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andrew: Mayor Bloomberg at Tumblr HQ again, talking about NYC...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:22:24 -0500

Mayor Bloomberg at Tumblr HQ again, talking about NYC Tech Initiatives.

…and ofcourse, someone just asked him about linsanity :)

laphamsquarterly: One of our favorites...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:22:18 -0500

laphamsquarterly:

One of our favorites too.

stabletransit:

Pluto e Proserpina (Pluto and Persephone)

By far, my favorite piece of almost all Italian art by my favorite Italian artist, Bernini. And to think, this was done with marble, 400 years ago, by a man of only 23 years.

annie werner: June 16, 2012: Bloomsday in Dublin

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:22:12 -0500

annie werner: June 16, 2012: Bloomsday in Dublin:

chiaraatik:

Lauren Leto are doing something crazy and we want you to join us.

The Plan:

1) Read Ulysses, by James Joyce

All thousand-something Modernist, difficult-to-get-through pages of it.

2) Meet Occasionally Over the Next Three Months to Discuss It

Over coffee? Over…

architizer: RAVE BEAN

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:21:57 -0500

architizer:

RAVE BEAN

Bienal do Livro SP: Revisão é tudo! A importância que essa tarefa tem para um bom texto, literário ou não.

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:21:42 -0500

Bienal do Livro SP: Revisão é tudo! A importância que essa tarefa tem para um bom texto, literário ou não.:

bienaldolivrosp:

Vocês já leram livros post mortem ou publicações de anotações incompletas do autor? São publicações destinadas aos fãs ; ninguém faz isso com um autor que já não seja muito famoso. Os poucos livros assim que li foram muito ruins. Sempre me pergunto se o autor do livro realmente…

cbsfilms: FASTER was released on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday....

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:21:36 -0500

cbsfilms:

FASTER was released on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday. Have you purchased your copy yet?

screen-name: Trying to find a place for lunch with the NYT’s...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:21:31 -0500

screen-name:

Trying to find a place for lunch with the NYT’s interactive NY Health Department Restaurant Ratings.

Video

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:21:25 -0500

halloweenorwilliamsburg: “We met five minutes ago, but we’re...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:21:19 -0500

halloweenorwilliamsburg:

“We met five minutes ago, but we’re already opening an animal rescue that doubles as a mustache rental shop.”

lilly: Home is where your crew is. (SPL & Kathy watching a...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:21:14 -0500

lilly:

Home is where your crew is. (SPL & Kathy watching a video…) (Taken with instagram)

longreads: Featured: Journalist and globetrotter Ana Lopez. See...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:21:07 -0500

longreads:

Featured: Journalist and globetrotter Ana Lopez. See her story picks from The New York Times’s Pam Belluck, The Atlantic’s James Fallows, The Guardian, plus more on her #longreads page.

montereybayaquarium: Our Newest Otter Pup Gets an A-Plus on...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:20:56 -0500

montereybayaquarium:

Our Newest Otter Pup Gets an A-Plus on Exhibit

Imagine that you’re a 10-week-old sea otter pup on exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. What do you do all day, while hundreds of happy faces press against the window?

Actually, your job is pretty simple, and consists of two main things: eat and grow.

Fortunately, it turns out that rescued otter number 572, who went on exhibit February 14, excels in both of these areas. He’s consuming shrimp, clams and squid, and now weighs almost 16 pounds. A small laceration—which we think came from a shark—is healing nicely.

Along the way, 572 has developed a great relationship with his companion, Joy, who happens to be an expert in all things otter pup. In her 13 years she’s helped raise 16 young sea otters, many of whom we have returned to the wild, where they’ve gone on to raise pups of their own. This grande dame of sea otter moms must be doing something right.

In addition to eating and growing, the young pup is doing some extracurricular work in the form of ice chewing and vigorously playing with enrichment toys like ice, Frisbees and balls. When he’s not jumping for joy, he’s jumping on Joy. The two like to wrestle and groom each other, which is a good practice for any sea otter, since well-groomed fur helps ensure it can withstand Monterey Bay’s chilly waters.

The pup will be with us for a while longer, but isn’t able to go back to the wild. He’ll find a permanent home later this year at another accredited public aquarium in the U.S.

You can see otter 572 on exhibit now, or via our live web cam!

murkavenue: Happy Crackhead Fashion Week everyone

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:20:52 -0500

murkavenue:

Happy Crackhead Fashion Week everyone

Surveillance of Muslims in New York Sparks New Controversy

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:20:45 -0500

Surveillance of Muslims in New York Sparks New Controversy:

newshour:

The White House helped fund a police surveillance effort of Muslims in the New York City area after 9/11, The Associated Press revealed Monday. The operation, part of a monitoring story that emerged last summer, triggered immediate criticism from civil rights groups.

"MUSIC, when soft voices die, / Vibrates in the memory. — / ODOURS, when sweet violets sicken, / Live..."

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:20:41 -0500

“MUSIC, when soft voices die, / Vibrates in the memory. — / ODOURS, when sweet violets sicken, / Live within the sense they quicken. —”

- “To…” by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Learn more about Shelley’s poetry at Shelley’s Ghost, at the NYPL through June 24. (via nypl)

raginggrannies: Back in spring of 2009 the Grannies performed...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:20:36 -0500

raginggrannies:

Back in spring of 2009 the Grannies performed street theater in front of the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco. The film crew for acclaimed documentary The Heist was there to film us…we are in the trailer at 1:35. See more photos of the Grannies that day. Oh, and see the movie!

Improvements under the hood at RI.gov

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:20:31 -0500

rigov:

We’ve been busy making some small but meaningful updates to RI.gov in the past several weeks. We’ve added enhanced maps to our Cities and Towns pages (www.ri.gov/towns/), as well as handy buttons for all phone numbers on the site, to help you more easily dial a number right from your smartphone. As always, we’d love your feedback at www.ri.gov/wearelistening/

staff: We’re heading to Austin for SXSW! We’ll be down there...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:20:26 -0500

staff:

We’re heading to Austin for SXSW! We’ll be down there for all of Film, Interactive and Music and would love to hang out.

Are you going to be there too? Let’s us know and we’ll send more details about our SXSW plans.

U.S. Department of State: Support for the People of Syria

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:20:21 -0500

U.S. Department of State: Support for the People of Syria:

statedept:

Dr. Esther Brimmer serves as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.

Earlier today, I spoke before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, where I joined many other nations gathered to demand an end to the Assad government’s outrageous and…

the understatement: Five Problems For Tesla Motors

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:20:16 -0500

the understatement: Five Problems For Tesla Motors:

understatementblog:

Tesla Motors has responded to my “It’s a Brick” post with a blog post of their own, “Plug It In”. I’m genuinely very glad to hear that the Model S and Model X are apparently going to be substantially less prone to “bricking” than the Roadster.

Unfortunately, the rest of Tesla’s response has…