January 2011
63 posts
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newyorker:
In April 2010, Joshua Hammer wrote about President Hosni Mubarak and the election process in Egypt. We have now made the piece available in full online.
“When I was in middle school, I earned spare money by babysitting for a lot of...”
– post.culture.shock: An open letter to an Iowa State Representative (via michellej)
katie.sisneros: Medieval and Early Modern. Get It... →
sizznerohz:
Hey, Tumblr. Forgot you were there.
Most of our conceptions of the middle ages are actually reconceptualizations of it by Early Modern writers. I say Early Modern instead of Renaissance because if I don’t my Spenser/Milton professor’s spidey senses will tingle and he’ll come knocking on my…
So funny, must share with my colleagues!
“Calling Tunisia a “Twitter Revolution” is simplistic, but even skeptics have to...”
– From “Tunisia and the New Arab Media Space,” by Marc Lynch | Foreign Policy (via mcentellas)
“You start on your own five-yard line, and drive all the way down the...”
– Former NFL lineman Kyle Turley, explaining what it felt like on the field after a tough hit, in Malcolm Gladwell’s 2009 New Yorker piece, “Offensive Play.” On today’s Fresh Air, we’re going to be talking about brain injuries, concussions and contact sports. (via nprfreshair)
Oh, hey! I just had a...
Your Shot - Daily Dozen - National Geographic... →
chachaville: OH at the Organic Data Meetup:... →
chachaville:
On Martin Luther King Day, I organized a morning trip to the Hayes Valley Farm. Alissa, our Code for America Government Relations hero, connected me with Lawrence Grodeska, Internet Communications Coordinator for the San Francisco Department of the Environment.
I have been learning about the…
Exciting stuff!
generic: The Glass Ceiling and the Frozen Ground →
correlationstonone:
My wife slipped on some ice on Friday, 6 months into her pregnancy. It was right outside my front door. She was hurrying - rushing - to take a final for her MBA night class because my wife is an incredibly motivated person. The week before she slipped she got up at 4:00,…
THIS!
MOLESKINE ® LITERARIO: Arguedas, 100 →
ivanthays:
José María Arguedas
Hoy se cumplen 100 años del nacimiento de uno de los autores fundamentales para entender al Perú y, también, a América Latina: José María Arguedas. Espero que este centenario sirva no solo para validar su figura como intelectual y como escritor, sino para lograr leerlo…
Me apunto para la re-lectura de Los ríos profundos.
