December 2009
39 posts
under the forbidden city
wired says:
Tight pants, cool haircuts and rock music. They’re commonplace, even cliché, in the United States, but they’re now the icons of a complex transformation in China.
The country’s ever-growing consumer culture almost requires an increased sense of individuality and its own counterculture.
read it here.
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must read: intercourse & intelligence
a must-read courtesy of wdewind about the relationship between academic intelligence, as measured by grades and IQ, and sexual activity, on a timeline and in quantity. a bulleted list of OMGs below. read in its entirety here.
for males with IQs under 70, 63.3% were still virgins, for those with IQs between 70-90 only 50.2% were virgin, 58.6% were virgins with IQs between 90-110, and 70.3% with...
london calling
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demonstrate
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leave
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pencils of promise
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NÖEL
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next spring i'm taking off
listen, i’m getting too old for a lot of things. but i’m not too old for words. for a baggy pair of jeans and my boyfriend’s t shirts. i’m not too old for wine in a paper cup and a marlboro every once in a while. i’m not too old for peter pan and i’m not too old to quote holden caufield. i’m not too old to lay in bed all day trying to get this story out...
sea was in love with sand
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winter
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avatar
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air defense
Acoustic listening devices developed for the Dutch army as part of air defense systems research between World Wars 1 and 2.
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places & spaces
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the medium is the message
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underwatermelon
a collection.
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bodies exhibit: la segunda parte
a collection.
(la primera parte)
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ignore friend request
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wtf.
we don’t know anyone who still believes in marriage. truly.
apparently though, a study has shown that marriage is the perfect antidote for depression. you know, in case you don’t want to try therapy or zoloft. or don’t have the health insurance to pay for zoloft…
reuters says:
Marriage really is good for you, with a major international study finding it reduces the...
a half-broken desk lamp you found in the trash...
a must read.
jess says:
I think the problem now is that what’s “for me” and what’s “not for me” is starting to feel increasingly irrelevant when I think about things like paying back my $60,000 in undergrad student loans, or being able to go to the doctor when I’m sick without being made sicker over not having the insurance to cover it. Part of growing up is coming to that crossroads where...
UPDATE: pitter's pick: neurosis
CHECK OUT WHO GOT INTO NYU.
congrats! :) treat our alma well as we move on to the next chapter.
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nothing tastes as good as skinny feels
1 in 5 women struggle with an eating disorder or disordered eating. National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) guide, Eating Disorders: Facts About Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions
Eating Disorders affect up to 24 million Americans and 70 million individuals worldwide. The Renfrew Center Foundation for Eating Disorders, Eating Disorders 101 Guide: A Summary of Issues,...
“People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.”
– Herman Hesse
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pitter's pick: neurosis
we remember it like it was yesterday and we know how you feel. good luck y’alls. pitter’s alma mater may or may not want you.
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lololol
hello-therelove says:
What boy’s name mean.
Aaron - ugly but hung like a horse, prone to belly button fluff. Adam - cute, funny, chicks dig him, has the potential to be stalked. Adrian - small todger, probably gay. Alan - shy but sensitive, gets screwed over by women. Alex - cute but a liar and a cheater. Amir - dirty, smelly, pecker is minuscule. Andrew - usually short and very horny,...
happy holidays
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nasty gal
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birthday suit
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like wind and waves
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