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Jim Fallows on Throwing Like a Girl
[image via Andrew Side A] Two things: 1. Natural movements aren’t always innate. 2. We need to stop with the ‘throwing like a girl’ talk. Jim Fallows: A surprising number of people think that there is a structural difference between … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Angela Vasquez-Giroux, Arizona State Softball, Baseball, Beautiful, Culture, Education, How Stuff Works, Linda Wells, Opinion, Science, Skills, Smarts, Softball, Sports, Tennis, The Atlantic, The Idler, the sandlot, Thoughts, Vic Braden
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Christopher Hitchens on How to Make a Proper Cup of Tea
[image via The Thinking Blue] I envy Hitchens’ writing style. He takes confident chances with the language and they work. Now that “the holidays”—at their new-style Ramadan length, with the addition of Hanukkah plus the spur and lash of commerce—are … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Beautiful, Christopher Hitchens, Curmudgeons, Education, Food, History, How Stuff Works, John Lennon, Opinion, Paragraphs, Philosophy, Sentences, Skills, Slate, Smarts, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, Tea, The Browser, Thoughts, Words, Yoko Ono
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Aaron Merritt’s Year In Review
I’ve mentioned Aaron in this space before, but that was a furtively self-serving moment wasn’t it? Today’s post isn’t about me. As Aaron explains, it’s… For me specifically. But then, teachers in general. But- also- everbody. This post isn’t like … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 Rock, Aaron Merritt, Advice, Alec Baldwin, Amalgamation, Art, Batman, Beautiful, Bill Watterson, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Brown, Craft, Cuba, Cultivation, Culture, Curation, Design, Donnie Darko, Edward Norton, Ferris Bueller, Henri Matisse, John Hughes, Matthew Broderick, Maurice Sendak, Panopticon, Peanuts, Pikachu, Powerpoint, Prison, Prison Presidio Modelo, Roald Dahl, Rubik's Cube, Scott Pilgrim, Shel Silverstein, Skills, Smarts, Spider-Man, Superman, Technology, The Giving Tree, The Goddamn Batman, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, What is this I don't even, Where the Wild Things Are, Wile E. Coyote, Willy Wonka
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Gwen McCarter’s Top 10 Most Wonderfully Bad Fashion Trends of 2010
10. Man jammies [image via Cool Hunting] 9. Alpen-clogs [image via My Style] 8. Hammer time parachute pants for women [image via Celebrity Beauty] 7. Bubble lady hips [image via SugarScape] 6. Stirrup-pant revival [image via the Cheap Girl] 5. … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Clogs, Conan O'Brien, Culture, Design, Fashion, Furries, Gwen McCarter, Jeggings, Lady Gaga, Man Jammies, Meat Dress, Opinion, Parachute Pants, Scary, Stirrups, Top 10, What is this I don't even
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Christmas Eve Comic
[via Oh, Internet!]
Posted in Comics
Tagged Advice, Animals, Christmas, Cleveland, Easter, Easter Bunny, Education, How Stuff Works, Humor, Jokes, Morality, Oh Internet!, Ponies, Santa, Scary, Smarts, Yoke
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Liz Selbst's Top 10 Pieces of Unsolicited Advice She Wanted to Give in 2010 but Bit Her Tongue Instead
10. if you’ve spent more than an hour on the internet researching symptoms, it’s time to stop reading and make a doctor’s appointment. 9. you can use your smartphone’s accelerometer to collect data on your sleep cycles. check out “smart … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Beautiful, Culture, Education, How Stuff Works, Liz Selbst, Opinion, Philosophy, Thoughts, Top 10, Wisdom
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Your End of the Year Top 10 Lists
I want to publish your list here. I’ve already had some excellent submissions. I’ve said this elsewhere, but your top 10 list doesn’t have to be albums and it doesn’t necessarily have to consist of 10 items. Also, you can … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Eraserhead, Facebook, If We Don't Remember Me, Opinion, Top 10
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Diddy's Advice on How to Be Smooth
Good talk. [via Rats Off!]
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Tagged Advertising, Advice, Booze, Cîroc Vodka, Diddy, Education, Funny, How Stuff Works, Humor, Liquor, Opinion, P. Diddy, Philosophy, Puff, Puff Daddy, Puffy, Rats Off!, Sean Combs, Sean John, Skills, Smarts, Smooth, Thoughts, Vodka
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Sundog
Making good fun of this video right here. [via the Daily What]
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Tagged Advice, Daily What, Dogs, Education, Funny, Humor, Jokes, Rob Lathan, Smarts, Sundog, Vince Tornado, Yoke
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How to Pick Up Women.
Step 1: Pick her up. Step 2: Get her back to your place. [via Happle Tea & Suedehead Comic]
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Tagged Advice, Captain Kirk, Culture, Education, Funny, Happle Tea, Humor, Jokes, Opinion, Philosophy, Sasquatch, Skills, Smarts, Star Trek, Suedehead Comic
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