Howard Bryant: Donald Sterling saga reveals players’ power “Silver is being praised, and he should be, for there was a time when the owners might have fought for Sterling simply because he was an owner. But real power is never given. It must always be taken. Jerseys turned inside-out became James, KD, John Wall and […]
Monthly Archives: April 2014
How Equality Makes Us Better (and Stupid)
2014.04.30 – 11:23
How Equality Makes Us Better (and Stupid) “For [Nietzsche], democracy required equality and equality was born of Christianity. Therefore, democracy is a product of Christianity. Thus, to eradicate the world of democracy (Nietzsche hated the concept of equality) one must strike at its Christian roots.”
Tweet by hangingsliders
2014.04.30 – 11:20
Warriors did end run around SFGiants & Giants aren't happy. http://t.co/5E7hBobkol — Wendy Thurm (@hangingsliders) April 30, 2014 via http://twitter.com/hangingsliders
Tweet by tejucole
2014.04.30 – 07:48
Implicit categories of rights: 1. American humans. 2. Non-American humans. 3. American non-humans. 4. Non-American non-humans. — Teju Cole (@tejucole) April 30, 2014 via http://twitter.com/tejucole
Tweet by literaryeric
2014.04.29 – 14:28
This blew my mind. Every narrative writer should read it. Really! Robocop is a perfectly symmetrical film: http://t.co/xgAGWyuqdw — Eric Nelson (@literaryeric) April 29, 2014 via http://twitter.com/literaryeric
Tweet by wlundborg
2014.04.29 – 13:15
@sweden Trip down memory lane! And here are all other songs by Jakob Hellman on #Spotify! http://t.co/nlaVzaomJt — Wilhelm Lundborg (@wlundborg) April 29, 2014 via http://twitter.com/wlundborg
Tweet by sweden
2014.04.29 – 13:15
Swedish artist to know: JAKOB HELLMAN. Made 1 album 1988, still considered best ever here. Listen! http://t.co/ZIqMOuNSH5 — @sweden / Mattias (@sweden) April 29, 2014 via http://twitter.com/sweden
Tweet by Homestar_ebooks
2014.04.28 – 16:05
http://t.co/39KMHDrAhS — Homestar_ebooks (@Homestar_ebooks) April 28, 2014 via http://twitter.com/Homestar_ebooks
Male Scent May Compromise Biomedical Research
2014.04.28 – 14:33
Male Scent May Compromise Biomedical Research
Tweet by couch
2014.04.27 – 10:13
These days, to stay hip in San Francisco, you have to move to Oakland or Berlin. — Bill Couch (@couch) April 26, 2014 via http://twitter.com/couch
Tweet by alyankovic
2014.04.27 – 09:07
This is where I go to buy all my PLOOBADOOFs and SPLADAPs. pic.twitter.com/LBen2iN65S — Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) April 26, 2014 via http://twitter.com/alyankovic
Tweet by netw3rk
2014.04.26 – 20:00
"Theirs was a culture that valued dryness and symbols of dryness." – Future archeologist on why we get towels at sporting events — netw3rk (@netw3rk) April 27, 2014 via http://twitter.com/netw3rk
Tweet by justarobert
2014.04.25 – 22:03
@mattymatty2000 @jlwoj Wringer of Brain — Robert (@justarobert) April 15, 2014 via http://twitter.com/justarobert
New Quantum Theory Could Explain the Flow of Time
2014.04.25 – 13:09
New Quantum Theory Could Explain the Flow of Time “What’s really going on is things are becoming more correlated with each other,” Lloyd recalls realizing. “The arrow of time is an arrow of increasing correlations.”
YouTube: A Baffling Balloon Behavior – Smarter Every Day 113
2014.04.25 – 10:25
A Baffling Balloon Behavior – Smarter Every Day 113 SmarterEveryDay
Tweet by hollybrocks
2014.04.25 – 10:08
We're all a bit guilty of this. #Science pic.twitter.com/fiZYTgBArH — Holly Brockwell (@hollybrocks) April 24, 2014 via http://twitter.com/hollybrocks
Tweet by rebexarama
2014.04.24 – 22:11
I can't stop watching this gif http://t.co/I2ghNeDsx2 — SAVE IT NERDS (@rebexarama) April 25, 2014 via http://twitter.com/rebexarama
The most expensive lottery ticket in the world | Felix Salmon
2014.04.24 – 14:29
The most expensive lottery ticket in the world | Felix Salmon This makes it sound that people who work in Silicon Valley startups don’t get competitive salaries, which is weird.
Tweet by aworkinglibrary
2014.04.22 – 18:13
Thoughts on GitHub and legalese: http://t.co/7jAuuQ6T0I — Mandy Brown (@aworkinglibrary) April 22, 2014 via http://twitter.com/aworkinglibrary
Tweet by nicollhunt
2014.04.22 – 11:08
The first step of any project is to grossly underestimate its complexity and difficulty. — Nicoll Hunt (@nicollhunt) April 19, 2014 via http://twitter.com/nicollhunt