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The Soda Wars
Nothing like a little government overreaching to welcome me back to the world post-vacation! In a nutshell, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing a ban of sugary beverages over 16 ounces...
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Sunday Scraps 63 (Wildly Behind the Times Due to Vacation)
1. CABRINI: Great (long) essay from Harpers about the infamous Chicago housing project Cabrini-Green. Unlike other things I’ve read in the wake of the project’s destruction, this one actually talks to...
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How Chick-fil-A Learned about Trade-Offs
Mayor Menino You’ve probably seen Boston Mayor Tom Menino’s letter to Chick-fil-A floating around the web today, declining the chain a location in Boston’s commercial landscape: dsf “There is no place...
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Sunday Scraps 70
1. LOUIE: My fictional love affair with Louis CK continues with this AV Club interview about his fan-friendly ticketing system, comedy innovation, etc. 2. GENDER: Another good, complex piece from the...
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Sunday Scraps 76
1.VOTING: Slate has a time lapsed map marking the last 100 years of presidential elections. Oooh, watch the pretty colors change! 2. SMARTS: Atlantic interview with Randall Munroe, creator of xkcd,...
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5 Steps
Step 1: Eat (Note the red tray in the middle, that’s “strawberry pretzel salad”) Step 2: Eat pie (Note that this is 1/3 of the pie assortment) Step 3: Digest. Get comfortable. Step 4: Tell family...
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Gift Guide – Part 2
Last week, we did the Rosie Says Non-Denominational, Non-Seasonal Gift Guide Part 1. Still at a loss for that special someone/boring-co-worker/favorite aunt/least-favorite uncle? Search no further:...
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Sunday Scraps 87
1. SANDY HOOK: If you haven’t read it yet, drop everything and read Liza Long’s Gawker essay “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mom” on being the mother of a violent, dangerous child and how few options she has for...
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Sunday Scraps 91
1. Books: So, apparently McDonald’s is giving away 15million books instead of plastic crap. This seems like a good thing, no? 2. SCI-FI: Jim Hines, a fantasy author, illustrates some of the ridiculous...
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I Get Pitches
When you blog, you eventually start to get emails from PR companies and folks that are just dying to offer you “fresh content” that “Google loves” and that will “titillate your readers”. Too bad it is...
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