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The Economic Case for Slashing Carbon Emissions

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:47:34 -0500

The Economic Case for Slashing Carbon Emissions:

If the worst happens, our grandchildren will inherit a degraded Earth that does not support anything like the life that we have enjoyed. On the other hand, if we prepare for the worst but it does not quite happen, we will have invested more than was absolutely necessary — in perfect hindsight — in clean energy, conservation, and carbon-free technologies. Which extreme presents the greater danger?

Lebron wants to dunk on Dubya's ass

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:51:31 -0500

Lebron wants to dunk on Dubya's ass:

[INTERVIEWER]: If there was one guy on the planet you could dunk on, who would it be? That teacher?

[JAMES]: If it doesn’t have to be a basketball player, George W. Bush. I would dunk on his ass, break the rim, and shatter the glass.

Tegan and Sara - Alligator Off of Sainthood, out 10/27.

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:29:39 -0500

Tegan and Sara - Alligator

Off of Sainthood, out 10/27.

The Daily Beast: Minneapolis the U.S.'s 4th smartest ciy

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:10:53 -0500

The Daily Beast: Minneapolis the U.S.'s 4th smartest ciy

Jon Stewart tears apart CNN’s lack of..well..journalism.

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:53:14 -0500

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-october-12-2009/cnn-leaves-it-there

Jon Stewart tears apart CNN’s lack of..well..journalism.

"We are virtually certain that climate change is occurring, and occurring because of man’s..."

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:58:00 -0500

“We are virtually certain that climate change is occurring, and occurring because of man’s activities…….We condemn Wall Street for taking risks with our economy — risks that all of you are trying very hard to reverse — but at the same time we’re taking exactly the same kind of risks, with no upside whatsoever, with regard to our climate, failing to practice even the basic risk management techniques in terms of climate change reduction.”

- J. Wayne Leonard, the Chairman and CEO of Entergy Corporation a utility giant based in New Orleans (via Climate Progress)

Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar - One Fast Move or I’m...

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:35:00 -0500

Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar - One Fast Move or I’m Gone

Details on this soundtrack to the Kerouac documentary of the same name here. Listen to the album in its entirety here.

"I love this country but you have to love your country like an adult loves somebody, not like a child..."

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:08:37 -0500

“I love this country but you have to love your country like an adult loves somebody, not like a child loves its Mommy. And right-wing Republicans tend to love America like a child loves its Mommy, where everything Mommy does is okay. But adult love means you’re not in denial, and you want the loved one to be the best they can be.”

- Senator Al Franken (via retropolitics) (via veronique)

iaminlikewithmybike: nevver: GOOD.is | Bike-Opolis

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:13:09 -0500

iaminlikewithmybike:

nevver:

GOOD.is | Bike-Opolis

TIP Strategies: The Geography of Jobs

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:38:39 -0500

TIP Strategies: The Geography of Jobs:

Man do I love a good infographic

The Smiths - Ask Because if it’s not LoveThen it’s...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:31:37 -0500

The Smiths - Ask

Because if it’s not Love
Then it’s the Bomb, the Bomb, the Bomb, the Bomb, the Bomb, the Bomb, the Bomb
That will bring us together

"1492. As children we were taught to memorize this year with pride and joy as the year people began..."

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:22:13 -0500

“1492. As children we were taught to memorize this year with pride and joy as the year people began living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America. Actually, people had been living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America for hundreds of years before that. 1492 was simply the year sea pirates began to rob, cheat, and kill them.”

- Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions via pantsblog: bethlehems: thebrowncoat

NYT Mag: Food Rules: Your Dietary Dos and Don'ts

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:00:19 -0500

NYT Mag: Food Rules: Your Dietary Dos and Don'ts:

Earlier this year, Michael Pollan posted a request for reader’s rules about eating on Well, Tara Parker Pope’s health blog. Within days, more than 2,500 responses were received. Here are 20 of Pollan’s favorites.

via tumblelikeyougiveadamn

veronique: sweetcaroline

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:47:33 -0500

veronique: sweetcaroline

"If there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping..."

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:58:58 -0500

“If there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.”

- Albert Camus (or as Rihanna so succinctly put it, “just live your life”)

Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died in Your Arms...

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:34:50 -0500

Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight

Wikipedia:

The words “I just died in your arms tonight” originally came to Van Eede while he was having sex with his girlfriend,^[1] “death” being an often-used metaphor for orgasm. Writing down the phrase, Van Eede later used it as the hook to “(I Just) Died In Your Arms.”

Interview with Maurice Sendak, Spike Jonze, and Dave Eggers on Where the Wild Things Are

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:18:24 -0500

Interview with Maurice Sendak, Spike Jonze, and Dave Eggers on Where the Wild Things Are:

What do you say to parents who think the Wild Things film may be too scary?
Sendak: I would tell them to go to hell. That’s a question I will not tolerate.

Because kids can handle it?
Sendak: If they can’t handle it, go home. Or wet your pants. Do whatever you like. But it’s not a question that can be answered.

diannedeguzman: tanya77: mikehudack: retropolitics: Thousands...

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:42:23 -0500

diannedeguzman:

tanya77:

mikehudack:

retropolitics:

Thousands Protest Global Warming (via wstera2)

This reminds me of Calvin and Hobbes.

“And I thought they smelled bad on the...

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:58:54 -0500

“And I thought they smelled bad on the outside!”

fuckyeahstarwars:

thedailywhat:

Dreams Do Come True of the Day: ThinkGeek has just announced that they will in fact be manufacturing the Tauntaun Sleeping Bag of April Fool’s Day fame.

The Lucasfilm-approved plush rotting carcass, complete with Lightsaber zipper pull, will in stock in early November for $99.

Click here to be notified once available.

[via.]

"The blogger’s role is to help his side. Distortions and inaccuracies, lapses of judgment, the..."

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:06:45 -0500

“The blogger’s role is to help his side. Distortions and inaccuracies, lapses of judgment, the absence of context, all of these things matter only a little, because they are committed by both sides, and tend to come out a wash. Nobody is actually right about anything, no matter how certain they pretend to be. The truth is something that emerges from the cauldron of debate. No, not the truth: victory, because winning is way more important than being right. Power is the highest achievement. There is nothing new about this. But we never used to mistake it for journalism. Today it is rapidly replacing journalism, leading us toward a world where all information is spun, and where all “news” is unapologetically propaganda.”

- The Atlantic: The Story Behind the Story (via airgordon)