Frances Romero

Senior editor at TheWeek.com. New Yorker. Film & chocolate lover. Traveler.
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metsuniverse:

June 1st, 2012

He’s the fifties, he is retro, he is backward, and we are forward—that’s the basic construct,” says a top Obama strategist. “If you’re a woman, you’re Hispanic, you’re young, or you’ve gotten left out, you look at Romney and say, ‘This fucking guy is gonna take us back to the way it always was, and guess what? I’ve never been part of that.’

imwithkanye:

This zebra is my hero!

L O L

(via buzzfeed)

theweekmagazine:

Jim Wilson, 69, of Buckingham, Va., does some patriotic decorating ahead of Mitt Romney’s campaign stop on May 10.

Wilson, who frequently appears in photographs showing his support for Romney, has been traveling around the country to rally voters behind the GOP nominee. 

More photos from the campaign trail

Want.

Want.

(via hikenow)

fastcompany:

Scientists at MIT have developed this freaky non-stick coating that keeps ketchup flowing. Amazing solution to an old problem. Also one of the weirdest videos you will see this week.

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For people like me who MUST get every ounce of product from a jar/can/bottle before throwing it away.

shortformblog:

Meet Josef Miles: While walking around the Washburn University campus with his mother, Josef noticed a group of protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church . After reading the group’s signs, Miles asked his mother if he could create his own sign. A sign featuring his thoughts on God’s worldview. With the approval of his mother, Patty, Josef wrote “God Hates No One” on a notepad, crossed the street, and proceeded to spend a few minutes staging a protest of his own. (Photo via Morris News Service) source

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Go, kid!

Greg’s favorite building in NYC. We have a big canvas of it in our apartment.

think-progress:

nycgov:

Mayor Bloomberg and Mr. Met have a great reason to celebrate.
Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner of Major League Baseball Allan (Bud) H. Selig and New York Mets Chairman and CEO Fred Wilpon today announced that Citi Field will host the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Read more on nyc.gov. 

The baseball commissioner’s face.

think-progress:

nycgov:

Mayor Bloomberg and Mr. Met have a great reason to celebrate.

Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner of Major League Baseball Allan (Bud) H. Selig and New York Mets Chairman and CEO Fred Wilpon today announced that Citi Field will host the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Read more on nyc.gov.

The baseball commissioner’s face.