February 2012
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December 2011
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love this interview with Hairpin editor Edith...
Very good instincts. So what was the very first meeting like with Choire and Alex? I didn’t meet with them until the whole thing was set in stone. It was mostly [former Awl publisher] David Cho I was dealing with. I was friends with Alex from before, and I was email friends with Choire. And then it got started, and then finally I did have a sit-down with Alex about the site, because I...
Maria Popova on her reading & writing routine
MJ: Do you get tired? How do you push yourself to sustain your routine on a bad day?
MP: Hah! Beats me! I just do it. That’s how I am. I have bad days. Sometimes I have a lot of bad days. By and large, I think most people fall into a bad mood because they’re able to ruminate on whatever the problem at hand is, and that makes it worse. But when you intercept the rumination process with...
Rebecca Traister on Obama and Paternalism
Today also isn’t the first time he’s used references to members of his family to make a larger offensive point about women. Back in 2009, when charges that his officially female-friendly administration included some boys’ club tendencies hit the front of the New York Times, Obama dismissed the claims as “bunk.” Reporter Mark Leibovich noted at the time that the president “often points out...
November 2011
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“I was a little excited but mostly blorft. “Blorft” is an adjective I...”
– Tina Fey
October 2011
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“Fox added she and Henderson were afraid viewers would not understand the...”
– The Badger Herald has the scoop on Feminist Ryan Gosling. (via markcoatney)
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“Try this the next time you meet a little girl. She may be surprised and unsure...”
– Still one of our top blogs right now. Interesting thoughts here.
Lisa Bloom: How to Talk to Little Girls
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Obama for America: Hi, Tumblr. →
barackobama:
It’s nice to meet you.
There are lots of reasons we’re excited to be launching the Obama 2012 campaign’s new Tumblr today. But mostly it’s because we’re looking at this as an opportunity to create something that’s not just ours, but yours, too.
We’d like this Tumblr to be a huge…
Man, who is the social media manager for Obama 2012? Because they are awesome.
“Being young is supposed to mean you have the luxury of time. But in hard times,...”
– Why the Current Crop of Twentysomethings Are Going to Be Okay — New York Magazine
“Imagine, if you will, someone who read only the Wall Street Journal editorial...”
– David Frum : Krugman was right, I was wrong about the economy (via soupsoup)
“But it’s hard to disagree with Jessica Grose’s observation that it’s unfortunate...”
– Women Have Ideas About Things Other Than Marriage And Babies; Men Marry And Have Babies | ThinkProgress
“I had been sitting by this guy who I didn’t know for, um, like, five hours, from...”
– Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee, on how she found out about her Nobel Peace Prize when her red-eye flight landed and she turned on her phone. Via Rebecca Dana. (via washingtonpoststyle)
*chills*
(via discoverynews)
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In which our political reporter Phil Rucker finds...
Phil: So what is Rick Santorum doing to prepare for the debate?
Rick: Candidly? Nothing.
Phil: Mock rehearsal?
Rick: I've never done one in my entire political career.
Phil: Dreaming up new zingers?
Rick: I try not to script at all.
Phil: Huddling with consultants and aides?
Rick: I don’t have consultants. ... I travel by myself. I like it that way. I’m not afraid of reporters. I should be, but I’m not.
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“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be...”
– Steve Jobs
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E.J. Graff on Subtle Sexism In Workplaces
“The correction came; the original quote mentioned that Obama did step in. But whether or not Anita Dunn meant to say that the White House atmosphere was legally actionable, here’s what’s important: Every day, smart, hard-working, and ambitious women are dismissed, derided, marginalized, ignored, and sidelined in ways that are hard to pinpoint and document. In these workplaces, no one...
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“Vanity Fair has a print circulation of around 1 million copies; the current...”
– Sam Harris (via soupsoup)
September 2011
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I did this little interview in Forbes →
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“Either a female comic is purposefully not pretty so men don’t find her...”
– Whitney Cummings Says It’s OK To Be Pretty In Comedy - The Frisky
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“In the 2006-2007 television season, 35 percent of the writers of broadcast...”
– Why Is Television Losing Women Writers? Veteran Producers Weigh In (via onaissues)
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Aaron Sorkin's HBO cable news drama ordered to... →
popculturebrain:
Looks like we’re going to get at least ten episodes of a new Aaron Sorkin show. Get excited people.
The series centers on a cable news anchor (Jeff Daniels), his new executive producer (Emily Mortimer), his newsroom staff (Alison Pill, John Gallagher, Jr., Olivia Munn, Dev Patel, Thomas Sadoski) and their boss (Sam Waterston). The logline: “Together they set out on a patriotic...
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“Women inspire me.”
– DVF (via luckymag)
August 2011
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Watchchrisharnick:
popculturebrain:
TV Promo: Parks and Rec Season 4
(via theclearlydope, 5000candlesinthewind)
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Tammy Battle Royale!!!!!