May 2013
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hyperallergic.com →
bees bees bees bees
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WatchWest Wing Week: 05/10/13 or “I Dare You to Do Better”
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Robert Reich: The Hollowing Out of Government →
robertreich:
The West, Texas chemical and fertilizer plant where at least 15 were killed and more than 200 injured a few weeks ago hadn’t been fully inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration since 1985. (A partial inspection in 2011 had resulted in $5,250 in fines.)
OSHA and its…
April 2013
11 posts
Timothy Egan: Good Cops, Bad Cops →
The police procedural in Boston shows what can happen when, in contrast to two other well-known cases, the authorities keep an open mind and drag a wide net.
Neuroscience: Mild Blast Injury Causes Molecular... →
neurosciencestuff:
A multicenter study led by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine shows that mild traumatic brain injury after blast exposure produces inflammation, oxidative stress and gene activation patterns akin to disorders of memory processing such as Alzheimer’s disease. Their…
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“To acknowledge our ancestors means we are aware that we did not make ourselves....”
– Alice Walker, from “In These Dissenting Times”
(via heartbloodspirit)
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“We’ve got to get away from viewing equality as Democrat versus Republican, and...”
– Wyoming Equality Chairman Jeran Artery wrapping up his portion of the panel on same-sex marriage in the Equality State at the Shepard Symposium. (via cognitivedissonance)
March 2013
13 posts
80*81 magazinblog →
Picture This: Hanging In There - SPIEGEL ONLINE →
artsicle →
Grr. I knew it! Urban stuck in rural—again.
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The Atlantic
whopays:
Report: The Atlantic Cities - $300 flat fee for a 1,200-word reported featur
Report: The Atlantic Wire -“Someimes has money to pay, sometimes apparently doesn’t. Seems to be a case-by-case thing.”
Report: The Atlantic’s National section: $200.
Previously: http://whopays.tumblr.com/post/41369020817/the-atlantic-online
Previously: http://whopays.tumblr.com/tagged/The%20Atlantic
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The Why Factor: Silence (BBC World Service radio) →
Unusual and enlightening radio show on… silence (well done)
How Long Does It Really Take? →
February 2013
25 posts
Backlit Harbor | The Common →
Seven Tips From F. Scott Fitzgerald on How to... →
“O’Hagan, like any good artist, asks open-ended questions of his audience. But he...”
– Stevie Howell reviews Andrew O’Hagan’s collection of essays, The Atlantic Ocean (via therumpus)
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Longreads: Resurfaced: Peter Perl's 'The Spy Who's... →
longreads:
We’re excited to introduce a recurring series in which we work with publishers to dig up notable stories from their archives that were previously unpublished on the web. And we’re especially excited to kick this off with The Washington Post.
Today’s piece is “The Spy Who’s Been Left in…
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to...”
– Viktor Frankl (via opiraticentranced)
watch out for those cosmic patriots.: "A Path in... →
discosherpa:
I don’t trust the truth of memories because what leaves us departs forever There’s only one current of this sacred river but I still want to remain faithful to my first astonishments to recognize as wisdom the child’s wonder and to carry in myself until the end a path in the woods of my…
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awelltraveledwoman:
Oh life.
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Speak, Memory by Oliver Sacks | The New York... →
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TarenSK: Why Aaron died →
tarensk:
Last week, I awoke to find Aaron with me. He was sitting next to my bed, grinning his cheekiest grin, holding my hand.
For a few minutes, I savored a sweet uncertainty: Were the last few weeks all a nightmare, and Aaron was still with me? Or was I awaking inside a dream state, and in the real…
The Forum, Improvisation →
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