May 2013
Billboard:
doctordisaster:
“Prescription drug abuse: it’s not what the doctor ordered!”
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Day 100: Abandoned by the rule of law, hunger... →
hipsterlibertarian:
There are about 100 strikers, 30 of whom are being force-fed.
Reports continue to emerge of detainees collapsing from hunger in solitary confinement, while others remain shackled to hospital beds.
And remember, 86 of the 166 prisoners in Gitmo — a significant portion of the strike — have already been absolved of any terrorism charges and cleared for release. Not...
“The game seems rigged—and if it is, following the rules is for suckers.”
– George Packer on what America has gained and what it has lost over the past generation: http://nyr.kr/19YhKOk (via newyorker)
Unquestionably, the next wave of online education... →
close-to-the-knives:
Skittish college professors won’t stop the digital disruption of higher education.
what I want are managers willing to front the money so that online students get the attention they need to succeed; MOOCs assume students have the skills to get by on some magical theory of knowledge transmission - watch and you will receive. and that’s the oldest form of university bullshit...
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When he dreams, he dreams of flawless escape.:... →
thenoobyorker:
According to Jason Richwine [Huff Post]:
…”[n]o one knows whether Hispanics will ever reach IQ parity with whites, but the prediction that new Hispanic immigrants will have low-IQ children and grandchildren is difficult to argue against. From the perspective of Americans…
wowwwwwwwww Harvard.
“Whether it’s an orgy or a cocktail party, I know how to do it.”
– Robert Mapplethorpe (via particleb0red)
“When you feel perpetually unmotivated, you start questioning your existence in...”
– Ingmar Bergman (via jarelion)
Fine, Ingmar, I’ll get in the shower and go to work.
jewlesthemagnificent:
thatfriendlyblackguy:
nudityandnerdery:
Do you ever look at someone’s post and just think “Dear god, you are actually too stupid to argue with”?
Every. Fucking. Day.
Every time I log into Facebook. I’ve “hidden” so many people on my feed there, pretty soon there will be like 1 of my friends and maybe like, a “we love gummy bears” fan page left.
I cannot keep...
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Gay Couple Attacked Hours After Rally Against Hate... →
opalescentluminescent:
crocodileblackpelvis:
A gay couple was attacked early Tuesday in SoHo, a day after thousands marched to protest the killing of a gay man and several other bias attacks that have shaken the community, NBC 4 New York has learned.
It’s going to be an interesting Pride this year.
Why is this all happening in New York City? In 2013?
It’s time for the return of the...
In Wake Of Massive Rally, Another Gay-Bashing In... →
particleb0red:
another in Alphabet City last night.
I am shaking with anger.
The timing couldn’t be worse. With the weather getting warmer and the city’s crime statistics undergoing their seasonal quadrupling, the violence will be more targeted as this shooting has kicked off a rising fever that will culminate in Pride Weekend. The possibilities there, in the wake of the Boston...
Gay Couple Attacked Hours After Rally Against Hate... →
A gay couple was attacked early Tuesday in SoHo, a day after thousands marched to protest the killing of a gay man and several other bias attacks that have shaken the community, NBC 4 New York has learned.
It’s going to be an interesting Pride this year.
“You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job...”
– When comments are better than the article, Atlantic edition (“The Cheapest Generation: Why Millennials aren’t buying cars or houses, and what that means for the economy”) 