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Sunday Scraps 60

1. DIY: Thirteen creative solutions to one of my perennial problems: where do I put all my books? From Ecosalon. 2. FLIGHT: BBC has a badass gallery of photos of Ghana’s female pilots. What have YOU been learning in your … Continue reading

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Sunday Scraps 59

1. WEIGHT: Michelle Obama takes a rare misstep with her support of The Biggest Loser. Ragen Chastain and Virginia Sole-Smith (Beauty Schooled) explain why. 2. KICK: New York Times has a kick-ass interactive graphic mapping the fundraising efforts of kickstarter … Continue reading

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The President in a Sweatband

I have mentioned my Friends renaissance, but I am simultaneously going through a re-blossoming (I couldn’t think of another word for renaissance) of my West Wing devotion. New people in my life know that this is a devotion I try … Continue reading

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Sunday Scraps 57

1. GEOGRAPHY: Lovely essay by Ciara Flynn at Thought Catalog about the lure of a geographic change when you’re looking to jumpstart your life. 2. CULTURE: Should you check your email? Here’s a flowchart, but I’ll cut to the chase: … Continue reading

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Mixed Groups Sitting and Talking

The horrifying fact that Friends is old enough for Nick @ Night does have the upside of inspiring a Friends renaissance in my apartment, compelling us to eagerly tune in every night at 10pm. Good for my laugh lines, bad … Continue reading

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Rosie in the News #5

From College Humor, a series of faux-propaganda posters for the Hunger Games‘ fictional country, Panem, includes this one: I dig it, don’t you? Hunger Games crossed the 250 million mark in ten days, which is record-breaking for anything other than … Continue reading

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Sunday Scraps 53

1. BEAUTY: One mom, Eleni Gage, writes about how she pierced her infant’s ears and wound up on the receiving end of a whole slew of comments ranging from “female genital mutilation!” to accusations of class warfare. 2. REDDIT: Pretty … Continue reading

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May the Weather Be Ever in Your Favor

Every single news source I read is covering the Hunger Games today. That just tells me that I need to broaden my reading material, but come on, even this? Related Post: When I first read the Hunger Games… Related Post: … Continue reading

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Sunday Scraps 51

1. WANTON: Frank Bruni at the New York Times does a great job explaining the double standard sexual talk that has become all the rage. I guess it’s been around for awhile, but it suddenly seems much louder. 2. BASEBALL: … Continue reading

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Duet

I admit it, I’m hooked on The Voice. The show is basically American Idol + super hottie Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera’s boobs, Cee-Lo’s sunglasses, and Blake Shelton’s drawl. No complaints. The show already feels interminable, after 6 episodes of the … Continue reading

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