March 2012
February 2012
May we bring guests? Yes
We love it when you bring extra people to game night....
Fling Blocks With This Laser-Cut Jenga Pistol →
Banksy, on advertising
People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They...
– Banksy, from Cut It Out (via zaschell) (via vohit4rohit)
We had the best of both worlds in the ’90′s, didn’t we? We could type our...
– Ryan O’Connell, “5 Things You Should Always Remember About The ’90s” in Thought Catalog (via stamos)
5. You were young! “Were” being the operative word…
If you could relate to and...
I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave →
In the center of the room, a video plays loudly and continuously on a big...
Pop Culture Brain | Movies TV Music Web Theater:... →
inothernews:
This cashtaculous sellout is not quite enough — I’m demanding more branding of Loraxian stuff! With what you can buy, boy, the sky is the limit — A Filet-O-Fish meal with real hummingfish in it! Filmmakers, get cracking! The market is lacking a splendiferous…
Why Are Harvard Graduates in the Mailroom? →
tanya77:
But part of the American post-World War II economic miracle was that most people didn’t have to choose between a high-stakes-lottery job or a lousy dead-end one. Steelworkers, midlevel corporate executives, shopkeepers and plumbers were all able to make a decent amount from the start of their careers with steady, but never spectacular, raises throughout. These two tiers actually...
True, the benefits of living alone are many: freedom to come and go as you...
The Hunger Games Breaks Fandango's First-Day... →
One reason why it has taken Tumblr so long to become a formidable player in...
– Douglas Brundage, The Rumble Around Tumblr
Such wonderful compliments.
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Truth. (via rachelwebber)
Tumblr Staff: A New Policy Against Self-Harm Blogs →
staff:
One of the great things about Tumblr is that people use it for just about every conceivable kind of expression. People being people, though, that means that Tumblr sometimes gets used for things that are just wrong. We are deeply committed to supporting and defending our users’ freedom of speech,…
BREAKING: J.K. Rowling Writing New Book for Adults... →
popculturebrain:
The Potter author has signed with Little, Bown to publish a new novel for adults. No title, release date, or plot details are known at this time. The author state it will be very different from Harry Potter.
Talk about a high expectations.
‘The Hunger Games’ Sets National Mall Tour Dates... →
popculturebrain:
The dream of the 90s is alive in Panem.
But when some customers were going through a major life event, like graduating...
– How Companies Learn Your Secrets - NYTimes.com
Today, the fast flexible and diverse networks allow the ambitious and the gifted...
– The Talent Society - NYTimes.com
In its own weird way, it’s the perfect show for the present moment; a fantasy in...
– The Upside-Down Appeal of ‘Downton Abbey’ - NYTimes.com
Long Game
evansbusinessrules:
Always treat people well and think about long-term, mutually beneficial outcomes. Industries are small, careers are long, and you never know when you might run into someone again.
Bill Cunningham, the legendary Times street-style and nightlife photographer,...
– Jezebel (via emilyluger)
Bill Cunningham is magic.
In contrast to Facebook, Long believes Pinterest is a refuge from relationship status, check-ins at restaurants, or pictures of kids. “It’s not a place where I have to worry about being bombarded by other people’s over-sharing of un-interesting or annoying daily experiences or about accidentally revealing intimate details of my day-to-day life,” he says.
In an ironic way, Long says, this frees...