November 2011
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It’s the birthday of cheerleading, which made its debut at the University of Minnesota on this date in 1898. Pep clubs had been around for a couple of decades, especially at Princeton, where their all-male pep club led the crowd in unified chanting to motivate the football team. In 1884, Princeton alum Thomas Peebles moved to Minneapolis, and brought the pep club concept along to the...
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“So Kim Kardashian is getting a divorce, 72 days after a wedding that is...”
– Nicholas Kristof (via northamericanscum)
October 2011
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Why I reject the marriage amendment →
“…we have an opportunity to transform a shameful referendum on the lives and legal protections of our fellow citizens into a historic victory for families and respect for human dignity.
-Wheelock Whitney
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The most enjoyably cantankerous notes ever posted... →
Something to get your Friday started up with a laugh.
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Which Nobel Prize Should You Try To Win?
laughingsquid:
Which Nobel Prize Should You Try To Win?
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September 2011
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ATTN: Reed Hastings, Co-Founder and CEO, Netflix
Dear Mr. Hastings,
I received your lengthy email this morning. Frankly, I’m confused. I’ve been a happy Netflix customer now for a few years. Since you’re so technologically saavy, you should know that I’ve never utilized your streaming services. I’m a classic DVD-only customer. So, your news a few weeks back, that you were changing the subscription structure...
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This is the most terrifying/disturbing/fascinating... →
I know it’s old news to some, but if you haven’t read it yet, set aside 20 minutes to read The New Yorker’s profile piece (by Ryan Lizza) on Michele Bachmann, from August 15. Bachmann’s extremity is nothing new. Here extreme right-wing Christian beliefs are not a gimmick. This is not what our country needs right now. We need logic. Moderation. Statesmanship.
August 2011
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that...”
– On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by 56 delegates of the Second Continental Congress.
Interesting article on America’s pursuit of happiness here.
July 2011
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This is sweet: Portraits From the New York City... →
Photos from 20 of the hundreds of same-sex couples who said “I do” when it became legal in NY on Sunday. Audio accompanies each photo. Very cool feature.
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163 Years Ago Today...
On this date in 1848, the first Convention for Women’s Rights opened in Seneca Falls, New York. At the convention, the “Declaration of Sentiments” was read. Following the model of the US Declaration of Independence, this declaration demanded that women be given the same respect and rights as men.
Reactions to the Declaration, in the media included:
The Oneida Whig wrote:...
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“If everyone in the U.S. ate no meat or cheese just one day a week, over a year,...”
– Mark Bittman, “More Weight on Less Meat” (7/18/11)
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“Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it...”
– Hunter S. Thompson
(via nathanielswhite)
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“Writing is not like dancing or modeling; it’s not something where — if you...”
– Writer Elizabeth Gilbert, who today celebrates her 42nd birthday
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June 2011
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