November 2011
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psst: i think I found the secret to Tumblr
step one: post a paragraph from a Twilight review
step two: watch it get reblogged 15,000 times
step three: ???
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Watchnprmusic:
Yo-Yo Ma heads a dream team of string players featuring double-bass master Edgar Meyer, mandolinist Chris Thile (of Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers) and veteran bluegrass fiddler Stuart Duncan in this performance at the NPR Music office.
Hear a lot of jokes and laughs, a broken mandolin string, a little retuning, and some terrific music that’s fun, intricately built and — ...
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“I think I’d just like to make the point that we tend to think of income...”
– Tim Dickinson: The Tax Policies That Increased Economic Inequality : NPR (via k8inorbit)
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“This is a man who had defused himself, who had tamped down his desires. And when...”
– Filmmaker Mike Mills talks about his father, who came out when he was 75.
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We need your help for Monday's interview....
On Monday, we’re interviewing Philip Galanes. He’s the person who writes the New York Times advice column Social Q’s where he “offers lighthearted advice about awkward social situations.”
For example, he’s answered questions like:
What to do when you have a mistress and a son and you accidentally text your son instead of your mistress?
My husband’s...
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“But when a saga popular with pre-adolescent girls peaks romantically on a night...”
– NPR’s Linda Holmes reviews Twilight Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1 (via diandrabird)
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Fresh Air Offices, 2:54PM
Mel: I'd like to use my remaining vacation time to take off every Friday in December.
Coworker: M to the Vacay.
