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Tue, 28 May 2013 17:42:50 -0400

Game of Thrones Ditches the Book

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:27:22 -0400

Magic, homosexuality, and departures from the novels: Our roundtable discusses “The Climb,” the sixth episode of the HBO series’ third season.

theatlantic: Even Candy Land Isn’t Safe From Sexy When our...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:01:13 -0400

theatlantic:

Even Candy Land Isn’t Safe From Sexy

When our kids play with toys that we played with, we assume that they are the same as they were when we were younger. But they aren’t. Not at all. Our girls (and our boys) are now bombarded from the get-go with images of women whose bodies range from unattainable to implausible (Disney Princesses, anyone?).

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"Boston. Fucking horrible. I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, “Well, I’ve had it with..."

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:42:45 -0400

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Boston. Fucking horrible.

I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, “Well, I’ve had it with humanity.”

But I was wrong. I don’t know what’s going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem. One human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.

But here’s what I DO know. If it’s one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. (Thanks FAKE Gallery founder and owner Paul Kozlowski for pointing this out to me). This is a giant planet and we’re lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in awhile, the wiring of a tiny sliver of the species gets snarled and they’re pointed towards darkness.

But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We’d have eaten ourselves alive long ago.

So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, “The good outnumber you, and we always will.”

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- Patton Oswalt (via deantrippe)

swimbikerunstudy: tastefulcrucifixparty: usatodaysports: Examp...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:41:57 -0400

https://twitter.com/RedCross/statuses/323901009795629056

https://twitter.com/billy_baker/statuses/323940448513163265

https://twitter.com/rm/statuses/323906359005429760

https://twitter.com/ElPelonTaqueria/statuses/323920515184078848

https://twitter.com/NBCSN/statuses/323902959257808896

swimbikerunstudy:

tastefulcrucifixparty:

usatodaysports:

Examples of overwhelming kindness following the Boston Marathon explosions.

some kind person took my brother and his friends in because they were scared and had no where to go. for every bad person in the world there has to be 100,000 good people.

Always look for the helpers.

Let them eat camel

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:07:54 -0400

Let them eat camel:

The family, evidently misunderstanding the purpose of the custody arrangement, proceeded to slaughter the camel and feast on it. According to local reports, it was fashioned into a tasty tagine, a regional type of slow-simmered stew.

Doctors driven to bankruptcy

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:04:24 -0400

Doctors driven to bankruptcy

theatlantic: Friday Fauna: 3 Tall Giraffes and 1 Short...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:24:21 -0400

theatlantic:

Friday Fauna: 3 Tall Giraffes and 1 Short Warthog

“One of these does not belong.”

[Image: Cheetah Conservation Fund]

jesuslovesdesign: How to offend four groups of geeks with one...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:34:39 -0400

jesuslovesdesign:

How to offend four groups of geeks with one photo…

Dave Castro on 13.5

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:12:14 -0400

Dave Castro on 13.5:

Scariest CF video I have ever heard..

From Crunches to Climax

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:43:35 -0400

From Crunches to Climax

theonion: Mom Hasn’t Ordered Favorite Pizza Topping In Over A...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:21:21 -0400

theonion:

Mom Hasn’t Ordered Favorite Pizza Topping In Over A Decade: Full Report

Buying cancelled weddings

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:43:03 -0400

Buying cancelled weddings:

This is awesome!!

Courtesy of Alex

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:24:24 -0400

Courtesy of Alex

theatlantic: 2,000 Years of Partying: The Brief History and...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:52:27 -0400

theatlantic:

2,000 Years of Partying: The Brief History and Economics of Spring Break

Called “Anthestreria” by the local teens, and their parents, it was a festival dedicated to Dionysus, the god of wine and whoopee and just about every excuse to party. For three days, people would dance, singers would perform, women would deck themselves with flowers, and Greek men would compete to see who could be the fastest to drain a cup of red wine.

Two thousand years later, practically nothing has changed except our taste in chugging alcohol.

Read more. [Image: Reuters]

theatlantic: Amsterdam’s Latest Quest to Tame Legalized...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:23:53 -0400

theatlantic:

Amsterdam’s Latest Quest to Tame Legalized Prostitution

It may be well policed and eye-poppingly unusual, but the city’s central red light district still feels like a place where women’s hopes go to die. Around 75 percent of the 5,000 to 8,000 prostitutes working in the city are from abroad, and many are believed to have been trafficked. Holland legalized prostitution in 2000 as a way of stopping exploitation, but evidence suggests that more women than ever are being forced into brothels against their will. A study from the London School of Economics published this winter found that in countries where selling sex was decriminalized, human trafficking has increased. While the number of women entering prostitution voluntarily grows under legalization, demand grows yet further, creating a shortfall filled by women trafficked and run by pimps.

Read more. [Image: Reuters]

Lunch on Surgery Rotation

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:19:55 -0400

whatshouldwecallmedschool:

cranquis: ourvaluedcustomers: Priorities… Sounds about...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:04:44 -0400

cranquis:

ourvaluedcustomers:

Priorities…

Sounds about right.

My prayer: let women be priests

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:47:42 -0400

My prayer: let women be priests

Dear lawmakers: This is what it’s like to be a doctor today

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:34:21 -0400

Dear lawmakers: This is what it’s like to be a doctor today:

cathartictumbleweed:

thenotquitedoctor:

This is a must read for all those interested in going into medicine.

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/03/dear-lawmakers-doctor-today.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

Great read on the financial reality of becoming a doctor