February 2011
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“With 480 characters I undid a long career defending the weak and victims of...”
– In a Salon exclusive, Nir Rosen explains his offensive tweets
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Rape, Murder and SWAG: What you need to know about... →
dogsareadorable:
If I got anything wrong, blame Foster.
Oh, we will.
Watchpantslessprogressive:
Glenn Beck Cites Sexual Assault Against Lara Logan As Evidence That He Was Right About Egypt | Media Matters
Because nothing says, “Let me take this opportunity to shove my Islamaphobic conspiracy theories in your eyeballs,” like a case of sexual assault.
Oh god.
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ALERT: General Petraeus reportedly out in... →
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Mubarak's gone: Who's next? →
theweekmagazine:
The wave of popular uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East has already swept Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak and Tunisia’s Zine el Abidine Ben Ali from power. Now, everyone from Western leaders to Arab protesters to nervous autocrats across the Muslim world are wondering: Who’s next? Some possibilities:
BAHRAIN: King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa Protesters held an Egypt-style...
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“So what’s in Coke? To start: the eponymous coca extract, plus citric acid,...”
– “This American Life” reveals original Coca-Cola recipe
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The Untold Story of How My Dad Helped Invent the... →
longreads:
Jef Raskin, my father, helped develop the Macintosh, and I was recently looking at some of his old documents and came across his February 16, 1981 memo detailing the genesis of the Macintosh. It was written in reaction to Steve Jobs taking over managing hardware development. Reading through it, I was struck by a number of the core principles Apple now holds that were set in play...
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Journalists Angry Over The Commission Of... →
jacobogara:
An amazing piece by Glenn Greenwald, calling out those in the press who gave Anderson Cooper shit for “taking sides” when he accurately described former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s statements as lies.
From the article:
“The very idea that a journalist is engaged in ’opinion-making’ or is ‘taking sides’ by calling a lie a ‘lie’ is ludicrous; the only ‘side’ such a journalist...
