Ira Glass on producing Mike Birbiglia’s film. Great example of story being told about a story.
True, and sad.
- the world: hey man we've got some really serious problems like global warming and mass economic failure and riots and genocide and aids and cancer and your healthcare system is shit so maybe we should get to work
- US government: sit down I have to stop people from sharing things online
- US government: also pizza is vegetables
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Recipe: Sweet and Spicy Nutella-Coated Bacon
I think this post could brake Tumblr as we know it ….
From The Detroit Free Press:
Serves: 6 / Preparation time: 10 minutes / Total time: 40 minutes
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Vegetable oil cooking spray
6 thick slices bacon (1/2 to 3/4 pound)
3 tablespoons Nutella
Fleur de sel or another coarse salt
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine brown sugar, chili powder and black pepper in a small bowl and set aside.
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Lessig Blog, v2: Me, MIA?: On the SOPA soap opera
So it’s flattering to be missed, @JeffRoberts. Thank you for that. You’re right, I am not at the center of the SOPA fight (though obviously a strong supporter). Here’s a couple sentences why.
First, and again, this is a critical battle to wage and win. SOPA is just the latest, but in many…
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The Atlantic: How Radiolab is changing the sound of the radio
“What’s different about Radiolab (and what I think is changing about the web) is that it *is* a production, just one of a very new kind. Radiolab is actually post-blog and post-livestream. It’s not aping the oratory of old or the raggedness of the new. It’s a hybrid that takes lessons from the past, recent and deep. “
via reddit: “a lesser my parents Catholic high school sent home when my parents began going steady”
Awesome.
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This is amazing. The very awkward and exceptionally British crew from the first season of The Muppet Show recreating the show starring themselves in 1976. The haircuts, the accents, the recreation of recurring Muppet bits… all wonderful.
awesome.
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These findings are incredibly revealing, as they document the banal secret of willpower. It’s not that these people have immaculate wills, able to stare down tempting calories. Instead, they are able to intelligently steer clear of situations that trigger problematic desires. They don’t resist temptation – they avoid it entirely. While unsuccessful dieters try to not eat the ice cream in their freezer, thus quickly exhausting their limited willpower resources, those high in self-control refuse to even walk down the ice cream aisle in the supermarket.
(via curiositycounts)
Source: Wired
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