September 2011
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“Traditional sake custom dictates that you should always pour sake for another....”
– Roll Rules: Dining Etiquette at the Sushi Bar | The Daily Muse
i have an overflowing friendship with all of my friends then
(via kmaverick)
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Why is it that...
I have $100+ dresses that I’ve worn only once, and several expensive items of clothing that split after just two washings…
And yet my fav pair of pants was purchased for $6.99 at a wannabe-wet seal-mall-store called “Rave” 6 years ago? I’ve washed these hideous teal jersey palazzo pants literally 100+ times and somehow they’re even more comfortable than the...
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“I have yet to see a death case among the dozens coming to the Supreme Court on...”
– Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg (via absurdlakefront)
I need an adult!: YES →
shaba:
“Imagine it’s your wife’s birthday. If it were your birthday you’d love it if she would do anything you wanted – so you think she’d like that too. You say, ‘For your birthday today, we will do anything you want. We can go anywhere and do anything. And I’ll even do anything for you….
I don’t think this is gender-specific. I think my husband would LOVE it if I did...
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“There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a...”
– Elizabeth Warren (via jacobjoaquin)
America in a paragraph. We need to get back to this America.
(via evangotlib)
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Ladies Making Comics: "Tumblr owns all your art." →
keiren-smith:
Tumblr owns all your art.
leomodesto:
This is incorrect. Here’s what Tumblr’s ToS say:
All materials displayed or performed on the Site […] are the property of Tumblr and/or third parties and are protected by United States and international copyright laws.
This…
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“Sophie: NYC’S HOTTEST CLUB IS: YOGA IN AN ART MUSEUM WITH LICORICE AND FREE...”
– (via whatfreshheckisthis)
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“I refuse to believe that corporations are people until Texas executes one.”
– Anon.
Netflix Is Not Facing The Innovator's Dilemma →
A service like Netflix faces a fundamental chicken-and-egg problem. You can’t get an established base of users unless you have a fairly complete library—users aren’t going to be very interested in a service that only has half the movies they want to watch. But if you don’t have a large user base, you don’t have much leverage against major content providers, who are going to hold back their best...
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Paul Ryan, Herman Cain Push For Tax Increases On... →
stfuconservatives:
herblondness:
WASHINGTON — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said on Sunday that House Republicans would oppose President Barack Obama’s payroll tax cuts for both employers and employees, arguing that the policy had already failed to provide a sufficient boost to the economy. “It hasn’t worked,” Ryan said, suggesting the current temporary tax cut should be allowed to expire,...
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Jobs Per Mile →
letterstomycountry:
Reid Cherlin does the math behind Infrastructure projects in Obama’s jobs plan:
According to a poll released last week, 51 percent of the citizenry would support a “large-scale federally subsidized nationwide construction program” to help boost the economy; meanwhile, America’s roads and highways are overburdened and under-maintained. Not coincidentally, President Obama’s...