February 2012
25 posts
“In the 1960’s, we were at war with the Soviet Union. Cold War, and a little bit...”
– Dr. NEIL deGRASSE TYSON, on why the de-prioritization of space exploration is a “tragedy,” and how, in fact, the Cold War helped foster U.S. space exploration, on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
What We Talk About When We Talk About "This Jeremy... →
“But the true testament to how rare a phenomenon Jeremy Lin is in the NBA is this: NBA fans have almost no vocabulary with which to talk about him. As with any Asian person in popular culture, people’s first resort is a torrent of pan-Asian racist gibberish: If it has anything to do with any country, food, product, concept, or stereotype involving Asia, the rule is basically, “Make any...
Watchsocalfood:
How To: Date Night
Because, you know, tonight’s sort of the ultimate date night. If you’re into it.
“It’s not that Chris Brown is categorically unforgivable. It’s more that he’s no...”
– VICE on Cord’s Chris Brown post.
(via thenoobyorker)
“Education was historically considered a great equalizer in American society,...”
– The New York Times, “Education Gap Grows Between the Rich and Poor” (via inothernews)
Watchsomuchfunithurts:
nbaoffseason:
Will Ferrell announces the Hornets starting 5.
“At center, 6’10, from Connecticut, where he majored in Econ but he minored in Love… EMEKA OKAFOR!”
Perfect.
"Whereas MTV used to use music and the image of... →
maura:
So nice to have Kate Richardson’s byline in a publication that I oversee again, and atop a piece that gets right to the heart of why being “into music” and liking music are not really the same thing.
PS: JOBROMANCES FOREVER