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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:51:22 -0400

It’s too bad this profile of Samantha Power got buried in...

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:12:08 -0400

It’s too bad this profile of Samantha Power got buried in the Sunday Styles section. She really is an incredible scholar and woman. (NY Times)

Doing the Math

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:21:35 -0500

Sadly, it’s looking like Clinton has reversed much of Obama’s “momentum”...

The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:50:32 -0500

The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors: This article is a few days old now, but still a worthy read....

I can’t seem to resist this site! File under: people who...

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:43:41 -0500

I can’t seem to resist this site! File under: people who are much more clever than me. (via garfieldminusgarfield)

~Amy

The World Will End in 5 Minutes

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:25:46 -0500

God help us all: At 5:30 p.m. Eastern time today, all 7,100 Starbucks locations in the United States...

Obama's pragmatic idealism

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:36:21 -0500

Noam Scheiber argues that Obama’s policy team is all about real-world results rather than...

This Hits Close To Home

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:45:52 -0500

~ Matt

Oh, no

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:09:20 -0500

Oh, no: Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no. Ralph Nader is running for president in 2008. Citing American...

Move Over, Oil, There’s Money in Texas Wind

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:13:19 -0500

Move Over, Oil, There’s Money in Texas Wind: It is so exciting to see more investment in wind...

Search continues for missing Middlebury College student

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:37:29 -0500

Search continues for missing Middlebury College student: A Middlebury freshman is missing. Please...

Sometimes you learn something new about someone you know well. ...

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:16:38 -0500

Sometimes you learn something new about someone you know well. For example, today I learned that Matt lies awake at night wondering whether Jon Arbuckle went crazy. Oddly enough, a fellow Tumblr-er has been addressing the question. Check it out. (via garfieldminusgarfield)

~Amy

Timewaster of the Day

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:36:53 -0500

Well, there goes my productivity for the afternoon. Consider yourself warned. Spin the Black Circle~...

Hate to quote Huckabee, but ...

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:42:21 -0500

zachklein: If we end up with the (tax) rebates, we’re going to borrow the $150 billion from China....

Obama's Accomplishments

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:53:31 -0500

In response to Chris Matthew’s idiotic “gotcha” interview with one of...

"What I was clearly talking about was that I’m proud in how Americans are engaging in the..."

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:26:45 -0500

“What I was clearly talking about was that I’m proud in how Americans are engaging in...

Sorry, Boys, This Is Our Domain

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:04:33 -0500

Sorry, Boys, This Is Our Domain: This is awesome! It looks like the skinny, geeky, D&D-playing...

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Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:35:27 -0500

Hi Mom! (We’ll leave this ambiguous, to be certain all of our readers feel included here.)...

Who knew New Yorkers would get so excited about punctuation?...

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:20:23 -0500

Who knew New Yorkers would get so excited about punctuation? This dude’s been getting lots of praise for the appropriate use of a semicolon on a subway poster that reads, “Please put it in a trash can; that’s good news for everyone.” Grammar experts have been calling his semicolon use “lovely,” “impeccable,” and “a burgeoning of punctual literacy in unlikely places.” No word on whether the speaker said that with a straight face.

PS. If you’re looking for a really geeky laugh, scroll down to the bottom of the article, where the Times corrects its improper grammar in an earlier version of the article. (Celebrating the Semicolon in a Most Unlikely Location, NYT)

~Amy

An Israeli museum is displaying 53 French-held paintings that...

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:19:26 -0500

An Israeli museum is displaying 53 French-held paintings that were looted by the Nazis and have yet to be placed with the heirs of their rightful owners. There are approximately 2000 such pieces being maintained by French museums. A parallel exhibit displays looted artwork held by the Israel Museum. (NYT)

~Amy