the BEST advertorial tho was Time Out New York’s North Korean tourism advertorial http://t.co/V243zxXo
via Gabriel Snyder’s Stellar faves http://twitter.com/pareene/status/291237641016446976
Obama Phone Lady Says: Darn Sure Won’t Vote for Obama Again!
Obama Phone Lady Says: Darn Sure Won’t Vote for Obama Again!
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Words We Love Too Much
Colleagues and readers have nominated another crop of words and phrases that seem to appear with numbing regularity in our prose. Some are unavoidable on occasion, and none deserve to be banned outright. But take this as an invitation to look for fresher alternatives.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://afterdeadline.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/15/words-we-love-too-much-10/
FRANCE GIRDS FOR NEW THREATS AFTER MALI OPERATION…
FRANCE GIRDS FOR NEW THREATS AFTER MALI OPERATION…
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Brooklyn Museum Finds Some Problematic Gifts Can’t Be Returned
A quarter of the artworks left to the museum by one benefactor have turned out to be fakes, misattributions or of poor quality, but the museum cannot easily get rid of them.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/arts/design/brooklyn-museum-finds-some-problematic-gifts-cant-be-returned.html
Tatler’s Dog Dies In Door Disaster at Vogue House
It’s the kind of death that would suit the most dramatic of fashionistas – being killed by the revolving door at Vogue House.
via The Daily Beast – Latest Articles http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/01/15/tatler-s-dog-perishes-in-revolving-door-at-vogue-house.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Latest+Articles%29
Stolen train crashes into building in Sweden
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A woman stole an empty commuter train from a depot Tuesday and drove it to a suburb of Stockholm where it derailed and slammed into an apartment building, officials said….
via AP Top Headlines At 8:24 a.m. EST http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_SWEDEN_TRAIN_CRASH?SITE=FLROC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Inside Scientology’s Secret World
Lawrence Wright goes inside the Church of Scientology to explain its enduring appeal for celebrities—and reveals what happens to its adherents like Tom Cruise and John Travolta.
via The Daily Beast – Latest Articles http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/01/15/inside-scientology-s-secret-world-going-clear-by-lawrence-wright.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Latest+Articles%29
On Swartz and MIT
From the Globe …
Swartz and his lawyers were not looking for a free pass. They had offered to accept a deferred prosecution or probation, so that if Swartz pulled a stunt like that again, he would end up in prison.
Marty Weinberg, who took the case over from Good, said he nearly negotiated a plea bargain in which Swartz would not serve any time. He said JSTOR signed off on it, but MIT would not.
via Talking Points Memo http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/01/on_swartz_and_mit.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Talking-Points-Memo+%28Talking+Points+Memo%3A+by+Joshua+Micah+Marshall%29
Why data-caps SUCK
Brian sez, “I made an animated presentation about broadband and mobile data caps – specifically, how they discourage innovation, how the excuses used to justify data caps don’t hold water, and the real reasons that ISPs and mobile providers are moving towards caps.”
This is really good stuff. It might need an edit for time, but if you’ve got 11 minutes, this is what you should spend ’em on.
Why Data Caps Suck: The Animated Examination
(Thanks, Brian!)