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Jan 21st

Barack Obama: Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory... →

But creating a 21st-century regulatory system is about more than which rules to add and which rules to subtract. As the executive order I am signing makes clear, we are seeking more affordable, less intrusive means to achieve the same ends—giving careful consideration to benefits and costs. This means writing rules with more input from experts, businesses and ordinary citizens. It means using...

Jan 19th

The War on Logic - NYTimes.com →

Jan 18th

“I tried to domesticate him. Good luck with that, the kids would say. Instead, he...”

– Richard Holbrooke Eulogy by His Wife, Kati Marton - The Daily Beast

Jan 18th

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Jan 12th

Want to Buy a Car in Beijing? You'll Need to Win... →

Jan 12th

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‘Tiger mother’ explains her strict parenting - Books - familyhealth - TODAYshow.com

Jan 12th

Oh My God, I Heard the New Britney Song on the... →

hahahahhaha! i couldn’t even finish. hideous.

Jan 12th

What Your Favorite Magazine Says About You «... →

BUST MAGAZINE What It’s About: Feminism and being crafty in a non-housewife feminist-y way. They are NOT like that magazine Bitch, okay?! What It Says About You: You like Best Coast a lot, maybe you went to Hampshire or UC Santa Cruz. You dated guys for a sec but you think those ~daze~ are over. You don’t believe in negativity simply because it’s not nice. You only want to read good reviews...

Jan 12th

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Jon Stewart’s Rational Response to the Arizona Shootings - Media - GOOD

Jan 12th

Like Jared Loughner, Many Muslim Terrorists Suffer... →

“What we can glean from this disparate coverage is that mass killings committed by whites are generally done by good people gone bad due to mental health woes, whereas mass killings done by brown Muslims are the work of methodical terrorists. Of course, as it turns out, those two aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive. According to the work of Ariel Merari, a retired psychology professor...

Jan 12th

“Sukiya in particular has a money-saving option in its franchise manual referred...”

– Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Beef Bowl Capitalism and Consequences gyudon used to be the first thing that popped into my head when i thought about japan. a bowl of warm rice covered with fine beef and fresh egg. the charm of the raw egg is that it made the rice sparkly and...

Jan 12th

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– Economics and Morality - NYTimes.com So when you hear conservatives talk about how our goal should be equality of opportunity, not equality of outcomes, your first response should be that if they really believe in equality of opportunity, they must be in favor of radical changes in American...

Jan 12th

Jan 10th

FUNNY WOMEN #31: Damaris Dice, Stand-In Advice... →

Jan 10th

Your New College Graduate: A Parents’ Guide : The... →

soon to be a baby vegetarian fussy alcoholic.

Jan 10th

Exclusive: Todd Levin on How Conan O'Brien Got... →

i finally understand what was the hype about.

Jan 10th

FUNNY WOMEN #1: The New Rumpus Humor Column: I Am... →

i am wendy molyneux

Jan 10th

Goldman's Mutual Friend - NYTimes.com →

what a good piece of reportage and analysis. the best article regarding this development yet.

Jan 9th

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Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior - WSJ.com →

What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you’re good at it. To get good at anything you have to work, and children on their own never want to work, which is why it is crucial to override their preferences. This often requires fortitude on the part of the parents because the child will resist; things are always hardest at the beginning, which is where Western parents...

Jan 9th

The Most-Praised Generation Goes to Work - WSJ.com →

this terrifies me

Jan 9th

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Dear Mr. Thomas Pynchon - The Barnes & Noble... →

Before I sign off, I suppose I should address the giant elephant in this letter. Yes, if you blurb my book I will blurb your next one. I just have a funny feeling that I’m going to “adore” and “love” and “highly recommend” the thing! Also, feel free to keep the enclosed sign that reads “Danger! Writer’s Zone!” That was a gift. I look forward to seeing how you decide to praise me. Self-addressed...

Jan 8th

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Jan 8th

Things I Learned About My 16-Year-Old Sister from... →

Jan 8th

Scared Straight - The Barnes & Noble Review →

Philosophy Majors — I understand you’re a philosophy major. — Yeah, I’m really enjoying it. — Well, my name is Mr. Greenbaum and I’m here to scare you straight. — Oh. Okay. — I was a philosophy major too. I wrote a 160-page thesis in support of Rawlsian ethics. — That’s pretty cool. — Yeah. Now I work for a company that makes...

Jan 8th