stomach as she contemplated how deliciously self-destructive it would be, almost erotic, to be married to a man so nearly handsome, so hugely rich, so unfathomably stupid.
—Ian McEwan, Atonement
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.. Pierrot's wretched delivery and the morning's...
—Ian McEwan, Atonement
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a strange mind and a facility with words
“In fact, they were welcomed as the Tallises began to understand that [she] possessed a strange mind and a facility with words.”
—Ian McEwan, Atonement
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“Don’t let us forget that the causes of human...
— Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Idiot
“We’re hearing that if the debt limit is not raised by August 2nd that the country will go into default or stop paying its bills. Are you worried about that?” — Patricia Murphy, The Daily Beast
“First of all, that’s a lie. They’re talking about default on the sovereign obligations of the United States. The only way that we will default on our debt and default on the...
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"...L’Infusion, a cafe that features crepes,...
alas, it’s in China
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(all drinks served with a garnish of xanax)
bringtheruckus, modern day hero
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…After listening to enough banter among parents about “who is flying, who is flying private, who they can get a lift home with,” she decided she “was done with Maine and the planes and all of the people.”
“It’s a crazy world out there,” she added. She now sends her children to camp in Europe.
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Phrase of the Day
aqueous sunlight
(Ian McEwan, Atonement)
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a fine, fine day to kick some Dodger ass
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“Sucking at something is the first step to becoming good at something.”
– Jake (Adventure Time)
“Annals of crime: the getaway - from the Bayview Station. Officers approached a...”
– C.W. Nevius, SFGate.com
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The Silver Tsunami--Why We Will Need Aging Workers →
What is the upside to aging? What are some myths that seem to be perpetuated about aging:
Myth 1: A significant % of older people are either senile or suffer from dementia. Fact: Only 6-8% of people over the age of 65 have dementia;
Myth 2: Older people suffer from rigid thinking. Fact: 41% of people over 65 use the Internet. Brain science shows we can learn easily well into our 90’s.
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mansplaining explained
“…Arthur enjoys requests like this. The fundamental mystery of women can, he thinks, be encompassed and held at bay as long as he is allowed to explain things to them.”
— Julian Barnes, Arthur & George
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sorryyourheinous:
[The Coasters - Down in...
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“Cultures have a tendency to be pessimistic. The whole of the history of humanity...”
– Brian Eno in last weekend’s Financial Times. (via screen-name)
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“Jesús! Everybody knew that being dead could put you in a terrible mood.”
— Luis Alberto Urrea, The Hummingbird’s Daughter
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“The gran parlor game! If we turn back the clock and changed a couple of things —...”
– Ask a Mexican on Re-Writing History and Biblical Names (via azspot)
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