February 2012
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Feb 8th
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January 2012
26 posts
Jan 31st
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“As a general rule, if a headline asks you a question, the answer is no. Is this...”
– Jason Hirschhorn and Paul Carr
Jan 26th
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“The raiders came in quickly, catching the guards as they were sleeping after...”
– Today in amazing sentences.
Jan 25th
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Jan 24th
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“I wanted to let you know that Finnair is offering the chance to win two...”
– Early front-runner for the week’s best press release.
Jan 24th
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 21st
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Jan 19th
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“Beginning on January 12, the Bureau of Unknown Destinations will offer temporary...”
– Probably will have to try out the Bureau of Unknown Destinations, which Farley is talking up.
Jan 19th
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Jan 19th
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“The industry experts will not be in a position to comment or speculate on the...”
– Press release announcing a “media briefing” Thursday morning hosted by the Cruise Line International Association, featuring “a panel of experts [who] will discuss the regulatory safety regime for cruise ships and cruise ship operations.”
Jan 18th
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Jan 17th
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Jan 13th
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Jan 12th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
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“We live in grim times, but fortune favors the bold. So if you are reading this...”
– China as a Destination for Job Seekers
Jan 9th
“The result is that at the most security-conscious time in America’s...”
– Air Safety on the Cheap
Jan 5th
Jan 5th
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Jan 4th
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“The Iyer essay is the most ludicrous, hilarious, parody-defying piece of...”
– Elements of Trolldom: Katie Roiphe and Pico Iyer
Jan 4th
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“It’s an intellectual-rights headache that has proven to be massively...”
– Neal Ungerleider on Tumblr In 2012
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December 2011
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Dec 28th
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WatchWatch
Sitting by Dickey Brook in Westchester County on Monday afternoon.
Dec 28th
Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 26th
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WatchWatch
roadsandkingdoms: Roads and Kingdoms dines al fresco in the street stalls of Rangoon with acclaimed cookbook author Naomi Duguid. And a monk.
Dec 23rd
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My favourite country pub walk →
Writers and editors from the Guardian and Observer recommend brilliant walks in the countryside – with the vital ingredient of a welcoming pub along the way.
Dec 22nd
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“This was our fifth visit to Isla and one we looked forward to through the rough...”
– Chicago Tribune What insensitive, brainless ding dong is running the Tribune’s travel wire? (Wait, is “editor” even still a job at the Tribune Company?) This purported dispatch from Isla Mujeres manages to be utterly tone deaf, light on facts and full of cliches: call it the...
Dec 17th
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Dec 16th
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I wrote about why I refuse to boycott Kayak →
Dec 15th
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Why Indie Bookstores Shouldn't Be All Complain-y →
seedz: towirr: A gentleman named Farhad Manjoo just posted a proudly contrarian article on Slate explaining why independent bookstores are not only irrelevent but maybe even harmful. I work at an independent bookstore, so that’s an argument I’d be very very curious to see made well. Genuine question: To what extent are indie bookstores competing directly with Amazon? Obviously Amazon would...
Dec 15th
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