September 2011
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Reader memories of 9/11: shortformblog
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latimes:
“When those two towers hit, there it was. My first real memory of being on my own.”
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My take on 9/11, and the lessons I’ve gained since. A bit of a personal take on the matter. Check it out. — Ernie @ SFB
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“The plan was, which I really hope I fulfilled, is that the reader, like Harry,...”
– JK Rowling (via miakosamuio)
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Politicalprof: The GOP's God Primary vs. the... →
politicalprof:
Since the presidential race is well underway, it is perhaps timely to ask a question that almost no one ever seems to actually address in campaign coverage:
What, exactly, do presidents do?
You’d think the president’s job description would be front and center in any campaign coverage, as well as…
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I don't like sad movies.
Which is probably the only reason I wouldn’t recommend “Raincoat.” It’s beautiful and poignant in its simplicity and totally unlike any other Bollywood film I’ve ever seen — it’s a great film, it’s just sad as anything. I mean sure, you can find the hopes and dreams and touching moments sprinkled throughout but it’s just so sad. I guess I was...
I don’t know if every college’s ‘Class of 2015’ FB group is as active as mine’s but HOLY CRAP there’s one post with the sole goal of reaching 30,000 comments by move-in day, there’s another talking about Pillow Pets, there are the college related ones about microwaves and housing and tuition freakouts, and there’s one about Bollywood (which I...
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Notes on "Guru" at 3 a.m.
I don’t remember typing half of these…
lolwut Mallika
loooooove the cast
music colors omg perfection!
barso re!
the way they got married o.0 but I guess that’s tradition/culture
the scene when they’re on the swing talking about the future sooo cute
R. Madhavan soooooo cute
BALMEO BACHCHAN BEYONCE BABIEEEEESSSSS
I don’t get Vidya Balan…
Shakti logo...
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Rape Culture Pro Tip
pantslessprogressive:
If someone is not strongly and widely chastised and disowned for using “rape a pregnant bitch and call it a threesome” in song lyrics, then our society has a giant fucking problem.
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“Please go to professor office hours, don’t be scared to take upper...”
– wise advice from one of the wisest teachers I have had the opportunity to learn from, Mr. C.
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Finding things, round two
Spotlite on India 2010 program
Class of 2010 commencement program
Journo banquet 2010 program & certificates
Leadership 2010 certificate
Music department spring concert 2010 program (Theme: Glee)
Marquesas Winter Show 2010 program (Theme: Candyland)
“Comedy of Errors” program (2010)
“As You Like It” program (2010)
Homecoming 2010 rally script
Homecoming 2008...
OMGGG. Just Wikipedia'ed Jugal Hansraj.
kajolsunibrow:
Trivia
Hansraj gave close friend and director Karan Johar the tune and the lyrics of the first eight lines of the title song of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai during a guys’ night out in a Mumbai restaurant. The song went on to become a huge hit and remains, to this day, one of the most popular Hindi romantic songs ever.
^my reaction at reading KKHH trivia I was not aware of.
I love my local library
I can “suspend” my holds which means I can essentially save my space in line for books I have on hold if I’m going away/don’t have time to read, etc. AKA what I should have done for “Mockingjay” since I now have “The Hunger Games” but am position 117 on 72 copies for “Catching Fire.”
I’m in a reading rut I want my boooks nowwww
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The Washington Post figured out a way to... →
shortformblog:
This weekend, as most of the Eastern Seaboard prepares for a watery wallop, as everyone else brawls over nonperishables in Giant, bookworms are preparing to live out a deep and soulful dream. A Laura Ingallsesque dream. A dream that involves hot chocolate and fuzzy slippers, and showcasing one’s literary dedication by self-punishing one’s eyesight.
Reading. By. Candlelight.
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“Growing up as the son of an Alabama sharecropper, I experienced Jim Crow...”
– Rep John Lewis: A Poll Tax by Another Name (via pantslessprogressive)
“Having fought for voting rights as a student, I am especially troubled that these laws disproportionately affect young voters. Students at state universities in Wisconsin cannot vote using their current IDs (because the...
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The Mindset List: Class of 2015 →
A couple of my favorites:
7. As they’ve grown up on websites and cell phones, adult experts have constantly fretted about their alleged deficits of empathy and concentration.
12. Amazon has never been just a river in South America.
20. Life has always been like a box of chocolates.
And a couple that made me go 0.o:
35. The bloody conflict between the government and a religious cult has...
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Relaunch of El Estoque Online! →
ashwu:
Please check it out!
I remember back when you all were itty bitty freshmen! Taller than me, but that’s besides the point :) The site looks amazing and I’m excited to see all the new things in store!
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Why Are Finland's Schools Successful? →
The transformation of the Finns’ education system began some 40 years ago as the key propellent of the country’s economic recovery plan. Educators had little idea it was so successful until 2000, when the first results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a standardized test given to 15-year-olds in more than 40 global venues, revealed Finnish youth to be the best...
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“Every day, a piece of music, a short story, or a poem dies because its existence...”
– Elfriede Jelinek, in ‘The Piano Teacher’
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“I would probably have to say that reading fiction — those stories fill the space...”
– Tom Perrotta, on the importance of fiction in his life. (via nprfreshair)
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Little moments
walking to a close friend’s house in a cool summer’s breeze, squishing cold mud between bare toes, catching the frisbee without flinching, receiving an amusing text, planning the planning of a Harry Potter movie marathon, strategizing (somewhat successfully) over Uno, giving and getting the last big hug for a long while from said friend, having a comfortable silent pause on the way...
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