December 2010
That awkward moment when Santa has the same...
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Sometimes, inspiration comes from the most unexpected places. I woke up late this morning, and with one of the longest/most important papers of my life to write in a very short amount of time. I’ve been stressing about it, because it requires a ton of research and time. At the same time, I’m finishing up the semester in Amsterdam, which has been an absolutely transformational...
UN Officially Ends Saddam-Era Iraq Sanctions -... →
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden chaired a special session of the U.N. Security Council Wednesday, during which he oversaw the passing of three resolutions ending sanctions imposed on Iraq since the Persian Gulf War in 1990.
The resolutions end the Iraq Oil-for-Food program, lift the restrictions on weapons of mass destruction passed during the Gulf War and terminate the U.N. arrangements for...
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“It has been said many times that man’s knowledge of himself has been left far...”
– Kurt Vonnegut in his address to the graduating class at Bennington College, 1970
“Think anti-gay bullying is just for kids? Ask the...
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By FRANK RICH Published: December 11, 2010
The incident is chilling because it suggests that even in a time of huge progress in gay civil rights, homophobia remains among the last permissible bigotries in America. “Think anti-gay bullying is just for kids? Ask the Smithsonian,” wrote The Los Angeles Times’s art critic, Christopher Knight, last week. One might add:...
Since it is finals/papers week for me and many others, I’m interested in hearing what people like to listen to while studying. If I’m reading or writing a paper, I prefer something more relaxing. My favorites are Sigur Rós, Sean Carey, Bon Iver, Explosions in the Sky, and Rodrigo Y Gabriela. What do you listen to?
Edit: Thanks for the suggestions, as always. Also, I realized that...
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“sex without love is as hollow and ridiculous as love without sex.”
– Hunter S. Thompson
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Minus the Bear - Drilling (P.O.S. REDO)
“The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules,...”
– Banksy
