- The Unfinished – David Foster Wallace’s struggle to surpass “Infinite Jest.”
- The Best of Courtney Love’s Recently Discovered YouTube Channel – The Afghan Whigs cover of “Miss World” is not to be missed.
- Scientists Resurrected a Plant That Died 32,000 Years Ago – Isn’t this the beginning of every Sci-Fi/Horror flick ever made?
- The Big Running List of 2012 Metal Endorsements – “With the Republican presidential primary still bitterly contested between the four remaining candidates, every last endorsement counts — especially the crucial support of the Big Four of thrash metal: Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax.”
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Required Reading for February 22nd, 2012
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Required Reading for February 15th, 2012
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- Dirty Literary Love Letters Written by Famous Authors – “My dirty little f*ckbird” doesn’t sound very, ehh, *stimulating* to me, but apparently James Joyce’s Nora was a fan.
- The Amazing Underwater Dog Photography of Seth Casteel – Doggies love ‘em some water. So awesome.
- Is This the Funniest Video on YouTube? – According to Google algorithm it is.
- This is not a kiss – By one of my favorite people on the planet, this post just floored me.
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Required Reading for February 8th, 2012
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- The Awesome Animated Gifs Series: Cats – Prepare to lose an hour. In a good way.
- Beardo – I vote no on proposition Beardo.
- (365) Days of Tumblr – Graphic designer Aaron Christopher Judd started a project called “365 Days of Tumblr” where he’d post a new image and quote every day for one year. The results are inspiring.
- The Divorce Tourniquet: First Aid for the Freshly Wounded – There are no words for how hard I love this post. Just go read it.
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Required Reading for February 1st, 2012
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- Paris Street Style – 2012 Haute Couture Parisian Street Style – I am a whore for street style shots.
- ‘Downton Abbey’: 10 facts about the show’s real castle – Yes, I am just this nerdy for this show.
- ABADIDABOU Sarah Esteje – Incredibly realistic pen drawings. Stunning.
- I Believe I can Fly ( flight of the frenchies). Trailer on Vimeo – WHAT. THE. EFFING. EFF.
- No More E-Books Vs. Print Books Arguments, OK? – Seriously, can we PLEASE get over this? Jonathan Franzen, I love you, but GAH, SHUT IT ALREADY.
- QT Luong’s Treasured Lands – Crater Lake National Park – If these images don’t make you say “WOW” outloud, you may have no soul.
- Six Until Me.: Paula Deen: Glass Houses. – A refreshing and completely different take on the Paula Deen Diabetes Debacle.
- Zombie Friendship Necklace Set – I just bought this for me & mah BFF amalah to share. Go ahead and keep laughing – we’ll have your brains regardless.
- the pothole gardener – Guerilla gardening. In potholes. Genius.
- Venn Diagram of Reality TV shows – See where Wars, Weddings, and Monsters meet!
Required Reading for January 26th, 2012
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- Rare Pictures From the Dawn of NASA Spaceflight – “Breathtaking” is too small a word here, folks.
- Make-up tips for photography – I hate having my picture taken. This might help. I SAID *MIGHT.*
- A Healthy Information Diet: The Case for Conscious Consumption - “…an intelligent manifesto for optimizing the 11 hours we spend consuming information on any given day (a number that, for some of us, might be frighteningly higher) in a way that serves our intellectual, creative, and psychological well-being.”
- Famous Photogs Pose With Their Most Iconic Images – Stunning.
- “Vanilla Ice Goes Indie Rock” - Almost TOO convincing.
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