February 2010
20 posts
Gawker: Some Career Advice for the Millennials →
Let me break this article down for you: Gawker makes an example out of Newsweek interviewee that can’t find a full time job in New York. Gawker suggests that no one under 26 even try to work in this city. Gawker belittles interning while working in retail as naive and pointless. After posting, Gawker realizes that Newsweek interviee is a Gawker.TV intern. Best update ever ensues.
36 hours of snowpocalypse down... 36 hours to go.
Booze, blockbuster and boyfriend are all I need to survive. Tonight’s trifecta.
Hey Tumblr Peeps
Dun da dun! Charitybuzz is now on tumblr! Please follow us to get updates on amazing online charity auctions with celebs, musicians, fashion designers, luxury brands, top athletes and tons more. We’ll also be tumblring about celeb/charity news, views and other miscellany.
Some recent charity auctions we’ve done include:
Lady Gaga auctioned a costume from her Monster Ball tour for...
“We are the people our parents warned us about.”
– Jimmy Buffett (via misstressmay)
Just showed my CEO what tumblr is...
Some of you lucky people were my examples, so thank you.
NYTimes.com: Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah! | Lady Gaga at MOCA →
Jonas Akerlund’s video for the Museum of Contemporary Art’s 30th anniversary gala features Lady Gaga.
It’s freaking lovely. Ballet + Gaga in black and white is delightful. I highly recommend you click this link.
Outlook for All Points West Festival Is in Doubt →
Don’t think I can survive the summer without the mandatory three-day stint of non-stop musical giddiness. I guess this just means one thing…. Lollapalooza, let’s get physical.
Nicholas Kristoff: I Cost More, but I’m a... →
Nick’s columns are my favorite part of the Times. Usually they make me inquisitive or introspective or horrified at moral atrocities in the developing world. Sometimes, they motivate me to take action. This week’s, however, just made me laugh. Excerpt below…
Our health care has been memorably compared, by Jonathan Rauch of The National Journal, to the airline system. That...
Wikipedia's List of Common Misconceptions →
A few of my favorites:
Snapping or cracking one’s knuckles does not cause arthritis.
Bats are not blind. While most bat species do use echolocation to augment their vision, all bats have eyes and are capable of sight.
Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb. He did, however, develop the first practical light bulb, contemporaneously with Joseph Swan.
Mussels that do not open when...
NYTimes: Alexander McQueen, Designer, Is Dead →
He was so young, very sad.
