December 2010
35 posts
YouTube - The Beauty of Pixar →
Brace Yourself For Shakespeare In Love II →
NO.
The 110 Things New Yorkers Talked About in 2010 -... →
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NYTimes meets BWOG?
From Chelsea Clinton’s wedding to Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair” video, here are the top topics on the minds of New Yorkers this year.
How Columbia Student Harrison David's Thriving... →
How do you get through college these days? You and four friends, police say, deal pot, coke, Adderall, ecstasy, and LSD. Until you make a few boneheaded mistakes.
“But there was another side to Angel; a wonderfully appealing, self-effacing...”
– Top 50 Vampires
the phrase “slapped puppy” always makes me burst into giggle fits
standardstation:
Tonight is not the darkest day in 372 years. That would be the last time there was a New Moon on the Winter Solstice, which occurs about once every three decades. A new moon is entirely dark, and falls below the horizon early in the night; a moon being eclipsed is full, high in the sky late at night, and glows orange-red.
Guys, we gotta learn to science. We’re falling behind...
Dan: ENOUGH GIFS. ENOUGH MEMES. SOMEBODY STOP THIS MADNESS.
me: is this in reference to dino-palooza?
Dan: it's in reference to EVERYTHING
Dan: i am on strike
Dan: i refuse to have people communicate with me using gifs, jpegs, memes, or twitter hash tags
Dan: we need to bring verbal communication back to the internet
me: good luck with that
Dan: thank you.
Dan: you should join my cause
Dan: we're hunger striking after the break
Senate Repeals ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ -... →
Capping a 17-year political struggle, the Senate repealed the Pentagon’s ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military.
Amelia Earhart’s Remains Possibly Found on Remote... →
Also, it could be a turtle. [AP via Yahoo] Read more posts by Dan Amira
Filed Under: get excited, amelia earhart
China’s Push Into Wind Worries U.S. Industry -... →
Proponents say China should be welcomed to the American wind industry, but others see a threat.
Not Just Another Face In the Facebook →
With most Facebook updates there is, inevitably, backlash against the changes that greet users when they sign in for the first time. Not so with artist Alexandre Oudin. He saw an opportunity:
“Then the Internet exploded. We’re looking at hundreds and hundreds of Tweets...”
– Bwog » 6 O’ Clock Wrap Up: Operation Ivy League
What Food Says About Class in America - Newsweek →
As more of us indulge our passion for local, organic delicacies, a growing number of Americans don’t have enough nutritious food to eat. How we can bridge the gap.
"I Wish This Was": Stickers Imagine an... →
Candy Chang’s new project, I Wish This Was, uses fill-in-the-blank stickers to let residents of New Orleans provide ad hoc civic input.
Procrastination « You Are Not So Smart →
Netflix reveals something about your own behavior you should have noticed by now, something which keeps getting between you and the things you want to accomplish.
If you have Netflix, especially if…
YouTube - Wiley Vs. Rhodes →
“I for one welcome our arsenic-based interplanetary overlords.”
– William Gibson (via emmanuelnegro)
NASA Finds New Arsenic-Based Life Form in... →
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This seriously blows my mind.
But now researchers have coaxed a microbe to build itself with arsenic in the place of phosphorus, an unprecedented substitution of one of the six…
Out of the Valley | The Eye →
a cc senior’s journey from kabul, to a massachusetts boarding school, to butler
Ten questions science must answer | Science | The... →
For 350 years, the Royal Society has called on the world’s biggest brains to unravel the mysteries of science. Its president, Martin Rees, considers today’s big issues, while leading thinkers…
Beyond PB&J: 15 Sandwiches From Around the... →
Happy Sandwich Day! Named after John Montagu, the fourth earl of Sandwich, who in 1762 spent 24 hours at a gaming table without any other food, the sandwich has become a culinary staple for just…