January 2009
20 posts
“Obama cited Census Bureau figures that women still receive only about 78 cents...”
– Obama signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law.
Jan 29th
Mercury found in High Fructose Corn Syrup →
But I thought it was just like sugar?
Jan 28th
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MARS!!! →
Sweet! Rob Thomas confirms that his next project will be a big screen version of Veronica Mars. (via goldenfiddle)
Jan 17th
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“If I could build a time machine, I would go back in time and KILL HITLER, but...”
– - Gabe Delahaye on the 3rd season of Friday Night Lights I’ve watched most of it and the third season is that good, you guys! There’s more football and a totally new dynamic between The Taylors that is revealed in the first minutes of the first episode, which airs tonight at 9/8C. on...
Jan 16th
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Jesse Thorn and Current TV, a match made in a very particular kind of heaven. Is The Sound of Young America changing its name to Sound America to appeal to people who don’t consider themselves “young”? Now his listeners can finally see those bespoke suits Jesse’s always bragging about on air.
Jan 15th
Jan 15th
Party Destination of the Year →
Last week, I bought tickets for a trip to Brazil in February. Today, the New York Times wrote up the town I’ll be staying in as “The Place to Be.” Color me trendy. The two things I’m most excited about: 1. Learning how to surf 2. All the men wearing tiny swim shorts
Jan 12th
“To be engrossed by something outside ourselves is a powerful antidote for the...”
–  Anne Lamott in “Bird by Bird”
Jan 12th
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Sarah Haskins is back to talk about all the New Year diets women have to choose from these days. Since her “Target Women” is so consistently funny, I thought I’d give the larger show it’s a part of, InfoMania, a try. To my delight, the entire show is funny, not just the lady parts. It airs on TV every Thursday but I always watch it online on Friday. This show is further...
Jan 10th
“Before the victories of the civil-rights movement, many of the murders of black...”
– -Stanley Crouch in “A Rage in Oakland” at the Daily Beast, about the ensuing riot after the shooting of Oscar Grant. Alternate title: Black Men Have Got to Stop Killing Black Men
Jan 9th
We have got to stop killing young men. →
Video of BART police shooting and killing Oscar Grant while he was sitting, unarmed on the floor of a BART station in Oakland. This video was shot from the POV of the passengers who were waiting in a BART car at the station. Related: 5 Things you can do about the Oscar Grant shooting.
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