February 2012
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Art or Dance 'Should Be Compulsory to 16' →
“If we are to create a generation of fully rounded individuals, then the Government should consider whether an education in at least one cultural subject (aside from English literature and history) to at least GCSE level should be mandatory.”
“This could be achieved through the creation of a sixth grouping of subjects included in the English Baccalaureate. This would include...
“The Asian kids, they’re just everywhere.”
– To Be Black at Stuyvesant High
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A New World →
“A few generations ago, most people affiliated with one of the major parties. But now more people consider themselves independent than either Republican or Democrat. A few generations ago, many people worked for large corporations and were members of a labor union. But now lifetime employment is down and union membership has plummeted.
A few generations ago, teenagers went steady. But over...
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St. Etienne - Tonight →
currently on repeat
“You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are...”
– Anais Nin (via girlinlondon)
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Maison Michele SS12 Lookbook is tres cute. →
yes i just said “tres cute.”
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American adaptations of foreign movies
…are usually worse than the original.
Word on the street is that Ben Affleck will direct the American version of French drama mystery Tell No One. Why can’t they just release the French version in America with subtitles? Are Americans really that lazy? Everyone else around the world is perfectly content to watch American movies with subtitles.
Other American adaptations of foreign...
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The Dilemma of Cheap Electronics →
Consumer guilt vs. cost efficiency
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Kodak to stop making digital cameras →
for some reason kodak going out of business makes me especially sad. it signifies another art form becoming obsolete in the face of digital technology. technology makes things faster and easier - but not always better. maybe i’m just being nostalgic.
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This Article Will Make You Hate Rich People Even... →
“Instead, he can simply use his stock as collateral to borrow against his tremendous wealth and avoid all tax. That’s what Lawrence J. Ellison, the chief executive of Oracle, did. He reportedly borrowed more than a billion dollars against his Oracle shares and bought one of the most expensive yachts in the world.”
oh, if only everything was that simple.
94 apartments, 95 pools →
ridonculous luxury apt complex in kuala lumpur. each apartment has their own pool, plus a communal pool.
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An interesting look at YouTube in the New Yorker →
i wish i could combine the pop culture news and restaurant recs of NYMag with the in-depth stories of the New Yorker.
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“…Baryshnikov said to me - he was more interested in people with 99 percent...”
– Sarah Lamb
The soft bigotry of low expectations →
i got really excited watching the superbowl when i saw “chung” flash on the back of a player’s jersey. omg?! an asian NFL player? unheard of. according to his wiki page, patrick chung is 1/4 chinese, 3/4 afro-caribbean. it’s a start! haha.
then, i stumbled upon this article about jeremy lin, harvard grad and NBA basketball player. it’s nice to see asian-american...
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Intern files class-action lawsuit against Hearst... →
New York rite of passage: work at an unpaid internship that treats you like an indentured servant in the hopes of eventually advancing your career.