February 2012
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Google Street View
Are these for real?! More here.
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For those of you kind enough to inquire about my poor ear, here is the story:
A long time ago, maybe a year now, I was playing with kitty cat when slash! she swiped at my ear and ripped my earring out! This hurt really badly (I may have screamed) and left a big gaping hole. I waited patiently, but it never healed. Then, just yesterday, it broke entirely! What a bummer. I’m debating whether...
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#Awayteam: RQ Away featured in Offbeat Magazine →
awayteam:
Since 1988 the prestigious Off Beat magazine has covered all things New Orleans from food to music to famous buildings, streets, and people. Being a one stop shop for Where to stay on your vacation to the crescent city, what to eat while there & where to go to enjoy your down time the magazine has been a spotlight on artists like Dr. John, The Neville’s, Trombone Shorty, Wynton...
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Switcheroo
These and more via Sincerely Hana.
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Slightly Skewed Movie Descriptions
And my favorite…
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Mardi Gras in 1938
Life recently published these photographs taken in New Orleans during Mardi Gras in 1938. Doesn’t look like much has changed (aside from the horse-drawn floats).
From the article:
Relatively early on in its remarkable, decades-long run as a weekly magazine, LIFE turned its eye toward always-enticing, ever-vivid New Orleans and that great city’s signature, defining event: Mardi Gras....
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Brooke's Books
This Kindle device has changed my life, you guys. I’m reading as often as I did when I had no social life in high school, if not more. On the bus, at home, at my boyfriend’s house while I ignore him - nowhere is safe. I’ve got a fever, and the only cure is more digital literature.
So far I’ve read six novels on my Kindle. The first I already reviewed, so here are some...
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Ash Wednesday
It’s arguably the worst day of the year. The revelry, debauchery, and overindulgence of the previous month or so is brought to an abrupt halt both symbolically (with the beginning of Lent) and literally (with the police parading down Bourbon St sending the party-goers away as the clock strikes midnight on Ash Wednesday). Carnival is over. The purple, green and gold sequined costumes go back...
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Attack the Block
This weekend I watched the 2011 film Attack the Block. What a ride! It is a delightful mix of horror, sci-fi, comedy and total bad-assery. Plus, it takes place in England so you get to listen to their lovely accents for and hour and a half. The film is set in South London when, on Bonfire Night, an alien invasion is pitted against a teenage gang and few other trouble-making characters in...
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I’ve never seen this show, but I think now I want to. This statement is too wise to go unrecognized.
From Sex and the City
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If Hogwarts Enabled Internet Access...
If only J.K. Rowling had written in a summoning spell for knowledge. Lucky we have Google.
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Damn right New Orleans is on the list.
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Sex Education in China: Elementary School →
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I am impressed by this and applaud China’s dedication to education. For a country that is often too closed towards certain topics, they are making steps toward this intimate, yet important topic. In the US, I have heard ridiculous stories being told to children about where they come from. One in particular included a magical key that released the baby from the mother’s belly.
I...
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Scipsy Valentine's Edition
I like Valentine’s Day, but since it is so commercialized and (let’s face it) pretty lame, I really appreciate stuff like this. Ladies and gents, some scientific Valentine’s courtesy of Scipsy:
From Esa With Love: a romantic animation of heart shaped things as seen from space.
…talking about humans, did you know that falling in love makes you broody? Yes, especially if...
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WatchAbraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
The trailer is out! I can’t wait to see this. Some of it was filmed in my neighborhood!
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Wedding At Home →
I hope that one day I have a house this beautiful so I can do this.
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These exist.
Check out Flambeaux Design Company’s Etsy.
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Superbowl Showdown
Apparently the gesture that M.I.A. directed to 100 million people during the halftime of Superbowl 46 could cost NBC a lot of money. I, on the other hand, didn’t even notice. I suppose I have been desensitized to someone giving the finger and I image a lot of other people have as well. I wonder how many people were actually offended (or surprised) because I think it’s pretty...
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Look, Danny Rad is in Nylon this month! He’s the best. Let’s be pals, Dan!
Read the full (hilarious) interview here.
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WatchBjork talks about her new, interactive album and sings on The Colbert Report!
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Who Is Behind Susan G. Komen's Split From Planned... →
It’s discouraging and disappointing that this organization refuses to continue funding cancer screenings for women. People’s heath is at stake, yet the “pro-life” organization refuses to see all the good Planned Parenthood does underneath the controversy.
If this bothers you too, please feel free to sign this petition.
