January 2012
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November 2011
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That’s where they found Osama bin Laden! And we wanna call them a friend?! Well,...
– Herman Cain, on Pakistan (via nationaljournal)
October 2011
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Humphrey Bogart's Letter to TIME →
timemagazine:
Sir:
It has come to my attention that in your Current & Choice section, Lauren Bacall has consistently been left out of the cast of Key Largo.
Inasmuch as there are those of us in Hollywood, Miss Bacall among them, who would rather make Current & Choice than win an Academy Award or make Men of Distinction, won’t you please include her in the cast of Key Largo in...
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I hired Sarah Palin because she was hot and got ratings.
– Fox News Channel President Roger Ailes, in an interview with the Associated Press, denying that political bias drives the decisions on his network. (via officialssay)
Political bias is out of bounds but Ailes has no problem with blatant sexism.
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September 2011
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DUH OF THE DAY: Travelers struggle with... →
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MTA plans to fix Bronx subway stations, the city's... →
transitjustice:
Under fire from borough straphangers and subway advocates, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is vowing to clean up its act in the Bronx.
Charles Moerdler, an MTA board member from the Bronx, railed at the agency Monday for its “second-class” treatment of the borough’s subway system. Citing new MTA figures, Moerdler said Bronx subway stations are the worst-kept in the...
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TIME'S on TUMBLR!
allietownsend:
TIME tumbles too: http://timemagazine.tumblr.com/
Get it while it’s hot!
August 2011
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Would-be flight attendants in South Korea have accused Indonesia’s...
– via AFP
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Silky Asian hair has been in for the last 100 years, probably for the history of...
– “Millionaire Matchmaker” Patti Stanger (via today)
The curly-hair hate continues…
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July 2011
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Some guys get into trouble traveling without their wives. I get into trouble...
– Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz, upon being fined $20,000 by New York City’s Conflicts of Interest Board for accepting travel expenses for his wife on overseas trips. (via officialssay)
Oh BOO HOOO. Just stop cheating your constituents.
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"For reasons of sexism and our discomfort with... →
cheatsheet:
Reactions to Newsweek’s interview with Nafissatou Diallo, from Amanda Marcotte at XX Factor.
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One of the things you learn as a college president is that if an undergraduate...
– former Harvard President Larry Summers on the Winklevoss twins and his depiction in The Social Network (via Fortune)
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The D.A. Did the Right Thing
If the worst [Dominique Strauss-Kahn] suffers is a perp walk, a few days in Rikers Island and some nasty headlines, one’s heart ought not bleed. Ah, yes, and he had to resign as the chief of an institution where sexual harassment was allegedly rampant, thanks, in part, to a culture he helped perpetuate. Gee, isn’t that awful?
The point is this: We live in a country that professes to treat...
June 2011
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Subway token booth lit on fire in attempted... →
transitjustice:
BROOKLYN (WABC) — A Brooklyn subway token booth clerk was hospitalized after her booth was set on fire during an attempted robbery Wednesday morning.
How despicable. The MTA has left a scant few token-booth clerks around the city and this is how they’re treated.
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THE IMPOSSIBLE SHOT: STRIKE LOOMS AT VILLAGE VOICE →
realvillagevoice:
June 28, 2011: For immediate release
The current three-year contract between Village Voice Media and UAW Local 2110, representing the workers of The Village Voice, expires midnight June 30. The membership has unanimously passed a strike authorization vote.
Over the…
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Not Sure Why This is a Story →
Katie Cardinal and her cousin Kaitlyn were traveling on U.S. Airways with their grandmother, Rosalie.
“We gave her three passports, she gave us three back,” said Rosalie. “We stepped away from the counter about four feet. I looked, and one of the passports was not one of the three of us.”
Turns out one of the passports returned belonged to Kay Small, a family friend who...