January 2011
34 posts
Getting Into Harvard Easier Than McDonald's... →
cindypepper:
“I’m thrilled and proud to attend Hamburger University,” said Zhou, who in 2007 started as a management trainee in the central Chinese city of Changsha, a job for which she and seven others were among 1,000 applicants. That’s a selection rate of less than 1 percent, lower than Harvard University’s record low acceptance rate last year of about 7 percent, according to the school’s...
Thomas Edison's 1911 Predictions for 2011 →
The 23 June 1911 issue of the Miami Metropolis featured predictions by Thomas Edison about life in America one hundred years hence. Here’s a selection from of prophecies of “the Wizard”, as…
“Shakespeare used mistaken identities to flummox his lovers. “Modern Family” uses...”
– What ‘Modern Family’ Says About Modern Families - This Life - NYTimes.com
“Today, faced with horrible job prospects and an overwhelming array of societal...”
– Bwog » From the Magazine: The Nineties
Bard College Freshmen Get Crash Course in Science... →
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Perhaps Frontiers could learn from this?
In an intensive new program, freshmen at Bard College, a campus with a decidedly arty bent, have had to take a crash course in science.
National Geographic Magazine: 50 Years of Covers -... →
View National Geographic magazine cover photography from the past 50 years. National Geographic Magazine Online, resource for research, updates, photography, global issues, geography, maps and…
“On a deeper level, I might have just been homesick for Columbia. Having been...”
– Free to slack
excellent column, Dino!
“My top spot goes to Bach, for his matchless combination of masterly musical...”
– The Greatest Composers - A Top 10 List - NYTimes.com
Bach FTW
“Writing about Hollywood is like being a reporter at Disneyland. At first, you...”
– Former NEWSWEEK film writer Sean Smith, on his decision to quit journalism and join the Peace Corps. (Ouch.)
Colin: i'm a virgo?
Colin: what the f is that?
Colin: i AM a libra...
Colin: i'm balanced!
Colin: i won the balanced man award!
The Name Evokes Dawn for a Reason - Living Around... →
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Whatup, Morningside Park?
A lofty perch in Upper Manhattan used to be saddled with a dangerous reputation, but today there is evidence that decades of community activism have paid…
The Rise of the New Global Elite - Magazine - The... →
The Year of Practical Thinking by Giles Turnbull -... →
(via CMZ)
Zapp's of Gramercy being sold to Pennsylvania... →
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NOOOOOOOOOOO
The head of the manufacturer of Zapp’s potato chips says the company has agreed to be acquired by a Pennsylvania snack food manufacturer.
City Hall Subway Stop →
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Why did I only just hear of this?!
Here’s a blog post that makes want to jump up and run to take the 6 train:
“New York’s famous City Hall subway station, one of…
xkcd: Good Code →
Into The Tunnels: Exploring The Underside Of NYC :... →
Steve Duncan lives dangerously: The urban explorer has plunged far below the city surface to examine the subways and sewers of New York. Follow him on one of his (illegal) journeys through the city’s…
Josh Groban raises us up by singing Kanye... →
Josh Groban (with the help of Jimmy Kimmel) has a meme on his hands: singing Kanye West’s tweets. Hearing the crooner belt out “Man… whatever happened to my antique fish tank?” is truly a treat like…
Tolstoy Remains Snubbed in Russia - NYTimes.com →
Efforts to repair Tolstoy’s mixed reputation in Russia go unrewarded, as the Russian Orthodox Church revisits his century-old transgressions.
In 2010
I kicked some serious ass. That is all.
:)
Happy New Year!