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The 9 Stupidest Things Americans Believe

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:13:16 -0400

The 9 Stupidest Things Americans Believe:

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Roger Ebert on Food - Still Cooking - NYTimes.com

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:52:46 -0400

Roger Ebert on Food - Still Cooking - NYTimes.com

Does Your Language Shape How You Think?

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:42:42 -0400

Does Your Language Shape How You Think?:

Seventy years ago, in 1940, a popular science magazine published a short article that set in motion one of the trendiest intellectual fads of the 20th century.

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The 9 Stupidest Things Americans Believe

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:40:16 -0400

The 9 Stupidest Things Americans Believe:

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Sleep, the Newest Status Symbol Among the Wealthy | VF Daily | Vanity Fair

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:27:52 -0400

Sleep, the Newest Status Symbol Among the Wealthy | VF Daily | Vanity Fair:

The Paris home of Helena Rubinstein. Photo credit: Condé Nast Archive. One of the subtle markers of wealth that people often fail to pick up on is the classic mid-conversation yawn. To the untrained eye, the gesture appears to be nothing more than a natural response to fatigue, but in truth it is a coded indicator of status that can effectively signify both affluence and leisure. Typically, conspicuous luxury items—sports cars, yachts, private airplanes—succeed at making the strongest impressions on…

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Does Your Language Shape How You Think?

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:18:38 -0400

Does Your Language Shape How You Think?:

Seventy years ago, in 1940, a popular science magazine published a short article that set in motion one of the trendiest intellectual fads of the 20th century.

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Sleep, the Newest Status Symbol Among the Wealthy | VF Daily | Vanity Fair

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:06:10 -0400

Sleep, the Newest Status Symbol Among the Wealthy | VF Daily | Vanity Fair:

The Paris home of Helena Rubinstein. Photo credit: Condé Nast Archive. One of the subtle markers of wealth that people often fail to pick up on is the classic mid-conversation yawn. To the untrained eye, the gesture appears to be nothing more than a natural response to fatigue, but in truth it is a coded indicator of status that can effectively signify both affluence and leisure. Typically, conspicuous luxury items—sports cars, yachts, private airplanes—succeed at making the strongest impressions on…

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RT @johncusack: i would sadly agree- a bit overstated- but sadly true-RT @jeffjfyke: Gore Vidal says...

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:10:57 -0400

RT @johncusack: i would sadly agree- a bit overstated- but sadly true-RT @jeffjfyke: Gore Vidal says US has a one-party govt with two r …

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/7968041/John-le-Carre-interview.html

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:00:34 -0400

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/7968041/John-le-Carre-interview.html

Glenn Beck's rally was large, vague, moist, and undirected—the Waterworld of white self-pity. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:25:35 -0400

Glenn Beck's rally was large, vague, moist, and undirected—the Waterworld of white self-pity. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine

laughingsquid: Inside the secret world of Trader Joe’s -...

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:47:39 -0400

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Inside the secret world of Trader Joe’s - Fortune

Top 10 Lost Technologies | Top 10 Lists | TopTenz.net

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:13:24 -0400

Top 10 Lost Technologies | Top 10 Lists | TopTenz.net:

11 The world has never been more technologically advanced than it is now, but that doesn’t mean that some things haven’t been lost along the way. Many of the technologies, inventions, and manufacturing processes of antiquity have simply disappeared with the passage of time, while others are still not fully understood by modern day scientists. Some have since been rediscovered (indoor plumbing, road building), but many of the more mysterious lost technologies have gone on to become the stuff of legend. Here…

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Presentation Zen: A long time ago, before death by PowerPoint

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:55:47 -0400

Presentation Zen: A long time ago, before death by PowerPoint

itsfullofstars: A Milky Way Shadow at Loch Ard Gorge Credit...

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:37:31 -0400

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A Milky Way Shadow at Loch Ard Gorge
Credit & Copyright: Alex Cherney (Terrastro)

Explanation: Have you ever seen the Milky Way’s glow create shadows? To do so, conditions need to be just right. First and foremost, the sky must be relatively clear of clouds so that the long band of the Milky Way’s central disk can be seen. The surroundings must be very near to completely dark, with no bright artificial lights visible anywhere. Next, the Moon cannot be anywhere above the horizon, or its glow will dominate the landscape. Last, the shadows can best be caught on long camera exposures. In the above image taken in Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia, seven 15-second images of the ground and de-rotated sky were digitally added to bring up the needed light and detail. In the foreground lies Loch Ard Gorge, named after a ship that tragically ran aground in 1878. The two rocks pictured are the remnants of a collapsed arch and are named Tom and Eva after the only two people who survived that Loch Ard ship wreck. A close inspection of the water just before the rocks will show shadows in light thrown by our Milky Way galaxy. Low clouds are visible moving through the serene scene in this movie.

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RT @ebertchicago: My reader Chad: “Speaking of holy ground, Lakota Sioux were sorta offended...

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:52:12 -0400

RT @ebertchicago: My reader Chad: “Speaking of holy ground, Lakota Sioux were sorta offended when we carved our Presidents into their sa …

Defend Yourself Against High-Pressure Persuaders - Boing Boing

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:36:01 -0400

Defend Yourself Against High-Pressure Persuaders - Boing Boing

The End of Management - WSJ.com

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:53:31 -0400

The End of Management - WSJ.com:

Business guru Peter Drucker called management “the most important innovation of the 20th century.” It was well-justified praise. Techniques for running large corporations, pioneered by men like Alfred Sloan of General Motors and refined at a bevy of elite business schools, helped fuel a century of unprecedented global prosperity. But can this great 20th century innovation survive and thrive in the 21st? Evidence suggests: Probably not. “Modern” management is nearing its existential moment. Corporations,…

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RT @JPBarlow: Bush’s America: Since 2001, the top 1% of Americans increased assets by 3.7% to...

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:52:18 -0400

RT @JPBarlow: Bush’s America: Since 2001, the top 1% of Americans increased assets by 3.7% to 37.1%. Bottom 80% lost 3.3% to 12.3%.

Russia in color, a century ago - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:37:13 -0400

Russia in color, a century ago - The Big Picture - Boston.com

itsfullofstars: Perseid Storm Credit & Copyright: Robert...

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:32:31 -0400

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Perseid Storm Credit & Copyright: Robert Arn

Explanation: Storms on the distant horizon and comet dust raining through the heavens above are combined in this alluring nightscape. The scene was recorded in the early hours of August 13 from the Keota Star Party site on the Pawnee National Grasslands of northeastern Colorado, USA. Looking east across the prairie, the composite of 8 consecutive exposures each 30 seconds long captures the flash of lightning and a bright Perseid meteor. On the right, even the clouds can’t block the light from brilliant planet Jupiter, whose mythological namesake knew how to handle both lightning bolts and meteors. Of course, this meteor’s streak points back toward the shower’s radiant in the heroic constellation Perseus, sharing a starry background that includes the Pleiades star cluster poised above the storm clouds. Just above the bright meteor lies the faint Andromeda Galaxy.