September 2009
68 posts
WatchBasement Jaxx: “Feeling’s Gone(Ft. Sam Sparro)”
Via Pitchfork
Facebook Quitters: Find Out When Someone... →
From Mashable:
The act of de-friending someone on Facebook may have just become a bit more socially awkward. There’s now a Greasemonkey add-on (available here) that will check your network at scheduled intervals to see if anyone has removed you and alert you when it happens.
August 2009
41 posts
USA Today: Are social networking sites making... →
inothernews:
College students say social networking makes them more narcissistic, a national survey reports today — and they also believe their generation is the most narcissistic of all.
That’s what a majority of 1,068 college students said when asked about narcissism in a poll on social networking sites in June by Ypulse.
More than half (57%) said their peers used social networking sites such...
inothernews:
hortenseg:
Digable Planets-...
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Some housekeeping first: You might notice that things look a little different here. After listening to some reader feedback (no, not just this guy!), we decided to make some changes with the layout. Elaine found a flashy new Tumblr theme in the Theme Garden (yay!), with a side column with thumbnails and links to her Etsy store. And, yes, there are now Disqus comments. We’re using the same...
You're Bob Dylan? NJ police want to see some ID →
inothernews:
randyhaddock:
Rock legend Bob Dylan was treated like a complete unknown by police in a New Jersey shore community when a resident called to report someone wandering around the neighborhood.
Dylan was in Long Branch, about a two-hour drive south of New York City, on July 23 as part of a tour with Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp that was to play at a baseball stadium in nearby...
There's Just No Way Sarah Palin's Writing Her... →
notthatkindagay:
Now, let’s just stop there because it doesn’t even really take a careful examination of the entire note to deduce that it simply could not have been written by Sarah Palin, which leads one to pretty much dismiss all of the points it attempts to make. In fact, a cursory glance is more than sufficient to come to that realization as the note is obviously meticulously researched...
“Chris Daly will always be family; he’s like the annoying relative twice-removed...”
– - Elaine Santore
Read the rest here.
Can America's Gay Dance Crew Become "America's... →
My Latest Huffington Post Piece!
Another must-read HuffPo piece by Tanene Allison: “Talking About Personal Finances – The Final Taboo?”
butnotmine:
As you blog readers may know, I’ve become a bit obsessed these last few months about retirement plans and general financial smarts, and having discussions about those topics. Since enough of my friends have asked: Whatever made you suddenly start talking about this so...
Happy Birthday, Mr. President!
Happy Birthday to President Barack Obama and Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi!
xoxo,
2 Girls, 1 Queen
Donate money to purchase 100 usb flash drives for... →
Please click the link above to donate $5 or $10 to purchase 100 USB drives for Haystack, an SF organization that is developing the software program that will allow unfiltered and untraceable Internet access to the people of Iran.
"Two people were killed on Saturday night and... →
switchblades:
enjoli:subjecttomeg:
With tears in his eyes, [Yaniv] Weisman [chairman of the Israeli Gay Youth organization] added, “they came to this center from across the country to talk to one another and receive help. This was supposed to be a safe place for them. Someone knew what they were doing when they came here. This is not a pub or a club.”
(via The Jerusalem Post via...