February 2012
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“The decline in young home owners is a puzzling trend. Interest rates have...”
– Derek Thompson, “The End of Ownership: Why Aren’t Young People Buying More Houses?” (via theatlantic)
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“Stereotype threat is the idea that we are all aware of the stereotypes that...”
– Toure: Jeremy Lin’s Victory over Stereotype Threat | TIME Ideas | TIME.com
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“Between numerous searches for Clay Aiken — Eid’s wife was an avid fan —...”
– LA Times digs into the story of HitmanForHire.net
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Found Time: How To Spend The 24 Hours Of Leap Day... →
An extra day. How will you use it? Start by reading our hour-by-hour guide. Here’s a sample:
Feb. 29, 2012, Hour By Hour:
Midnight. Too excited to sleep, you can click on the fascinating site of the Long Now Foundation, timekeepers of the 10,000 Year Clock. Computer wizard Danny Hillis first dreamed up the idea of a massive timepiece that “ticks once a year. The century hand ...
usagov:
Saturn Radio Waves
Audio Description
In...
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Dan K's Blog: Words with Reps: Map of Vocab on the... →
dfkoz:
What am I looking at? This map shows the breadth of vocabulary of each of the nation’s 435 voting Representatives. A darker green color indicates that a Rep has a larger vocabulary. There are 6 non-voting Representatives excluded from the map, though they are included in the rankings. The…
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“Whitney Houston’s funeral, but for being broadcast live and attended by...”
– Whitney’s ‘Homegoing’ And The Spiritual Divide | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture
annafromcraigslist asked: I was talking to a potential date today, and we talked about sexuality for a bit. Things got steamy, so I asked him what else he was into. I said I really liked NPR. He confessed he didn't know what I meant unless I was talking about radio. I have the impression he isn't a fan. Deal breaker?
Watchnprmusic:
In honor of Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday, his daughter invited Jay Farrar (Son Volt and Uncle Tupelo), Will Johnson (Centro-Matic), Anders Parker (Varnaline), and Jim James (My Morning Jacket) to find lyrics from among Guthrie’s archives that spoke to them and put the words to music.
You can feel loneliness and heartache in every note of the Jim James-led “Empty Bed Blues.” The...
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“It’s perhaps fitting that during a year when Hollywood made even more...”
– Monkey See’s Linda Holmes’ take on the Oscars.
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February 24, 1883
atlantahistorycenter:
Edward F. Hoge published the first issue of the Atlanta Journal.
