January 2012
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South Sudan... →
The raiders had even broadcast their massacre plans in advance. “We have decided to invade Murleland and wipe out the entire Murle tribe on the face of the earth,” the attackers, from a rival ethnic group, the Nuer, warned in a public statement. The United Nations, which has 3,000 combat-ready peacekeepers in South Sudan, tracked the advancing fighters from helicopters for days before the...
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Addendum
After the riotous public outcry for the rationale behind my 2011 albums list (one person sarcastically asked for my reasons), I will give the people what they want. Happy New Year. My reasons (edited): - St Vincent: Annie Clark is a goddess with a guitar -Destroyer: An album made in the style of Kenny G jazz that’s incredibly enjoyable = enormous accomplishment -Nicolas Jaar: Best...
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December 2011
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Some albums that made a strong impression on me in...
Here’s my unsurprising list. I created it in about 10 minutes and won’t explain my reasons. They are listed, roughly, in descending order of importance. And yes, I didn’t include Bon Iver. St Vincent - Strange Mercy Destroyer - Kaputt Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes Dirty Projectors + Bjork - Mount Wittenberg Orca EP tUnE-yArDs - W H O K I L...
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Planet Money looks at hot cup of noodle soups...... →
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November 2011
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This was so good (feynman) →
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The Saddest Story I Know →
You have to read all the way to the end.
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October 2011
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Here's what you do: You click on this link then... →
Then you read the best abstract in a scientific paper ever.
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September 2011
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August 2011
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WatchWatch
thedailywhat: Kickass Kid of the Day: A 12-year-old from Atlanta who attended a crime-fighting program run by the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office used the knowledge she gained to show up police who were investigating a burglary at the home of her late great-grandmother. Jessica Maple was able to locate the burglars point of entry using fingerprints Fitzgerald Police Department officers...
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About 13:00 into this week's gabfest has... →
Do all candidates do this?
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503. Learn to bowl without irony.
Can’t say I’ve done this one. rulesformyunbornson: (via W. Haefeli)
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