SYLVIA!

ilovecharts: Geography of Hate Students from Humboldt State...

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:01:10 -0500

Geography of Hate

Students from Humboldt State University have created a map of racism and homophobia in America after analysing 150,000 tweets containing hate words sent between June 2012-April 2013.

via rossabroad

oldflorida: Won’t you be my honey? 1913 1913 is Florida’s...

Sun, 12 May 2013 08:00:22 -0500

oldflorida:

Won’t you be my honey? 1913

1913 is Florida’s 1640.

theatlantic: Why Do NPR Reporters Have Such Great Names? Radio...

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:00:26 -0500

theatlantic:

Why Do NPR Reporters Have Such Great Names?

Radio figures Ira Glass, Sylvia Poggioli, Neda Ulaby, and others have inspired restaurants, pets’ names, license plates, and songs.

Read more. [Image: Reuters]

"The sisters dearly loved Toni; spoke often and as one family photo proved, all preferred Clairol..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:00:08 -0500

“The sisters dearly loved Toni; spoke often and as one family photo proved, all preferred Clairol blonde in a box #47. They inherited their unique sense of humor from their father, Paul “P. Marvelous” White. He gave nicknames to all the girls such as “tittle mouse”, “kittycat”, “bouder bounce”, “spooker mcdougle” and “poodle pump.” Toni previously served on the board of the Hancock County Library Foundation. Ironically, the only correspondence she has received from the library since her resignation has been overdue notices for several overdue books (a true statement.) Between ICU, dialysis and physical therapy she selfishly refused to make the time to return them. Her last words were, “tell them that the check is in the mail…””

- The obit of Antonia “Toni” Larroux of Bay St. Louis. (via cajunboy)

The IT Crowd Is Coming Back!

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:53:21 -0500

The IT Crowd Is Coming Back!:

nerdypanda:

Are you from the past?

BEST. NEWS. EVER.

mappeal: Chris Ware’s The New Yorker cover for mother’s day.

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:53:12 -0500

mappeal:

Chris Ware’s The New Yorker cover for mother’s day.

The Murder Mile: Lisel Mueller, "Romantics"

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:00:14 -0500

The Murder Mile: Lisel Mueller, "Romantics":

airwalker:

Johannes Brahms and
Clara Schumann

The modern biographers worry
“how far it went,” their tender friendship.
They wonder just what it means
when he writes he thinks of her constantly,
his guardian angel, beloved friend.
The modern biographers ask
the rude, irrelevant question
of our…

isomorphismes: Population distribution of the United States in...

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:25:12 -0500

isomorphismes:

Population distribution of the United States in units of Canadas.

sylviac: Euclid, as many of you know, became famous in the...

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:00:16 -0500

sylviac:

Euclid, as many of you know, became famous in the case of Euclid vs. Ambler Realty, where the Supreme Court, for the first time, upheld a municipality’s authority to enact zoning regulations. These regulations were ultimately an exercise of the police power intended to preempt nuisance claims by separating well-recognized nuisances (like industry) from those who might bring claims. Well, as I traveled down the main drag back toward the interstate, what filled the windshield of my car but one of the largest windmills in North America. (via Environmental Law Prof Blog: The New (Old) Euclid. The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same.)

This is awesome!

youknowyoureafloridianwhen: Good morning!

Sun, 05 May 2013 08:00:16 -0500

youknowyoureafloridianwhen:

Good morning!

sylviac: heyveronica: afternoonsnoozebutton: what do you do...

Sat, 04 May 2013 21:52:26 -0500

sylviac:

heyveronica:

afternoonsnoozebutton:

what do you do with the rest of the carton though

1) MIND BLOWN 2) ^^^what she said

MAKE MORE SANDWICHES.

Throw it away. Duh.

nevver: The elephant forgot

Sat, 04 May 2013 21:50:43 -0500

nevver:

The elephant forgot

itscolossal: The World’s Largest Rubber Duck Arrives in Hong...

Fri, 03 May 2013 08:00:08 -0500

itscolossal:

The World’s Largest Rubber Duck Arrives in Hong Kong

"The world is so big, so complicated, so replete with marvels and surprises that it takes years for..."

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:23:02 -0500

“

The world is so big, so complicated, so replete with marvels and surprises that it takes years for most people to begin to notice that it is, also, irretrievably broken. We call this period of research “childhood.”

There follows a program of renewed inquiry, often involuntary, into the nature and effects of mortality, entropy, heartbreak, violence, failure, cowardice, duplicity, cruelty, and grief; the researcher learns their histories, and their bitter lessons, by heart. Along the way, he or she discovers that the world has been broken for as long as anyone can remember, and struggles to reconcile this fact with the ache of cosmic nostalgia that arises, from time to time, in the researcher’s heart: an intimation of vanished glory, of lost wholeness, a memory of the world unbroken. We call the moment at which this ache first arises “adolescence.” The feeling haunts people all their lives.

”

- Michael Chabon (via rememo)

Photo

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:39:27 -0500

"I’m on vacation the week of 4/22. I expect to check e-mail occasionally in self defense."

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:53:53 -0500

“I’m on vacation the week of 4/22. I expect to check e-mail occasionally in self defense.”

- A coworker’s Out of Office Reply. I sort of love it. (via justamanandhisblog)
Next time.

egoetschius: architectureofdoom: weissesrauschen: Aeroflorale...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:00:05 -0500

egoetschius:

architectureofdoom:

weissesrauschen:

Aeroflorale II - La Machine by frashier on Flickr.

For the 2010 Bauhaus Color Festival in Dessau, Germany, the French art group La Machine installed this towering kinetic sculpture, complete with hanging vegetation, propellers, fins, and balloons. Dubbed the Aeroflorale II,

It’s like Howl’s Moving Castle!

Someday I will see Spring flowers.

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:05:01 -0500

Someday I will see Spring flowers.

"You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question."

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:00:10 -0500

“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”

- Albert Camus, The Fall (via quotes-shape-us)

futurejournalismproject: Only A Third of the World’s Population...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:00:09 -0500

futurejournalismproject:

Only A Third of the World’s Population is Online

Via Statista. Select to embiggen.