April 2009
41 posts
Google Granted Floating Data Center Patent →
h/t tseytlin
Horrifying Example of Media Bias →
A Train-Wreck of Privilege →
Maggie Koerth-Baker is a guest blogger on Boing Boing. A freelance science and health journalist, Maggie lives in Minneapolis, brain dumps on Twitter, and writes quite often for mental_floss…
Mother Faces BWI Charge →
Conservative Colbert viewers not in on the joke →
According to an article published in The International Journal of Press/Politics, both liberals and conservatives find The Colbert Report funny, but the two groups differ in their perception of…
A Train-Wreck of Privilege →
Maggie Koerth-Baker is a guest blogger on Boing Boing. A freelance science and health journalist, Maggie lives in Minneapolis, brain dumps on Twitter, and writes quite often for mental_floss…
61 more things I love about Israel (guest... →
happy birfday!
13 Free Mac OS X Apps That Can Make Your Lives... →
“Twenty years ago, no one could have imagined the effects the Internet would...”
– Why I Am Obsessed With Twitter - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Japan Pays Foreign Workers to Go Home, Forever -... →
Tweeting Becomes a Summer Job Option - NYTimes.com →
Spying Ovechkin asked to leave bench during... →
For Marijuana Advocates, Not-So-Secret Holiday... →
April 20 has long been an unofficial day of celebration for marijuana fans, an occasion for campus smoke-outs, concerts and cannabis festivals. But some advocates of legal marijuana say this year’s…
20 Athletes You Would Want with You in a Bar Fight →
Watching sports while drinking can lead to some testosterone-fueled disputes. When one’s favorite player or team gets called into question, it often doesn’t take much more for the situation to…
Psychology Today: Seeing by Starlight: Celebrity... →
David Brooks on Israel →
Spring brings changes in New York →
Title should read: “First warm weekend of the season brings a sense of optimism to New Yorkers”
100+ More Ways to Organize Your Life →
“If we want to prevent future genocides, then we must prosecute those who commit...”
– John Demjanjuk out of his home, but court halts deportation -
Jews Bless The Sun In Williamsburg →
Aerial photograph from Fox 5’s Sky Fox
Today, Jewish worshippers around the world are participating in events marking the “Blessing of the Sun.” As Julie Wiener explains in the…
Trippy high school yearbook cover →
While conducting research for his Dork Yearbook project, Joel did a Google image search for yearbook covers. I think this cover for Rochester, New York’s West High School 1968 annual…
Drug company pushes jet lag as a medical disorder →
The Wall Street Journal’s health blog reports that drug company Cephalon are trying to get jet lag recognised as a ‘circadian rhythm sleep disorder’ in an attempt to promote their…
Gallery: Moldova Protesters Take to the Streets …... →
: Photo: John McConnico/AP The first Twitter riot erupted this week in the former Soviet republic of Moldova, as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to the Twitter hashtag …
Celebrate Brooklyn! (and Summer Concert Season) →
While the Woodstock crew tries to work out the logistics of having their 40th anniversary concert in Prospect Park, the folks at Celebrate Brooklyn! have announced some of their summer…
Chimpanzees exchange meat for sex →
….and so do i.
Turkish TV commentator mocks Obama (w/ blackface) →
Students use Twitter to storm presidency in... →
Long Live the Revolution! →
Students used Twitter to organize an uprising in Moldova
Moldova students raid parliament →
“Polite, sophisticated, educated, cultured Europeans have altered their...”
– Heidi Kingstone: Anti-Semitism Without Anti-Semites
Economic Woes? Blame the Jews! →
“One thing we know, at this stage in history, that’s not good for the Jews: economic turmoil. Whether it be 1095, 1492, or 1935, economic crisis has fueled anti-Semitism. In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Ira Stoll writes of a “foreboding that the financial crisis may trigger a new outbreak of anti-Semitism.” And the Jews’ two havens—Israel and the United States—may not be as safe as...
No means Yes in Afghanistan? →
Antoni Gaudi must be turning over in his grave -... →
Obama's Rabbi →
