‘Mommy Wars’ is not feminists v motherhood, but an ideological conflict between feminists http://nyti.ms/LuTH0C ‘Mommy Wars’ Redux0 likes·0 comments
America 2.0: The Threat of Neotribalism | Think Tank | Big ThinkThe gridlock in Washington last year that brought the nation to the brink of a credit default was only the latest symptom of a widespread…0 likes·0 comments- There’s been a lot of discussion over the past year (or more?) about the effect of online culture, particularly social media and social networks, on decreasing the occurrence of serendipitous discovery - the exhilarating joy and challenge of discovering something entirely new. Marilynne Robinson points to something more worrying; that segmentation contributes to a caustic ‘us versus them’ mentality, divisiveness and intolerance. This must seem anathema to the possibilities envisioned by a free, global, online exchange of ideas, but perhaps not wholly unsurprising - this doctrine is heavily connected with the, as Robinson puts it, ‘brutal’ realities of the Libertarian free markets ideal. Perhaps the great challenge to restoring a sense of serendipity requires a great psychological leap, on a cultural level, to respecting the views of others, a more civil discourse, so that we can be open to listening, receiving or trying out new ideas.
List: Increasingly Threatening Taglines for Beauty Products.Lists Send your list submissions to lists@mcsweeneys.net. Mountain Man Dance Moves: The McSweeney’s Book of Lists is available for purcha…0 likes·0 comments- An accurate look inside the mind of a copywriter, left with a 12 hour window to write some tag lines, at around the 2 am mark.
Tony Blair at the Leveson inquiry - liveGood morning and welcome to the Leveson inquiry live blog. Tony Blair becomes the first former prime minister to give evidence to the inq…0 likes·0 comments
Doing ItIn 1961, the British scientist and physician Alex Comfort wrote a novel (his fifth) called “Come Out to Play,” in which his alter ego, Dr…0 likes·0 comments
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"I’ve always thought it as something that was still holding the country back. What people do in their own homes is their business and you can choose to love whoever you love. That’s their business. It’s no different than discriminating against blacks. It’s discrimination plain and simple…I think it’s the right thing to do, so whether it costs him votes or not - again, it’s not about votes. It’s about people. It’s the right thing to do as a human being."Amen. Jay-Z supports gay marriage (via buzzfeed)
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» The Gmail Redesign
A ton of people I know seem to be bitching about this (as it was just forced upon everyone). IMO, the new design is better than the old one (just look as Jason Crawford’s side-by-sides at the end), but change is hard and all that.
The reality is that both designs pretty much blow. Gmail itself has become a big nightmare. As a backend for email, it’s awesome. As a web app, it’s awful.
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» The Best Kebab Project: The Best Kebab Project
I’m inclined to agree.
Kebabs in the UK are a joke.
What once was a noble food, pictured in the Bayeux Tapestry, has now become a disgrace.
The drinking man’s turkey twizzler - the most stigmatised, calorific food, keeping trading standards and environmental health officers in work.
Throughout 70s and 80s 20,000…
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"That last post about Greg Jenner’s beautiful face? That was in aid of showing a friend how to reblog. It is not a reflection of how I actually feel about Greg Jenner’s face (though it’s a very nice face as far as faces go, just not really something about which I’d write an appreciation post)."
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Thank you, @pristyles, for providing the highlight of my day. (Taken with instagram)
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How To Write An Advertising Manifesto.
Also known as the Manifesto Manifesto. Written by the visionary Kim Mok.
