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butyourelikereallypretty: But You’re Like Really The Only...

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:24:42 -0400

But You’re Like Really The Only American Idol That Matters, Kelly Clarkson.

att: No Text is worth Dying For. It Can Wait. Please join us,...

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:28:29 -0400

No Text is worth Dying For. It Can Wait.

Please join us, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile US, Inc. and more than 200 other organizations to stop texting while driving. Encourage everyone in your community to join the movement and take the pledge today to never text and drive at www.itcanwait.com.

fastcompany: It’s no secret that the world’s ocean trash...

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:27:36 -0400

fastcompany:

It’s no secret that the world’s ocean trash problem is getting bad; looking at a handful of images from the Texas-sized Pacific garbage patch should be enough to convince anyone. As for all of our litter that doesn’t end up in the middle of the ocean? It often stays close to shore, where volunteers for Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup pick some of it up, cataloging all the items they find.

The 10 types of trash that are littering our beaches

explodingdog: something is different

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:29:37 -0400

explodingdog:

something is different

butyourelikereallypretty: But Let’s Like Really Go Inside Pop...

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:10:11 -0400

butyourelikereallypretty:

But Let’s Like Really Go Inside Pop Stars’ Brains.

latimes: Handing out Abercrombie clothes to shame a...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:55:16 -0400

latimes:

Handing out Abercrombie clothes to shame a self-absorbed brand

Recent USC graduate Greg Karper, along with a friend, has taken to the street of Los Angeles to voice his disgust with comments from Abercrombie Chief Executive Michael S. Jeffries that have recently resurfaced.

Said Jeffries:

“Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends. A lot of people don’t belong [in our clothes], and they can’t belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely.”

To counter that “exclusionary” bend, Karper has purchased bundles of used Abercrombie clothes to hand out to the homeless of L.A., and is hoping that more people will do the same.

Read the full story over at Money & Co.

tastefullyoffensive: Comedian Kurt Braunohler raised $6,000 on...

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:41:46 -0400

tastefullyoffensive:

Comedian Kurt Braunohler raised $6,000 on Kickstarter to “hire a man in a plane to write stupid things in the sky”.

latimes: climateadaptation: The Guardian has a multi-part,...

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:29:32 -0400

latimes:

climateadaptation:

The Guardian has a multi-part, video heavy media set on climate refugees in America. I’d argue that the title “first” is a misnomer and would point to the coastal communities in Texas, New Orleans, and the Carolinas who’ve been retreating from the coasts for several years. But, the point is made - that sea-level rise and coastal erosion is much more aggressive than at anytime in history. Thus, tens of thousands of people are at immediate risk, especially the poor.

The above is one minute.

The people of Newtok, on the west coast of Alaska and about 400 miles south of the Bering Strait that separates the state from Russia, are living a slow-motion disaster that will end, very possibly within the next five years, with the entire village being washed away.

The Ninglick River coils around Newtok on three sides before emptying into the Bering Sea. It has steadily been eating away at the land, carrying off 100ft or more some years, in a process moving at unusual speed because of climate change. Eventually all of the villagers will have to leave, becoming America’s first climate change refugees.

Some great work here!

buzzfeed: Why have a guard dog? In Canada, you can have a guard...

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:27:57 -0400

buzzfeed:

Why have a guard dog? In Canada, you can have a guard goose.

funnyordie: New ‘Hello Kitty’ Movie Seems NSFW Why pay $9.99...

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:19:39 -0400

funnyordie:

New ‘Hello Kitty’ Movie Seems NSFW

Why pay $9.99 when you can get this kind of stuff online for free?

npr: By the end of the century, ocean levels could rise by 2 or...

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:19:29 -0400

npr:

By the end of the century, ocean levels could rise by 2 or 3 feet. That’s enough to flood the colonists’ first settlement at Jamestown, Va. And it’s putting pressure on archaeologists to get as many artifacts out of the ground as quickly as possible — before it’s too late.

— With Rising Seas, America’s Birthplace Could Disappear

Photo: John Poole/NPR

explodingdog: I sat here too long.

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:35:23 -0400

explodingdog:

I sat here too long.

10 Hotel Secrets from Behind the Front Desk

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:33:44 -0400

mentalflossr:

Jacob Tomsky has worked on the front lines of hotels for more than a decade, and he has some hospitality secrets to spill.

tastefullyoffensive: [maenadswish]

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:33:31 -0400

tastefullyoffensive:

[maenadswish]

chrisgeidner: BREAKING: Minnesota Senate Passes Marriage...

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:28:14 -0400

chrisgeidner:

BREAKING: Minnesota Senate Passes Marriage Equality, Will Become Law. The vote was 37-30. Gov. Mark Dayton will sign the bill into law Tuesday.

newsweek: Rescuers pull a woman, identified by Bangladeshi...

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:20:12 -0400

newsweek:

Rescuers pull a woman, identified by Bangladeshi media as Reshma, 17 days after a garment factory collapse that has killed more than 1,000 people.

[Photo: STRDEL/AFP/Getty]

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Mon, 13 May 2013 17:13:46 -0400

tastefullyoffensive:

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Mon, 13 May 2013 16:54:46 -0400

tastefullyoffensive:

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Mon, 13 May 2013 16:50:39 -0400

tastemakingwdiscowolf: Little Boots - Nocturnes - Notes On An...

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:49:29 -0400

tastemakingwdiscowolf:

Little Boots - Nocturnes - Notes On An Album

*Click the album art to stream, plz.*

I’ve been waiting for this moment the whole day.

It’s no secret that The Defense is a fan of Victoria, and I’m proud to report her long awaited second LP is a true treasure, if you want it to be.

This is not in-your-face BIG pop, but it why should it be? Instead we’re treated to a thorough + consistently very good-excellent collection of songs. Nevermind the fact that she’s released over a third of this album sporadically since November 2011 - this album feels genuine, and most importantly - it’s amazing.

I would list particular highlights, but it’s 10 tracks long. They’re all worth your time ~~(fine, I’m currently obsessed with “Confusion” and “Crescendo” if you must know).~~